Valentina Shevchenko

Not everything happens as we want or desire. It doesn't matter. I'm a fighter, and I'm ready to fight every time.

I don't think getting punched in the face is too fun. I keep going because this is what I am. Every time I fight, this is why we live. We have to feel this. That's how we become stronger. That's how we become champions.

My focus is my preparation, my good condition, and every time, I go forward and forward, and nothing can stop me.

I'm doing what I love to do. Martial arts is my everything. It's my life, my philosophy, how I think, who I am.

When I grew up, the idea that I had to be the best at everything I do was put in my head by my mother. This is just how I am. I'm not just here participating.

My fighting style is mixed martial arts. It's not just stand up, or ground and pound, it's everything together. I have 26 years of a fighting career, and it always works together.