Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of notable female mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. ... Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger - (UFC, Invicta, ... Gina Mazany - Sabina Mazo - ...
Now defunct promotions that featured female fighters were Strikeforce and EliteXC. [5] There has been a growing awareness of women in mixed martial arts due to popular female fighters and personalities such as Amanda Nunes, Megumi Fujii, Gina Carano, Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate, Holly Holm, Alexa Grasso, and Joanna Jędrzejczyk and among others. [6]
Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982 [1]) is an American actress and former mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. [2] Her popularity led to her being called the "face of women's MMA", although Carano rejected this title. [3]
Enter Gina Carano, still in the prime of her MMA career and just starting to get into the realm of acting. Dubbed “Crush” on the show, Carano appeared in 16 of the show’s 21 episodes.
There is an over lap between the Combat sports of Boxing and Mixed martial arts. Fighters with professional records in both are listed below. Fighters with professional records in both are listed below.
Imane Khelif of Algeria, one of the two female boxers at the center of an Olympic gender controversy, ... Matt Lavietes and David K. Li. Updated August 5, 2024 at 3:16 PM. John Locher.
The Invicta Fighting Championship also known as Invicta FC, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) organization for female fighters. [1] It was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. [2] Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC). [3]
Two female boxers at the Paris Olympics who were disqualified at the 2023 world championships after being judged to have failed gender eligibility tests have complied with all rules to fight at ...