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Pro wrestler turned MMA fighter, Melissa “Thunder Rosa” Cervantes lost her debut for Combates Americas but isn’t going to let the loss keep her down.

Melissa “Thunder Rosa” Cervantes lost her debut bout against Nadine Mandiau, via decision, during Combate Americas: San Antonio on Nov. 8, but she isn’t going to let the debut loss get her down.

Cervantes took to Facebook after the fight to address her fans.

“June 2019 marked the beginning of a wild ride that is called MMA,” she wrote. “I was afraid and uncertain that I was going to be able to achieve this. Many times I was tired, exhausted and ready to quit. Being a full [time] wrestler on the road and training 4-6 times a week was not an easy task.”

Despite the loss, however, she isn’t deterred.

“Although my hand wasn’t the one raised at the end, I left my heart and soul in that [La Jaula] I have no regrets,” she wrote. “I earn more experience and I want to keep getting better every day.”

Ok here I go on this post….. June 2019 marked the beginning of a wild ride that is called MMA. I was afraid and… Posted by Mel Cervantes on Saturday, November 9, 2019

2019 has been an exciting year for Cervantes. She not only made her MMA debut but also became a staple in the NWA women’s division where she’s currently one of their top stars. On top of that, she also became a United States citizen after passing her citizenship test. Cervantes rose to fame over the last couple of years thanks to El Rey’s Lucha Underground, where Cervantes performed as Kobra Moon.

Her opponent was making her professional MMA debut and fights out of San Diego, CA.