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Pannie Kianzad

Pannie Kianzad
Born Pannie Kianzad
(1991-12-08) December 8, 1991 (age 25)
Ahvaz, Iran
Other names Banzai, Sexy Scramble
Nationality Iranian
Swedish
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Featherweight (2012-2014)
Bantamweight (2014-)
Style Boxing, Shootfighting, Submission Wrestling
Fighting out of Helsingborg, Sweden
Team Rumble Sports
Kaisho Martial Arts
Trainer Tue Kutsikitsoq Trnka
Years active 2012–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 10
Wins 8
By knockout 3
By decision 5
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By submission 1
Website https://www.facebook.com/panniekianzadmma
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: November 9, 2014

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.

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.

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.

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.


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