Emily Kagan
Emily Peters Kagan (born July 14, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who last fought in the Strawweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She has also fought for Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts career. Early life and career. Kagan graduated from Goucher College with a degree in business management and began her amateur MMA career in March 2010, recording five wins and two losses. Kagan made her professional MMA debut in September 2012. She competed twice that year, winning both fights by decision. Invicta Fighting Championships. In 2013, Kagan signed with the Invicta FC promotion. She  made her debut on January 5, 2013 at Invicta FC 4. She lost to Rose Namajunas by submission in the third round. Kagan rebounded in her second fight for the promotion at Invicta FC 6 on July 13, 2013. She defeated Ashley Cummins by split decision. Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Ultimate Fighter. On December 11, 2013, it was announced that Kagan was signed by the UFC along with ten other strawweight fighters to compete on , which will crown the first ever UFC strawweight champion. In the first episode, it was revealed that the UFC had seeded the fighters. Kagan was  seeded 15th of 16 fighters and was paired with the no. 2 seed, Joanne Calderwood. Calderwood was picked third by Team Pettis, thereby sending Kagan to Team Melendez. In their fight, she lost the bout via majority decision. After TUF. Kagan's first fight after The Ultimate Fighter was against Angela Hill at on December 12, 2014. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Kagan last fought Kailin Curran at in Las Vegas losing by submission. In April 2016 Kagan was officially dropped from the UFC roster.