Amanda Buckner

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name=Amanda Buckner


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height=5ft 4in (163cm)
weight=135lb (61kg)
birthdate=
died=
fightingfrom= [http://www.ammaonline.com Academy of MMA]
born=Orlando, Florida
hometown=Poland, Maine
fightstyle=Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
wins=11
losses=5
draws=1
nocontest=0
ko=1
submissions=8|

Amanda Buckner is an American mixed martial artist. Her last fight was a decision loss against Takayo Hashi at FFF 4 - Call of the Wild, on April 3, 2008.Buckner was a contestant on MMA reality show BodogFight, but lost in her first bout to Tara LaRosa. She runs the Academy of Mixed Martial Arts in Portland, Maine with her husband MMA fighter Jay Jack.

Biography

Buckner was the point guard on the University of Maine-Farmington’s basketball team for four years. [ cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3180 |title=AMANDA BUCKNER LOOKS BACK, PLANS AHEAD
accessdate=2008-08-18 |publisher=MMAWEEKLY.com, by Amanda Buckner (Courtesy of Ring of Fire) |date=2006-12-27]

Personal life

Amanda is married to fellow MMA fighter Jay Jack. [ [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3752&zoneid=13 “I’ve obviously taken those things into account in training,” explained Amanda. “For the last nine weeks I’ve happened to have a coach, [husband] Jay Jack, who’s extremely good in Judo and has had a black belt in it.”] ]

MMA Record

Championships

*Ring of Fire:*ROF Women's Lightweight Championship
*Smack Girl:*Smack Girl Openweight Championship

References

External links

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* [http://fcfighter.brinkster.net/fighter.asp?FighterID=239004 FCFighter profile]
* [http://www.bjjboulder.com/adult/news.php BJJ Boulder]
* [http://www.ammaonline.com Academy of Mixed Martial Arts]
* [http://www.myspace.com/AmandaBuckner Amanda's MySpace page]