Even at the top levels of MMA, fighters must do more than fight to maintain a living. For UFC women’s 135-pound veteran Julie “Fireball” Kedzie , she’s been able to supplement her income with acting and stunt work. Most recently, Kedzie appeared on the June 24 edition of A&E’s hit series Longmire. She portrayed, what else, but an MMA fighter in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo along with fellow Jackson’s MMA fighters Jodie Esquibel and reigning Invicta FC 105-pound champion Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson. “I’ve done a couple of stunt roles before and I’m SAG (Screen Actors Guild) now and am working within the New Mexico community mostly,” said Kedzie. “It was a great experience and was very, very different from real fighting. “It’s kind of nerve-wrecking when you don’t get it right because then you have to do it again. You’re not supposed to make contact with the other person, and I want to punch people in the face for real.
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Actor, Stunt Woman, Commentator aka UFC Women’s Bantamweight Fighter Julie Kedzie
Even at the top levels of MMA, fighters must do more than fight to maintain a living. For UFC women’s 135-pound veteran Julie “Fireball” Kedzie , she’s been able to supplement her income with acting and stunt work. Most recently, Kedzie appeared on the June 24 edition of A&E’s hit series Longmire. She portrayed, what else, but an MMA fighter in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo along with fellow Jackson’s MMA fighters Jodie Esquibel and reigning Invicta FC 105-pound champion Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson. “I’ve done a couple of stunt roles before and I’m SAG (Screen Actors Guild) now and am working within the New Mexico community mostly,” said Kedzie. “It was a great experience and was very, very different from real fighting. “It’s kind of nerve-wrecking when you don’t get it right because then you have to do it again. You’re not supposed to make contact with the other person, and I want to punch people in the face for real.
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Actor, Stunt Woman, Commentator aka UFC Women’s Bantamweight Fighter Julie Kedzie – MMA Weekly