Bay of Plenty MMA fighter Faith Van Duin is pumped for her Invicta FC 12 bout with Amanda Bell in Kansas City, America next month.

The Papamoa mother of two was due to fight in a featherweight bout against Canadian Charmaine Tweet at the end of last year, but the fight was pulled due to Tweet's medical concerns.

Faith Van Duin is getting ready for her fight with Amanda Bell in Kansas City next month.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation pulled the fight ahead of the December 5 scheduling.

Faith, 28, is the first New Zealand woman signed to Invicta – the largest women's MMA promotion in the world.

Faith has amassed four wins in her professional career, including three before the final bell. The fight will mark her first bout in the United States.

'As women's MMA is a young sport in New Zealand,” she says, 'it's difficult for me to get sponsorship to help cover the cost of training and traveling internationally with my team of trainers, so I am constantly fund raising to cover these costs.”

To help with the costs needed to get her to America, Faith has set up a Give a Little fundraising page.

'If you're inspired or just want to help support my dream of bringing the Invicta FC and eventually UFC title back home to Aotearoa, please donate,” she adds.