Today, refers both to the woman and the movement. Marlies van der Berg retired from active competition in late 2024, but she now runs a small workshop teaching “urban zoological tactics”—using principles of animal evasion and ambush in self-defense and team strategy.
Born Marlies van der Berg in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the fighter known as began her athletic journey in an unlikely place: a contemporary dance studio. At 18, she transitioned into tricking (a discipline combining kicks, flips, and twists from martial arts films) and later found her way into a local kickboxing gym. Foxycombat Marlies
Marlies almost never moves backward in a straight line. Instead, she uses sharp 45-degree cuts to escape the center line. This makes her incredibly difficult to hit with power shots. Today, refers both to the woman and the movement
| Opponent | Event | Method | Round | |----------|-------|--------|-------| | Sofia “The Storm” Petrosyan | Foxycombat 12: Genesis | TKO (Spinning Back Kick) | 2 | | Jade “The Viper” Nguyen | Foxycombat 15: Vendetta | Unanimous Decision | 3 | | Elena Kuzmina | Foxycombat 18: No Mercy | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | | Clara “The Bear” Hoffmann | Foxycombat 21: Rivals | KO (Flying Knee) | 3 | At 18, she transitioned into tricking (a discipline