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Randa Markos
Iraqi-Canadian mixed martial artist
Randa Cemil Markos-Thomas[8][9] (born August 10, ) is an AssyrianIraqi-born Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division.
She most notably fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Personal life
Markos was born in Iraq in She is ethnically Assyrian,[10][11][12] and her parents are of Chaldean Catholic religious background.[12] At the age of three, she and her family were held at gunpoint and imprisoned during the Iran-Iraq War for trying to escape Iraq.
They successfully escaped and boarded a plane to Ontario, Canada that same year.[13]
Markos earned her Pharmacy Assistant Diploma at TriOS College. She then worked as a pharmacy technician at a pharmacy in Windsor.[14]
Mixed martial arts career
Markos made her pro MMA debut on November 17, at IFC 51 defeating Allanna Jones via third round armb