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United States Marion Reneau, known as "The Belizean Bruiser," transitioned from a high school teacher with a sports medicine degree to a prominent mixed martial artist in the UFC Women's Bantamweight Division.
Marion Reneau was under contract with Invicta Fighting Championships, an all-women MMA promotion, and was supposed to make her promotional debut.
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Marion Reneau, born on June 20, 1977, in Tulare, California, began her professional mixed martial arts career in 2010. Prior to her fighting career, she studied Sports Medicine at California State University Long Beach and was a member of the track and field team, earning the Big West Women’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year award. She also spent 17 years as a physical education teacher at Farmersville High School, a role she maintained even during the early stages of her MMA career. Reneau’s journey into professional fighting was motivated by a desire to secure her son’s college tuition.
Reneau signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) after a submission victory at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 16 in July 2014. Despite being initially told she was too old for “The Ultimate Fighter 18” reality show, Reneau proved her critics wrong. She made her UFC debut on January 3, 2015, at UFC 182, securing a unanimous decision win over Alexis Dufresne. Her career highlights include a first-round submission victory over Jéssica Andrade at UFC Fight Night 61 in February 2015, which earned her a “Performance of the Night” bonus. She also holds the title of IBJJF world purple belt champion.
Throughout her UFC tenure, Reneau compiled a professional record of 9 wins, 8 losses, and 1 draw. She attained a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Cleber Luciano and a light blue/dark blue belt in Muay Thai under Master Rafael Cordeiro. Her fighting style led to five wins by knockout and three by submission. Reneau officially retired from mixed martial arts following her fight against Miesha Tate on July 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés, an event where she was stopped in the third round.
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