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UFC Queen Valentina Shevchenko Goes Street Racing With Her Lookalike Sister in Las Vegas

Published 04/13/2022, 7:14 AM EDT

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Valentina Shevchenko, the women’s UFC flyweight champion, enjoys her time racing with her sister Antonina Shevchenko amidst training for her next title defense in Las Vegas.

‘Bullet’ is currently on an amazing eight-fight undefeated streak in her UFC career and has six successful title defenses under her name. Her most recent title defense came against Lauren Murphy at UFC 266 in September 2021.

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After her victory, Shevchenko moved to her home country, Kyrgyzstan, to enjoy her time away from the fight. ‘Bullet’ spent her time horse riding, shooting guns at the range, and enjoying her culture in Kyrgyzstan during her break.

However, the 34-year-old female UFC champion is back in her training camp in Las Vegas to prepare for her next title defense. Apparently, Valentina’s older sister and UFC flyweight fighter Antonina Shevchenko is also training with her to prepare for her next fight in April.

And amidst their training, the Kyrgyzstani sisters are also having a good time on the roads of Nevada. Recently, the flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko took to her official Instagram account and posted some pictures of herself and Antonina racing cars.

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Shevchenko wrote in the caption, “Street racing with my sister @antoninapantera..Rushing to a good place to be.”

Who is Valentina Shevchenko fighting next and where?

The Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian flyweight queen, Valentina Shevchenko, will soon return to action to defend her UFC gold for the seventh time. She will take on the Brazilian female mixed martial artist Taila Santos in the co-main event of UFC 275.

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USA Today via Reuters

The pay-per-view will take place on 11th June 2022 inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. An intriguing light heavyweight title bout between champion Glover Teixeira and challenger Jiri Prochazka will headline the event.

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‘Bullet’ has remained undefeated ever since she claimed the gold. Although the division has some good female fighters, no one came close to defeating the champion. Hence, this fight is going to be the ultimate test for the Brazilian Taila Santos.

What are your thoughts on Shevchenko’s next fight? Let us know in the comments below.

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Afnan Chougle

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Afnan Chougle is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. Besides writing, this Media graduate is an integral part of the digital web stories team for combat sports. Before joining EssentiallySports, Afnan gained valuable experience as an intern at Jiostudios Production House.
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Vibhanshu Kumar