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Tara LaRosa (born 1978) is a female professional mixed martial artist who previously fought in BodogFight.

She was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion. She later defeated HOOKnSHOOT 125-Pound Champion Cody Welchin in a non-title bout at a HOOKnSHOOT/BodogFight co-sponsored event.

LaRosa also holds wins over other top mixed martial arts fighters such as Amanda Buckner and Kelly Kobold. She signed with the American Fight League, but the promotion folded before its first event.

LaRosa is currently the #4-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and is ranked in the top two at both 125 and 135 pounds according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.

Early life

LaRosa grew up in Woodstown, New Jersey. She attended the now defunct St. James Catholic High School. A love of Jean Claude van Damme and Chuck Norris action films inspired her to enroll in Judo. She soon moved into mixed martial arts training and trained with Royce Gracie.

MMA career

LaRosa faced Alisa Cantwell at XFO 4 on December 3, 2004. She won the fight by armbar submission.

She faced Hitomi Akano at MFC: USA vs. Russia 3 on June 3, 2006. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

LaRosa faced Julia Berezikova at BodogFight - USA vs. Russia on December 2, 2006. She won the fight by armbar submission in the second round.

She faced Kelly Kobold at BodogFight - Alvarez vs. Lee on July 14, 2007 for the BodogFight women's 135-pound championship. She won the fight via armbar submission in the fourth round.

LaRosa faced Alexis Davis at Extreme Challenge: The War at the Shore on January 23, 2009. She won by TKO when the doctor stopped the fight in the third round.

LaRosa rematched Roxanne Modafferi at Moosin: God of Martial Arts on May 21, 2010. She was defeated by Split Decision.