1. Nadia Kassem was born on 15 November 1995 and is an Australian mixed martial artist who previously fought in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
16 Facts About Nadia Kassem
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Nadia Kassem's grandparents migrated from Lebanon to Australia in the 1970s.
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Nadia Kassem trained in Taekwondo and played rugby and softball when she was young.
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Nadia Kassem was inspired by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs Team Tate TV series, but only started training MMA after watching her brother compete in grappling tournaments.
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Nadia Kassem fought in the Australian circuit under Urban Fight Night and Australia Regional promotion.
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Nadia Kassem was expected to make her promotional debut on 11 June 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt in Auckland, New Zealand against JJ Aldrich, but was removed from the card, citing injury, and replaced by Chan-Mi Jeon.
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Nadia Kassem faced Alex Chambers at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura on 19 November 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
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At the weight-ins, Nadia Kassem weighed in at 120 pounds, 4 pounds over the strawweight upper limit for non-title fights of 116 pounds.
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Nadia Kassem was scheduled to face Xiaonan Yan on 13 June 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132 she was pulled from the event due to injury.
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Nadia Kassem faced Montana De La Rosa on 10 February 2019 at UFC 234.
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Nadia Kassem lost the fight via armbar in the second round.
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Nadia Kassem faced Ji Yeon Kim on 6 October 2019 at UFC 243.
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Nadia Kassem lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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Nadia Kassem faced heavy criticism due to faking a glove touch in the beginning of the opening round.
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Nadia Kassem was scheduled to face Miranda Granger on August 8,2020 at UFC Fight Night 174.
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On October 7,2020 it was reported Nadia Kassem was released by UFC.