

It’s not every day that a UFC fighter receives a custom gun, but it’s something that would have a great appeal for UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko who loves shooting guns. Aptly named ‘The Bullet’ due to her love for shooting, she even has a gun tattoo on her side. The UFC champion often spends her free time at the gun range hitting targets.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani of ESPN MMA, ‘The Bullet’ opened up on a set of custom gun sliders she received back in 2018. She described the very cool custom gift designed just for her.

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TORONTO, CANADA – DECEMBER 08: (L-R) Valentina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan battles Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland in their UFC strawweight championship fight during the UFC 231 event at Scotiabank Arena on December 8, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
She said, “Brownells. They made it for me. Actually, there is only two guns like this who has the logo.”
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‘The Bullet’ added that it was part of a contest on Brownell’s website. The winner would receive two round flight trips and tickets to the UFC event.
Shevchenko said, “They had a winner who won this pistol and also two tickets to the fight. I think it was the fight that didn’t happen against Amanda, the second one, Las Vegas, UFC 228. So they have the winner, and of course, it was the second gun and the first one I have. Brownells, they support me every time with guns and ammunition with everything, and I have this gun from them.”
The fighter had tweeted an image of her impressive custom Glock-19.
Love how turned out the sliders for my custom – designed & built “Bullet Gun” #Glock19
Head to https://t.co/LRHI3Crasm or click link in Bio ☝️for your chance at two round trip flights & accommodations along with tickets to the #UFC228 fight & more!#brownells #guns #ufc pic.twitter.com/x7MJJUk27X
— Valentina Shevchenko (@BulletValentina) July 27, 2018
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Valentina Shevchenko will defend her title at UFC 255
This weekend, Valentina Shevchenko will look for her fourth successful title defense against Brazilian Jennifer Maia. ‘The Bullet’ is on a five-fight win streak. One of these wins was a devastating head-kick finish over Jessica Eye.
She has proven her dominance ever since beating Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the title and will look to go six in a row and vanquish her latest challenger.

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CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 08: Valentina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan celebrates her KO victory over Jessica Eye in their women’s flyweight championship bout during the UFC 238 event at the United Center on June 8, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Having already successfully defended her belt thrice, Valentina will look to cement herself as the division’s best by securing her twentieth victory at UFC 255.
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That aside, what do you make of her gun collection story?
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