Which is the greatest female MMA champion? These are some top-ranked fighters in the sport. Xiong Jingnan of China is one of the best-known female MMA fighters of all time. She is also the current ONE Women's Strawweight World champion and the first Chinese woman world champion. She has successfully defended her title four more times, and won most of her fights via knockout. Her MMA record is 14 wins and two losses.
Gina "Crush” Carano (female MMA champ)
Despite her MMA talents, the female MMA champion still has not reached the level of fame that she hoped for. Gina Carano had her ups as well as downs but she has never been weak. Her time spent in the film business was what sparked her passion for the sport. She starred as ring girls in films and in a series on the oxygen channel. She has also been featured in numerous magazines, and has been named "The Face of Women's MMA."
Paige VanZant
Paige VanZant was 18 when she made her professional debut as a UFC fighter. After being bullied at school, she decided to start training for MMA as well as boxing. She signed with UFC in December 2012 and has since won six bouts. VanZant, who began dating Austin Vanderford in 2017, is married to Austin Vanderford. She was first a date with Cody Garbrandt, then she later dated Alan Bersten on Dancing With the Stars.
Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso, now the reigning female MMA champ, has won a significant win over Maycee Barter at UFC 258. Grasso is considered to be one of the best pure boxers in women's MMA at the moment, according to Daniel Cormier, a two-division UFC champion and UFC commentator.
Cris Cyborg
Cris is a Brazilian MMA fighter. With two world champions to her credit, Cyborg is the most decorated female MMA fighter ever. Cyborg was a Brazilian citizen who trained under Wanderlei Silva (the Rua Brothers) and Anderson Silva (among others). Some of the most feared strikers in the world have been trained at The Chute Boxe Academy, such as Anderson Silva and Darren Larkin. These fighters are notoriously vicious, and Cris Cyborg has all of the traits that make a striker vicious and dangerous.
Natalia Namajunas
Rose Namajunas defeated Zhang Weili, a Chinese opponent, to defend her strawweight title at UFC 268 in New York. Namajunas won a rematch by split decision, despite losing the fight by submission. Zhang won the fight from Zhang, with two judges deciding in favor of Namajunas. Namajunas struck a powerful head kick in the first round that stunned Torres. In the second round, Namajunas scored a takedown that allowed Zhang to be submitted. Namajunas did however land a string of hard lefthands on Zhang in the 3rd round. Zhang was split.
Jessica Penne
Jessica Penne is an American mixed-martial artist. She competes in Women's Strawweight at the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Invicta FC had previously given her the opportunity to compete in the Atomweight Division. This was also her first bout as a woman for Bellator Fighting Championships. Penne's fighting style is aggressive and has been praised for it.
Michelle Waterson
Jessica Waterson is fifth-ranked in the UFC. Waterson, a 5-foot-3 fighter who weighs 115 pounds, is the face of BODYARMOR. Waterson began training for combat sport in 2007 when she was just 21. Jackson Wink Academy was her first choice. There, talent was measured by megawatts. She was inspired by that experience and her ambitions. She has a balanced aggression style, and 12 of her 14 wins have come by stoppage.
Andrea Lee
American kickboxer Andrea Lee has been a top competitor in the UFC flyweight division. She currently is the UFC’s ninth-ranked woman's flyweight. Her impressive record is impressive, but she will want to improve on her overall standing to become a UFC champion. Read on to learn more about her incredible accomplishments. Below are some of Andrea Lee's most noteworthy achievements.