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A groin attack is a deliberate strike to the groin area of one's opponent. The technique can be quickly debilitating due to the sensitivity of the groin area and genitalia and is sometimes used as a self-defense technique. The technique is often banned in sports. Groin attacks have been popularized as a comedic device in various forms of media.
Yan Xiaonan (born June 16, 1989) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). [9] As of February 11, 2025, she is #1 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings and #10 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings. [10]
Xiong was born in Weishan County, Jining, Shandong province in 1988.Xiong was initially scouted and selected to the weightlifting program in a sports school. [7] She began her martial arts journey at the age of 18 as a member of the Shandong women's boxing team and represented China internationally.
Since its inception the role of women in mixed martial arts has been a subject of debate. [51] [52] [53] Some observers have treated women's competition as a spectacle and a taboo topic. [54] [55] Mixed martial arts (MMA) fights have become increasingly popular among women. Women fighters needed to be represented and marketed with more equality ...
Initially competing in the all-striking ONE Super Series, Stamp made her mixed martial arts (MMA) debut on October 11, 2018. She won the 2021 ONE Women's MMA Atomweight World Grand Prix . Her ring name is inspired by the Fairtex Gym in Pattaya where she trained from age 18.
Zhang Weili (Chinese: 张伟丽; pinyin: Zhāng Wěilì; born August 13, 1990) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist.She currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current and two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion and the first Chinese fighter to win a UFC championship.
Julianna Nicole Peña [1] (born August 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the two-time and current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Peña is the first woman to win The Ultimate Fighter.
Fredia "The Cheetah" Gibbs (born July 8, 1963), is an American former professional martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer who competed from 1975 to 2005. [1] During her kickboxing career, she held ISKA, WKA, and WKF World Titles.