Fight fans know Valentina Shevchenko (22-3) as the UFC women's flyweight champ. Soon movie fans will know her as Lady Killer, the primary antagonist to Jackie Justice, played by Halle Berry, in the film Bruised.
The film follows the gritty formula found in other sports movies like The Wrestler. Justice is a down-on-her-luck fighter who now cleans houses after a mishap in the ring, with a spray bottle full of whiskey at the ready for those mid-shift pick-me-ups. As Justice cleans up her act and fights her way back to the light, Shevchenko plays the division champion and Justice's ultimate challenge.