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Jessica Penne : la ceinture noire qui a tout tent\u00e9<\/h2>\n

Une pionni\u00e8re pass\u00e9e par toutes les cases<\/h3>\n

En mai 2009, Jessica Penne monte dans la cage du Bellator 5 et entre dans les livres d’histoire : elle est la premi\u00e8re femme \u00e0 combattre sous la banni\u00e8re Bellator. \u00c0 l’\u00e9poque, le MMA f\u00e9minin ne b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie d’aucune vitrine t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9e, d’aucun contrat UFC. Penne n’attend pas qu’on lui ouvre la porte \u2014 elle construit la sienne. N\u00e9e le 30 janvier 1983 \u00e0 Newport Beach (Californie), dipl\u00f4m\u00e9e de la Cal State Fullerton en communication, la grappleuse californienne encha\u00eene les circuits r\u00e9gionaux avant de devenir l’une des rares \u00e0 avoir tenu un titre mondial avant m\u00eame que l’UFC n’ouvre ses portes aux femmes en poids paille.<\/p>\n

Championne Invicta, puis chemin vers l’UFC<\/h3>\n

Le 6 octobre 2012, \u00e0 l’Invicta FC 3, Penne s’empare de la ceinture atomweight (105 lbs) en soumettant Naho Sugiyama \u00e0 l’\u00e9tranglement triangle au deuxi\u00e8me round. Elle devient la toute premi\u00e8re championne atomweight de l’Invicta \u2014 une organisation alors en train de poser les fondations du MMA f\u00e9minin professionnel. Elle perd cette ceinture le 5 avril 2013 face \u00e0 Michelle Waterson (armbar), dans un combat \u00e9lu Combat de l’ann\u00e9e Invicta 2013. Ce duel reste l’une des meilleures performances de sa carri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

En 2014, elle participe \u00e0 The Ultimate Fighter 20, la saison enti\u00e8rement d\u00e9di\u00e9e aux poids paille f\u00e9minins. \u00c9limin\u00e9e en demi-finale, elle rebondit le 12 d\u00e9cembre 2014 \u00e0 la TUF 20 Finale en battant Randa Markos en d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e \u2014 et d\u00e9croche son contrat UFC avec un bonus Combat de la nuit au passage.<\/p>\n

Le d\u00e9fi J\u0119drzejczyk et les ann\u00e9es de suspension<\/h3>\n

Le 20 juin 2015 \u00e0 Berlin, lors de l’UFC Fight Night 69, Penne affronte la championne du monde Joanna J\u0119drzejczyk pour le titre poids paille. Le duel tourne court : J\u0119drzejczyk, impitoyable au stand-up, l’arr\u00eate par TKO au troisi\u00e8me round. Penne est stopp\u00e9e mais le combat lui vaut un second bonus Combat de la nuit \u2014 signe que la bagarre \u00e9tait r\u00e9elle.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 partir de 2017, les suspensions USADA brisent l’\u00e9lan. Un premier contr\u00f4le positif en mars 2017 (st\u00e9ro\u00efde anabolisant, li\u00e9 selon elle \u00e0 un compl\u00e9ment DHEA prescrit par un m\u00e9decin) lui vaut 18 mois. Puis une seconde violation en 2019 lui impose 20 mois suppl\u00e9mentaires. Elle ne remet les pieds dans l’octogone qu’en 2021, apr\u00e8s quatre ans d’absence quasi-totale.<\/p>\n

Le retour, les soumissions et la fin de contrat<\/h3>\n

Le 7 ao\u00fbt 2021 \u00e0 l’UFC 265, Penne signe son grand retour de la meilleure fa\u00e7on : armbar sur Karolina Kowalkiewicz au premier round, \u00e0 4 minutes 32. Performance of the Night. La ceinture noire de JJB sous Lucas Leite parle encore. Elle encha\u00eene avec une d\u00e9faite face \u00e0 Emily Ducote (juillet 2022), une soumission conc\u00e9d\u00e9e contre Tabatha Ricci \u00e0 l’UFC 285 en mars 2023, puis un ultime combat le 19 octobre 2024 contre Elise Reed (d\u00e9cision unanime perdue, UFC Fight Night 245). Fin octobre 2024, l’UFC ne renouvelle pas son contrat.<\/p>\n

Au final : un palmar\u00e8s de 14 victoires (dont 8 par soumission) et 9 d\u00e9faites sur une carri\u00e8re qui aura dur\u00e9 pr\u00e8s de vingt ans, deux \u00e8res du MMA f\u00e9minin travers\u00e9es, un titre mondial, et un statut de pionni\u00e8re incontestable dans une division qu’elle a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 b\u00e2tir.<\/p>\n

Style de combat<\/h3>\n

Penne est avant tout une grappleuse. Ceinture noire de jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien (BJJ) sous Lucas Leite depuis janvier 2015, ceinture marron de judo, elle cherche constamment \u00e0 amener le combat au sol pour finir \u00e0 l’armbar ou \u00e0 l’\u00e9tranglement. Debout, elle utilise des crochets, des coups de pied au corps et les genoux en clinch. Huit de ses quatorze victoires professionnelles sont des soumissions \u2014 la stat qui d\u00e9finit le mieux son jeu.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> Wikipedia (EN)<\/a>, UFC.com<\/a>, Wikipedia (FR)<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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