1. Felice Nicole Herrig was born on September 18,1984 and is an American retired kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, and mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the strawweight division.
46 Facts About Felice Herrig
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Felice Herrig had a younger brother, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age of two.
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Felice Herrig was ranked as high as number 2 in the World in the IKF International Kickboxing Federation Pro Women's Muay Thai Bantamweight Division.
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Felice Herrig won the title on November 15,2008, in Chicago, Illinois, US, when she defeated Katie Meehan by unanimous decision.
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Felice Herrig has competed in the World Combat League with the St Louis Enforcers.
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Felice Herrig appeared on Fight Girls in 2007 on the Oxygen and won her fight in Thailand against a champion Thai fighter.
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Felice Herrig was later scheduled to appear on another reality show about women's MMA called the Ultimate Women Challenge.
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Felice Herrig faced Iman Achhal at UWC: Man "O" War on February 21,2009, in her MMA debut.
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Felice Herrig faced Michele Gutierrez at Unconquered 1: November Reign on November 20,2009, and won the fight by armbar submission in the second round.
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Felice Herrig faced Jessica Rakoczy at Bellator 14 on April 15,2010.
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Felice Herrig faced Amanda LaVoy at XFO 37 on December 4,2010.
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Felice Herrig won the fight via armbar submission in the first round.
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On January 14,2011, Felice Herrig faced Barb Honchak at Hoosier Fight Club 6: New Years Nemesis in Valparaiso, Indiana.
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Felice Herrig faced Andrea Miller at Chicago Cagefighting Championship 3 on March 5,2011.
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Felice Herrig won the fight by TKO in the first round.
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Felice Herrig faced Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc at XFO 39 on May 13,2011, at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
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Felice Herrig's scheduled bout against undefeated Kelly Warren at Fight Tour on August 20,2011, was cancelled due to Warren weighing in 7 pounds overweight.
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Felice Herrig faced Carla Esparza at XFC 15: Tribute on December 2,2011, in Tampa, Florida.
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Felice Herrig next faced Simona Soukupova at XFC 19: Charlotte Showdown on August 3,2012.
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Felice Herrig was scheduled to return to Bellator to face Michele Gutierrez in a rematch at Bellator 84 on December 14,2012.
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Felice Herrig next competed against Heather Clark at Bellator 94 on March 28,2013.
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Felice Herrig retaliated with a punch of her own, before order was restored.
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Felice Herrig faced Tecia Torres at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs Smith on December 7,2013 and lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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On December 11,2013, it was announced that Felice Herrig was signed by the UFC along with ten other strawweight fighters to compete on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, which will crown the first ever UFC women's strawweight champion.
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Felice Herrig was the sixth fighter to go to coach Anthony Pettis.
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Felice Herrig faced rival Heather Jo Clark in a rematch in the preliminary round of the tournament.
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Felice Herrig lost to Randa Markos via submission in the quarterfinal round of competition.
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Felice Herrig's first fight after The Ultimate Fighter was against Lisa Ellis at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on December 12,2014.
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Felice Herrig won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Felice Herrig faced Paige VanZant on April 18,2015, at UFC on Fox 15.
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Felice Herrig next faced Kailin Curran at UFC on Fox 20 on July 23,2016.
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Felice Herrig won the fight by rear naked choke just two minutes into the first round.
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Felice Herrig next faced Alexa Grasso on February 4,2017, at UFC Fight Night 104.
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Felice Herrig faced Justine Kish on June 25,2017, at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee.
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Felice Herrig faced Cortney Casey on December 2,2017, at UFC 218.
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Felice Herrig faced Karolina Kowalkiewicz on April 7,2018, at UFC 223.
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Felice Herrig next faced Michelle Waterson on October 6,2018, at UFC 229.
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Felice Herrig was expected to face Xiaonan Yan on June 8,2019, at UFC 238.
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However, on April 30,2019, it was reported that Felice Herrig suffered from a torn ACL and was pulled from the event.
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Felice Herrig faced Virna Jandiroba on August 15,2020, at UFC 252.
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Felice Herrig lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.
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Felice Herrig lost the bout via rear-naked choke in the second round, retiring after the bout.
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Felice Herrig retired from competing in MMA after the loss.
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Felice Herrig made her professional boxing debut against Veronika Dmitriyeva on July 22,2023.
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Felice Herrig is a playable character in the 2011 video game Supremacy MMA for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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Felice Herrig appeared in American Ninja Warrior in 2015, and again in 2016, but did not complete the initial courses.