Irene Aldana Robles[3] (born March 26, 1988) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist.
During her college studies, she grew an interest in mixed martial arts and started training at local Lobo Gym in 2010.
[7] She was then expected to face Marion Reneau at Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio on December 5, 2014, but Aldana was forced out of the bout due to an illness and the fight was taken off the card.
Despite the loss, the bout earned Aldana her first Fight of the Night bonus award in the UFC.
[14] Aldana faced Talita Bernardo on January 14, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs.
[34] Aldana was scheduled to face Holly Holm on August 1, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 173.
Mere hours after the news surfaced, Aldana revealed that the reason for withdrawal was testing positive for COVID-19.
[42] Aldana was next expected to face Germaine de Randamie at UFC 268 in New York, NY.
[45] However, Aldana withdrew in late March for unknown reasons and was replaced by former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Raquel Pennington.
[49] Aldana was scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night 223 in a rematch with Raquel Pennington on May 20, 2023.
[50] On May 2, 2023, it was announced that Aldana would replace Julianna Peña in headlining UFC 289 on June 10, 2023, in a Bantamweight Championship match against champion Amanda Nunes.
Rosa also broke the record for most leg kicks landed in a single UFC bout with 95.