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IFC 4: Akwesasane Cage Combat
The First Women's MMA Event in the U.S.
International Fighting Championship
The first recorded US female competition was at an IFC 4 on March 28, 1997 in Hogansburg, New York at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino, between heavyweights Becky Levi and Betty Fagan.
Levi who her first entry into the world of mixed martial arts was as a strength and conditioning trainer to fellow Arizona resident Don Frye, andpresent as part of his corner during Ultimate Fighting Championship 8, 9 and 10 won by TKO in the first round.
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