Though the flyweight queen didn’t make her UFC debut until 2015, Shevchenko is a lifelong martial artist who has been competing in muay Thai, kickboxing, and vale tudo since before she was a teenager.
On Tuesday, the now 32-year-old Shevchenko reached back into the archives to share some footage of herself at the age of 14 fighting an opponent 11 years her senior. “Bullet” is instantly recognizable as she apparently declined to wear head gear.
“14 years old me and my opponent of 25 years old,” Shevchenko wrote. “One of the first professional fights in my martial arts career!