Tecia Lyn Torres Moncaio is an American mixed martial artist. She is currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 8, she is #10 in the UFC women’s strawweight rankings. Torres has been involved in martial arts since age 3.
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Tecia Lyn Torres Moncaio is an American mixed martial artist. She is currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 8, she is #10 in the UFC women’s strawweight rankings. Torres has been involved in martial arts since age 3. She began in taekwondo as a child, and received her black belt after twelve years practicing the sport. Torres graduated at 20 years old in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts, double majoring in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Florida Atlantic University. She earned her master’s degree in Criminology from the same college in 2017. Torres started her amateur mixed martial arts career in 2011.
She won each of her seven bouts, obtaining 115-pound titles in MMA Solutions, US Freedom Fighter Championship and American Battle Championships. In 2012, Torres moved to professional mixed martial Arts and signed with Invicta Fighting Championships. Torres was announced as one of 11 women signed by the UFC in December 2013. She was also announced that she would compete as a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter reality series, as part of a tournament to crown the inaugural strawweight champion. Torres made her UFC debut against fellow Ultimate Fighter competitor Angela Magaña at TheUltimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on December 12, 2014.
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