Alana Cook made her long awaited return to mixed martial arts (MMA) March 30th, at Battle Field Fight League (BFL)  76.

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Alana is a 2-0 professional fighter out of Ascension Martial Arts in Port Coquitlam. She’s ranked #1 in Vancouvers biggest MMA promotion BFL, and #8 in the Canadian women pound for pound rankings.

Alana had a promising start to her MMA career     winning her first fight by way of submission in January of 2022. She then went on to win her second fight by decision in April of 2022.

After her fight in April though Alana had to take some time off to undergo neck surgery. It was hard for her to take the time away from the octagon:

“Having to take such a long time off fighting really taught me how to be tough mentally. Everyone thinks fighting is physical, but it also takes an incredible amount of mental, emotional, and even spiritual strength.”

Alana took her time to heal though and made her return to the Octagon March 30th, feeling better then ever:

“I feel like Im coming back as a more complete warrior because every part of me is more than ready for battle.”

Alana faced off against a tough opponent named Jackie Maclean, a 3-2 professional fighter. The fight was gritty, and back and forth! Jackie was able to control Alana on the ground in the final round though and got the unanimous decision win to improve her record to 4-2.

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While Alana may have lost the fight, this is a tremendous learning experience for her and she will come back as a much more complete fighter!

Time will tell what’s next for the Alanamal. Let’s hope she returns to the cage soon!