Olga Bakalopoulos
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Olga Bakalopoulos is a Canadian mixed martial artist. She was born Toronto
, Ontario
, where she lived for 15 years, also living in Greece for 3 years (she is fluent in Greek). She now lives in Los Angeles, United States, of which she says "it was always a dream of mine to come".
- "I thought and still think that that's the way a female is meant to look". She has worked with weights extensively since then, lifting 4 times a week.
She began her martial arts training after a friend introduced her to wrestling
. Having competed in that sport, she later took up brazilian jiu-jitsu
; she has been trained by 4th degree black belt Marcus Vinicius at the Beverly Hills Jiu Jitsu Club since February 1999. Bakalopoulos then moved into MMA during the year 2000 (she states in an ADCC interview that she started in 1998, but this may refer to her wrestling). When asked by Thomas Gerbasi about women in combat sport, Bakalopoulos replied:
She counts Bas Rutten
and Marco Ruas
amongst her former trainers.
Olga had lots of fans all around the world. Olga was one of the best wrestling and MMA instructors in the world and transmitted her knowledge on several tours around the world. In 2005, Olga retired as a professional MMA fighter and no longer gave private MMA and wrestling lectures.
|Win
|3-0
|Jennifer Irons
|Submission (Keylock)
|CLM 3 - Combate Libre Mexico 3
|09/20/2002
|N/A
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
|2-0
|Shannon Hooper
|Submission (Keylock)
|HOOKnSHOOT - Revolution
|04/13/2002
|1
|2:13
|
|
|-
|Win
|1-0
|Angela Tyler
|Submission
|CFF - The Cobra Challenge 2000
|06/3/2000
|1
|2:34
|
|
|}
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, where she lived for 15 years, also living in Greece for 3 years (she is fluent in Greek). She now lives in Los Angeles, United States, of which she says "it was always a dream of mine to come".
Biography
She states on a female bodybuilding site that "as a teenager I was always interested in sports and strength events", taking part in basketball, field hockey and soccer, among others. At the age of 17, she found inspiration in the female bodybuilder Nikki FullerNikki Fuller
Nikki Fuller is an American professional female bodybuilder and actress. At her largest, Fuller weighed and her biceps measured...
- "I thought and still think that that's the way a female is meant to look". She has worked with weights extensively since then, lifting 4 times a week.
She began her martial arts training after a friend introduced her to wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
. Having competed in that sport, she later took up brazilian jiu-jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
; she has been trained by 4th degree black belt Marcus Vinicius at the Beverly Hills Jiu Jitsu Club since February 1999. Bakalopoulos then moved into MMA during the year 2000 (she states in an ADCC interview that she started in 1998, but this may refer to her wrestling). When asked by Thomas Gerbasi about women in combat sport, Bakalopoulos replied:
She counts Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten
Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist, Karate and Taekwondo blackbelt, and kickboxer. He was a UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak...
and Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas
Marco Antônio de Lima Ruas is a retired mixed martial arts fighter and instructor. Most notably, he was the UFC 7 Tournament Champion and is considered one of the earliest examples of the complete mixed martial artist, highly skilled in both striking and grappling.-Biography:Ruas is famous for...
amongst her former trainers.
Olga had lots of fans all around the world. Olga was one of the best wrestling and MMA instructors in the world and transmitted her knowledge on several tours around the world. In 2005, Olga retired as a professional MMA fighter and no longer gave private MMA and wrestling lectures.
Career
- 1st Place Winner, California International on March 10, 2001 in CA
- 1st Place & Overall Winner, U.S. Open in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on Nov. 5, 2000 in Santa Cruz, CA
- 2nd Place Winner, World Wide Championships in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on July 26, 2000 in Rio, Brazil
- Winner in MMA by submission at the Underground in Killen, TX in June 2000
- Winner in MMA by submission at the Cobra Challenge in CA on June 2000
- 1st Place and Overall Winner, California State Championships in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on March 26, 2000 in CA
- 1st Place Winner, Gamness Tournament in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
|3-0
|Jennifer Irons
|Submission (Keylock)
|CLM 3 - Combate Libre Mexico 3
|09/20/2002
|N/A
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
|2-0
|Shannon Hooper
|Submission (Keylock)
|HOOKnSHOOT - Revolution
|04/13/2002
|1
|2:13
|
|
|-
|Win
|1-0
|Angela Tyler
|Submission
|CFF - The Cobra Challenge 2000
|06/3/2000
|1
|2:34
|
|
|}