The frequent aim amongst most up-and-coming regional (or worldwide) combined martial arts (MMA) prospects is to sooner or later compete for Final Combating Championship (UFC). Different main promotions akin to Bellator MMA, Skilled Fighter’s Leagues, and ONE Championship usually are not far behind. Actually, numerous prospects throughout the globe are all working towards the identical profession aim, making it troublesome to face out within the sea of competitors. As typically as potential, MMAmania.com will spotlight a distinct fight sports activities prospect to maintain your eyes on.
Jacinta Austin
Age: 29Height: 5’5”Weight class: StrawweightRecord: 7-2Gym: Carioti MMA
There is no such thing as a doubt that Australian MMA has been on fireplace the previous few years, with former Featherweight kingpin Alexander Volkanovski operating by means of his division, Jack Della Maddalena operating by means of the Welterweight division, and Steve Erceg preventing for the Flyweight title in his fourth UFC struggle. There are additionally names like Kai Kara-France, Jack Jenkins, Josh Culibao, and Tom Nolan.
One factor is lacking: Australian feminine fighters. There is just one on the roster proper now, Casey O’Neill.
The perfect feminine fighter in Australia proper now could be Strawweight Jacinta Austin.
Austin is coming off a five-round beatdown, up a weight class of Amena Hadaya to win the Everlasting MMA Flyweight title, an excellent title from the very best Australian regional promotion.
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Earlier than capturing the Everlasting MMA Flyweight title, she fought towards Contender Collection alumni Karolina Wojcik two months prior and gave her one of the crucial brutal cuts you’ll ever see.
Austin’s two losses are to present UFC strawweight Josefine Knutsson (misplaced by way of cut up resolution) and former Bellator fighter Katharina Dalisda (a struggle she was profitable till she bought caught in a submission.)
There’s a lot to love about Austin. She is an all-action fighter who comes ahead together with his kickboxing and Muay Thai background. Additionally, she has not padded her file towards unhealthy fighters; the “Juggernaut” challenged herself towards the very best completion in superb promotions. She even went and had a boxing and kickboxing match to remain lively – she beat present Okay-1 Flyweight champ SAHO, who’s a beast herself.
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Sure, the one criticism is that Austin has eight resolution wins. Nevertheless, they aren’t uninteresting fights; in most of them, she batters her opponents.
With the Contender Collection season eight beginning up in August, she needs to be a transparent selection for the present, or there’s a probability that UFC will straight-up signal her and ebook her for the Perth, Australia pay-per-view, UFC 306.
Regardless of the case, Austin is by far the very best Australian feminine fighter on the planet proper now and needs to be in UFC by the tip of the yr.
“I envision myself preventing in entrance of Dana White this yr as a result of there may be nothing left for me to do on the regional stage. I simply want a shot, and I’ll show that I’m on the very best,” Austin instructed MMAMania.com.
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