Amber Leibrock (born February 8, 1988) is an American female

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

Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, ...

division. She previously competed in

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) was an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney and operated until 2025. The promotion takes its name from ''wikt:bellator, bellātor ...

and

Professional Fighters League The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promot ...

. (PFL)

Mixed martial arts career

Leibrock gained entry into

Invicta FC 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 ...

by defeating Paola Ramirez at Tuff-N-Uff: Xtreme Couture vs Syndicate MMA amateur tournament to win a pro contract with the organization.

Invicta FC

Leibrock began her pro debut by viciously knocking out highly touted Marina Shafir. Leibrock's next opponent was Megan Anderson who she lost to at Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova, before bouncing back with a win against Amy Coleman at Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi.

Bellator MMA

Leibrock made her promotional debut against

Janay Harding Janay Harding (born September 28, 1994) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. She is most notable for her time in Bellator MMA. Background Harding was born in Christchurch, New Zealand but moved to Aus ...

at Bellator 199 on May 12, 2018. She won the bout via unanimous decision. Leibrock faced

Arlene Blencowe Arlene Blencowe (born 11 April 1983) is an Australian mixed martial artist and boxer, currently competing in the Women's Featherweight division of Bellator MMA, where she is the first Australian female fighter in the promotion's history. Bo ...

on September 29, 2018, at Bellator at

Bellator 206 Bellator, warrior in Latin, may refer to: * Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States * Bishop Bellator of Sufetula (5th century) Taxonomy * ''Bellator'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Triglidae (sea robins) ** ...

. She lost the fight via technical knockout in the third round. Leibrock faced

Amanda Bell Amanda Bell (born August 3, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. She previously competed in the Bellator MMA and Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts career Early career A well rounded athlete, Bell cur ...

on February 15, 2019, at Bellator 215, losing via TKO stoppage in the first round. Leibrock faced Jessica Borga on September 7, 2019, at Bellator 226, losing via first round armbar submission.

Professional Fighters League

After winning all three of her bouts after her Bellator release, culminating will a first round rear-naked choke at Invicta FC 48, Leibrock signed with

PFL PFL may refer to: Sport * Professional Fighters League, an American mixed martial arts league * Peel Football League, an Australian rules football league * Pioneer Football League, an NCAA Division I FCS football conference * Professional Futsa ...

, starting off the 2023 season against Martina Jindrová on April 7, 2023, at PFL 2. Leibrock won the fight via knockout in the first round after landing a head kick and finishing Martina with ground and pound. Leibrock faced

Larissa Pacheco Larissa Moreira Pacheco (born September 7, 1994) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the women’s Featherweight division of the professional fighters league (PFL). She won the 2022 PFL Women's Lightweight Championship a ...

on June 16, 2023, at PFL 5. She lost the fight via TKO in the first round. In the semi-finals, Leibrock faced

Marina Mokhnatkina Marina Yuryevna Mokhnatkina (; née Kormiltseva, born 12 May 1988) is a sambo competitor and mixed martial artist. Mokhnatkina is a six-time world champion and two-time European champion in sambo. She is also an eight-time Russian champion in sam ...

on August 18, 2023, at PFL 8. She lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.

Personal life

On September 16, 2023, Leibrock announced on her Instagram post that she had

converted to Islam Reversion to Islam, also known within Islam as reversion, is adopting Islam as a religion or faith. Conversion requires a formal statement of the '' shahādah'', the credo of Islam, whereby the prospective convert must state that "there is none w ...

. She reportedly was contemplating at converting to the faith, after her fight with Larissa Pacheco. According to a report, Leibrock took her

Shahada The ''Shahada'' ( ; , 'the testimony'), also transliterated as ''Shahadah'', is an Islamic oath and creed, and one of the Five Pillars of Islam and part of the Adhan. It reads: "I bear witness that there is no Ilah, god but God in Islam, God ...

(declaration of faith) at Muslim Community Center,

East Bay The East Bay is the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area and includes cities along the eastern shores of San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. The region has grown to include inland communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Wi ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, United States.

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 7–6 ,

, Submission (armbar) , PFL 8 (2023) , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:45 ,

New York City, New York New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harb ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–5 ,

, TKO (punches) , PFL 5 (2023) , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:45 ,

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–4 , Martina Jindrová , KO (head kick and punches) , PFL 2 (2023) , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:19 ,

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–4 , Morgan Frier , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Invicta FC 48 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:09 ,

Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–4 , Devon Holmes , TKO (punches) , Gladiator Challenge: Underground III , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:20 ,

Valley Center, California Valley Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 10,087 at the 2020 census, up from 9,277 at the 2010 census. History In the late 1860s, the area now known as Valley Center was ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–4 , Meagan Marie , TKO (punches) , Gladiator Challenge: Best in the West , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:35 ,

San Jacinto, California San Jacinto ( , ; ) is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. It is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet, California, Hemet to its south and Beaumont, California, Beaumont to its north. The mountains ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–4 , Jessica Borga , Submission (armbar) , Bellator 226 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:45 ,

San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–3 ,

, TKO (punches) , Bellator 215 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:52 ,

Uncasville, Connecticut Uncasville is a village in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is located in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River where it flows into the Thames River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–2 ,

, TKO (slam and punches) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:23 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , Bellator 199 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Amy Coleman , TKO (knees and punches) , Invicta FC 19 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:15 ,

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 1–1 , Megan Anderson , TKO (knees and punches) , Invicta FC 15 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:33 ,

Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa (; Spanish language, Spanish for "coastal tableland") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 ,

Marina Shafir Marina Shafir (; born 14 April 1988) is a Moldovan professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. As a wrestler, she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a member of Death Riders, a villainous stable formerly known as Bla ...

, TKO (punches) , Invicta FC 13 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:37 ,

, United States , , -

References

External links

Amber Leibrock
at

Bellator Bellator, warrior in Latin, may refer to: * Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States * Bishop Bellator of Sufetula (5th century) Taxonomy * ''Bellator'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Triglidae (sea robins) ** ...

(archived) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leibrock, Amber 1988 births Living people American female mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Bellator female fighters Mixed martial artists from California American Muslims Sportspeople from Hayward, California 21st-century American women 21st-century Muslims Muslims from California Converts to Islam