Crystal Stokes will make her highly anticipated mixed martial arts debut on October 15 when she battles King Reina in a women’s welterweight showdown at the ‘RIZIN 2017 in Fukuoka’ event.

Stokes (0-0), a close friend and training partner of UFC featherweight champion, Cris Cyborg, will be looking to make an immediate statement in her MMA debut by taking out the number-one welterweight fighter in the world in King Reina. The 38-year-old, who stands at 6’0, competed as a gymnast for 20 years, as well as serving eleven years as a United States Marine. She currently plays Women’s Professional Football as a Defensive End for the San Diego Surge and has been training in MMA for several years now.

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Earlier this year, Stokes won a gold medal in a jiu-jitsu competition. Following the big win, she took part in an in-depth interview with ‘Jiu Jitsu World League’. Take a look at the video below.

‘RIZIN 2017 in Fukuoka’ takes place on October 15th from the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. The event will be streamed live via a pay-per-view internet stream. (More details to be revealed during the week of the fight).

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