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Raquel Paʻaluhi
Raquel Paʻaluhi Canuto (born October 14, 1990) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler and former mixed martial artist. Paʻaluhi was awarded her Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by her coach Robert Drysdale. Raquel is the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017(bb) & 2019(bb) No Gi World Champion and 2016-2018 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Gi Runner Up. Personal life Paʻaluhi is of Hawaiian, Portuguese, Samoan, German, and Irish descent. In 2016 she married Brazilian Jiujitsu Black Belt and World Champion Renato Canuto. Together they run Checkmat Las Vegas. Professional grappling career Paʻaluhi was booked to compete against Gillian Robertson at Submission Underground 23 on May 23, 2021. She won the match by submission. She then defeated Amanda Alequin at Fight 2 Win 174 on June 18, 2021. Paʻaluhi then challenged Amanda Loewen for the Submission Underground absolute title at Submission Underground 24 on June 27, 2021, although she lost the match in EBI overtime. 2024-2025 Paʻaluhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiʻanae, Hawaii
Waianae () is a census-designated place (CDP) in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 13,614. Its name means "waters of the mullet". Its etymology is shared with the far northern Wellington suburb of Waikanae, located in New Zealand. Geography Waianae is located at (21.447714, -158.179213). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 23.92%, is water. Demographics As of the censusAs of 2022, there are 13,749 people. In 2000, there were 2,595 households and 2,221 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,925 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 9.35% White, 0.81% African American, 0.26% Native American, 19.44% Asian, 27.26% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 41.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.00% of the population. There were 2,595 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish People
The Irish ( or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and Culture of Ireland, culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaels, Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also Norman invasion of Ireland, conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while Kingdom of England, England's 16th/17th century Tudor conquest of Ireland, conquest and Plantations of Ireland, colonisation of Ireland brought many English people, English and Scottish Lowlands, Lowland Scottish people, Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Republic of Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pannie Kianzad
Pannie Pantea Kianzad (born December 8, 1991) is an Iranian-born Swedish mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Women's Bantamweight division, having previously fought in Invicta FC and Cage Warriors where she held the bantamweight title. Mixed martial arts career Early career Kianzad started her martial arts career in boxing when she was around 14 years old and she went on to compete in around 30 amateur boxing fights. In 2010, she competed in the Swedish National Championships in Shootfighting and came in second place claiming the silver medal after losing to Lina Länsberg in the final. The following year, at 19 years of age, she became Swedish Champion in Shootfighting by defeating Genesini Serena by submission (armbar) in the second round. After turning professional she beat her swedish rival Lina Länsberg in her third fight, which she won by TKO. She racked up five straight wins in smaller organizations before getting signed to Cag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invicta Fighting Championships
Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currently owned by the Canadian-based Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The company's name comes from the Latin word for "invincible and incomparable", which appears in the feminine form. History Formation After Zuffa, parent company of the UFC, purchased rival promotion Strikeforce in March 2011, Shannon Knapp received several calls from female fighters concerned about a possible lack of representation for women's MMA. Knapp would meet with Janet Martin and the two acquired the financial resources needed to launch a new MMA promotion. The promotion held its first event, Invicta FC 1 on April 28, 2012. The event was headlined by a rematch between former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemoore, California
Lemoore (formerly La Tache and Lee Moore's) is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Lemoore is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of . It is part of the Hanford-Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA Code 25260). The population was 27,038 at the 2020 Census. Lemoore is home to Naval Air Station Lemoore, a master jet base housing F-18 and F-35 squadrons assigned to the Pacific fleet. History Dr. Lovern Lee Moore first made his home in what was western Tulare County, California—now the City of Lemoore—in April 1871. It was on the northern shoreline (just above the high-water mark) of Tulare Lake, then potentially the largest freshwater body of water in the US, outside of the Great Lakes. The American pioneers from eastern states saw this as a stretch of vast virgin land on which sheep, horses and wild animals had grazed but had never been cultivated. By the time Dr. Moore arrived, scores of individual farms dotted the landscape, but as T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yana Kunitskaya
Yana Santos (; November 11, 1989) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Prior to joining the UFC, Santos competed for Invicta FC where she held the Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. As of May 6, 2025, she is ranked #9 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings. Biography Santos was born in 1989 in Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, in northwestern Russia. Her mother, Olga Kunitskaya, was a professional gymnast, and her father, Joseph, was a pro skier. She has a younger sister named Victoria. Santos became involved in martial arts early in her childhood, starting with taekwondo in preschool. She won numerous tournaments against girls and boys, with many of her fights ending in knockouts. At the age of 12, she began competing in hand-to-hand combat. When she was 16 years old, Santos went to live and study in St. Petersburg and entered the Lesgaft National State University Boxing te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City (commonly known as KCK) is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 156,607, making it one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is situated at Kaw Point, the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. It is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified Government". It is the location of the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas City Kansas Community College. History In October 1872, "old" Kansas City, Kansas, was incorporated. The first city election was held on October 22 of that year by order of Judge Hiram Stevens of the Tenth Judicial District and resulted in the election of Mayor James Boyle. The mayors of the city after its organization were James Boyle, C. A. Eidemiller, A. S. Orbiso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cummins Vs
Cummins Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, electric vehicle components, and power generation products. Cummins also services engines and related equipment, including fuel systems, air handling systems controls, filtration, emission control, electrical power generation systems, and engine control units. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, Cummins sells in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 600 company-owned and independent distributors and approximately 7,200 dealers. History The Cummins Engine Company was founded in Columbus, Indiana on February 3, 1919, by mechanic Clessie Cummins and banker William Glanton Irwin. The company focused on developing the diesel engine, which was invented 20 years earlier. Despite several well-publicized endurance trials, it was not until 1933 that their Model H engine, used in small railroad switchers, proved successful. The Cum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Spangler
Lisa Spangler Verzosa (born October 17, 1995) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) from the United States, competing in the bantamweight division. She last competed for Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Background Spangler started playing football and competing in wrestling and karate when she was young, and transitioned to mixed martial arts at the age of 14 after joining Gladiator MMA gym in Vancouver. Mixed martial arts career Early career Spangler started her amateur MMA career since 2015 and fought almost primary under KOTC promotion. She amassed a record of 7-0 prior signed by Invicta. Invicta Fighting Championships Spangler made her Invicta debut on May 4, 2018 at Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner against Sarah Kleczka. She won the fight via unanimous decision. CageSport MMA Spangler face Kelly Clayton on July 2, 2018 at CageSport 52. She won the fight via majority decision. Return to Invicta Fighting Championships Spangler return to Invicta and faced Shanna Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC BJJ 2
''UFC BJJ 2: Tackett vs. Canuto'' was a submission grappling event produced by UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (UFC BJJ). The event was held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on July 31, 2025. Background This event featured two title fights. UFC BJJ Welterweight Champion Andrew Tackett made the first title defense by a champion in the promotion's history against IBJJF Gi and No-Gi World Champion Renato Canuto in the main event. In the co-main event, European IBJJF Champion Mason Fowler faced David Garmo for the inaugural UFC BJJ Light Heavyweight Championship. William Tackett, the older brother of UFC BJJ Welterweight Champion Andrew Tackett, made his promotional debut in the middleweight division against Kyle Chambers who previously submitted William in competition years ago. Raquel Canuto, former UFC MMA fighter and wife of UFC BJJ welterweight title challenger Renato Canuto, is making her UFC BJJ debut against Morgan Black in the women's featherweight divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle McComb
Gabrielle McComb Lima (born 3 October 1997), also known as Gabi McComb, is a Brazilian Grappling, submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. McComb is a multiple times World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, World and Pan-American Championship (jiu-jitsu), Pan-American champion, in both Gi and No-Gi. She is the 2021 Black Belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu weight classes#IBJJF weight classes, Featherweight World Champion. Career Gabrielle McComb Lima was born on 3 October 1997 in Manaus, Brazil. From the age of 8, she started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Jiu-Jitsu alongside her sister Andrea. As a blue belt she won the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the Absolute division, winning silver in her weight class, followed by gold at the Pan-American Championship (jiu-jitsu), Pan-American Championship in 2015. That same year, she was promoted to purple belt by her sister Andrea McComb. As a purple belt, she won the 2015 Pan-American Championship followed by double gold at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
