Biography(references)Inoue was born on August 19, 1994 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. A year later, Inoue joined Hakushinkai Karate and also began training mixed martial arts . At 11 years old, Inoue met her karate and current main coach, Sadanori Yamaguchi, who is also the head of Hakushinkai Karate in Toyohashi, Aichi. He was the one who encouraged her to start MMA as he himself became interested in MMA after watching fellow karateka Minoki Ichihara, a Daido Juku champion, fall to Royce Gracie during UFC 2. At 15 years old, Inoue debuted professionally in shoot boxing prior to MMA due to believing that she had to be 18 years old to compete in MMA.
Awards & Accolades
Invicta Fighting Championships: Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Alexa Grasso
Deep Jewels: Strawweight Champion (one time; current)
Deep Jewels: 2010 Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix 56 kg tournament winner
MMAJunkie.com: 2015 February Fight of the Month vs. Alexa Grasso
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