Arlene Blencowe (born 11 April 1983) is a

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

and

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, currently competing in the Women's Featherweight division of

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, where she is the first Australian female fighter in the promotion's history. As of June 28, 2022, she is #5 in the Bellator Women's pound-for-pound Rankings and #2 in the Bellator Women's Featherweight Rankings.

Boxing career

Blencowe began her boxing career in 2012 in her native Australia. She has world championships in

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and Women’s International Boxing Association. She has a current record of 4 wins and 4 losses.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Blencowe began her professional MMA career a year after she began boxing in April 2013. Fighting exclusively in her native Australia, she amassed a record of 5 wins and 4 losses over the first year and a half of her career.

Bellator MMA

On 27 October 2014 it was announced that Blencowe had signed with

. Blencowe made her Bellator debut against

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on 15 May 2015 at

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. She won the fight via TKO in the first round. In her second fight for the promotion, Blencowe faced

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on 28 August 2015 at

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. She lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round. In her third fight for the promotion, Blencowe faced Gabby Holloway on 20 November 2015 at

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. She won the fight via split decision. In her fourth fight for the promotion, Blencowe faced

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on 21 October 2016 at Bellator 162. She lost the bout via majority decision. After picking up two wins outside of Bellator, Blencowe returned to face

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on 25 August 2017 at Bellator 182. She won the fight via split decision. Blencowe fought for the Bellator Women's Featherweight Championship against

in a rematch on 1 December 2017 at Bellator 189. She lost the fight by split decision. Blencowe faced Amber Leibrock on 29 September 2018 at Bellator at

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. She won the fight via technical knockout in the third round. Racking up three straight victories, Blencowe next challenged

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for the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship at Bellator 249 on 15 October 2020. She lost the bout via second round submission. In December 2020, Blencowe signed a new multi-fight contract with Bellator. Blencowe faced

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on July 16, 2021 at

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. She won the bout via TKO in the third round. Blencowe faced

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on November 12, 2021 at

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. She won the bout via unanimous decision. Blencowe rematched

for the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship on April 23, 2022 at

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. She lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

**Most fights in Bellator Women's Featherweight division history (12) **Most knockout wins in Bellator Women's Featherweight division history (four) **Most stoppage wins in Bellator Women's Featherweight division history (four)

Boxing record

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References

External links

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Arlene Blencowe
at Awakening Fighters
Arlene Blencowe Documentary
at Flying Machine Films * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blencowe, Arlene 1983 births Living people Sportswomen from New South Wales Australian female mixed martial artists Australian women boxers Boxers from Sydney Lightweight mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing World boxing champions World welterweight boxing champions Welterweight boxers Lightweight boxers Bellator female fighters Australian people of Filipino descent