1. Rachael Ostovich was born on February 25,1991 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division.
26 Facts About Rachael Ostovich
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Rachael Ostovich began wrestling at 7 years of age, followed by cheerleading after seeing Bring It On, and judo in the off-season.
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Rachael Ostovich became team captain for all three sports in high school.
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Rachael Ostovich placed third at the 2008 HHSAA judo state championships, and placed first in 2009.
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Rachael Ostovich placed first in the state for cheerleading, and third for wrestling.
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Rachael Ostovich was a mixed martial arts fan from childhood, citing her father Robert "Bob-O" Rachael Ostovich and Gina Carano as inspirations.
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Rachael Ostovich's father is a former professional fighter, trainer, and promoter.
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Rachael Ostovich originally began training for MMA because she wanted to continue competing in sports after high school.
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Rachael Ostovich made her professional MMA debut in January 2014 in her native Hawaii.
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Rachael Ostovich debuted for the all-female Invicta Fighting Championships in December 2014.
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Rachael Ostovich faced Evva Johnson at Invicta FC 10 and won the fight by split decision.
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Rachael Ostovich lost the bout via verbal submission to an armbar in the third round.
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Rachael Ostovich won the fight via armbar submission in the first round.
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Rachael Ostovich faced Montana De La Rosa on July 6,2018, at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale.
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Rachael Ostovich lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round three.
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Rachael Ostovich was scheduled to face Paige VanZant on January 19,2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 1.
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Rachael Ostovich lost the fight by submission via armbar in the second round.
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Rachael Ostovich was scheduled to face Veronica Macedo on August 10,2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 14, but Rachael Ostovich was replaced by Polyana Viana for unknown reasons.
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Rachael Ostovich was scheduled to face Shana Dobson at UFC Fight Night 168 in Auckland, New Zealand on February 23,2020, at UFC Fight Night 168.
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However, Rachael Ostovich was removed from the bout due to testing positive for ostarine, and she was replaced by Priscila Cachoeira.
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On June 18, it was announced that Rachael Ostovich had accepted a USADA suspension for one year due to testing positive for ostarine, retroactive to January 3,2020.
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Rachael Ostovich tested positive for Ostarine and GW1516 on January 3,2020, and she was suspended by USADA for eight months.
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Rachael Ostovich faced Gina Mazany on November 28,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs Lewis.
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Rachael Ostovich lost the fight via third round TKO from body kicks.
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On November 18,2018, Rachael Ostovich was assaulted in her hometown of Honolulu, leaving her with a broken orbital bone.
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Rachael Ostovich filed and was granted a temporary restraining order against her husband effective until May 19,2019.