UFC Contender Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko Signs With Duke & Sterling

HOUSTON - April 19, 2016 - PRLog -- Duke & Sterling announced today that it entered into a management agreement with UFC Female Bantamweight Contender Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko.  Valentina was born in Kyrgyzstan, Russia and has a degree in Film Directing from the University of Arts Kyrgystan.  While she lived and worked in Peru teaching combat sports and representing the Peruvian National Muaythai Team, she brought home 12 World Championship Titles and 5 South American Titles. Valentina is regarded as one of the most inspirational female martial artist of all time by Awakening, the world wide registry of female martial artists.  She is a professional dancer, model, brand ambassador, and has made numerous television and radio appearances throughout the world.  Valentina has appeared in several television and internet documentaries, and stared in the reality TV show Combate.  Most recently she found herself living and training in Houston, TX.

In 2015, she signed with the UFC.  Shevchenko has trained most of her 28 years for this moment; to become a UFC Champion. Roger Allen, Shevchenko's fight manager, has supported and managed her career on her path to the UFC. Duke & Sterling is now a part of Shevchenko's management team; managing her media brand and entertainment career.

"We are honored and proud to be a part of Valentina's incredible journey and will be in her corner as her brand expands into films and TV and UFC brand success continues to grow," commented Van Shotwell, Duke & Sterling Partner.

"Valentina has been training, preparing, and is ready for this next step in her career. Her dedication is second to none and her focus is right on target to shoot to the top," said Roger Allen, Valentina's manager.

"I am pumped about the direction that my career is headed in and I'm very confident that Duke & Sterling will lead my entertainment [and media] brand," added Valentina.

Valentina has been climbing the ranks in the combative sports world and is a top 10 ranked female UFC Bantamweight.  She has won Gold in IFMA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of...) World Championships 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2015.  She holds a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo,  International Master of Sport in Muay Thai, Master of Sport in Boxing, Master of Sport in Kickboxing, Master of Sport in Taekwondo, and Master of Sport in Judo.  Valentina also participates in competitive shooting in Three Gun, IPSC, and IDPA.

About Duke and Sterling, LLC:

Duke and Sterling, LLC is an entertainment management firm headquartered in Houston, TX.  Duke and Sterling manages professional entertainers and entertainment projects in television and film.  Its clients have won multiple Emmy's and have been in TV shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, BBC, and PBS as well as feature films.  Duke and Sterling also manages professional entertainers in Mexico and Latin America through its Latin American Division.


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