Crystal Vanessa Demopoulos[2] (born September 22, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
After she got involved with drugs and became homeless as a teenager, she got her life back together by following in her mother's footsteps at the age of 18, becoming an exotic dancer, continuing in the profession until right before her appearance at UFC 270.
[6][7] In her MMA debut at Iron Tiger Fight Series 79, she faced Emme Weber and went on to submit her in the first round via armbar.
She made her Legacy Fighting Alliance debut at LFA 52, losing via unanimous decision to Itzel Sequivel.
[14][15] Demopoulos was booked to face Kathryn Paprocki on August 27, 2021 at LFA 114, however she was called to fight on short notice in the UFC.
[16] Demopoulos made her promotional debut on short notice replacing Tracy Cortez against JJ Aldrich on August 28, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 30.
[36] Despite complaining that Amorim's hands were in her gloves, Demopoulos lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.