Colleen Schneider (born March 12, 1982 in Syracuse, New York) is a retired

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. Colleen was a contestant in season 18 of

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reality competition television show.

Early life

She attended Cicero-North Syracuse High School in New York, and graduated from the

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with a bachelor's degree in physics. While at Berkeley, Schneider competed in and taught

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, which led her to discover

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Mixed martial arts career

Strikeforce

On August 13, 2010, she made her debut for the

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promotion at Strikeforce Challengers 10 in a reserve bout for their one-night Women's Welterweight tournament. She lost to future

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bantamweight

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via unanimous decision after two rounds.

Super Fight League

After going 1–4 in her first five fights, she signed with the upstart Indian promotion, the

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at SFL 2 against Cherie Buck in the flyweight division. She won the fight via TKO in the second round. She then fought

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at SFL 6, in which she won after stopping Saber from elbow strikes in the first round. She then competed against Sanja Sucevic at SFL 14 to crown the first SFL World Women's Flyweight Champion. After using her wrestling to control Sucevic in the first two rounds, Schneider submitted Sanja with a keylock to win her first title. She later relinquished the title in order to compete to get onto The Ultimate Fighter season 18 reality television show.

The Ultimate Fighter

In May 2013, Dave Meltzer released a list of rumored participants on the upcoming The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate and Schneider was on the list. In August 2013, it was confirmed that Schneider was one of the fighters selected to be on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate. In the elimination fight to get into the TUF house, Schneider faced

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and lost via an armbar submission in the first round.

Invicta FC

Schneider made her

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debut on February 27, 2015, against

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. She lost the fight via submission in the first round. She returned to Invicta January 16, 2016 with a split decision win over Raquel Pa’aluhi. At Invicta 17 on May 7, 2016 she faced

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for the bantamweight championship but was defeated via unanimous decision.

Bellator MMA

In November 2016 Schneider signed for Bellator. She made her debut against Chrissie Daniels at Bellator 170 on January 21, 2017. She won the fight via anaconda choke submission in the first round. Schneider faced

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at Bellator 182 on August 25, 2017. She lost the fight due to a catastrophic knee injury at the end of the first round. The injury led to a difficult surgery and rehab, after which Schneider chose to retire from the sport. She is now pursuing a PhD in sustainable economics at the

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Titles

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Submission Grappling World Championships *2014 – SFL Super Fight League World Women’s Bantamweight Champion *2013 – SFL Super Fight League World Women’s Flyweight Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Colleen 1982 births Living people American female mixed martial artists American female taekwondo practitioners American Muay Thai practitioners Female Muay Thai practitioners American female sport wrestlers American submission wrestlers American catch wrestlers American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Mixed martial artists from New York (state) Sportspeople from Syracuse, New York University of California, Berkeley alumni Flyweight mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing catch wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Kunlun Fight MMA Fighters 21st-century American women