[4] Growing up in Ohio, Alesha started wrestling – as the sole girl in boys' team – at the age of five.
[5] She also played softball, but quit it after her coach advised her to drop wrestling in order to focus in the "girl sport" which would get her somewhere.
[5] She went on to become a two-time Ohio state champion in girls wrestling, five-time All-American before eventually placing sixth in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.
[9] Zappitella was scheduled to fight Amber Brown at Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II.
[11] Zappitella was scheduled to fight Viviane Pereira at Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II.
[12] Zappitella lost for the first time in her professional career, as Pereira won the fight by unanimous decision.
[13] Following her first loss, Zappitella briefly left Invicta, being scheduled to fight Kanna Asakura at RIZIN 18.
[20] Cummins was the more dominant party throughout the first two rounds, winning the majority of striking exchanges and stopping Zappitella's takedowns.