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Maritery Batista is a mixed martial artist, nicknamed 'The Amazon' due to her considerable height.

Biography

Having begun in kickboxing and taekwondo, Batista was later trained by Michael Cordoso in brazilian jiu-jitsu. After only a month of training, she achieved first place in her debut no-gi tournament. This led to several successes in the prestigious NAGA grappling tournament in the US during 2004, meaning that Batista was eventually ranked the 7th best national female no-gi fighter in the US, according to , with little more than a year's worth of experience.

Batista also holds a Masters degree in the study of International Business from Nova Southeastern University. This has enabled her to become Program Director, as well as being an ISSA certified instructor, at .

Career

2004 NAGA Atlanta: 2nd Place No-Gi Women's Middle Weight Advanced
2004 NAGA Atlanta: 1st Place No-Gi Women's Middle Weight Beginner
2004 NAGA World: 1st Place No-Gi Women's Middle Weight Beginner
2004 AMMA: 1st Place Gi Women's Absolute
2004 NAGC: 1st Place No-Gi Women's Middle Weight Beginner
2003 IGC: 1st Place No-Gi Women's Heavyweight Advanced

Sources and See Also

List of female mixed martial artists

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