WOMEN MMA
Women MMA? You bet...and they are good too! What used to be a sport dominated by men has become open to women as well. In the United States, professional MMA was exclusive to male fighters until June of 2006.
MARLOES COENEN
She debuted in June of 2000. Find out where this Dutch woman got her start and what made her so tough.
Marleos Coenen
is a force to be reckoned with.
GINA CARANO
Gina Carano was one of the first women to step up to the plate and into the ring. She is often referred to as the “Face of Women's MMA” and it's not a wonder why. In the first ever sanctioned female MMA fight, Carano went up against Leticia Pestova on June 10, 2006. Carano came out with her best “ground and pound” and thirty-nine seconds into the fight, a star was born...
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MEGUMI FUJII
She is the submission queen. Many cannot wait to get there hands on her, so they can prove they are the best.Find out what black belts she holds and how she got started.
Megumi Fujii
TARA LaROSA
Tara LaRosa is very good and could be arguably the best. At 135 pounds she is hard to beat.She has only one loss right now and is on fire...
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CRIS SANTOS
Then there is Cyborg Santos. She had a TKO in under 6 minutes against Sarano. She is from Brazil and won her first four fights here in the US. To learn all about Cyborg check out
Cris Santos.
WOMEN'S GLOVES
Want to see what kind of gloves these girls are wearing?The shape of a man's hand is different, therefore there are gloves made specifically for women. You can go here...
Women's Boxing Gloves
...to find out about women's boxing gloves and find out about grappling gloves at our page...
Women's Grappling Gloves.
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