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Oléna "Lena" Serhíyivna Ovchýnnikova ((ウクライナ語:Оле́на "Ле́на" Сергі́ївна Овчи́ннікова); born April 22, 1987) is a Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division in kickboxing and the flyweight division in MMA. ==Career== Lena Ovchynnikova came to prominence as an amateur kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter, medaling at various national, European and world championships. She became a world champion in the professional ranks for the first time in 2009 when she won the ISKA Women's World Super Bantamweight (56.4 kg/124 lb) Oriental Championship and the following year, she added two more world titles to her mantelpiece by winning the World Kickboxing Federation (WKF) Women's World Super Bantamweight (-56.4 kg/124 lb) belt under both kickboxing and Muay Thai rules. She challenged Christine Theiss for her WKA world title in Dresden, Germany on November 20, 2010, losing by sixth round knockout.〔(Kickboxerin Dr. Christine Theiss in Dresden erfolgreich )〕〔(Theiss weiter erfoglreich bei Sat.1 )〕 Ovchynnikova was then set to fight Jeri Sitzes in a match for the WBC Muaythai Women's International Bantamweight (-53.5 kg/118 lb) title in Haikou, China on December 18, 2010〔(Stacked fight card for WCK Muay Thai December 18th in China )〕 but Sitzes withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Li Xiao in a non-title fight. She defeated Li by unanimous decision.〔(Results for WCK Muay Thai China Day 1 )〕 Taking the place of Cong Wang who pulled out of the fight, Ovchynnikova faced professional debutant Tiffany van Soest in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on October 22, 2011, and lost by technical knockout after retiring in her corner with a broken hand at the end of round two.〔(Tiffany Van Soest Wins her Kickboxing Match in Vegas )〕〔(Tiffany Van Soest defeats Ukrainian Champion Lena Ovchynnikova )〕 Following this fight, Ovchynnikova forced herself to use only her left hand during rehabilitation which later made her ambidextrous. The pair were scheduled to rematch on July 21, 2012, in Croatia, but it never came to fruition.〔(Coming off a Huge Win, Tiffany Van Soest Set for World Title Match in July )〕 Having amassed a perfect 8-0 record in mixed martial arts, Ovchynnikova signed with the Indian-based Super Fight League in 2012. She tasted defeat for the first time as a mixed martial artist in her promotional debut as she submitted to a rear-naked choke from Sanja Sučević in round two at ''SFL 1'' in Mumbai on March 11, 2012.〔(Sanja Sučević Submits Lena Ovchynnikova In SFL 1 Co-Feature )〕 She then lost to Joanne Calderwood by unanimous decision at ''SFL 3'' in New Delhi on May 6, 2012 in her next outing.〔(Joanne Calderwood Dominates Lena Ovchynnikova At SFL 3 )〕 Returning to Muay Thai, Ovchynnikova was expected to fight Emily Bearden for the IKF women's world bantamweight (-55.4 kg/122 lb) title at ''WCK Muay Thai: Nakamoto vs. Kitchen'' in Pala, California, US on August 18, 2012.〔(August 18, 2012 – Championship Muay Thai at PALA CA )〕 Her opponent was later changed to Kealani Vanderleest in a non-title affair, however, and Ovchynnikova defeated her by unanimous decision.〔(Results and Recap: WCK Muay Thai "Nakamoto vs. Kitchen )〕 She was then set to compete in the ''Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2012'' in Tokyo, Japan on August 25, 2012 and face Ham Seo-Hee in the quarter-finals〔(Stevelmans vs Hinata Added to Shootboxing Act.4; Girls S-Cup Quarterfinals Set )〕〔(2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Quarterfinals Announced )〕 but was pulled from the card due to problems between shoot boxing and Ovchynnikova's team and was replaced by Lisa Ward.〔(Lisa Ellis Replaces Olena Ovchynnikova in Girls S-Cup )〕〔(Lisa Ellis Replaces Lena Ovchynnikova In 2012 SB Girls S-Cup )〕 She represented the WCK Muay Thai promotion's team against a squad of Chinese fighters from Wu Lin Feng at ''WCK Muay Thai: Matter of Pride'' in Las Vegas on November 11, 2012. Initially, her opponent was Tang Jin〔(WCK Muay Thai: Matter Pride set for November 11th in Las Vegas )〕 but was changed to Xifeng Tang.〔(Updated fight card for WCK Muay Thai: Matter of Pride )〕 She lost by UD.〔(Results and Recap: Matter of Pride )〕 In her return to SFL, Ovchynnikova beat Fathia Mostafa via submission due to a guillotine choke at ''SFL 16'' in Mumbai on April 26, 2013.〔(Lena Ovchynnikova Submits Fathia Mostafa At SFL 16 In India )〕 Back in the Muay Thai ring, she defeated Emily Bearden by UD to be crowned the International Karate Kickboxing Council (IKKC) Women's World Super Bantamweight Muay Thai Champion at ''WCK Muay Thai: Hot Summer Fights'' in Temecula, California, US.〔(Results and Recap for WCK Muay Thai "Hot Summer Fights", Nakamoto remains undefeated )〕〔(Ferocious best describes the glut of exciting Muay Thai fights at Pechanga )〕 On January 25, 2014, she lost a split decision to Xing Jingnan at ''Kunlun Fight 1'' in Pattaya, Thailand.〔(理解出来ないルールのデタラメ運営 レナ・オフチニコワ VS シュォン・ジンナン KUNLUN FIGHT 動画 ムエタイ女子 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lena Ovchynnikova」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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