Onetime Flyweight Fighter Announces Retirement

Former UFC Flyweight contender Antonina Shevchenko has made the decision to retire from combat sports in order to focus on a new career path.

Antonina Shevchenko Trades In Gloves For Aircraft

Last seen competing at UFC on ESPN 39 in July of 2022, Antonina Shevchenko picked up the last victory of her UFC tenure with a split decision triumph over Cortney Casey.

In the nearly three years since then, the Kyrgyzstan native had remained entirely inactive, presumably preoccupied with helping her sister, Valentina Shevchenko, train for her trilogy with Alexa Grasso.

During that time stretch, however, “La Pantera” had begun to sink more time into her other passion in life: aviation. Taking to Instagram…