Pannie Kianzad born December 8, 1991 in Ahvaz, Iran is an Iranian-Swedish mixed martial artist. She is current signed by Invicta FC in the Women's Bantamweight division. Before that she fought in Cage Warriors where she held the bantamweight title. As of July, 2015 Kianzad is ranked 15th in the world as a bantamweight and 2nd among bantamweights outside of UFC. Kianzad is the highest ranked bantamweight in Europe.
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Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Kianzad started her martial arts career in boxing when she was around 14 years old and she went on to compete in around 30 amateur boxing fights. In 2010, she competed in the Swedish National Championships in Shootfighting and came in second place claiming the silver medal after losing to Lina Länsberg in the final. The following year, at 19 years of age, she became Swedish Champion in Shootfighting by defeating Genesini Serena by submission (armbar) in the second round.
After turning professional in MMA she revenged her loss against Lina Länsberg in her third fight, which she won by TKO. She racked up five straight wins in smaller organizations before getting signed to Cage Warriors. During this period she transitioned from team Kaisho in Helsingborg, Sweden, to Rumble Sports in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Cage Warriors
In 2014 Kianzad signed with British top promotion Cage Warriors. She made her promotional debut against Megan van Houtum on August 22, 2014 at Cage Warriors 71. She won the fight by TKO in the third round.
Kianzad was expected to face Agnieszka Niedzwiedz for the vacant bantamweight title on November 15, 2014 at Cage Warriors 74, but Niedzwiedz was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and Kianzad's opponent was changed to be Finnish fighter Eeva Siiskonen. After five rounds Kianzad defeated Siiskonen by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) to become Cage Warriors first female bantamweight champion.
Invicta Fighting Championship
After staying undefeated through her first 7 fights, and claiming the Cage Warriors title, Kianzad got another step up in her career as she got signed by Invicta FC in March, 2015.
She made her promotional debut against Jessica-Rose Clark on July 9, 2015 at Invicta FC 13. Kianzad won the fight by a one-sided unanimous decision.
Kianzad was set to face newly crowned champion Tonya Evinger in a title fight on September 14, 2015 at Invicta FC 14. However, Kianzad missed weight for the fight so it was changed to a non-title bout. She lost by TKO in the second round.
She fought Raquel Pa'aluhi on January 14, 2017 at Invicta FC 21. She lost the fight by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.
Kianzad faced Sarah Kaufman on January 13, 2018 at Invicta FC 27. At weight-ins, Kianzad weighted 136.7 Ibs, missing 1.7 Ibs of the upper limit of bantamweight of 135 Ibs and the bout proceeded at catchweight. Kianzad was fined twenty five percent of her purse for falling make weight.She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Cage Warriors Fighting Championship
- CWFC Women's Bantamweight Championship (One time; First; Current)
- Nordic MMA Awards - MMAViking.com
- 2013 Female Fighter of the Year
Shootfighting
- Swedish Shootfighting League
- 2011 National Women's Featherweight Shootfighting Champion
- 2010 National Women's Featherweight Shootfighting Runner-Up
Mixed martial arts record
References
External links
- http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Pannie-Kianzad-99523
- http://www.bursprak.se/pannie-banzai-kianzad/
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