American mixed martial artist Liz Carmouche is openly lesbian. She is the current Bellator Women's flyweight World Champion. She has also fought in different weight divisions for Bellator and the UFC. Before moving to Bellator, she competed in the women's bantamweight and flyweight divisions for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
liz Carmouche, a mixed-martial arts fighter who is openly lesbian, is a champion of openly lesbian mixed martial art.
Liz Carmouche is an openly-lesbian mixed-martial arts fighter. She was also the first openly-lesbian fighter in UFC. She was exposed in a 2014 women's bantamweight champion fight against Ronda Ronda. Carmouche served five years in Marine Corps as an aircraft electrician. She served three tours in the Middle East. Carmouche began her professional MMA career back in 2010. She is currently a competitor in the UFC's women bantamweight division.
She won the UFC Title with a ground and pound assault
Liz Carmouche is an UFC champion openly gay. She is a San Diego, California native, and a former U.S. Marine. She has been working on her striking, particularly her ground-andpound style. She's good on the ground and can even do scrambles. She can also get back to her feet easily after a takedown.
Bellator won her title with a TKO at the fourth round.
Carmouche took control during the championship round. She made a good takedown and then landed a barrage with ground-and pound from a commanding position. Her fight came to an abrupt halt when Mike Beltran, referee, intervened and called a halt. This is Carmouche's fourth win in the Bellator cage. Velasquez had previously been unbeaten before, and this win marks the end of Velasquez's streak as the Bellator flyweight champion.
She is now at 4-0 in Bellator
Liz Carmouche now stands at 4-0 in Bellator's cage after a spectacular victory over Juliana Velasquez, former world champion. She also won the Bellator flyweight title. The win came as part of Bellator 278's main event, and it ended just 4:47 into Round Four. This was Carmouche's first win over Velasquez in professional MMA.
She is a professional wrestler
Liz Carmouche is an amateur wrestler and an ambassador of Medical Marijuana Inc. She is the UFC's first openly-lesbian fighter. This has earned her a lot respect and attention. Dana White, herself, has expressed admiration at her coming out.
She was raised in Okinawa on a military base
Liz Carmouche was the daughter and pilot of the Air Force. Liz grew up in Okinawa (Japan). Her father served there in the Air Force. Her mother also remarried there. She went to a Christian school there, graduating in 2003. Now, she's studying at San Diego City College to become a kinesiologist.