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Olga Rubin

Olga Rubin is a Moscow-born Israeli mixed martial arts fighter who fought for the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship in 2019.

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Olga Rubin
Born
18 August 1989, Moscow
Occupation
martial artist, mixed martial arts fighter

Olga Rubin was born in 1989 in Moscow

Olga Rubin was born in Moscow on August 18, 1989, and moved to Israel as a small child. From age 3 she trained in ballet, floor gymnastics and artistic gymnastics. At 15 she turned to modeling, then began training in a gym.

After watching Ronda Rousey fight, she decided to train in MMA, learning Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She won gold medals in Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions in 2014 and 2015, including the Israeli title in the 70 kg category in January 2015. She holds a degree in interior design and a fitness instructor certificate from the Wingate Institute.

She made her professional debut at Bellator 164 in November 2016 and won by TKO. In July 2019 she fought Julia Budd for the Bellator featherweight title and lost by TKO in the first round. Bellator released her in July 2021.

She then moved down to bantamweight and fought in Invicta FC. She lost title fights against Taneisha Tennant in 2022 and Talita Bernardo in 2024. Her 2023 win over Claire Guthrie was named Submission of the Year by Combat Press. She is married and has a child.

Milestones in Olga Rubin's life

  1. 1989

    Born in Moscow.

  2. 2015

    Won the Israeli Brazilian jiu-jitsu title in the 70 kg category.

  3. 2016

    Made her professional MMA debut at Bellator 164.

  4. 2019

    Fought Julia Budd for the Bellator featherweight title and lost.

  5. 2021

    Was released from Bellator.

  6. 2022

    Lost an Invicta FC bantamweight title fight to Taneisha Tennant.

  7. 2023

    Beat Claire Guthrie by submission at Invicta FC 53.

  8. 2024

    Lost an Invicta FC title fight to Talita Bernardo.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Olga Rubin and Hebrew Wikipedia, אולגה רובין, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: דוג'רית, CC BY-SA 4.0

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