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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:
Invicta Fighting Championships in early 2012 became one of the first major women's pro mma organisations. [43] [44] Ronda Rousey became the first woman fighter signed to the UFC in November 2012, and was promoted to the division's bantamweight champion. She successfully defended her title in the first UFC women's fight against Liz Carmouche at ...
Professional Fighters League female fighters (8 P) Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters (185 P) A. American female mixed martial artists (1 C, 166 P)
In November 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that Rousey had become the first female fighter to sign with the UFC. [ 14 ] [ 81 ] UFC President Dana White officially announced at the UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz pre-fight press conference that Rousey was the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion .
A little over a year later, the UFC announced they would be expanding their weight classes for female fighters with the addition of a women's strawweight division, [11] the first bout took place at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller. [12]
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 ...
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing. MMA titles, or championship belts, are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athletic accomplishment in a specific weight class (most often by means of a championship fight ...
In her highest-profile MMA fight to date, Holm was initially scheduled to face defending women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey at UFC 195 on January 2, 2016. [50] However, following a bout shuffle due to Robbie Lawler 's injury, they faced before a record-setting crowd in the main event of UFC 193 on November 14, 2015. [ 51 ]