Irene Aldana Robles was born on March 26,1988 and is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist.
27 Facts About Irene Aldana
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Irene Aldana currently competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Irene Aldana lost the fight via third-round TKO, giving her the first loss of her professional career.
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Irene Aldana signed with Invicta FC in mid-2014, and made her debut against Peggy Morgan at Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs Tamada on September 9,2014, submitting Morgan with a rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Irene Aldana was then expected to face Marion Reneau at Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs Tiburcio on December 5,2014, but Aldana was forced out of the bout due to an illness and the fight was taken off the card.
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Irene Aldana was scheduled to face Melanie LaCroix at Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs Tweet on February 27,2015 LaCroix withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Colleen Schneider.
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Irene Aldana won the fight via first round rear-naked choke.
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On November 6,2016, it was announced that Irene Aldana was signed to the UFC and would face Leslie Smith on December 17,2016 at UFC on Fox 22.
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Irene Aldana faced Talita Bernardo on January 14,2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi.
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Irene Aldana was scheduled to face Bethe Correia on August 4,2018, at UFC 227; however, the bout was pulled when Correia withdrew due to injury.
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Irene Aldana faced Raquel Pennington on July 20,2019 at UFC on ESPN 4.
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Irene Aldana was scheduled to face Marion Reneau on September 21,2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 17.
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Irene Aldana faced Ketlen Vieira on December 14,2019 at UFC 245.
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Irene Aldana was scheduled to face Holly Holm on August 1,2020 at UFC Fight Night 173.
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Mere hours after the news surfaced, Irene Aldana revealed that the reason for withdrawal was testing positive for COVID-19.
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Irene Aldana faced Yana Kunitskaya on July 10,2021 at UFC 264.
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At the weigh-ins, Irene Aldana weighed in at 139.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit.
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Irene Aldana won the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Irene Aldana was next expected to face Germaine de Randamie at UFC 268 in New York, NY.
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Irene Aldana was scheduled to face Aspen Ladd on April 9,2022 at UFC 273.
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Irene Aldana faced Macy Chiasson on September 10,2022 at UFC 279.
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Irene Aldana won the fight via knockout in the third round via an upkick to Chaisson's body.
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Irene Aldana was scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night 223 in a rematch with Raquel Pennington on May 20,2023.
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On May 2,2023, it was announced that Irene Aldana would replace Julianna Pena in headlining UFC 289 on June 10,2023, in a Bantamweight Championship match against champion Amanda Nunes.
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Irene Aldana lost the bout via unanimous decision, after being dominated for all five rounds.
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Irene Aldana faced Karol Rosa on December 16,2023, at UFC 296.
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Irene Aldana faced Norma Dumont on September 14,2024, at UFC 306.