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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 ...
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. [52] 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. [ 53 ]
She successfully defended her title in the first UFC women's fight against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano fought at the Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale on April 13. [45] On December 11, 2013 the UFC picked up the contracts of 11 female fighters to fill up their 115-pound division.
Women's MMA Press Awards. 2014 Strawweight of the Year [102] Yahoo! Sports. 2015 Best Fighter of the Half-Year [103] Fight Matrix. 2015 Female Fighter of the Year [104] MMAjunkie.com. 2015 Female Fighter of the Year [105] 2016 July Fight of the Month vs. Cláudia Gadelha [106] 2020 March Fight of the Month vs. Zhang Weili [107]
Rose Gertrude Namajunas [7] (born June 29, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist.She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion.
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 ...
Women's Flyweight UFC Fight Night 254 (Las Vegas) - Carli Judice [19] 5–0 September 3, 2024 Quillan Salkilld Lightweight UFC 312 (Sydney) - Anshul Jubli [20] 7–1 September 10, 2024 Nicolle Caliari Women's Flyweight UFC Fight Night 249 (Las Vegas) - Ernesta Kareckaite [21] 8–2 September 10, 2024 Josias Musasa The K.O. Wizard: Bantamweight ...