 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.She then lost to Joanne Calderwood by unanimous decision at "SFL 3" in New Delhi on May 6, 2012 in her next outing.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