Irene Aldana | |
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Born |
Culiacán, Mexico |
March 26, 1988
Other names | Robles |
Nationality | Mexican |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
Division | Bantamweight |
Fighting out of | Guadalajara, Mexico |
Team | Lobo Gym |
Years active | 2012–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 11 |
Wins | 7 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 2 |
Losses | 4 |
By knockout | 2 |
By decision | 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. She is currently signed with the UFC.
In her lone fight with Brazilian mixed martial arts promotion Jungle Fight, Aldana faced 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.
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.
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.
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. She won the fight via first round rear-naked choke.
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. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Despite the loss, the bout earned Aldana her first Fight of the Night bonus award in the UFC.