Women MMA
Women
MMA? You bet...and they are good too!
Women have a bright future and have come a long ways from
their beginnings in MMA.
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
Womens 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... continue
reading.
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... continue
reading.
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.
ERIN TOUGHILL
Erin Toughill is...tough as steel. The Mixed Martial Artist
and former boxer has earned the nickname Steel in both
arenas, MMA and boxing.
Read more about this gritty
fighter....
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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