Kyrgyzstani female mixed martial artists

Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko is a Kyrgyz and Peruvian professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter, and kickboxer, with the rare distinction of having won professional championships in all three sports. She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a two-time and current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion and the first Kyrgyz fighter to win a UFC championship. As of September 17, 2024, she is #1 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time.

Kyrgyz mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and muay thai fighter