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Julie Kedzie (born 1981) is an American female mixed martial artist. She is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and specializes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Kedzie is currently the #10-ranked 135-pound female fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.
Early life
Kedzie was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Bloomington, Indiana when she was twelve so her mother could pursue a doctorate in neurobiology from Indiana University. She has a sister named Jenny Raff.
She and her sister were enrolled in Tae Kwon Do by her father when Julie was five years old.
She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Indiana University.
MMA career
Kedzie rose to prominence in mixed martial arts on November 19, 2005, when she won the one-night HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix in Evansville, Indiana. She repeated this feat in 2006.
On February 10, 2007, Kedzie faced undefeated rising star Gina Carano in a featured bout at EliteXC: Destiny, which aired live on Showtime. She was defeated by Carano, but the fight received Fight of the Night honours.
The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper for Memphis, Tennessee, called the fight, "The first women's MMA fight ever shown on cable television."
Following the Elite XC fight, Kedzie defeated Kelly Kobold at BodogFight - Vancouver on August 24, 2007. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Kedzie later signed a contract with the American Fight League, but the promotion folded and Kedzie was released from her contract.
Along with her fighting career, Kedzie is also Greg Jackson's personal assistant at Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts.
Kedzie was scheduled to face Sarah D'Alelio at Jackson's MMA Series 2 on September 4, 2010, but the fight was cancelled after Kedzie signed on to take part in the filming of the Ultimate Women Challenge reality show.
Mixed martial arts record
Accomplishments
- 2005 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix Champion
- Extreme Grappling Open Champion
- World Kickboxing Association National Champion
External links
- Professional MMA record for Julie Kedzie from Sherdog
- Fightergirls.com profile
See also
- List of female mixed martial artists
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