Anastasia Yankova
MMA Fighter
Russian mixed martial artist who is best known for competing in the Flyweight division of the Bellator MMA. She is also known for posting both her training for fights and modeling pictures with her over 180,000 Instagram followers.
She first began training in Kyokushin Karate at the age of six. She then began training in Muay Thai and shortly after began entering into kickboxing tournaments. She then began training at the American Kickboxing Academy where she began MMA.
She is known for having earned sponsorship from Nike and appeared in their "Made Of..." short film.
She was born and raised in Moscow, Russia.
Other Russian professional MMA fighters include Yana Kunitskaya, Justine Kish, and Irina Rodina.