Annalisa Bucci


Annalisa Bucci is an Italian female kickboxer and mixed martial artist, based in Rimini. She has competed professionally since 2005 and is the currently competing in the Bellator Featherweight division and in the SUPERKOMBAT Lightweight division.
She is the former WAKO Kickboxing and ISKA Muay Thai World Champion.
Combat Press ranked her as a top ten MMA women's featherweight between September 2014 and January 2017.

Martial arts career

Kickboxing and Muay Thai

Annalisa Bucci made her kickboxing debut against Arianna Leonardi on the Italian regional scene, and won her first professional bout.
In 2007 she defeated Gabriella Carmelita to win an Italian National Amateur Championship.
In 2009 she scored a TKO win over Chantal Ughi to win the WMTI Intercontinental Thai Boxing Title.
Bucci won the European WAKO Pro K1 title through a decision win over Najat Hasnouni-Alaoui.
She unsuccessfully challenged Kerry Louise for the WFKKO World title, losing a unanimous decision.
She entered the 2012 WAKO European Pro Tournament. Despite defeating Dilek Yucel in the semi finals, she lost to Boglaka Brunner in the final match.
She captured the ISKA Muay Thai World Title with a decision win over Stacey Parker.

Mixed martial arts

Bucci made her MMA debut during Dangerous Zone, in 2010, winning through a first round TKO.
She lost her next two fight against Slavka Vitaly, through an armbar, and against Myriam Lamare by unanimous decision.
Over the next two years she amassed a 6-1 record, with four of those six wins ending with a finish.
She made her Bellator MMA debut in 2014, during Bellator 130, but lost in the third round by a rear naked choke.

Titles

Mixed martial arts record