Megan Anderson (fighter) facts for kids
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Anderson interviewed at UFC 232
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| Born | 11 February 1990 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Lee's Summit, Missouri, US |
| Team | Glory MMA (2015–2021) |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2013–2021 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
Megan Anderson (born 11 February 1990) is a former Australian mixed martial artist. She competed in the Featherweight division. Megan fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She also competed in Invicta Fighting Championships, an all-women's MMA league. She even won the Invicta FC Featherweight Championship.
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Early life
Megan Anderson grew up on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. She went to All Saints Anglican School. After high school, she joined the Australian Army in 2008. She served for two and a half years.
After leaving the military, she returned to the Gold Coast. She worked as a receptionist. During this time, she got into local boxing. Through her boxing friends, she learned about mixed martial arts. She started training in 2013.
Mixed martial arts career
Starting out
Megan Anderson had her first professional MMA fight in November 2013. She lost this first fight. Over the next two years, she won four fights and lost only one. This good record led her to sign with Invicta Fighting Championships.
Invicta FC
In September 2015, Megan had her first fight in Invicta FC. She lost this fight by submission. After that, Megan won three fights in a row in the promotion.
Invicta FC Featherweight Championship
On 14 January 2017, Megan fought Charmaine Tweet. This fight was for the Interim Invicta FC Featherweight Championship. Megan won the fight by TKO in the second round. TKO means "technical knockout."
Later, the champion, Cris Cyborg, gave up her title. So, Megan became the official Featherweight Champion. Megan was supposed to defend her title against Helena Kolesnyk. But the fight did not happen. Megan was then signed by the UFC.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Megan Anderson was set to fight Cris Cyborg in her first UFC match. This was planned for 29 July 2017. However, Megan had to pull out of the fight. She was replaced by another fighter.
Megan then fought Holly Holm on 9 June 2018. She lost this fight by a decision from all the judges.
On 29 December 2018, Megan faced Cat Zingano. Megan won this fight by technical knockout very early in the first round. This happened after a kick caused an eye injury to Zingano.
Megan fought Felicia Spencer on 18 May 2019. She lost this fight by submission in the first round.
On 6 October 2019, Megan fought Zarah Fairn. Megan won this fight by submission in the first round.
Megan then faced Norma Dumont Viana on 29 February 2020. She won this fight by knockout in the first round. This win also earned her the Performance of the Night award. This award is given for an outstanding performance.
Megan was scheduled to fight Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship. This big title fight was set for 12 December 2020. But Nunes got injured, so the fight was moved to 6 March 2021. Megan lost this championship fight by a submission in the first round.
This title fight was the last one on her contract. The UFC decided not to sign her again. In February 2022, Megan shared on social media that she was no longer fighting. She is not part of any teams or organizations anymore.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) against Norma Dumont
- Tied for the most fights in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (6 fights)
- Tied for the most finishes (wins by knockout or submission) in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (3 finishes)
- Tied for the most knockouts in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (2 knockouts)
- Invicta Fighting Championships
- Invicta FC Featherweight World Championship (one time; former champion)
- Interim Invicta FC Featherweight World Championship (one time; former interim champion)
- Performance of the Night (three times) against Amanda Bell, Peggy Morgan and Charmaine Tweet
- Fight of the Night (one time) against Amber Leibrock
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 16 matches | 11 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 3 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
See also
In Spanish: Megan Anderson para niños
