Lauren Berlingeri is a model represented by Wihelmina Modeling Agency and hosts EA SPORTS UFC Insider and Woman v. Workout. As a host of EA SPORTS UFC Insider, she has interviewed Ronda Rousey and Jon Jones, among others. Her duties as a host of Woman v. Workout have required her to go outside her comfort zone to tackle physical and mental challenges such as NFL training, Navy Seal training, women’s rugby and even pole vaulting.

A few years ago, her work as a model didn’t stop her from risking a broken nose or jaw and training with current and former UFC fighters Louis “Goodnight” Gaudinot (7-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) and Lyman “Cyborg” Good (19-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) for a real fight in the ring. Ms. Berlingeri assumed she was going to be pitted against another woman with her experience level. Instead, the pro fighters had something else in store for her: a match against Jimmie El Terror Rivera (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC).

While an hour or two of MMA training with a sweet-smelling Goodnight and a rhythmic Cyborg cannot make you an overnight superstar, Ms. Berlingeri held her own against El Terror and even cut him open. Her guts and determination to train MMA for the first time and duke it out with a pro should be inspiring to women everywhere.

She said the following about the experience on her website:

This might honestly have been my favorite episode to film. Of course stepping into the ring against Jimmie El Terror Rivera, but with the coaching of UFC fighter Louis Gaudinot and former Bellator champ Lyman Good, I knew I could take him! Or, at least try… Thanks to Tiger Schulmann’s and also Hector Castro for their help in this episode. And who knows, maybe I’ll get back in the ring one of these days! Look out, Jimmie, I’m coming for ya!
So watch the video and try not to get knocked out.

source: laurenberlingeri.com