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Tara LaRosa Bio
Tara LaRosa (born January 8, 1978) is an American 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 as the #2 Women's MMA Fighter of all-time according to Fightmatrix.com.
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.
Mixed martial arts 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.
LaRosa faced Takayo Hashi at DaMMAge Fight League 1 on November 24, 2010 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She defeated Hashi by Unanimous Decision after five rounds to become the first DaMMAge Fight League Women's 125 lbs Champion.
LaRosa went on to face Carina Damm at Shark Fights 14 on March 11, 2011 in Lubbock, Texas. She won the fight via submission in the second round.
LaRosa faced Kelly Warren at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 2 on March 30, 2012. She defeated Warren by submission due to an armbar with one second remaining in the fight.
Personal life
Tara's boyfriend, SFC Adrian M Elizalde was killed on August 23, 2007 when an IED hit his truck in Iraq.
Mixed martial arts record
Championships
- DaMMAge Fight League Women's Super Flyweight Champion 2010
- BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion 2007
- UCW Women's Bantamweight Champion 2006
See also
- List of female mixed martial artists
External links
- Professional MMA record for Tara LaRosa from Sherdog
- Tara LaRosa Official Website
- Tara's MySpace page
- Interview with Tara LaRosa
- Jiu-Jitsu Mom: Interview with Tara LaRosa
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