Bea Malecki was born on August 23,1991 and is a Swedish mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division.
19 Facts About Bea Malecki
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Malecki's parents came to Sweden when they were about 30 years old, with Malecki speaking Polish at home.
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Bea Malecki was 19 years old when she tested martial arts for the first time.
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Outside of MMA, Bea Malecki is a Mechanical Engineer, getting her degree from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Bea Malecki made her amateur debut against Helin Paara at International Ring Fight Arena 12.
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Bea Malecki won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
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Bea Malecki made her professional debut against Faith Davis, for the inaugural for the ExciteFight MMA Featherweight title, at ExciteFight Conquest of the Cage on November 4,2017.
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Bea Malecki was scheduled to fight the debuting Tracy Smith at Conquest of the Cage on February 2,2018.
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Bea Malecki won the fight by a technical knockout, stopping her opponent after just 22 seconds.
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On July 11,2018, it was revealed that Bea Malecki would be one of the fighters featured on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters.
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Bea Malecki lost the quarterfinal bout against Leah Letson by unanimous decision.
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Bea Malecki made her promotional debut against Duda Santana at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Smith on June 1,2019.
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Bea Malecki made her second appearance in the organization against Veronica Macedo at UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira on March 14,2020.
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Bea Malecki was expected to face Tracy Cortez at UFC Fight Night 179 on October 11,2020.
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However, Bea Malecki withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Stephanie Egger.
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Bea Malecki was then scheduled to face Norma Dumont at UFC on ABC 2 on April 10,2021.
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Bea Malecki faced Josiane Nunes at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs Gastelum on August 21,2021.
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Bea Malecki lost the fight via knockout in round one.
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On June 8,2023, it was announced that Bea Malecki was no longer on the UFC roster after she indicated she wanted to move up in weight but UFC conveyed they were no longer interested in having a Women's Featherweight division.