In October 2015, shortly after a defeat to Raquel Pennington, Andrade announced her plans to drop down to the UFC's women's strawweight (115 pounds division.Īndrade is not known to give many interviews or share much of her personal life with fans and media. All of Andrade's fights in the UFC have been at 135 pounds. The fight between Andrade and Carmouche was the first ever fight between two out athletes in the UFC. Andrade's first fight in the UFC was a loss versus Liz Carmouche. This style has paved the way to four wins out of seven contests in the UFC. Jessica Andrade, a native of Brazil's Parana State, is known for her fierce ground-and-pound striking. A victory over Correria could advance Pennington considerably in the rankings, putting her two or three wins away from championship fight. She faces Bethe Correria (a previous title challenger) on April 16 live on FOX Sports. At 27, Pennington is in the prime of her career. Pennington, who trains out of Colorado's Altitude MMA, is ranked 13 th in the bantamweight division. Her most recent loss was an extremely close bout versus current champion Holly Holm (who in 2015 dethroned Rousey in stunning fashion). Two of her three wins in the promotion came via chokes. Since her time on the show Pennington has fought five times in the UFC. Pennington candidly revealed her coming out story to viewers, as well as the issues she had faced as a young gay athlete. Pennington's fan-friendly style is not the only thing that made her stand out, though. Pennington's barn-burning brawls were, without doubt, the most entertaining fights shown in the series. Opposing Team Tate was Team Rousey, led by the pop culture icon herself. In 2013 she was a member of Team Tate, coached by Meisha Tate (who fights Holly Holm for the UFC bantamweight title on March 5 at UFC 196).
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Raquel ‘Rocky' Pennington won over fans during her run on the UFC's flagship reality series "The Ultimate Fighter. Carmouche herself can get into title contention once again should she put together a string of impressive wins. Listed ninth in the UFC's women's bantamweight rankings, Carmouche is a difficult opponent for any fighter hoping to climb into the uppermost echelons of women's MMA. Though Carmouche is known more for her wrestling, 6 of her 15 wins have come via technical knockouts. The 31-year-old, who had three tours of duty in the Middle East, fights out of the San Diego Combat Academy. Carmouche's pride is never more visible than when she fights, where she can be seen sporting a rainbow flag mouth guard.
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Since her loss to Rousey, Carmouche has fought four times in the UFC, winning twice and losing only to women who would go on to challenge Rousey for her belt.Ĭarmouche has long been a proud voice for her community, having done numerous interviews discussing the challenges of both being a gay member of the military and a gay professional athlete. When Carmouche entered the UFC cage she also became the first openly gay fighter to compete in the biggest MMA promotion on the planet. Though she had Rousey in trouble early, "Girl-Rilla" would eventually succumb to Rousey's signature armbar. On that night she fought Ronda Rousey for the UFC women's bantamweight (135-pound) championship belt. 23, 2013, when she became the first female fighter to step foot in the UFC's octagon.
Marine Corps, Liz Carmouche made MMA history on Feb. LIZ CARMOUCHEĪ former aviation technician with the U.S. These are just some of the out stars of women's MMA in UFC and Invicta. Since then, a woman has become the biggest star MMA has ever seen and scores of female fighters have been given the opportunity to compete at the highest level.Īmong today's champions, trailblazers, fan-favorites, and hot prospects are openly gay women. In creating their first female division they revolutionized the entire sport. In 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship accepted what many had been saying for years - women can fight, and people want to see it.
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