Jujeath Nagaowa (born August 5, 1987) is a Filipina

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 ...

and

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, who has fought for world titles for

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and

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. As a mixed martial artist, she has competed for WSOF and

ONE FC ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...

Early life and Career

Jujeath Nagaowa was born in

Baguio Baguio ( , ), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. Both of her parents were farmers and were separated during her early childhood. She was forced to become independent in her high school days when she lived at her aunts house. Her career started on physical fitness in losing weight by Muai Thai and

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

, but she had never been interested in becoming an athlete. In 2006 an invitation of Muai Thai competition in

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

gave Naogawa some inspiration to become an athlete. Later on she chose

as her ideal sport after the first time she won. On December 19, 2015, Nagaowa will be fighting against Japanese Nao Ikeyama in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for the WBO female atomweight title.

Professional boxing record

Mixed martial arts record

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Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

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Tharoth Sam Tharoth Sam is a Cambodian actress and mixed martial artist specializing in the Khmer fighting style of Bokator. She has previously competed in ONE FC. Biography Sam grew up in a refugee camp on the border of Cambodia and Thailand. Her father, O ...

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