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1336:"Weekend Recap: Elaina Maxwell, Sally Krumdiack Victorious"
1399:"Elaina Maxwell Set To Take On Julia Budd At Invicta FC 3"
1294:"Shana Olsen vs Elaina Maxwell Agreed For Spring Brawl 2"
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1054:. rearnaked.blogspot.com. 2008-09-08
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1098:"NAMES IN THE GAME: ELAINA MAXWELL"
1073:"10 Questions With Elaina Maxwell"
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1142:. Sherdog.com. 2007-07-25
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1533:1978 births
934:Gina Carano
817:Miesha Tate
529:By decision
503:By knockout
404:Miesha Tate
394:Gina Carano
386:Strikeforce
67:Other names
1497:Categories
1451:2010-05-05
1426:2012-09-29
1405:2012-08-15
1384:2012-03-30
1363:2012-02-17
1342:2011-07-25
1321:2011-05-02
1300:2011-05-02
1279:2010-11-22
1258:2010-08-31
1237:2010-08-28
1216:2010-08-24
1188:2010-05-06
1167:2010-05-05
1146:2009-08-19
1125:2010-05-05
1104:2009-08-19
1083:2010-09-16
1058:2009-08-19
1037:2014-02-27
1017:References
461:Julia Budd
359:Early life
291:2003 Macau
50:1978-12-16
571:Location
553:Opponent
330:kickboxer
1445:Archived
1005:See also
496:4 losses
337:San Shou
1478:Sherdog
556:Method
550:Record
237:Sherdog
222:Website
95:Sanshou
574:Notes
565:Round
559:Event
491:7 wins
315:70 kg
296:70 kg
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193:Losses
151:record
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83:Weight
75:Height
1476:from
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954:2:00
927:Loss
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889:Loss
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837:3:00
810:Loss
797:2:55
758:5:00
717:4:03
692:Loss
679:5:00
643:1:00
602:5:00
568:Time
562:Date
547:Res.
467:Media
235:from
157:Total
91:Style
970:1–0
967:Win
930:1–1
892:1–2
853:2–2
850:Win
813:2–3
777:3–3
774:Win
736:4–3
733:Win
695:4–4
659:5–4
656:Win
621:6–4
618:Win
582:7–4
579:Win
167:Wins
128:Rank
120:Team
70:Beef
44:Born
449:in
406:at
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