Cristiana Stancu

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Christiana Mongol Budica
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Christiana Mongol, World Kickboxing Champion, MMA Fighter, Painter.
BornCristiana-Mihaela Stancu
(1991-07-19) July 19, 1991 (age 32)
Romania
Other namesMongol
Residence Sibiu, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64.0 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Division Lightweight
Style Kyokushin karate, kempo, Sanda, boxing, kickboxing, MMA,
Fighting out ofBucharest, Romania
TeamMongol Team
Rank
  •   1st dan black belt in kempo awarded by Yoshiji Soeno
  •   1st dan black belt in Taekwondo awarded by Chang Ung
  •   1st dan black belt in Karatedo awarded by FRK
  •   3rd dan black belt in kempo awarded by Amatto Zaharia
  •   1st kyu brown belt in Kyokushin awarded by Loek Hollander
  •   1st kyu brown belt in Sei Budokai awarded by Leonardo Voinescu
Kickboxing record
Total13
Wins10
By knockout3
Losses3
By knockout0
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins3
By knockout1
By submission1
Losses0
By knockout0
By submission0
Draws1
No contests0
Other information
Occupationfighter & artist
UniversitySacred Art at Faculty of Orthodox Theology
SpouseOctavian Budica
Medal record
Women's boxing
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
European Amateur Boxing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Bucharest -69kg
Women's wushu
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
World Wushu Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Jakarta -70kg
Last updated on: 28 February 2015

Christiana "Mongol" Budica born Stancu (July 19, 1991) [1] is a Romanian mixed martial artist, karateka, boxer and kickboxer.

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Early life

Christiana was raised in Bucharest, Romania, born from a professional bowling player (mother) and a jujitsu martial artist (father). She had an early start in both martial arts and painting, her second profession, when her parents observed her talents since she was only three years old. She began her career in combat sports at age 9 while painting in the same complex in the capital, the father of one of her colleagues painting being a martial arts coach. She retired from her Kyokushin karate career after 9 glamorous years, to begin developing in the art of Kempo, and then start her Kickboxing and MMA career, being the first woman in Romania to ever enter a cage and win and international World Title under Igor Vovchanchyn. Later, Christiana would also pursue her boxing career. [2]

Fighting career

Kyokushin & Sei Budokai career

Kickboxing career

SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship career

On February 26, 2015 it was announced that will compete in the first ever women's fight in SUPERKOMBAT history, bout scheduled March 7 against Annalisa Bucci at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2015 in Ploiești, Romania. [3]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Boxing

Wushu

Mixed martial arts

MMA RECORD

MMA record

3 Wins, 1 Draw
Professional record
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2015-11-28draw Flag of Croatia.svg Maja Britvic SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2015 Turin, Italy Decision (unanimous)35:00
2012-05-26Win Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Borgognoni WMMAF World Championship Tallinn, Estony TKO25:00
2012-07-27Win Flag of Bulgaria.svg Jaqueline Ivanova The battle for Russe Russe, Bulgaria TKO13:00
2011-06-25Win Flag of Romania.svg Baba Gabriela Kempo MMA Romania Decision (2:1)33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Kickboxing record

10 Wins, 3 Loss
Professional record
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2021-24-09Win Flag of Russia.svg Maria Scopinova Fight4KO World Tournament World Muay Thay Title Antalya, Turkey Unanimous Decision33:00
2018-12-14Loss Flag of Italy.svg Cristina Carusso COLOSSEUM TOURNAMENT WAKO ORG IX Timișoara, Romania Split Decision53:00
2018-09-17Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ibtissam Kassrioui COLOSSEUM TOURNAMENT VIII Bucharest, Romania Split Decision33:00
2018-05-24Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marleen Okx COLOSSEUM TOURNAMENT TITANS BALKANS TITLE WMF & EUROPEAN TITLE EMC PRO Bucharest, Romania KO22:04
2018-02-23Win Flag of Greece.svg Katerina Abdalla COLOSSEUM TOURNAMENT "THE BATTLE DANUBIUS" Galati, Romania TKO11:30
2015-10-02Loss Flag of the United States.svg Angela Whitley SUPERKOMBAT WORLD GRAND PRIX 2016 Puerto Rico, USA TKO33:00
2015-10-02Win Flag of Italy.svg Irene Martens SUPERKOMBAT- WTKA World Title and WKA Intercontinental Title 2015 Milan, Italy Decision (unanimous)33:00
2015-08-01Win Flag of Italy.svg Jessica Puglisi SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2015 Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:00
2015-05-23Win Flag of Turkey.svg Songül Yılmaz SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2015 Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:00
2015-03-07Loss Flag of Italy.svg Annalisa Bucci SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2015 Ploiești, Romania Decision33:00
2013-04-06Win Flag of Romania.svg Alina Georgescu KING AUTO CUP 2013 Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:00
2012-07-28Win Flag of Romania.svg Radovicescu Georgiana FIGHTING SPORT REVOLUTION Ilfov, Romania Decision (2:1)33:00
2012-03-17Win Flag of Romania.svg Alice Ardelean KICKBOXING CHALLENGE Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:00
SUPERKOMBAT debut.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Life

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She's specialist in iconography. [2] Some of her icons were sold over a thousand euros. [9]

Christiana took part in several kyokushin and kempo events in Japan, where she met Ray Sefo, Jayson Vemoa or the coaches of Francisco Filho and Glaube Feitosa becoming friends with all and learning from them. Her models are Benny Urquidez, Chuck Norris, Fedor Emelianenko. Portuguese champion José (Zé) Fortes also educated her on Muay Thai. [10]

Other

Along with her spouse, Christiana has created the Societies Magazine, a cultural magazine in Romania, with a general view over the Romanian society and the foreign societies Romania is interacting. Also, she is the general editor for Sport Revolution Magazine, the best sports magazine in Romania.

Asian Games, Turkmenistan 2017. Christiana was a special reporter for the Indoor and Martial Arts Games, held in Ashgabad, Turkmenistan.

She has been invited to speak in different events about her success story both life and sport. Because of her great speaking talent she influences in a positive way many people. Since 2015, she has been invited to the TEDxTalks stage and becomes a professional speaker, inspiring people from everywhere through this unique combination of professions and intellectual concerns alike.

She became a graduate in theology, Sacred Art, Iconographic Painting, with the work "The three ways of worship of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke", for which she obtained the grade A. She supports her sports activity by painting, her works being sold in her native country and abroad. In 2022 she opened her first personal painting exhibition called "One way" having an amazing critics review and selling all her paintings

-2015 Sports Person in Romania, awarded by Alexandrion Group

-2015 The Person of the Year in Sports, awarded by Cotidianul

-2016 Woman of the year, awarded by Lady Gala

-2018 Woman of the Year in Sports, awarded by DeBizz

-2018 Best Pro Fighter, awarded by DSTB

-2020 The Jury's Choice Special Prize Woman of the Year by Lumina International and FUNDATIA PRETUIESTE VIATA

-2021 Best Fighter Fihgt4KO IFMA Turkey, awarded Mali Production

-2021 Best Pro Fighter Thaiboxing Fight4KO WMC Thailand

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TERCHONO

She is noticed by the world of cinema, and in 2015 she films her first action role, the first music video in which she is the protagonist and obtains a contract as a stunt double for the main actress in an international film. In 2021, together with her husband, the historian and sports journalist, Octavian Budică, she is filming an independent project, Ter Chono - a Mongolian story, a short historical film that managed to collect international awards all over the world, in which Christiana plays the main role, that of the Mongolian warrior princess, Ter Chono. The film is based on an idea by Octavian Budică, who also produced the movie.

-2022 World Premiere at Buffalo International Film Festival New York, USA

-2022 Best Short Movie, awarded by Centre Film Festival Pennsylvania, USA

-2022 Best Director, awarded by Ideal Film Festival India

-2022 Best Actress, awarded by Ideal Film Festival India

-2022 Best Short nominee, awarded by Weyauwega International Film Festival Wisconsin, USA

-2023 Best Director nominee by Wyoming International Film Festival Wyoming, USA

-2023 Best Shorts nominee by Maryland international Film Festival Maryland, USA

-2023 Best Actress nominee by Flowers Against Bullets Film Festival Wien, Austria

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