Alex Chambers Explained

Alex Chambers
Other Names:Astro Girl[1] [2]
Birth Name:Alexandra Chambers
Birth Date:1978 10, df=yes
Birth Place:New South Wales, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Height:[3]
Weight:115lb
Weight Class:Strawweight
Atomweight
Reach:63inches[4]
Style:Karate, BJJ
Fighting Out Of:Sydney, Australia
Team:VT1 Mixed Martial Arts Academy & Gracie Academy Chatswood
Rank:3rd dan black belt in Karate[5]
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
University:University of Sydney
Years Active:2010–
Mma Kowin:2
Mma Subwin:2
Mma Decwin:1
Mma Subloss:4
Mma Decloss:1
Sherdog:65649

Alex Chambers (born 28 October 1978) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2010, she has also fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Invicta FC.[6] [7] She was also a contestant on .[8]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Chambers started learning karate when she was a child. By the time she was in university, she held a 3rd dan in karate and was competing on an international stage.

Chambers discovered her first (and current) MMA gym through the MMA Underground Forums. Under her gym's tutelage, she was able to become a BJJ national champion before she made her professional MMA debut in May 2010 for the Rize promotion in Australia. It was the first female MMA bout to ever take place in New South Wales state history. She won her debut as well as a subsequent bout which happened around two months later.

After a period of dormancy in 2011, Chambers returned in March 2012 to fight for the Jewels promotion in Japan. She faced Mizuki Inoue and lost the fight via submission. Chambers then returned to Australia to fight in the Brace For War promotion where she was featured as main event on Brace's first ever all female card. She defeated Mika Nagano by TKO on the card.

Invicta Fighting championships

In 2013, Chambers signed with the Invicta FC promotion. She made her US debut on 5 April 2013 at Invicta FC 5 in an atomweight bout. She defeated Jodie Esquibel by submission early in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighter

On 11 December 2013, it was announced that Chambers was signed by the UFC along with ten other strawweight fighters to compete on, which will crown the first ever UFC strawweight champion.[9]

In the first episode, it was revealed that the UFC had seeded the fighters. Chambers was seeded 10th of 16 fighters and was paired with the no. 7 seed, Rose Namajunas. Namajunas was picked fourth by Team Melendez, thereby sending Chambers to Team Pettis. In their fight, she lost the bout via submission in the first round.

After TUF

In her first fight after The Ultimate Fighter, Chambers faced Aisling Daly at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on 12 December 2014.[10] She lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Chambers faced Kailin Curran on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[11] After losing the first two rounds, Chambers came back in the third round to win via submission.[12] The win also earned Chambers her first Performance of the Night bonus award.[13]

Chambers faced Paige VanZant on 5 September 2015 at UFC 191. She lost the fight via submission in the third round.[14]

Chambers faced Nadia Kassem at on 19 November 2017 in Sydney, Australia.[15] At the weight-ins, Kassem weighed in at 120 pounds, 4 pounds over the strawweight upper limit of 116 pounds. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Kassem forfeited 30% of her purse to Chambers.[16] Chambers lost the fight by unanimous decision.[17]

Chambers faced Lívia Renata Souza on 22 September 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137.[18] She lost the fight via a guillotine choke in round one.[19]

In February 2021, it was reported that Chambers and UFC had parted ways.[20]

Personal life

Before becoming a professional MMA fighter, Chambers attended the University of Sydney where she did a double degree in science and mechatronics engineering. Chambers aspired to become an astrophysicist or a robotics engineer before discovering her love for MMA.[21]

Chambers trained at the same gym as fellow UFC fighter and TUF alumni Richard Walsh for seven years.[22]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|5–5|Lívia Renata Souza|Submission (guillotine choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|1:21|São Paulo, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|5–4|Nadia Kassem|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sydney, Australia||-|Loss|align=center|5–3|Paige VanZant|Submission (armbar)|UFC 191||align=center|3|align=center|1:01|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–2|Kailin Curran|Submission (armbar)|||align=center|3|align=center|3:15|Adelaide, Australia||-|Loss|align=center|4–2|Aisling Daly|Submission (armbar)|The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale||align=center|1|align=center|4:53|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center |4–1|Jodie Esquibel|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson||align=center | 1|align=center | 1:35|Kansas City, Missouri, United States||-|Win|align=center |3–1|Mika Nagano|TKO (knee and punches)|BFW 17: Brace Girls||align=center | 1|align=center | 0:42|Southport, Australia||-|Loss|align=center |2–1|Mizuki Inoue|Submission (armbar)|Jewels 18th Ring||align=center | 1|align=center | 4:32|Tokyo, Japan||-|Win|align=center |2–0|Claire Fryer|TKO (punches)|Rize 6: Defiance||align=center | 1|align=center | 2:57|Chandler, Australia||-|Win|align=center |1–0|Jessica Tolhurst|Decision (unanimous)|Rize 5: Revolution||align=center | 3|align=center | 3:00|Chandler, Australia||-|}

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|-|Loss|align=center|0–1| Rose Namajunas| Submission (rear-naked choke)| | (airdate)|align=center|1|align=center|4:38|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States|

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Astrophysicist from Australia is the Lightest Fighter in UFC History. . 5 December 2014 .
  2. Web site: Alex Chambers joins The Ultimate Fighter . . Adelaide. 11 December 2014 .
  3. Web site: Fight Card – UFC 191 Johnson vs. Dodson 2. UFC.com. 6 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170928193424/http://www.ufc.com/event/UFC191/printFightCard. 28 September 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Alex Chambers Awakening Profile. Awakeningfighters.com. 2016-02-20.
  5. Web site: TUF Fighter: Alex Chambers. UFC.com. 5 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Alex Chambers: WMMA's next big thing . . 11 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211064104/http://www.insidemma.com.au/fighters/418-alex-chambers-wmmas-next-big-thing- . 11 December 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: Cage fighting draws fighting to the ring . . 11 December 2014 .
  8. Web site: Knockout MMA fighter Alex Chambers stars in first all-female Ultimate Fighter reality series . . 11 December 2014 .
  9. Web site: UFC Announce Plans for Strawweight Division with TUF 20, Signings of Several Invicta FC Roster Confirmed. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212021107/http://mmainsider.net/13572/ufc-announce-plans-for-strawweight-division-with-tuf-20-signings-of-several-invicta-fc-roster-confirmed. dead. 12 December 2013. MMAInsider.net. Dave Reid. 11 December 2013. 11 December 2013.
  10. Web site: TUF 20 Finale adds six fights in Las Vegas, including Herrig-Ellis, Torres-Magana. mmajunkie.com. Matt Erickson. 11 December 2013. 11 December 2013.
  11. News: UFC Fight Night 65 official for Australia with Hunt-Miocic, Tavares-Whittaker, more. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 17 February 2015. 17 February 2015.
  12. Web site: UFC Fight Night 65 results: Alex Chambers pulls off comeback submission of Kailin Curran. mmajunkie.com. Steven. Marrocco. 10 May 2015.
  13. News: UFC Fight Night 65 bonuses: With 10 finishes in 12 fights, who got $50,000?. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2015-05-10. 2015-05-10.
  14. Web site: UFC 191 results, highlights: Paige VanZant dominates, taps Alex Chambers with armbar. mmajunkie.com. Brent Brookhouse. 2015-09-05. 2015-09-05.
  15. News: Alex Chambers keert eindelijk terug tegen Nadia Kassem tijdens UFC Sydney. 2017-08-24. MMA DNA. 2017-08-25. Dutch.
  16. News: UFC Fight Night 121 official weigh-in results: Headliner set, but four fighters heavy. 2017-11-18. MMAjunkie. 2017-11-18. en-US.
  17. News: UFC Fight Night 121 results: Nadia Kassem goes the distance to top gritty Alex Chambers. 2017-11-19. MMAjunkie. 2017-11-19. en-US.
  18. Web site: Livia Renata Souza maakt UFC debuut in São Paulo tegen Alex Chambers. DNA. MMA. mmadna.nl. en-US. 2018-06-27.
  19. News: UFC Sao Paulo results: Livia Renata Souza debuts in spectacular fashion, overwhelms Alex Chambers. 2018-09-22. MMAjunkie. 2018-09-23. en-US.
  20. Web site: Insiders' Scoop: Nine UFC departures that went unnoticed, UFC 262 plans, and more. Nolan King. February 17, 2021. MMAjunkie.com.
  21. Web site: Alex Chambers forgoes a robotics career for a life inside the Octagon . . 13 December 2014 .
  22. Murray, Oliver. "VT1 Academy fighters Richard Walsh and Alex Chambers take step closer to Ultimate Fighting Championship dreams", The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 16 December 2013. Retrieved on 23 July 2014.