Ana Gabriela Cruz, originally from Jinotepe, Carazo, achieves one more victory for Nicaragua and becomes the first Nicaraguan to win a gold medal in the Mixed Martial Arts World Cup.
Cruz won gold in the Striking Modality of Mixed Martial Arts and a silver medal in the most important sports World Cup for Mixed Martial Arts that took place in Indonesia, between December 6 and last Saturday, December 14.
Cruz is a mother and is married. Together with her husband they founded Club Titán, a mixed martial arts school in which they are both coaches.
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The young woman who has served as an inspiration for others in the department of Carazo has now gained the recognition and admiration of the rest of Nicaraguans because, after the achievement, she has gone viral on social networks. Some of the videos of his victory have exceeded 40 thousand likes on TikTok and his account already has 28 thousand reactions.
For Cruz, her motivation in the sport is her son, who has been exposed to this discipline from an early age, so she hopes to follow in his footsteps.
At the awards ceremony in Indonesia, Nicaragua received ovation and applause from attendees for the excellent performance. Egypt took second place and Indonesia took third place.
Mixed martial arts (AMM or MMA for its acronym in English) consist of the combination of techniques that come from a variety of martial arts, within this sport, Striking is a modality that consists of standing fighting, where they are used punches, kicks, elbows and knees.
