Irene Aldana

Irene Aldana
Born (1988-03-26) March 26, 1988
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Other names Robles[1]
Nationality Mexico Mexican
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Bantamweight
Fighting out of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Team Lobo Gym
Years active 2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 9
Wins 7
By knockout 5
By submission 2
Losses 2
By knockout 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Irene Aldana (born March 26, 1988) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division.[2] She is currently signed with the UFC.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Jungle Fight

In her lone fight with Brazilian mixed martial arts promotion Jungle Fight, Aldana faced Larissa Pacheco for the vacant JF Women's Bantamweight Championship at JF: Jungle Fight 63 on December 21, 2013. She lost the fight via third round TKO, giving her the first loss of her professional career.[4]

Invicta Fighting Championships

Aldana signed with Invicta FC in mid-2014, and made her debut against Peggy Morgan at Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada on September 9, 2014, submitting Morgan with a rear-naked choke in the first round.[5]

She was then expected to face Marion Reneau at Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio on December 5, 2014, but Aldana was forced out of the bout due to an illness and the fight was taken off the card.[6][7]

Aldana was scheduled to face Melanie LaCroix at Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet on February 27, 2015, however, LaCroix withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Colleen Schneider.[8][9] She won the fight via first round rear-naked choke.[10][11]

UFC

On November 6, 2016, it was announced that Aldana was signed to the UFC and will face Leslie Smith on December 17, 2016 at UFC on Fox 22.[12]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7–2 Faith Van Duin TKO (punches) Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi September 23, 2016 1 4:57 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 6–2 Jessamyn Duke TKO (punches) Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown March 11, 2016 1 3:08 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 5–2 Tonya Evinger TKO (punches) Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin July 9, 2015 4 4:38 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For the Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship
Win 5–1 Colleen Schneider Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet February 27, 2015 1 1:05 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 4–1 Peggy Morgan Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada September 9, 2014 1 2:50 Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 3–1 Larissa Pacheco TKO (punches) JF - Jungle Fight 63 December 21, 2013 3 1:50 Belém, Pará, Brazil For the vacant JF Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Win 3–0 Mayra Arce KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) XK 21 - Xtreme Kombat 21 October 12, 2013 1 0:43 Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Win 2–0 Flor Saenz TKO (knee to the body) XK 21 - Xtreme Kombat October 12, 2013 1 0:20 Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Win 1–0 Sandra del Rincon KO (knees and punches) GEX - Old Jack's Fight Night October 17, 2012 1 0:15 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Irene Aldana Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Video: Are Mexican boxers Alexa Grasso and Irene Aldana WMMA's next big things?". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  3. ↑ Danny Segura (2016-11-10). "Irene Aldana set to make UFC debut against Leslie Smith at UFC on FOX 22". mmafighting. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  4. ↑ "Jungle Fight 63 results: Larissa Pacheco scores TKO, becomes first female champion". mmafighting.com. December 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Invicta FC 8 results: Irene Aldana brutalizes Peggy Morgan in Round 1". fansided.com. September 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "IRENE ALDANA FUERA DE INVICTA FC 10". Vice (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  7. ↑ "Friday's Invicta FC 10 event loses Irene Aldana vs. Marion Reneau". mmajunkie.com. December 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Colleen Schneider replaces Melanie LaCroix, faces Irena Aldana at Invicta FC 11". mmafighting.com. February 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Colleen Schneider Joins Invicta FC, Faces Irene Aldana at Invicta FC 11". invictafc.com. February 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Invicta FC 11: Colleen Schneider vs. Irene Aldana". tapology.com. February 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Invicta FC 11 results: Irene Aldana demolishes Colleen Schneider in Round 1". SI. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  12. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2016-11-06). "Leslie Smith vs. Irene Aldana targeted for UFC on FOX 22". mmajunkie. Retrieved 2016-11-16.

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