1. Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman was born on September 20,1985 and is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist.
44 Facts About Sarah Kaufman
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Sarah Kaufman competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship.
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Sarah Kaufman is a graduate of Claremont Secondary School and attended two years at the University of Victoria with a goal of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon.
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Sarah Kaufman joined the school for an aerobics kickboxing class.
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Sarah Kaufman was awarded her brown belt on October 1,2011.
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Sarah Kaufman faced Valerie Letourneau at TKO 29 - Repercussion on June 1,2007.
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Sarah Kaufman won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Sarah Kaufman captured the Hardcore Championship Fighting Women's Bantamweight Championship by defeating Ginele Marquez via TKO in the second round at HCF - Title Wave on October 19,2007.
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Sarah Kaufman faced Molly Helsel at HCF - Crow's Nest on March 29,2008.
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Sarah Kaufman won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Sarah Kaufman debuted for Armageddon Fighting Championship on April 2,2011 at the promotion's fifth event, Judgment Day, where she fought in front of her hometown of Victoria, British Columbia.
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Sarah Kaufman defeated Megumi Yabushita by TKO in the third round of the main event.
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Less than one month later on May 15,2009 at Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs Aina, Sarah Kaufman made her Strikeforce debut as a late replacement against wrestler Miesha Tate.
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Sarah Kaufman fought again five weeks later on June 19,2009 at Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs Cyborg against submission specialist Shayna Baszler and won via Unanimous Decision.
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Sarah Kaufman was set to face highly touted Japanese standout Takayo Hashi at Strikeforce Challengers: Sarah Kaufman vs Hashi on November 20,2009, but the fight was later removed from the card.
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However, Strikeforce maintained that Sarah Kaufman's contract was automatically extended following her title victory over Takayo Hashi and she remained with the promotion.
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Sarah Kaufman defended her Strikeforce title against Roxanne Modafferi at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs Mahe on July 23,2010.
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Sarah Kaufman won the fight via knockout due to a slam in the third round.
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Sarah Kaufman faced Marloes Coenen on October 9,2010 in San Jose, California.
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Sarah Kaufman was defeated by Coenen at 1:59 of the third round by submission after tapping out to an armbar applied from the bottom.
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On July 22,2011, Sarah Kaufman defeated Liz Carmouche via unanimous decision at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs Bowling III in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Sarah Kaufman won the back and forth bout via majority decision.
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Sarah Kaufman challenged Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey on August 18,2012, in San Diego, California.
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Sarah Kaufman was defeated by submission due to an armbar early in the first round.
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Sarah Kaufman was scheduled to make her Invicta FC debut against Kaitlin Young at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6,2012.
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Sarah Kaufman faced Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs Waterson on April 5,2013.
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On February 25,2013, Sarah Kaufman signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship along with four other women.
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Sarah Kaufman was expected to make her promotional debut against Sara McMann at UFC Fight Night 27 on August 28,2013.
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Sarah Kaufman faced fellow UFC newcomer Jessica Eye at UFC 166 on October 19,2013.
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Sarah Kaufman was expected to face Shayna Baszler at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale.
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Sarah Kaufman was then scheduled to face Amanda Nunes, but Nunes withdrew as well.
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Sarah Kaufman eventually faced former opponent Leslie Smith on the card.
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Sarah Kaufman was scheduled to face Germaine de Randamie at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2.
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Sarah Kaufman became a free agent after the UFC did not resign her to a new contract after the loss to Valentina Shevchenko.
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Sarah Kaufman faced Pannie Kianzad on January 13,2018 at Invicta FC 27.
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Sarah Kaufman won the bout in the third round via rear-naked choke.
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In 2019, Sarah Kaufman joined the Professional Fighters League to compete in their Women's Lightweight tournament.
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Sarah Kaufman won the fight via an arm-triangle choke submission in the first round to earn 6 points in the first round.
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Sarah Kaufman was expected to face Roberta Samad at PFL 4 on July 11,2019.
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However, Samad missed weight and the bout was cancelled with Sarah Kaufman being awarded 3 points.
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Sarah Kaufman faced Bellator vet Jessy Miele on November 20,2021 at BTC 13: Power.
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Sarah Kaufman won the bout via TKO due to ground and pound in the first round.
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Sarah Kaufman was scheduled to face Claudia Leite for the inaugural PAW FC Women's Bantamweight Championship at PAW FC 1 on January 15,2022.
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Sarah Kaufman announced her retirement from MMA on June 30,2022.