Mathilde Aschenbrenner has a highly atypical profile: holding a black belt in karate, she is now making a name for herself in the cage, where she is doing a series of… submissions. Despite ten years’ experience of karate, the Frenchwoman has developed her ground game to the point of making it her main strength. “When I was 20, I ended up in an MMA class by chance. I had a bad image of the sport, but I fell in love with it. So I took up luta livre, and the ground finally became my strong point! Particularly versatile, Mathilde Aschenbrenner is one of the best fighters currently on the amateur circuit. At the age of 27, she holds two French championship titles, one European title and 5th place at the IMMAF World Championships. Hard to beat that. “I still need to improve my boxing and physical skills. But ideally, I’d like to turn professional this year.” HEXAGONE MMA 15, scheduled for March 15 in Poitiers, is the perfect opportunity for a full-scale test.
The French MMA star
A young MMA prodigy, Mathilde Aschenbrenner has achieved almost everything on the national and international amateur circuit. On the brink of her passage to the professionals, the Frenchwoman is gathering experience, and will perform a full-scale test on March 15, in the HEXAGONE MMA cage.