Colleen Schneider attended Cicero-North Syracuse High School in New York, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in physics.
16 Facts About Colleen Schneider
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Colleen Schneider lost to future UFC bantamweight Liz Carmouche via unanimous decision after two rounds.
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Colleen Schneider won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Colleen Schneider then fought Aya Saeid Saber at SFL 6, in which she won after stopping Saber from elbow strikes in the first round.
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Colleen Schneider then competed against Sanja Sucevic at SFL 14 to crown the first SFL World Women's Flyweight Champion.
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Colleen Schneider later relinquished the title in order to compete to get onto The Ultimate Fighter season 18 reality television show.
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In May 2013, Dave Meltzer released a list of rumored participants on the upcoming The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs Team Tate and Colleen Schneider was on the list.
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Colleen Schneider made her Invicta Fighting Championships debut on February 27,2015, against Irene Aldana.
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Colleen Schneider lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Colleen Schneider returned to Invicta January 16,2016, with a split decision win over Raquel Pa'aluhi.
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Colleen Schneider made her debut against Chrissie Daniels at Bellator 170 on January 21,2017.
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Colleen Schneider won the fight via anaconda choke submission in the first round.
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Colleen Schneider faced Kate Jackson at Bellator 182 on August 25,2017.
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Colleen Schneider lost the fight due to a catastrophic knee injury at the end of the first round.
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The injury led to a difficult surgery and rehab, after which Colleen Schneider chose to retire from the sport.
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Colleen Schneider is pursuing a PhD in sustainable economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.