UFC champion trainer Valentina Shevchenko Pavel Fedotov, in an interview with , recalled how the athlete, who is a 17-time world champion in Thai boxing, took part in freestyle wrestling competitions in the Krasnodar Territory.
“In 2006 or 2007 she won South Russia in freestyle wrestling, went through five fights, won three ahead of schedule and won two by points. I also trained her myself and invited my friends who could provide training partners to help with the form, along with some tips. It was in Krasnodar, it is interesting to remember now.
In Russia, we covered such a range of competitions from the beginning of 2005 to 2008 (at that time the Shevchenko family lived in Russia). The Sochi city sports committee then suggested to us: “Do you want to compete in freestyle wrestling? We agreed, prepared and played for a month,” Fedotov told .
Valentina Shevchenko represents Kyrgyzstan in the UFC, she has 22 wins, 3 losses. She will have to defend her seventh belt at UFC 275 in Singapore on June 11.
Source : MatchTV
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