Sarah Alpar

BIOGRAPHY

Sarah Alpar is an MMA fighter who competes in the UFC’s women’s flyweight division. Born and raised in Glendale, Arizona, she began her martial arts training at a young age with taekwondo and wrestling. At 17, Sarah made her amateur MMA debut, quickly amassing a 5-1 record before turning professional in 2015.

After working as a bartender for several years to make ends meet, Sarah signed with the Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) promotion in 2017. Her impressive performances earned her five consecutive victories within two years of joining the LFA roster. In 2019 she was signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Since joining the UFC roster Sarah has fought three times and won each bout by unanimous decision – most recently against Karolline Rosa at UFC Fight Night 180 on October 18th 2020. This victory marked her fifth straight win as a professional MMA fighter and propelled her into contention for rankings within the top 15 of both media outlets’ official women’s flyweight lists. As of 2021 she is ranked #14 according to ESPN & #15 according to Sherdog respectively.

In addition to competing professionally inside of The Octagon™️ , Sarah also serves as an ambassador for numerous organizations that seek to empower young girls through sports such as Girls Who Code & Little Legends Foundation Athletics Program; which provides children from underserved backgrounds access to athletics programs they otherwise couldn’t afford or have access too . She is also active partnership work with various fitness brands such as Reebok & Nike outside of competition commitments .

Outside of fighting , Sarah enjoys spending time outdoors camping , rock climbing , hiking throughout Arizona’s Sonoran Desert where she calls home alongside her rescue pup Koda . In 2020 despite all major combat sporting events being postponed due Covid-19 pandemic restrictions ; Alpar still managed find time train everyday coach up coming fighters hone their craft when not competing herself . With no signs slowing down anytime soon it doesn’t look like fans will be deprived anymore epic match ups between fan favorite any time soon .