Debi Purcell

Debi Purcell is an American mixed martial artist. She is formerly an assistant coach to the Southern California Condors of the International Fight League.

Biography

Purcell has been involved in fitness and martial arts for over twenty years, with competitive experience in Vale Tudo, submission grappling, boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, wrestling, Tae Kwon Do and gymnastics. Her introduction to MMA came in 1993 during the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship, when she was training alongside some of the first competitors in Huntington Beach. Having taken kickboxing, boxing and JKD, she moved on to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and finally Vale Tudo under the famous Marco Ruas, when she says "everything started to make sense".

She is actively involved in supporting women's MMA, having set up Fightergirls.net and the WMAA (Women's Martial Arts Association), along with competing herself. Her eventual goal is to develop quality competitions on a regular basis for female MMA fighters, as she discusses in a 2004 interview with TheFightGame.tv.

Purcell signed a three-fight deal with Elite XC. Her first fight was against Rosi Sexton at the August 15, 2008 show in Friant, California.Debi lost to Sexton by split decision.

Personal life

Debi is engaged to brazilian black belt world champion Ronald Assumpcao and is planning on getting married after her next fight.She is also gaining a step-son named Gustavo.

Career

• First woman to ever compete and win in King of the Cage
• Ultimate Wrestling World Title Belt Holder
• Hook-N-Shoot Revolution Winner, 2002
• Headliner on the first ever all women NHB card in US history
• Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota Winner
• Black Belt in Ruas Vale Tudo
• Black Belt in Taekwondo
• Only female coach in IFL history

MMA Record

4-2-0 (wins-losses-draws)
Result	Opponent	Method	Event Title	Date	Round	Time
Loss	Rosi Sexton	Decision (Split)	ShoXC: Suganuma vs. Hamman II	08/15/2008	3	5:00
Loss	Hitomi Akano	Decision (Unanimous)	Smackgirl - Advent of Goddess	02/15/2006	2	5:00
Win	Nicole Albrect	Decision (Unanimous)	KOTC 17 - San Jacinto	10/19/2002	2	5:00
Win	Amy Pitan	TKO	UW - Ultimate Wrestling	06/29/2002	1	N/A
Win	Christine Van Fleet	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	HOOKnSHOOT - Revolution	04/13/2002	1	2:42
Win	Amber Mosely	TKO	UW - Street Fight Minnesota	09/30/2001	1	N/A

References

External links

• View Debi Purcell Video Highlights at Subfighter.com
• Fightergirls.net
• Official Site
• Debi Purcell IFL Page
• Ironlife Interview, May 2004
• TheFightGame.tv Interview, 2004 (video)
• ADCC Interview, 2004

See also

• List of female mixed martial artists