1. Elaina Maureen Maxwell was born on December 16,1978 and is an American mixed martial arts fighter, and professional kickboxer.
18 Facts About Elaina Maxwell
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Elaina Maxwell started playing soccer in grade school and played volleyball in middle school.
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Elaina Maxwell won the IKF Amateur San Shou Rules Super Welterweight United States Title by forfeit when her opponent Melissa Alley pulled out of the bout after the event started on July 24,2004 in San Jose, California.
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Elaina Maxwell was part of Strikeforce's first female mixed martial arts bout against Gina Carano on December 8,2006.
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Elaina Maxwell faced Michelle Maher in an MMA title match on July 24,2007 at Melee on the Mountain.
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Elaina Maxwell won the fight via Split Decision and is currently the Golden State MMA Light Middleweight Champion.
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Elaina Maxwell faced Miesha Tate at Strikeforce: Melendez vs Thomson on June 27,2008.
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Elaina Maxwell was scheduled to face Alexis Davis at Raging Wolf 7: "Mayhem In The Mist 3" on May 8,2010, but pulled out of the fight due to an injury.
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Elaina Maxwell faced Lizbeth Carreiro at Freestyle Cage Fighting 44 on July 24,2010.
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Elaina Maxwell won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Elaina Maxwell's next fight was against Alexis Davis at Raging Wolf 9 on August 28,2010.
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On November 19,2010, Elaina Maxwell faced Shayna Baszler at The Cage Inc - Battle At The Border 7.
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Elaina Maxwell faced fellow Strikeforce veteran Shana Olsen at Crowbar MMA: Spring Brawl 2 on April 29,2011 in Fargo, North Dakota.
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On July 23,2011, Elaina Maxwell faced Angela Samaro at King of the Cage: Shockwave in Oroville, California.
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Elaina Maxwell defeated Samaro by TKO in the third round.
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Elaina Maxwell faced Ashley Sanchez at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 2 on March 30,2012 in Kearney, Nebraska.
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Elaina Maxwell was scheduled to face Julia Budd at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6,2012, but she was forced to withdraw from the fight due to suffering a concussion in training.
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Elaina Maxwell was featured on MSNBC's Warrior Nation as she prepared to face Gina Carano.