Canadian MMA fighter
Felicia Spencer (born November 20, 1990) is a Canadian mixed martial artist. She is the former Invicta FC Featherweight champion and currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[4]
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Background[edit]
Spencer was born in Montreal, Quebec. Joining her older brothers, Spencer started training in tae kwon do at the age of four.[5] At twelve years old, she started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and added kickboxing to her training five years later.[6] She transitioned to train in MMA when she joined Jungle MMA in 2009, when she moved to Orlando to attend the University of Central Florida.[5]
Mixed martial arts career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Spencer started her amateur career in 2012. After winning the first “Tuff-N-Uff Future Stars of MMA” tournament where she submitted Leanne Foster and knocked out Jessica Eve Richer at the second “Tuff-N-Uff Xtreme”, [7] amassing a record of 5–1, Invicta FC signed her in 2015.[8]
Invicta Fighting Championships[edit]
Spencer made her promotional debut on September 12, 2015 at Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad against Rachel Wiley.[7] She won the fight via a technical knock out in round one.[9]
Her next fight came over eighteen months later on March 25, 2017 at Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya 2. She faced Madison McElhaney in a Featherweight bout[10] and she won the fight via unanimous decision with the scoreboard of (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28).[11]
On July 15, 2017 Spencer faced Amy Coleman at Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella.[12] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one.[13]
Spencer faced Akeel Al-Hameed on January 13, 2018 at Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad.[14] She won the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–27).[15]
Spencer faced Helena Kolesnyk on July 21, 2018 at Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander.[16] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke.[17]
Spencer faced Pam Sorenson on November 16, 2018 at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson for the vacant Invicta Featherweight title.[18] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round four.[19]
Ultimate Fighting Championship[edit]
Spencer signed with the UFC in March 2019 after compiling an undefeated record of 6–0 competing in Invicta FC.[20]
Spencer made her promotional debut on May 18, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee against Megan Anderson.[21] Spencer won the fight in the first round by rear naked choke.[22]
Spencer faced Cris Cyborg in the co-main event on July 27, 2019 at UFC 240.[23] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[24]
Spencer faced Zarah Fairn Dos Santos on February 29, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 169.[25] She would go on to win the fight via TKO in the first round.[26]
Spencer was expected to face current champion Amanda Nunes on May 9, 2020 at UFC 250.[27] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed[28] and the bout eventually took place on June 6, 2020 at UFC 250.[29] She lost the bout via unanimous decision.[30]
Personal life[edit]
Spencer graduated at Lemon Bay High School before going on to earn a degree from University of Central Florida and she works as a sixth grade algebra teacher at Florida Virtual School.[3]
Mixed martial arts record[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
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^ a b Shawn Bitter (March 17, 2019). “Welcome to the UFC: Felicia Spencer”. Cageside Press.
^ a b c d Ruiz, Stephen. “Winter Park woman awaits first pro MMA fight”. OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ Riggs, Drake (2019-03-10). “Invicta FC featherweight champion Felicia Spencer signed by the UFC”. The Body Lock. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
^ a b “Invicta FC 14’s Felicia Spencer: Ready For Anything in Pro Debut”. Combat Press. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ “Felicia Spencer talks Invicta return, Nunes VS Rousey, 155lb division, training at Jungle MMA, career beginnings and lots more”. WMMA Rankings. 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ a b “Felicia Spencer welcomes challenge of fighting in hostile territory”. AXS. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ Sherdog.com. “Felicia”. Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ “PIC: Lightweight Rachel Wiley has an entirely different forehead after Saturday night Invicta defeat”. SportsJOE.ie. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ “Felicia Spencer VS Madison McElhaney set for Invicta FC 22”. WMMA Rankings. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ “Invicta Results: Felicia Spencer Takes Out Madison McElhaney”. MMA Imports. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ “Felicia Spencer ‘Confident in Every Area’ Against Amy Coleman at Invicta FC 24”. MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ “Wrestle World – Invicta FC 24 official results”. www.pro-wrestling.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ “Undefeated featherweight prospect Felicia Spencer to fight at Invicta FC 27”. AXS. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ “Invicta Fighting Championships 27 Results”. Fightful MMA. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ “Invicta FC 30’s Felicia Spencer says co-main slot is a dream come true”. Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ “Invicta FC 30 results: Jinh Yu Frey rallies to claim vacant atomweight title over stunned Minna Grusander”. MMAjunkie. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
^ “Felicia Spencer vs. Pam Sorenson for vacant featherweight belt headlines Invicta FC 32”. MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
^ “Invicta FC 32 results: Felicia Spencer claims vacant title with gutsy win over Pam Sorenson”. MMAjunkie. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
^ Riggs, Drake (2019-03-10). “Invicta FC featherweight champion Felicia Spencer signed by the UFC”. The Body Lock. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
^ “Ex-Invicta FC champs Megan Anderson, Felicia Spencer meet at UFC on ESPN+ 9”. MMA Junkie. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
^ Bitter, Shawn (2019-05-18). “UFC Rochester Results: Felicia Spencer Upsets Megan Anderson with Quick Submission”. Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
^ Adam Guillen Jr. (2019-05-29). “Cris Cyborg vs Felicia Spencer set as UFC 240 co-main event on July 27 in Edmonton”. mmamania.com. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
^ Evanoff, Josh (2019-07-28). “UFC 240 Results: Cris Cyborg defeats tough Felicia Spencer”. Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
^ DNA, MMA. “Felicia Spencer treft Zarah Fairn Dos Santos tijdens UFC Norfolk”. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
^ Fuentes, Jon (2020-02-29). “UFC Norfolk Results: Felicia Spencer Beats Down Zarah Fairn”. Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
^ Brett Okamoto (2020-03-05). “Amanda Nunes to defend featherweight title against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250”. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
^ Brett Okamoto (2020-04-09). “Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18”. espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
^ DNA, MMA. “Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer opnieuw ingepland voor Featherweight titel tijdens UFC 250”. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
^ Bryan Tucker (June 6, 2020). “UFC 250 Results: Nunes vs. Spencer”. MMAFighting.com. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ Sherdog.com. “Felicia”. Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
External links[edit]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicia_Spencer