Red Bluff’s female heavy-hitter (The Chico News & Review 6/16)
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'Eskimo Warrior' makes mark on martial-arts fighting scene
Avery Vilche, also known as the "Eskimo Warrior," is making her mark on the d mixed-martial-arts fighting scene despite her small size and stature.
Vilche, 41, is part Yup’ik. She stands 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds.
"All my life I have been drawn to fighting," Vilche told The Chico News & Review.
Vilche won a gold medal at the 2008 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. She also was a Golden Gloves Champion and an International Kickboxing Federation bantamweight champ.
Her next fight takes place tomorrow in North Carolina.
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Red Bluff’s female heavy-hitter (The Chico News & Review 6/16)
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