Lea Bivins might be making her pro MMA debut Friday, and without the benefit of an amateur career, but she’s far from a stranger to the world she’s jumping into.
Bivins has spent her life exposed to combat sports thanks in large part to her father, Anthony Bivins, who has six pro MMA fights and now is her head coach at the gym her family owns near Sacramento, Calif.
The 20-year-old started training when she was 5 and has childhood experience in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling and pankration. But now her focus is on MMA, and she’ll make her pro debut to kick off the ONE on Prime Video 3 card at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bivins (0-0) takes on Noelle Grandjean (3-0) to open the card at atomweight (115 pounds).
