Alexa Conners (born February 15, 1991) is an American

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 ...

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 Stephanie Egger 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.

Global Fight League

Conners was scheduled to face

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in the inaugural Global Fight League event on May 24, 2025 at GFL 1. However, all GFL events were cancelled indefinitely.

Personal life

Conners' father, who suffered from

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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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References

External links

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Alexa's Invicta FC Profile
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