Randa Markos was born on the 10th August 1985, in Baghdad, Iraq, and is a professional mixed martial artist (MMA), who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Strawweight division, and was the PFC Strawweight Championship in 2014.
Have you ever wondered how rich Randa Markos is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Markos’ net worth is as high as $185,000, an amount earned through her successful career in the MMA, active since 2009.
Randa Markos Net Worth $185,000
Born in Iraq, her family moved to Ontario, Canada following the outbreak of the Gulf War. The whole family was held at gunpoint, but somehow escaped the danger and boarded a plane to Canada.
Once settled, Randa didn’t experience one of those childhoods from books, since her father would often abuse her and her mother. She found her peace in a gym, and after her education was over, Randa decided to focus on a professional MMA career. She also worked as a pharmacy technician, however, tired of an everyday life, Randa chose mixed martial arts as her profession, and made her debut in 2012 at IFL 51: No Guts, No Glory, against Allana Jones. Randa was victorious after successfully completing an armbar submission. She continued quite successfully with three wins until her first loss in January 2014, when she faced Justine Kish at RFA 12: Ortega vs. Koch. Nevertheless, she quickly bounced back to win the vacant PFC Strawweight Championship in a match against Lynnell House.
She was then named into The Ultimate Fighter as a part of the Team Pettis, and in the first match faced Tecia Torres, defeating Torres by a decision, and then defeated Felice Herrig in the first round, but her stint on the tournament came to an end when she lost to Rose Namajunas in the semi-final.
However, she has remained with the UFC promotion, and made her official debut at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale against Jessica Penne, but lost by a split decision, although the fight earned Fight of the Night honors, which only increased Randa’s net worth. Her first win as a part of the UFC came at UFC 186 in April 2015, when she defeated Aisling Daly, which added a considerable amount to her net worth. Since then, she has continued in mixed form, winning and losing alternatively, defeating Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger and Carla Esparza, but losing to Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Cortney Casey and most recently to Alexa Grasso, to post a record of seven wins and five losses. Regardless, in 2015 Randa was named WESPY Female Athlete of the Year, thanks to her success in the MMA.
Her next bout is scheduled for the 27th January 2018 against Juliana Lima at UFC on Fox 27.
Regarding her personal life, Randa has been married to Jeff Thomas since 2011, but there is no further information about their marriage, including whether the couple has children or not.
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