Brianna Van Buren


Anicia Brianna Van Buren is a mixed martial artist from the United States, competing in the strawweight division for UFC. She is a former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Van Buren started her professional MMA career in 2012 and fought primarily in California. She amassed a record of 3-1 prior to being signed by Invicta FC.

Invicta Fighting Championships

Van Buren made her Invicta FC debut on February 27, 2015 at against Amy Montenegro. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Van Buren next faced Jamie Moyle on December 15, 2018 at . She won the fight by unanimous decision.
On May 3, 2019, Van Buren competed in the first Phoenix Series tournament. A new one-night tournament to determine a new strawweight champion. In the opening round, she faced Manjit Kolekar and won the fight via submission by way of armbar in the first round. She moved on to face Juliana Lima in the semi-finals, winning the fight via unanimous decision. In the finals, Van Buren faced Kailin Curran. She submitted Curran in the second round with a rear naked choke to become the new Invicta FC Strawweight Champion. She would later vacate her title in order to sign with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On her UFC debut, she faced Lívia Renata Souza, replacing injured Cynthia Calvillo, on July 13, 2019 at. She won by unanimous decision.
Van Buren faced Tecia Torres on June 20, 2020 at. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Van Buren's moniker "Tha Bull" or "The Bull" was coined by her grandfather when she was young as she used to running around with such attitude that her grandfather called her "El Torito", "The baby bull" in Spanish.

Mixed martial arts record

Mixed martial arts exhibition record