Katja Kankaanpää is a Finnish former mixed martial artist who competed in the strawweight division, born on 30 June 1981. She started martial arts at 15 with Goju-ryu karate, then trained submission wrestling and other disciplines, and also competed in submission wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments. After winning her debut against Paulina Suska at Oulu Fight 2 she signed a three-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships in early 2013, following a win over Aisling Daly in Cage Warriors. She suffered her first defeat at Invicta FC 7 in December 2013 against Joanne Calderwood, and on 6 September 2014 she beat Stephanie Eggink by submission in round five at Invicta FC 8 to become the second Invicta FC Strawweight Champion.
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