Diana Belbiţă

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Diana Belbiţă
BornDiana Irena Belbiţă
(1996-06-26) June 26, 1996 (age 25)
Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
Other namesThe Warrior Princess
NationalityRomanian
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg; 8 st 3 lb)
DivisionStrawweight
Flyweight
Reach68 in (173 cm)[1]
StyleKickboxing, karate, kempo
Fighting out ofStoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
TeamHouse of Champions MMA
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins14
By knockout6
By submission4
By decision4
Losses6
By submission4
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Diana Irena Belbiţă (born June 26, 1996) is a Romanian mixed martial artist, and former kickboxing , judo and kempo practitioner. She competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Belbiţă is a former world and European kempo champion, as well RXF and KSW championships challenger.

Background[]

Belbiță entered the world of contact sports at the age of 12, when she started judo, and later went to kickboxing and karate. In 2014 she became a professional fighter and eventually managed to win the titles of European and World champion in kempo.[2] She initially struggled with financial difficulties in her career.[3]

In 2019, Diana appeared on the Ferma, a show based on a group of celebrities living together twenty-four hours a day in a farm, with no privacy for three months and isolated from the outside world, which gave her a boost in popularity.[4]

Mixed martial arts career[]

Early career[]

Diana Belbiță, starting her professional career in 2014, compiled a 13–4 record on the European MMA scene, with three of the losses coming to UFC/Bellator MMA veterans Cristina Stanciu, Ariane Lipski for the KSW Women's Flyweight Championship at KSW 39: Colosseum,[5] and Iony Razafiarison.[6]

Ultimate Fighter Championship[]

Belbiţă made her UFC debut against Molly McCann on 18 October 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman.[7] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8]

Belbiţă faced Liana Jojua at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige on July 16, 2020. She lost the fight via armbar in first round.[9]

Belbiţă faced Hannah Goldy at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw on July 24, 2021.[10] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[11]

Belbiţă is expected to face Gloria de Paula at UFC Fight Night 202.[12]

Championships and accomplishments[]

Kempo[]

  • United World Sport Kempo Federation
    • 2017 UWSKF European Open Championship Gold Medalist Gold[15]

Kickboxing[]

Karate[]

  • Romanian Federation of Contact Martial Arts
    • 2013 FRAMC Romania Budokai National Championship Sei-Budokai Gold Medalist Gold[17]

Unifight[]

  • Fédération Européenne d'Unifight
    • 2010 ECIFAU European Junior Unifight Championship -52 kg/114 lb Full-Contact Gold Medalist Gold[18]

Mixed martial arts record[]

Professional record breakdown
20 matches 14 wins 6 losses
By knockout 6 0
By submission 4 4
By decision 4 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14–6 Hannah Goldy Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw July 24, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Strawweight debut.
Loss 13–6 Liana Jojua Submission (armbar) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige July 16, 2020 1 2:47 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss 13–5 Molly McCann Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman October 18, 2019 3 5:00 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Belbiţă was deducted a point in round 2 for grabbing the cage.
Win 13–4 Ana Maria Pal Submission (armbar) RXF 34 May 13, 2019 2 3:26 Brașov, Romania
Win 12–4 Milena Bojiç TKO (punches) RXF 33 December 10, 2018 1 0:17 Bucharest, Romania
Win 11–4 Ana Maria Pal Submission (armbar) RXF 30 August 20, 2018 2 1:35 Bucharest, Romania
Win 10–4 Cristina Netza TKO (punches) RXF 29 December 18, 2017 3 0:49 Brașov, Romania
Loss 9–4 Iony Razafiarison Submission (guillotine choke) Superior Fighting Championship 18 September 16, 2017 2 1:21 Ludwigshafen, Germany For the Superior FC Flyweight Championship.
Win 9–3 Morgane Manfredi Decision (majority) RXF 27 July 29, 2017 3 5:00 Piatra Neamț, Romania
Loss 8–3 Ariane Lipski Submission (armbar) KSW 39: Colosseum May 27, 2017 1 4:52 Warsaw, Poland For the vacant KSW Women's Flyweight Championship.
Win 8–2 Katarzyna Lubońska Decision (unanimous) KSW 36: Materla vs. Palhares October 1, 2016 3 5:00 Zielona Góra, Poland Return to Flyweight.
Win 7–2 Virág Furó TKO (elbows) RXF 23 June 6, 2016 1 2:08 Bucharest, Romania
Win 6–2 Paulina Borkowska TKO (head kick and punches) RXF 22 March 21, 2016 1 4:00 Bucharest, Romania
Loss 5–2 Eeva Siiskonen Decision (split) Lappeenranta Fight Night 14 November 28, 2015 3 5:00 Lappeenranta, Finland
Loss 5–1 Cristina Stanciu Submission (armbar) RXF 18 June 15, 2015 1 2:41 Cluj-Napoca, Romania For RXF Bantamweight Championship.
Win 5–0 Renáta Cseh-Lantos Decision (unanimous) RXF 17 March 16, 2015 3 5:00 Craiova, Romania Return to Bantamweight.
Win 4–0 Roxana Crișan TKO (punches) Ultimate Fighting Tournament 3 November 7, 2014 1 N/A Cluj-Napoca, Romania Flyweight debut.
Win 3–0 Alice Ardelean Submission (armbar) RXF 14 November 3, 2014 2 3:05 Sibiu, Romania
Win 2–0 Roxana Dinescu Submission (armbar) RXF 12 August 4, 2014 2 4:12 Mamaia, Romania
Win 1–0 Roxana Crișan TKO (punches) RXF 10 April 5, 2014 1 1:22 Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania Bantamweight debut.

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com.
  2. ^ "Diana Belbiță, noi precizări despre motivul pentru care a lăsat România pentru Canada: "Aș prefera ca lumea să nu mă mai judece"". GSP (in Romanian). Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ^ ""Prinţesa războinică" din Severin şi viaţa de campioană la arte marţiale: "Am văzut ce înseamnă bătaia pe bune. Am crezut că nu mai pot să mă ridic"". adevarul.ro. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ^ "Diana Belbiţă, concurentă în emisiunea "Ferma", e campioană la Kempo. La 15 ani şi-a luat viaţa în propriile mâini | Stiri, Vedete si Evenimente". Viva.ro (in Romanian). 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ "Războinica lui Sandu Lungu, Diana Belbiţă, a pierdut meciul pentru centura KSW: "Ne vom revedea în aceeaşi cuşcă!" (FOTO)". www.ebihoreanul.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. ^ Bitter, Shawn (2019-05-06). "Welcome to the UFC: Diana Belbita". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  7. ^ Martin, Damon (2019-08-20). "Molly McCann, Deron Winn fights announced for UFC on ESPN 6 in Boston". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  8. ^ Doherty, Dan (2019-10-18). "UFC Boston Results: Pressure of Meatball Molly McCann Too Much for Debuting Belbita". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  9. ^ Staff (2020-06-15). "UFC Fight Island 1 Results: Liana Jojua Armbars Diana Belbita in First Round". CageSide Press. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  10. ^ ""Prințesa războinică" din Strehaia, gata să scrie istorie pentru România în UFC! Va lupta în Las Vegas". www.digisport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  11. ^ Doherty, Dan (2021-07-24). "UFC Vegas 32 Results: Diana Belbita Gets First UFC Win Over Hannah Goldy". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  12. ^ Behunin, Alex. "Diana Belbita vs. Gloria de Paula Set For February 19 UFC Event". Cageside Press. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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  19. ^ Sherdog.com. "Diana". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

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