(born February 15, 1991) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

and competes in

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division. She formerly competed for

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 current ...

Background

Alexa was born in

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, United States. she worked in engineering industry as a sales person prior fully committed to MMA professionally.

Mixed martial arts career

Invicta Fighting Championships

Conners made her promotional debut on May 7, 2016 at Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider against Laura Howarth . She lost the fight via a split decision with the score card of (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Her next fight was on November 18, 2016 at Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya against

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and she won the fight via a split decision.

Beatdown and LFA

On March 18, 2017, Spencer faced Mariah Prussia at Beatdown 20. She won the fight via technical knock out on round one. Conner faced Calie Cutleron April 7, 2017 at LFA 8. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Return to Invicta Fighting Championships

Conners returned to Invicta and faced Katharina Lehner on August 31, 2017 at Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi. She lost the fight via a technical knock out. Conners faced

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on November 16, 2018 at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson. She lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. Conners faced

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on September 6, 2019 at Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 2. She won the fight via a submission in round one.

Personal life

Conners' father, who suffered from

mental illness A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitt ...

killed his girl friend and took his own life. The event effected Conners deeply and she uses fighting as the platform to spread mental illness awareness and provide support for those who need help.

Mixed martial arts record

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Katharina Lehner Katharina Lehner (born April 9, 1990) is a German mixed martial artist who last competed in Bellator MMA. She has also previously fought in Invicta FC. She fought Sarah Kaufman for the Invicta Bantamweight title in the main event of Invicta FC 29 ...

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References

External links

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Alexa's Invicta FC Profile
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