Cynthia Vescan

Cynthia Vanessa Vescan (born 7 February 1992) is a French freestyle wrestler of Romanian origin.

Background and wrestling career Vescan was born in Strasbourg, France. At the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom, she competed in the women's freestyle 72 kg event where she lost her first bout in the round of 16 against Moldova's Svetlana Saenko.

At the 2016 Olympics, she also lost her first bout, this time in the -75 kg weight class, to Vasilisa Marzaliuk.

She won bronze at the 2018 European Championships, being knocked out by Anna Fransson, before winning her bronze medal by beating Beste Civelek Altug.

Mixed martial arts career In March 2021, news surfaced that Vescan had signed a contract with Professional Fighters League with intentions to compete in mixed martial arts in the future.

Vescan was scheduled to make her debut in mixed martial arts against Amanda Leve on August 19, 2021, at PFL 8. However, Vescan pulled out of the bout.