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Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist.She competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
Although, after observing how many viewers are watching women's fights, he has since acknowledged that female athletes are "very good." [57] Women are requesting more money from the UFC as more viewers start to watch women's fights. Female MMA fighters' earning potential has grown as they gain popularity and recognition.
She was eligible to fight again on February 12, 2020. [18] Cachoeira faced Shana Dobson on February 23, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 168. [19] She won the fight via knockout in the first round. [20] The win also recorded the fastest finish in UFC Women's Flyweight history. [21] This win earned her a Performance of the Night award. [22]
37-year-old Donshay White of Radcliff, Kentucky lost a sanctioned amateur heavyweight bout against Ricky Muse in Louisville, Kentucky by TKO in the second round at an event titled "Hardrock MMA 90" on July 16, 2017. It was his first bout since 2015. After the fight, he collapsed backstage and was taken to an ambulance where he died.
Rakoczy made her return to the UFC Octagon on April 25, 2015, in her strawweight debut against Valérie Létourneau at UFC 186 in Montreal, Quebec on April 25, 2015. [6] She lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the UFC.
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:
In the UFC's first female strawweight fight, Gadelha faced Tina Lähdemäki on July 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller. Gadelha won the fight via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, and 30–27). Gadelha next faced Joanna Jędrzejczyk on December 13, 2014, at UFC on Fox 13. [28] She lost the fight via split decision.
Holly Rene Holm (born October 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist.She currently competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former Women's Bantamweight Champion.