Nationality American Name Miriam Nakamoto Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Other names Lisa Lampanelli | Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) Wins by knockout 1 Number of contests 1 | |
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Style Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts |
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Miriam Herbie Nakamoto (born August 5, 1976) is an American professional female Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist fighting at Bantamweight (135 pounds).
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- Miriam nakamoto vs julie kitchen pala casino wck muay thai thai boxing institute 310 897 3132
- Muay Thai career
- Red Canvas
- Invicta Fighting Championships
- Television and film
- Mixed martial arts
- Muay Thai
- Amateur boxing
- References

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Muay Thai career

Nakamoto began fighting Muay Thai professionally in 2005. She is an eight-time world champion in the sport. Having produced a perfect 16-0 record to date.
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In 2012, Nakamoto made the transition to MMA. On September 15, 2012 Nakamoto made her MMA debut at Red Canvas Fight Promotions- Art of Submission 2. Nakamoto finished her opponent, Elizabeth Phillips, with knees in the 2nd round.
Invicta Fighting Championships

Nakamoto made her Invicta FC debut on April 5, 2013 at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson. Nakamoto knocked out future The Ultimate Fighter 18 contestant Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke in the first round. Nakamoto was awarded the IFC: Knock out of the Night. Even though the result was originally a KO victory for Nakamoto, over a month later, it was overturned by the Missouri Office of Athletics to no contest due to an illegal knee.
Nakamoto returned to Invicta FC for their next event, Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg. Miriam faced professional boxer Duda Yankovich. Nakamoto won by first round technical-knockout due to knee and punches. Again, Nakamoto was awarded the IFC: Knock out of the Night.
Nakamoto faced undefeated Lauren Murphy for the inaugural Invicta FC bantamweight championship belt at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith on December 7, 2013. Nakamoto lost the fight in the fourth round when she injured her knee.
Television and film
In 2005, Nakamoto was the Female Lead in the music video Tired of Being Sorry directed by Joaquin Phoenix and performed by indie rock band Ringside. In 2007, Miriam was on the hit reality TV show, Fight Girls, which aired on the Oxygen Channel. In episode 5, Nakamoto defeated housemate Jennifer Tate by split decision after three exhibition rounds.