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Julianna Nicole Peña [1] (born August 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the two-time and current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
Naoko Kumagai (born 8 August 1971) is a Japanese female kickboxer and 3-time World Champion in three different weight classes. [1] She also had two amateur boxing matches with Russian Elena Karpachova, and one pro boxing match. [2] Kumagai is known for her knockout punch and high KO percentage.
Since Blanks had obtained a trademark on the name they were not allowed to use the term Tae Bo without paying a licensing fee. [1] Tae Bo videos and DVDs continue to rank among the top sellers in the fitness genre [citation needed] and derivative classes are still offered at many gyms. [2] [obsolete source] Tae Bo classes are taught worldwide.
Kickboxing weight classes are weight classes that pertain to the sport of kickboxing. Organizations will often adopt their own rules for weight limits, causing ambiguity in the sport regarding how a weight class should be defined. For a variety of reasons (largely historical), weight classes of the same name can be of vastly different weights.
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Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s) Dutch: Endy Semeleer: Glory: Nov 19, 2022 3 [3] French: Alexis Nicolas: ONE (Kickboxing) April 6, 2024 0 [4] Surinamese: Regian Eersel: ONE (Muay Thai) Oct 22, 2022 2 Japanese: Shintaro Matsukura: K-1: 2023 0 Scottish: George Mann (76.2 kg) WBC Muaythai Feb 25, 2023 Morroccan: Amin Choukoud ...
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In the 1970s women in the United States took up kickboxing as they were prevented from taking part in women's boxing. [8] In the UK kickboxing has a growing following according to the WMC. [9] In May 2016 the kickboxing organisation Glory announced the creation of a women's division built around Tiffany van Soest. [10]