Genah Fabian (born September 5, 1989) is a New Zealand

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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 ...

Background

Said by Fabian in an interview, "I was born and raised in West Auckland as a kid and then we moved into central Auckland when I went to High School. I went to Auckland Girls Grammar - AGGs (laughs) and when I was 19 I moved to Sydney, Australia and was back and forth to NZ - my family are all still here and are based Central, so it's handy. I'm Samoan, Maori, German - my mum's Samoan/German and my dad's Maori. My mum's family are from the island of Upolu. My grandmother's from Lufilufi, Lefaga and Saleimoa and my dad's Tainui, which is Waikato." As a youth, Fabian found early success on the athletics track qualifying for the junior Olympics as well as becoming a competitive rower when she lived in Australia. At 19, she moved to Sydney and was working at media organization

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, after finishing up in a sales and marketing role at Fairfax in New Zealand. In 2011, Fabian was involved in a serious car accident which left her home bound for about three months in Sydney. After becoming depressed due to being home bound, a friend told her about going to a muay thai training camp in Thailand. There she fell in love with the sport and relocated to Thailand. Fabian's greatest achievement in sports so far is winning the WMC middleweight title. She is a cousin of

City Kickboxing City Kickboxing is a mixed martial arts training gym based in Auckland, New Zealand. The gym features professional fighters who have competed in many major promotions, such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator, ONE Championship ...

head coach

Eugene Bareman Eugene Bareman (born May 21, 1979), is a New Zealand mixed martial arts trainer. He is a former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is the head trainer and founder of City Kickboxing. Early life Bareman was born in New Zealand to ...

Mixed martial arts career

Professional Fighters League

2019 season

After picking up a win on the regional Australian scene in 2015, Fabian returned to MMA for the 2019 Professional Fighters League season. In her first bout, she faced Bobbi Jo Dalziel at PFL 1 on May 9, 2019. She lost the bout via unanimous decision. Fabian faced Moriel Charneski on July 11, 2019, at PFL 4. She won the bout in the first round by dropping Moriel and finishing her on the ground. Fabian was scheduled to face

Kayla Harrison Kayla Jean Harrison (born July 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former Olympic and world champion judoka, currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Harrison competed in the weight category in jud ...

at PFL 7 on October 11, 2019, but Fabian was forced to pull out of the bout due to illness and issues with her weight cut.

2021 season

Fabian made her return against Laura Sanchez at PFL 3 on May 6, 2021. She won the bout via unanimous decision. Fabian faced Julija Pajić on June 25, 2021, at PFL 6. She won the bout in the second round after dropping Pajić with a head kick and then finishing her with punches. Fabian faced

in the Semifinals off the Women's Lightweight tournament on August 19, 2021, at PFL 8. She lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

2022 season

Fabian faced

Julia Budd Julia Olivia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadians, Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). She has fought in M ...

on May 6, 2022 at PFL 3. At weigh-ins, Fabian missed weight for the bout, officially weighing in at 160.8 pounds, 4.8 pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. She was fined 20 percent of her purse, and was rendered ineligible to win playoff points. She was given a walkover loss, and was penalized one point in the PFL standings. Budd received a walkover win regardless of bout outcome. Despite this, Fabian won the bout on the scorecards of all three judges, improving her professional record to 5-2, despite officially losing the bout under the structure of the PFL. Fabian faced

Larissa Pacheco Larissa Moreira Pacheco (born September 7, 1994) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the PFL. Since 2020, Pacheco was ranked within the top 10 of the Women's Featherweight+ rankings by Fight Matrix, ha ...

on July 1, 2022 at PFL 6. She lost the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.

Professional boxing fights

In March 2021, Fabian made her professional boxing debut against Ariane Nicholson. Due to an accidental headbutt, Nicholson received a bad cut which forced the referee to stop the fight, ending in a no contest.

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

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