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MMA competition requires training in striking, wrestling and submission fighting. This is a list of notable female mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. Contents:
Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko [a] (born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyz professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer.She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a two-time and current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion and both the first Kyrgyz and Peruvian fighter to win a UFC championship.
Rose Gertrude Namajunas [7] (born June 29, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist.She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion.
Ronda Jean Rousey (/ ˈ r aʊ z i / ROW-zee; [12] born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, and former judoka and mixed martial artist. [13] She is best known for her tenures in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and WWE.
According to Daily Mail, the MMA company hosted a similar event last year that featured two women fighting against one man. Unsurprisingly, it received backlash, as well, from many of its viewers.
Mackenzie Lynne Dern [10] (born March 24, 1993) is an American and Brazilian [11] professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner currently competing in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Herrig's first fight after The Ultimate Fighter was against Lisa Ellis at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on December 12, 2014. [42] She won the fight via submission in the second round. [43] Herrig faced Paige VanZant on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15. [44] She lost the fight by unanimous decision. [45]
Garcia appeared as a guest coach for Wanderlei Silva on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3. Garcia was at one point scheduled to face Megumi Yabushita for the Japanese promotion Real Fight Championship. This bout, however, fell through. [22] Garcia was then scheduled to make her MMA debut with Jungle Fight in March 2015. [23]