Katsiaryna Kavaleva is no ordinary fighter. One of the hottest Women’s MMA prospects on Earth, she is a black belt in Taekwondo and karate and a world kickboxing champion. As you can see she knows a thing or two about striking. Oh, did I mention she’s 6 feet 5?

You read that right. Six feet and five inches tall, or 194 centimeters. Needless to say, she’s one of the tallest female fighters on Earth. Combine her striking acumen with her height and you have a pretty deadly striking machine.

Kavaleva has recently started training at the Blackzilians camp in Florida. The facility ranks among the top fight camps in the world so it’s only natural that a hot prospect like Kavaleva chose to train there. One of the biggest stars at the Blackzilians is UFC Light Heavyweight top contender Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson. Training with such top fighter on a daily basis is obviously a step in the right direction for Kavaleva’s upcoming MMA career.

So they trained. And they filmed the whole thing. Although they obviously weren’t going 100% you can see that Anthony Johnson was, well, not really holding back. Look at the switch kick to the body he throws at the 00:11 mark. Ouch. That’s a kick that even a man would NOT want to receive.

The sparring session goes on and Kavaleva manages to handle her own. She’s a world kickboxing champ, sure, but she’s still sparring with a top Light Heavyweight contender so props to her for hanging in there and doing her best. Kavaleva hasn’t even made her pro MMA debut yet so it’s crucial for her that she seeks the best training available. And well, training with ‘Rumble’ Johnson and the rest of the team over there at the Blackzilians camp surely is a wise move.

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Kavaleva regularly posts training footage on her Instagram.