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The headline bout between Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche was the first-ever women's fight in UFC history. [4] [5] The two fought in the newly created 135-pound bantamweight division for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. [4]
Liz Carmouche (born February 19, 1984) is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently signed to Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion. Carmouche competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Women's Flyweight and Women's Bantamweight divisions.
1. def. Liz Carmouche at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson on Mar 5th, 2011: 3 Miesha Tate: ... Ronda Rousey: Women's Bantamweight March 3, 2012 – December 6, 2012
Rousey defended her title against Liz Carmouche on February 23, 2013, at UFC 157. Despite being caught in an early standing neck crank attempt from Carmouche, Rousey went on to successfully defend her Bantamweight Championship title, winning the fight at 4:49 into the first round by submission due to an armbar. [ 83 ]
Currently 0-2 in major promotional title opportunities, Liz Carmouche has the mindset that she needs to capitalize on the opportunity in front of her.
Liz Carmouche was released by the UFC for no good reason and in about the worst way imaginable. Yet, her case highlights much broader exploitation of its athletes by the UFC. UFC: Liz Carmouche's ...
The year 2013 was the 21st year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2013 started with UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. 2013 also saw the introduction of the women's bantamweight weight class with UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche.
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