Sarah D'Alelio (born December 13, 1980) is a professional

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 ...

. She competed in the 135-pound women's bantamweight division 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 ...

and has also fought for

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Mixed martial arts career

Jackson's MMA Series

D'Alelio was scheduled to face

Julie Kedzie Julie Kedzie (born March 18, 1981) is an American retired mixed martial artist. She is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and specializes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Kedzie was Greg Jackson's personal assistant at Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts. ...

at Jackson's MMA Series 2 on September 4, 2010, but the fight was canceled after Kedzie signed on to take part in the filming of the '' Ultimate Women Challenge'' reality show. D'Alelio's fight with Kedzie was then rebooked for Jackson's MMA Series 3 on December 18, 2010, in

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. She lost to Kedzie via unanimous decision.

Strikeforce

announced at its April 9, 2011, event in San Diego that

Gina Carano Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American actress and former Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts), Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7– ...

would make her return on June 18 at the

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in Dallas, Texas, during the Overeem vs. Werdum Strikeforce event against D'Alelio. Initially, Strikeforce announced that Carano had failed her pre-fight medical examination due to an unknown issue and the fight was pulled from the card. As the story developed, it became public that Carano was medically cleared by the Athletic Commission but was removed from the card for unknown reasons. D'Alelio was then scheduled to make her Strikeforce debut against

Ronda Rousey Ronda Jean Rousey ( ; born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, and former judoka and mixed martial artist. She is best known for her tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and WWE. She was the first Am ...

on July 30, 2011, at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson in

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. The fight was pushed back and eventually took place on the Strikeforce Challengers 18 main card on August 12, 2011, in

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. Rousey defeated D'Alelio by technical submission due to an armbar early in the first round. D'Alelio contended that she did not verbally tap out and that the fight was prematurely stopped by the referee (Steve Mazzagatti).

Invicta Fighting Championships

D'Alelio made her Invicta FC debut at Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen against Vanessa Mariscal, winning via submission (punches) in the second round. She then fought and defeated

Vanessa Porto Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the flyweight division. Background Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. She had an appr ...

via submission (reverse triangle armbar) in round one at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann on July 28, 2012. D'Alelio faced

Shayna Baszler Shayna Andrea Baszler ( ; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she became a former List of NXT Women's Champions, two-time and lon ...

at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama on October 6, 2012. She lost the fight via submission due to a rear-naked choke early in round two. On January 5, 2013, D'Alelio faced

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at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt. D'Alelio won the fight via unanimous decision. D'Alelio faced Lauren Taylor at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on July 13, 2013. D'Alelio lost the close fight via unanimous decision. At Invicta FC 7, D'Alelio replaced Kelly Kobold in a fight against

Tonya Evinger Tonya Evinger (born June 4, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. She is currently signed with Global Fight League (GFL). A professional since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Ragi ...

. D'Alelio lost the fight via unanimous decision. D'Alelio was booked to face

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at Pancrase: 258 on May 11, 2014. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Bellator MMA

D'Alelio made her

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debut at Bellator 165 on November 19, 2016. She faced Jamielene Nievera and won the fight via submission in the second round. D'Alelio faced

Roxanne Modafferi Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi (born September 24, 1982) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who most recently fought for the UFC. Though she last fought in the flyweight division, she has fought in multiple weight classes in her career. She ...

at Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź on May 20, 2017. She lost the fight by a third-round

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Mixed martial arts record

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BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and I ...

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Raquel Pa'aluhi Raquel Pa'aluhi Canuto (born October 14, 1990) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler and former mixed martial artist. Canuto was awarded her Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by her coach Robert Drysdale. Raquel is the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2 ...

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References

External links

Sarah D'Alelio Awakening Profile
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