Elina "Gunner" Kallionidou ( gr, Ελίνα Καλλιονίδου, born Nov 18, 1998) is a Greek female

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division of the

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. Elina is a Former Cage Survivor Bantamweight Champion and have Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt.

Background

She started MMA after being shown wrestling by a teacher and as a form of self-defence at the age of 14, before balancing school and a professional career, making her MMA debut at the age of 16. The athlete of ‘Armagos Gym’, with coaches in her corner Costa and Giorgos Armagos, has brought for Greece the first victory in the promotion.

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator MMA

Kallionidou made her MMA debut at the age of 16, winning all her first bout and beating much more experienced opponents, winning the CS Women's Bantamweight title in the process. Making her Bellator debut against

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at Bellator 169 on December 16, 2016; she lost the bout by unanimous decision. In her sophomore performance, she faced Anastasia Yankova on April 8, 2017 at Bellator 176, losing the bout via unanimous decision. After her two losses in Bellator as a teenager, Kallionidou finished her next two opponents since leaving in 2017, submitting Barbara Nalepka via bulldog choke at Ladies Fight Night 8, and knocking out future UFC fighter Qihui Yan in the third round at WKG & M-1 Challenge 100. These performances led her to resigning with Bellator. In her return performance, Kallionidou face Bruna Ellen on July 12, 2019 at Bellator 224, losing the bout in which she broke her hand via unanimous decision. Kallionidou faced

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on 22 February 2020 at Bellator 240, losing the bout via unanimous decision. After a year and half layoff, Kallionidou made her return against Petra Částková on October 1, 2021 at Bellator 267, submitting her opponent via heel hook in the first round. Kallionidou faced

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on May 13, 2022 at

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. She won the bout via TKO stoppage due to ground and pound at the end of the second round. Kallionidou faced Jena Bishop on February 25, 2023 at

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. She lost the bout by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* CageSurvivor ** CS Women's Bantamweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kallionidou, Elina 1998 births People from Preveza Living people Bellator MMA champions Bellator female fighters Greek female mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Greek practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners