Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
MMA competition requires training in striking, wrestling and submission fighting. This is a list of notable female mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.
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.
Now defunct promotions that featured female fighters were Strikeforce and EliteXC. [5] There has been a growing awareness of women in mixed martial arts due to popular female fighters and personalities such as Amanda Nunes, Megumi Fujii, Gina Carano, Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate, Holly Holm, Alexa Grasso, and Joanna Jędrzejczyk and among others. [6]
Jacqueline dos Santos Cavalcanti (born August 29, 1997) is a Portuguese professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 21, 2025, she is #13 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings. [2]
Professional Fighters League female fighters (8 P) Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters (185 P) A. American female mixed martial artists (1 C, 166 P)
The Invicta Fighting Championship also known as Invicta FC, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) organization for female fighters. [1] It was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. [2] Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC). [3]
Harrison made her MMA debut at PFL 2 on June 21, 2018, against Brittney Elkin in the Women's Lightweight division. [17] She won via submission due to an armbar in the first round. [18] For her second professional fight, Harrison faced Jozette Cotton at PFL 6 on August 16, 2018. [19] She won the fight via TKO in the third round. [20]
Karen Alexa Grasso Montes [4] (born August 9, 1993) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former UFC Women's Flyweight Champion.