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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:
Widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time, [12] [13] Nunes is the first and only woman to become a two-division UFC champion, and the third fighter to hold UFC titles in two weight classes simultaneously, after Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier. She is also the only fighter in UFC history to defend two ...
She won the fight by unanimous decision. [29] Dern moved up to flyweight for her fourth professional fight, being scheduled to fight Mandy Polk at LFA 24. [30] She beat Polk by a first-round rear-naked choke. [31] After going 4–0 in her first four professional fights, Dern signed with Invicta Fighting Championship in November 2017. [32]
In August 2017, it was announced that Robertson was one of the fighters featured on The Ultimate Fighter 26, [11] UFC TV series, where the process to crown the UFC's inaugural 125-pound women's champion will take place. [12] In the preliminary fights, Robertson faced Barb Honchak and lost the fight via TKO in the second round. [13]
2017 Women's MMA Knockout of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk. Awakening Fighters (community), [155] Promoting Real Women [125] Fight of the Year. 2013 Women's MMA Fight of the Year vs. Tecia Torres. Bleacher Report [182] Fight of the Month. 2019 May Fight of the Month vs. Jéssica Andrade. MMAJunkie.com [183] 2020 July Fight of the Month vs ...
For now, though, Julianna Peña is the No. 1 women’s fighter in the world. Men’s MMA pound-for-pound rankings as of June 20. 1. Jon Jones (27-1), UFC heavyweight champion. Previous Ranking: 1.
Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko [b] (born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian [12] professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. [12] 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 Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian fighter to ...
In fact, there’s a very strong argument to be made that Rousey is the most important fighter in the history of women’s MMA, and maybe in all of women’s fight sports.