Destanie Yarbrough is an American professional martial artist, specializing in
Muay Thai
Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...
. She competes in the
Heavyweight (MMA) division.
Background
Destanie Yarbrough was born on July 12, 1990.
She won a college scholarship for track and field to
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities i ...
, later transferring to
Fresno State for track and field.
Yarbrough was a star running back for the
Central Cal War Angels of the
Women's Football Alliance until the team was dissolved in November 2017.
She became a pro fighter in 2016.
Yarbrough trains in
Fresno,
California, at the Halo Jiu Jitsu Training Center.
Yarbrough has been an outspoken advocate for her WMMA division: “Personally, I feel MMA fans outside the United States are more accepting of female heavy- and open weight fighters. I hope and believe that the women’s heavy- and open weight divisions will grow via depth in fighters, fans, popularity, and significance. I feel at this moment we are seen as a “joke” in the sport; there are promoters, organizations, and people who see us as “fat chicks” – unpleasant and distasteful to their eyes. My response to those people is always, ‘To each his own!‘ We are a determined and powerful group of women, in and out of the cage. We will not stop paving this road until we can claim a championship belt.”
Mixed martial arts career
For her first heavyweight fight, Yarbrough faced Crystal Parson at The Warriors Cage 24 in Porterville California on April 1, 2016. She won by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) in the first round.
For her second heavyweight fight, Yarbrough faced
Gabi Garcia at
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round on September 25, 2016. She lost the fight via Americana submission in the first round.
For her third fight, Yarbrough faced Begimzhan Kasymova at
2017 in Road FC
The year 2017 was the 8th year in the history of the Road Fighting Championship, a mma promotion based in South Korea. 2017 started with Road FC 036 and ended with Road FC 045 XX.
List of events
Road FC 045 XX
Xiaomi ''Road FC 045 XX'' wa ...
on Dec 23, 2017. She won the fight via decision in the second round.
Mixed martial arts record
References
External links
*http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Destanie-Yarbrough-220815 Sherdog.com
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1990 births
Living people
Heavyweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing
Mixed martial artists utilizing shootboxing
Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
American female mixed martial artists
American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
American Muay Thai practitioners
Female Muay Thai practitioners
21st-century American women