Pnina Aronov wins MMA world championship

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Pnina Aronov, Israeli MMA fighter, won the gold medal at the world championship in Tbilisi. She completed a perfect championship with five wins in five fights. In the final she defeated her Czech opponent by kimura submission in the third round.

Aronov said there was a lot of tension, but for most of the time she was joking around. She added that she felt the Israeli people behind her. According to her, once she made the decision, she gave it everything.

This is the greatest achievement in the history of the sport in Israel, and she became the first medalist of the adult national team in the prestigious competition.