The Devon-born Luxton took up Thai boxing across the age of 10.

After briefly switching to boxing, she later moved to Manchester and into the world of MMA, during which she now trains full-time.

After profitable the primary two fights of her skilled profession – together with her most up-to-date victory in March, 2024 – Luxton signed a contract with the PFL.

However her debut struggle in June by no means occurred.

The chain of occasions which led to the bout getting cancelled began when her father Adam was rushed to hospital after struggling a coronary heart assault.

With Luxton needing an emergency operation on the similar time, she ended up in a hospital mattress within the ward under him.

After surgical procedure, she was capable of spend two days together with her father earlier than he handed away in April – two months after her grandmother’s loss of life.

“When my dad handed away I assumed I used to be going to do that PFL match then grasp up my gloves – I am unable to go on now,” remembers Luxton.

“However he could be rolling in his grave if I did not stick with it. He spent hours following me all over the place, he is prepped my meals, helped me minimize weight – he would have completed all of that for nothing.

“I’m going to do it now for his legacy.”

When Luxton returned to coaching, she discovered herself feeling extra drained than common however put the fatigue all the way down to being in a “robust struggle camp”.

Inside two weeks, nevertheless, Luxton’s situation had deteriorated and he or she discovered herself bent over in ache on the gymnasium whereas chilly, sweating and shaking uncontrollably.

Luxton’s associate coated her in blankets earlier than taking her to hospital the place, after discovering she had sepsis, her physique temperature rose to 42C in a “life or loss of life scenario”.

“My physique utterly shut down, the whole lot was a blur by that time,” she says.

“That utterly wiped my yr out so it was about attempting to construct my energy up slowly however absolutely afterwards.

“I took that as spending time with my family and friends and getting myself higher, mentally and bodily.”