Hannah Eliza Goldschmidt (born May 18, 1992) is an American

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who competes in the

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division of the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Background

Goldy grew up in

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, running

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, and competing in

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. In 2014, while living in Manhattan she went with her father to a boxing event called "Friday Night Fights", held in an old church. She immediately fell in love with martial arts and went to a gym the next day. Before MMA, she had a boxing match and three Muay Thai fights, winning all 4.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

She made her professional debut against future UFC fighter

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at Island Fights 37 on March 11, 2016, winning the bout via unanimous decision. She would then go on to win her bout against Vanessa Marie Grimes via TKO in the second round at Island Fights 46. At Premier FC 26 she faced Lisa Blaine, defeating her via unanimous decision, followed by a bout against Shannon Goughary at Island Fights 50, which she won in similar fashion. Goldy was invited onto Dana White's Contender Series 17 on June 18, 2019, where she faced Kali Robbins. She won the bout via unanimous decision, but wasn't offered a UFC contract.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Goldy made her UFC debut at flyweight against

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on August 3, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Goldy was scheduled to face

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on February 23, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 168 ''UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 168'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 26'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 23, 2020, at Spark Arena in Auckland ...

. However, Goldy pulled out due to a shoulder injury. Goldy was scheduled to face

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to take place on March 27, 2021 at

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. However, Goldy pulled out of the fight on March 24, due to testing positive for COVID-19, and the bout was scrapped. The pairing was rescheduled to

UFC on ESPN 22 ''UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 22'' and ''UFC Vegas 24'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 17, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterpr ...

on April 17, 2021. A week before the bout, Goldy pulled out of the event, and she was replaced by LFA Women's Strawweight champion Lupita Godinez. Goldy faced

Diana Belbiţă Diana Irena Belbiţă (born June 26, 1996) is a Romanian mixed martial artist, and former kickboxing, judo and kempo practitioner. She competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Belbiţă is a former world and ...

at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw on July 24, 2021. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Goldy, as a replacement for Cory McKenna, faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann on September 18, 2021. She won the fight via an armbar in round one. Goldy was scheduled to face

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on February 26, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 202 ''UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 202'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 60'' and ''UFC Vegas 49'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 26, 2022 at the U ...

. On February 23, Goldy withdrew from the bout due to illness and the bout was cancelled. Goldy faced

Molly McCann Molly McCann (born 4 May 1990) is an English mixed martial artist. She is a former Cage Warriors Flyweight Champion and currently competes in the women's flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Early life McCann was born ...

on July 23, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 208 ''UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 208'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 66'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 23, 2022, at The O2 Arena in Lon ...

. She lost the bout via TKO in the first round.

Personal life

Goldy has a son, Odin (born 2017) with fellow mixed martial artist Alex Nicholson.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldy, Hannah 1992 births Living people American female mixed martial artists Strawweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters American women boxers American Muay Thai practitioners Female Muay Thai practitioners 21st-century American women