Alex Chambers (born 28 October 1978) is an Australian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

who competes in the

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division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2010, she has also fought in the

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and

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. She was also a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned''.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Chambers started learning karate when she was a child. By the time she was in university, she held a 3rd dan in karate and was competing on an international stage. Chambers discovered her first (and current) MMA gym through the MMA Underground Forums. Under her gym's tutelage, she was able to become a BJJ national champion before she made her professional MMA debut in May 2010 for the Rize promotion in Australia. It was the first female MMA bout to ever take place in New South Wales state history. She won her debut as well as a subsequent bout which happened around two months later. After a period of dormancy in 2011, Chambers returned in March 2012 to fight for the

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promotion in Japan. She faced

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and lost the fight via submission. Chambers then returned to Australia to fight in the Brace For War promotion where she was featured as main event on Brace's first ever all female card. She defeated

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by TKO on the card.

Invicta Fighting championships

In 2013, Chambers signed with the

promotion. She made her US debut on 5 April 2013 at Invicta FC 5 in an atomweight bout. She defeated

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by submission early in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighter

On 11 December 2013, it was announced that Chambers was signed by the UFC along with ten other strawweight fighters to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned, which will crown the first ever UFC strawweight champion. In the first episode, it was revealed that the UFC had seeded the fighters. Chambers was seeded 10th of 16 fighters and was paired with the no. 7 seed,

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. Namajunas was picked fourth by Team Melendez, thereby sending Chambers to Team Pettis. In their fight, she lost the bout via submission in the first round.

After TUF

In her first fight after The Ultimate Fighter, Chambers faced

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at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on 12 December 2014. She lost the fight via submission in the first round. Chambers faced Kailin Curran on 10 May 2015 at

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. After losing the first two rounds, Chambers came back in the third round to win via submission. The win also earned Chambers her first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Chambers faced

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on 5 September 2015 at

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. She lost the fight via submission in the third round. Chambers faced

Nadia Kassem Nadia Kassem (born 15 November 1995) is an Australian mixed martial artist who previously fought in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Kassem was born in Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia. ...

at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura on 19 November 2017 in

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, Australia. At the weight-ins, Kassem weighed in at 120 pounds, 4 pounds over the strawweight upper limit of 116 pounds. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Kassem forfeited 30% of her purse to Chambers. Chambers lost the fight by unanimous decision. Chambers faced

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on 22 September 2018 at

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. She lost the fight via a guillotine choke in round one. In February 2021, it was reported that Chambers and UFC had parted ways.

Personal life

Before becoming a professional MMA fighter, Chambers attended the

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where she did a double degree in science and

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engineering. Chambers aspired to become an astrophysicist or a robotics engineer before discovering her love for MMA. Chambers trained at the same gym as fellow UFC fighter and TUF alumni Richard Walsh for seven years.

Championships and accomplishments

** Performance of the Night (One time) vs.

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**UFC.com Awards ***2015: Ranked #6 Submission of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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References

External links

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