Minna Grusander (born March 22, 1989) is a Finnish

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, incorpo ...

. She previously competed for

Invicta Fighting Championships Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currentl ...

. Grusander fought

Jinh Yu Frey Jinh Hie Yu Frey (born May 20, 1985) is a Korean-American mixed martial artist and currently competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Background Frey was ...

for the Invicta atomweight title.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Grusander made her professional debut against Iman Darabi at FNF 10. She won the fight by majority decision. Grusander was scheduled to fight Anna Kuzmenko at Battle of Botnia 2016. She won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Grusander was scheduled to fight the former K-1 Krush Flyweight and future

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champion

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at Pancrase 284. Kondo won the fight by unanimous decision. Returning to Finland, Grusander was scheduled to fight Tiia Kohtamaki at FNF 14. Grusander won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Grusnader was scheduled to fight Elena Belaya at FNF 15. She won the fight by a first-round rear-naked choke submission. Grusander was scheduled to fight outside of Finaland for the second time in her professional career, being scheduled to fight Hanna Gujwan at Ladies Fight Night 8. She won the fight by a second-round rear-naked choke.

Invicta

Grusander was scheduled to make her Invicta debut against Fernanda Barros at Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba. The fight was likewise Grusander's atomweight debut. Grusander won the fight by a second-round TKO. In her second fight with Invicta, Grusander was scheduled to challenge the reigning Invicta FC Atomweight champion

at Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander. Frey won the fight by a highly controversial unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47). The majority of fans scored the fight for Grusander. MMA Viking awarded the fight the 2018 "Robbery of the Year". An immediate rematch with

was scheduled for Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II. Frey won the closely contested fight by split decision, with scores of 48-47, 47-48 and 48-47. The media members scored the fight for Frey.

Post title fights

After losing back-to-back title fights, Grusander returned to strawweight and was scheduled to fight Magdaléna Šormová at Oktagon 16. Šormová won the fight by unanimous decision. Grusander faced Shauna Bannon on March 15, 2023, at Invicta FC 52: Machado vs. McCormack. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

* IMMAF ** 2015 IMMAF Amateur MMA World Championships (52kg) *

**Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Kalyn Schwartz *Nordic Awards **2017 Female Fighter of the Year **2018 Robbery of the Year vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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