Sep 5, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min · 13 segments
UFC fighter, Fatima Kline talks about her jiu jits career, MMA career, getting into the UFC, her childhood, and everything in between.
Fatima KlineGuest
Alysa CouceHost
Like it was on my like scale of like hierarchy, it was jujitsu, then it was boxing, wrestling, and then kickboxing was more towards the end of the list.
Um, but I did, I did a couple of boxing matches and then I thought maybe boxing is it for me just in New York.
My, my journey is, is a little bit different from a lot of other people's, but it's, it's unique in its own way.
So now when you started dabbling in MMA, were you relying heavily on your grappling since that was your go-to?
I think even till today, a lot of people, I think still categorize me as a grappler.
And I think that granted me the untouchable experience because there were eyes, there were fans, there was pressure.
And I feel like for me, just the days of high level jujitsu really carried me through my early days of MMA.
Now, when people do refer to you as more of a grappler, do you take that as a compliment? Do you feel indifferent? Do you want to prove them wrong?
Like it was on my like scale of like hierarchy, it was jujitsu, then it was boxing, wrestling, and then kickboxing was more towards the end of the list.
Um, but I did, I did a couple of boxing matches and then I thought maybe boxing is it for me just in New York.
My, my journey is, is a little bit different from a lot of other people's, but it's, it's unique in its own way.
So now when you started dabbling in MMA, were you relying heavily on your grappling since that was your go-to?
I think even till today, a lot of people, I think still categorize me as a grappler.
And I think that granted me the untouchable experience because there were eyes, there were fans, there was pressure.
And I feel like for me, just the days of high level jujitsu really carried me through my early days of MMA.
Now, when people do refer to you as more of a grappler, do you take that as a compliment? Do you feel indifferent? Do you want to prove them wrong?
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