Entertainment|By Ian Anglin| 12. October 2017
MMA is known for its vicious and powerful competitors, but nothing is wilder - and fun to watch - than an adorable lady who knows how to kick some serious butt. The women's division has grown so much in the last five years that the competition is now as good as the men's.
Not only do these women maintain "works of art," but they are beauty in a cage. Nobody said you have to be ugly to know how to fight. Is there anything better than watching a ten beat up another ten? It's every man's fantasy.
Here are 50 female MMA fighters who will prove you can be both a beauty and a beast in the ring. These ladies are pure, solid muscle masses who've been training for their craft for years - which we're here to celebrate. #1 will definitely raise your blood pressure.
50. Cassie Crisano
Cassie Crisano is a US-based MMA fighter. She is currently 37 years old (her birthday is July 27th) and was born in Prince George's County, Maryland. She weighs 145 pounds (that's 65 kg for our international readers). Her MMA fighting class is Featherweight, meaning she's on the light side of things. Her MMA team affiliation is "Team Predator" from the USA, a team that has had a lot of success in recent years.
Cassie is a former police officer currently struggling with legal troubles over an alleged attempted arson. Apart from that, she faces another variety of charges including fraud and identity theft. Some of these charges are related to the attempted arson attack that occurred at the home of her child's father in Fairfax County. It seems the former MMA star has had a serious fall from grace over the past few months.
49. Gazzy Parman
Gazzy Parman is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and an active member of the women-only BJJ club called Dirty Dozen. The team started with the first 12 women outside of Brazil to achieve a black belt in the sport. This was because the sport had been mostly male-dominated in years past, and not many women had achieved black belt status (which requires years of training).
She is best known for her grappling moves, which have made her semi-famous on YouTube. She started in the early 2000s, which means her career now spans almost two decades. She has an outspoken demeanor that has garnered her a substantial following of fans around the world, including in countries like Europe and Asia. Gazzy is also one of the first gym owners in the US, which was quite an achievement at the time it happened.
48. Alyse Anderson
Alyse Anderson is one of the youngest girls on today's list. She was only 23 years old at the time of writing this list (she was born on January 13, 1995) and hails from the continental US like most other female MMA fighters. She was born in the small town of Mason, Michigan and is 5ft 5in tall which is approximately 165cm. She weighs 105 pounds, putting her firmly in the atmospheric combat category—the lightest there is.
Her MMA team is affiliated with the Scorpion Fighting System and her latest results show that she has won 3 of her 4 most recent fights. Despite her youthful and small stature, she has plenty of accomplishments to her name, which is why many experts speculate that her fight records will only grow as time goes on. During an interview, she was asked to describe herself in a single word and this was her response: "Mom, how would you best describe me?". Her mother said, "stubborn, you're absolutely stubborn, darling".
47. Alejandra Lara
Alejandra Lara is one of the few MMA stars on today's list who hails from the South American country of Colombia. Like Alyse, she is 23 years old and was born on August 4th, 1994. She's slightly taller than Alyse at 5ft 7in and weighs 125lbs (which is about 170cm or 56kg). Combat class is the flyweight, which is on the middle side in terms of female body weight. Their combat organization is the Combat Training Club.
She has an amazing pro fight record, winning 7 of her last 8 fights (losing the other fight and has 0 ties). This is one of the longest winning streaks in its category. Her fans gave her the nickname "Azul". She is originally from the city of Medellin, Colombia, but spends a lot of time in the States (although her primary residence is still Colombia) due to her MMA program.
46th Duke of Jessamy
Jessamyn Duke is a 31-year-old MMA fighter from Richmond, Kentucky. She is one of the tallest fighters on this list, measuring 5'11" (which is 180 cm) and weighing 136 pounds (61.6 kg). She is part of the bantamweight MMA fight category, which is on the heavier side of her team affiliation is UWF USA, a team she has worked with for the last several years.
Although she is a good and experienced MMA fighter, her past fights have not been good - she is on a losing streak which means she has lost the last five fights. Before that, she had multiple wins and a single draw. Fans hope that her performance will increase in the future, but time will tell if that will happen. For the time being, their fans have to get used to their losing streak.
45. LaTasha Marzolla
There isn't much publicly available information about LaTasha's weight, although one important fact is known - apart from being a successful MMA fighter, she has also appeared in several Playboy Special Edition magazines. In 2004 she was voted Model of the Year, an honor she was very proud of. LaTasha was born on August 21, 1979, making her one of the older women featured in this article.
She was born in the USA and attended high school in Las Vegas, where she made her debut on the junior varsity wrestling team. She is also a kickboxer and is currently fighting for the Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Fighting Championship. Before becoming a professional MMA fighter, she decided to learn self-defense after her house was robbed. After this event, she enrolled in Muay Thai courses with the well-known master Toddy.
44. Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern is one of the most famous MMA fighters in the history of the sport. In some periods, she was even ranked as the #1 fighter according to her fighting streak, which sometimes went as high as 6 fights without a loss or a draw. She is currently 25 years old and was born on March 24, 1993. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall making her one of the shortest fighters featured in this list.
Her weight is 115 lbs (which is approximately 52.16 kg) making her a part of one of the most competitive MMA classes - the Strawweight category. She is originally from Phoenix, Arizona and her team association stands at MMA Lab. Their last fight was on March 3, 2018, that's only a few weeks ago. Their next fight is scheduled to take place in the coming weeks. Apart from that, she is also ADCC and BJJ World Champion (black belt).
43. Ann Osman
Ann Osman is a 31-year-old MMA fighter from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall (which is approximately 160 cm) and weighs 125 pounds which is 56.7 kg. Her fighting class is flyweight and her team affiliation is with the Borneo Tribal Squad. She is one of the few fighters from Malaysia to make it into the US MMA leagues, meaning she must have been one of the better fighters in her home country.
Her fight record is very successful as her current streak is 5 wins, 4 losses and 0 ties. It seems that she alternates between winning and losing every other fight. Her nickname, used by fans and commentators alike, is Athena, named after the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare. Ann Osman is also known in Malaysia for being the first female athlete to become an MMA fighter.
42. Julia Risks
Julia Berezikova is from Russia, more precisely from the city of Krasnokamensk. She is 34 years old and was born on November 17, 1983. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall (which is about 167 cm), which is about average for female MMA fighters. She weighs 126 pounds, which is approximately 57 kg in the metric system. Her current fight record is 9-4-0 which means she has 9 wins (one of the widest margins in today's list), 4 losses and 0 ties. She injured her back as a child and doctors said she would never be able to play sports - however, her MMA stats show that the doctors' opinions were incorrect.
She got off to a great start, winning most of her fights until she was KO'd by Rosy Duarte in October 2015. After this fight, Julia did not appear in another MMA fight. Despite this, she holds many records, which is why she was ranked the #7 female fighter in the world (for her weight class). The ranking was created by the organization Unified Women's MMA Rankings.
41. Stechpalme Holm
Holly Holm is a US-based MMA fighter. She is from Albuquerque, New Mexico and is currently 36 years old. She was born on October 17, 1981 and is 5 feet 8 inches tall (which is approximately 172 cm). Her weight is 145 pounds (which is 65 kg in the metric system), which places her in the featherweight fighting class. Her Team She is affiliated with Jackson-Wink MMA and has a good fight record, although she is currently fighting a losing streak.
Her current record is 11 wins and 4 losses, although most of those losses have happened in the past few months, which has negatively impacted her fans and her MMA rankings. In recent years, she has been the UFC women's bantamweight champion of the world, while prior to her time with UFC she worked as a professional boxer and kickboxer. It seems that fighting and self-defense have always been her favorite sports and pastimes.
40. Kelly McGill
Kelly McGill is a US-based MMA fighter. She was born on May 25, 1995, making her 23 years old. She currently fights bantamweight in the Invicta Fighting Championship - a lesser-known variant league of the UFC. She is 5 feet 9 inches tall (which is approximately 175 cm) and she weighs 136 pounds which is approximately 61.69 kg in the metric system. Your team affiliation is with the Last Stand Fight Team.
Her current fight record is quite mixed - she has lost her last two fights while winning the previous two. Her last fight was on August 29, 2017, which means that she will go almost a whole year without going into the ring. It is now known whether she will return to fighting, and almost most of her fans are hoping for it.
39.Darla Harris
Darla Harris has an interesting nickname — she goes by the name "Train Wreck," akin to the comedy starring Amy Schumer. Anyhow, Darla's physical characteristics are as follows: She is 5'5" (that's about 165 cm) and she weighs 104 pounds which is 47.17 kg in the metric system. Her weight class is the lightest possible - she's a part She was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Your team is affiliated with Pariah MMA, a team widely known for its recent successes. Darla isn't part of that winning streak though - she's lost the last three fights despite having a streak of three straight wins before that. Her most active years were in 2012 and 2013, which means she may be slowly approaching the end of her MMA fighting career. Time will tell if that's true or not.
38. Jinh Yu Frey
Jinh Yu Frey is an American-born MMA fighter. Originally from Arlington, Texas, she is 32 years old, making her one of the oldest women still in the ring. Her physical stats are as follows: She is 5ft 2in tall (which is 157.48cm), making her one of the smallest fighters in the league. Due to her stature, her weight is also relatively light at 106 pounds. which corresponds to 48.08 kg in the metric system.
Your team association is with the Mohler MMA team. Her current fight record is mixed and stands at 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 ties. She lost two of her last three fights. Her last fight was on December 23, 2017, which means her next fight should be relatively soon. There are a few other interesting stats about her fighting skills - for example, she won 17% of her fights by giving her opponents a knockout.
37. Kelsey DeSantis
Kelsey De Santis has an interesting life story. For one thing, she began her professional life in the military, more specifically at the USMC. However, she quit a few years later to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a professional MMA fighter. She moved to South Florida to start practicing Muay Thai and other similar skills. In the meantime, she has also started a non-profit organization that helps other veterans find better lives and job opportunities.
She is currently 29 years old and was born on August 30, 1988. A native of San Diego, California, she is 5 feet 10 inches tall (which is 177.8 cm) and weighs 145 pounds which is 65.77 kg in the metric system. Her fight category is featherweight and her team affiliation is American Top Team. She has not had a fight since March 2, 2013 as she appears to be busy with other professional endeavors (such as a fitness trainer).
36. Jessica Auge
Jessica Eye is one of the more active MMA fighters of the current season. She is 31 years old and was born on July 27, 1986. It is Ohio's second largest city, Cleveland. Her physical characteristics are as follows: She is 5'6" feet tall (which is approximately 167 cm) and she weighs 135 pounds which is 61.23 kg in the metric system. This puts her and her team in the bantamweight fight class The Collaboration exists with the respected Strong Style Fight Team.
Due to their high activity, there are many statistics about their recent fights. For example, her current record is 12 wins, 6 losses and zero draws. She had a four loss streak which she happily ended by winning her last fight against Kalindra Faria (the fight took place on January 14, 2018). Due to the frequency of her fights, we can expect her to fight again in the next few months.
35. Carina Damm
Carina Damm is another fighter from the country that invented many of the moves and techniques featured in MMA - Brazil. She is 39 years old, making her one of the oldest fighters to appear in this list. She's still struggling, which means she shows no signs of wanting to retire any time soon. Her stats are as follows: she is 5'4" tall (that's 162.56 cm) and she weighs 135 pounds, which is 61.23 kg in the metric system.
She hails from the small village of Villa Velha in Brazil, which makes her rise to fame in the US all the more spectacular. She had to fight in local tournaments in Brazil for many years before being invited to local championships abroad. She also has a long winning history - she has 23 wins in total. Apart from that, she also has 14 losses and zero draws. She has knocked out 30% of all her winning bouts.
34. Ginele Marquez
Ginele Marquez is an American-born MMA fighter. She is from Orange County, California. Her age and date of birth are not publicly available on the MMA statistics websites. Her physical characteristics are as follows: she is 5ft 3ft tall (which is 160.02cm) and she weighs 135 pounds which is 61.23kg in the metric system. Her fighting class is the popular bantam weight class and her team association is with the CSW team.
She has won exactly 50% of all her fights and she has drawn zero. She's one of the few fighters on today's list who has never achieved a victory by knockout against her opponent - perhaps that's more a part of her technique than a disadvantage. She has also won two of her fights by referee decision rather than a submission (TKO) from her opponent.
33. Erin McDougall
Erin McDougall is another fighter who lacks publicly available information on her age and date of birth. Her physical attributes are there though, and here are the highlights: She's 5'6" (that's 167.64 cm) and she weighs 125 pounds, which is about 56.7 kg. Her fight category is the Flyweight category and her team union stands with the 918 factory.
She is currently not very active in the ring and has recorded a total of three fights according to Sherdog.com. She has won two fights, lost one and drawn zero. She has scored zero knockouts against her opponents and she has won all of her fights solely by referee decisions. She lost her last fight which took place on April 23, 2015 against Anita Rodriquez.
32. Jenna Fuchs
Jenna Fox is a relative newcomer to the MMA scene. She is 26 years old (she was born on January 15, 1992) in USA. Her physical characteristics are as follows: She is 5'7" (that's 170 cm) and she weighs 145 pounds which is 65.77 kg in the metric system. Her fight class is the featherweight category recorded on the MMA tracking websites.Her last known fight was against Kim Woods, a fight that took place on October 8, 2016.
Their last fight lasted one minute and six seconds, which is much less than the duration of a normal fight. While Jenna didn't win by a knockout, she did by a TKO (meaning subjecting herself to punches). In addition to MMA, Jenna also masters boxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She is currently listed as an active fighter despite not having fought in over a year.
31. Walentina Schewtschenko
Valentina Shevchenko is originally from Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic, but she is currently registered as a fighter from the Peruvian city of Lima. She is 30 years old and was born on March 7, 1988. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall (which is approximately 165 cm) and weighs 125 pounds, which is 56.7 kg in the metric system. Her fighting class is Flyweight and she is part of the Tiger Muay Thai fighting association.
She is one of the most successful fighters to feature in today's list having won 15 of her 18 registered fights according to the Sherdog MMA tracking website. She has won 27% of all her fights by knockout, which must have been entertaining for her fans. She also lost once by knockout. Her last fight was against Priscila Cachoeira which took place relatively recently, on February 3rd, 2018. Judging by the frequency of her fights, we can expect her to be fighting for the next 12 months.
30. Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza has one of the more interesting nicknames of all MMA fighters - she goes by the name "Cookie Monster". It's not entirely certain if she got the name from her diet or from her fighting style. However, she is one of the shortest fighters to feature in this list, standing at 5ft 1in which is 154.94cm. She weighs 115 pounds, which is 52.16 kg in the metric system.
Her fight category is Strawweight and her affiliation is with Team Oyama. She is originally from the small town of Redondo Beach, California. She is 30 years old and was born on October 10, 1987. She has won 13 fights and also lost 4. She has won 23% of all her fights to a knockout while also losing 25% of her fights to a knockout. She currently fights in the UFC main division and is best known for her extreme grappling skills.
29. Kailin Curran
Kailin Curran is a US-based MMA fighter. Originally from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, she is the only Hawaiian woman mentioned in this article. She is 26 years old and was born on April 11, 1991. She is 5'4" feet tall which is 162.56 cm. She weighs 113 pounds which is 51.26 kg in the metric system. Her fighting class is Strawweight and her affiliation is with the Reign MMA team.
She has 10 registered fights on the MMA tracking websites showing that she has 4 wins, 6 losses and zero draws. She is currently on a losing streak after losing her past four bouts. Her last fight was against Xiaonan Yan which took place on November 25, 2017. She has had a fight in over 6 months which means her fans can hope that a fight can be scheduled in the next 6 to 12 months.
28. Bridgette-Batch
Bridgette Batch is a US-based MMA fighter originally from Las Vegas, Nevada. Her date of birth and age are not publicly known, however her physical characteristics are available. She is 5'8" feet tall (which is 173 cm) and weighs 142 pounds. She has five registered official MMA fights keeping her record of 2 wins, 3 losses and zero ties. Her most recent fight was against Ashlee Evans- Smith, which happened on April 7, 2012 and resulted in Bridgette losing.
She hasn't had a fight in over five years, which means she may not be active anymore and may not compete in future MMA championships. While active, her nickname was Black Wolf and she was part of the Wand Fight Team. Her current residency is listed in Austin, Texas, meaning she moved out of her native Nevada.
27. Tecia Torres
Tecia Torres is nicknamed "The Tiny Tornado". She is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is 28 years old. She was born on August 16, 1989. Her physical characteristics are as follows: she is 5'1" tall (which is 154.98 cm) and she weighs 115 pounds which is 52.16 kg in the metric system. Her team affiliation is with the American Top Team, and her fight category is listed as a straw weight.
She is one of the most successful MMA fighters in terms of her winning streak. She has won 10 of her last 12 fights (the other two have been losses, she has no ties). Interestingly, she has scored zero knockouts against her opponents and she has won nine of her last ten fights by referee decision, meaning she has a highly technical fighting style that prioritizes conserving her stamina rather than landing punches on the other fighters.
26. Cat pins
Cat Zingano goes by the name "Alpha" in her MMA fights. She is 35 years old and was born on July 1, 1982. She is 5'6" feet tall which is 167.64 cm. Her weight is 135 lbs which is 61.23 kg in the metric system. She is originally from the small town of Broomfield, Colorado. Her fight category is listed as Bantamweight, and her team affiliation is with Zingano's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu team.
Her fight stats are as follows: She has 12 recorded fights on the various MMA tracking websites which list her as having won 9 fights and lost 3. She has an extremely high knockout rate as she has won 56% of all her fights by knockout, meaning she has earned the nickname that fans have given her. She has also never lost by knockout, which is rare in the aggressive MMA scene.
25. Angelica Chávez
Angelica Chavez is another mixed martial artist from the United States. She was born on July 20th, 1987 and is therefore 30 years old. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, based on her stats, she is in the Atomweight MMA category. She is only 5 ft 1 (or 154 cm tall) and weighs 105 pounds, which is approximately 47 kilograms in metric.
Angelica tries to eat clean and optimal due to her small stature, which means she can't afford to eat a lot of calories during the day. She keeps all simple carbs off her grocery list (i.e. bread, sugar, and pasta) and tries to incorporate lots of free weight and full-body exercises, with a few isolation exercises for good measure.
24. Kaitlin Young
Kaitlin Young is a US-based mixed martial artist. She was born on September 15th, 1985 and is therefore 32 years old - about the average of the featured fighters. She was born in Circle Pines, Minnesota, United States of America. Her height and weight stats are as follows: she is 5 feet 9 inches (or 175 cm) tall, which is above average for her bantamweight category, and she weighs 136 pounds (or 62 kg).
Kaitlin tries to eat clean, especially before the weigh-in, so she's in the right weight class. "When I'm in camp, I omit all processed foods. That said, anything on the label or ingredient list that I can't pronounce, don't know what it is, or know it's bad, I won't eat. Xyience Energy Drinks are the exception. I love them and they keep me up for my very busy schedule. I'm finding I can't really handle processed foods outside of combat camps either," says Kaitlin.
23. Andrea Lee
Andrea Lee is an American mixed martial artist. She was born on February 11th, 1989 in Atlanta, Texas, United States of America, making her 28 years old. She is firmly in the Flyweight MMA category due to her weight of only 126 pounds, which is approximately 57 kg. Her height is 5 feet 7 inches (or 170 cm), which is about average for fighters her size.
Due to her flyweight MMA category, Andrea cannot eat many calories on a daily basis. She needs to watch her carbohydrate intake to stay within her category weight limit. The best way to limit your weight is to limit your consumption of simple, high-glycemic carbohydrates like sugar, wheat, and pasta. All other sources of protein and fat are fine for Andrea's diet.
22. Melanie Lacroix
Melania Lacroix was born on November 11, 1982, making her 34 years old (making her one of the oldest women in this list). She is originally from Hawthorne, California, United States of America and she has the following height and weight stats: She is 5'7" (that's about 170 cm) tall and she weighs 135 pounds which is 61 kg in metric measurement corresponds to system.
Since Melanie is in a heavier weight class than the other girls, it can be concluded that she needs to incorporate a lot of mass building exercises. To achieve this mass gain, she needs to consume a lot of protein, which most athletes aim for around 1 gram per pound of body weight. The best type of protein for this type of activity is whey protein.
21. Alexandra Albu
Unlike most of the other fighters in this story, Alexandra is not originally from the United States but from Moscow, the capital of Russia. She was born on July 14th, 1990 and is therefore 27 years old. She is also one of the shortest of the featured fighters, at a tiny 5ft 2in (that's 157cm) and weighing 115 pounds (or 52 kg). Her MMA category is strawweight.
Alexandra says the psychological aspect is the most important thing behind all diet and exercise preparation. She said in an interview: “There were two special aspects. First the preparation. We had done a great job with the trainer to get a necessary form for this fight. I spent almost three months just on this. The second was psychological."
20. Erin Toughill
Erin is one of the senior fighters featured in today's article. She was born on June 13, 1977, making her 40 years old. However, she keeps in excellent shape (through regular exercises at the gym) which means she still wins a lot of fights (much more often than she loses). According to her stats, she is 5'10 (or 177 cm) tall, which is above average. Her weight is 161 pounds or 73 kg, which is also on the heavy side of things.
Given Erin's fantastic stats (she's one of the tallest and heaviest fighters on the list), she needs to consume lots of animal proteins like whey protein to get her weight to where it's at. Also, not carrying a lot of fat means she incorporates a lot of high-intensity interval training types of cardio into her workouts.
19. Sarah McLeod
Sarah McLeod is another mixed martial artist from the USA. She is originally from Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America. According to publicly available information, she was born on December 21, 1987, so she is 29 years old. Sarah is 5'7" (or 170 cm) tall and weighs 115 pounds which is 52 kg in the metric system which puts her in the straw weight category.
Given her amazing physique, it's obvious that Sarah does a lot of strength training, which includes lifting heavy weights and lots of total body exercises. The best compound exercises you can do to get in shape are the bench press, squat, deadlift, row, and military press. Many MMA fighters like Sarah recommend that you gradually increase the load on the weights you lift at the gym.
18. Rachel Wray
Rachel Wray is another mixed martial artist from the USA. She is originally from Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America. Her date of birth is not available on the publicly available MMA stats sites, but her weight and height information is available. Rachel is 5'5" (which is 165 cm) and weighs 135 pounds which is approximately 62 kg in metric.
Rachel originally started out in gymnastics, which formed the basis of her future training. She says: “Gymnastics is at the root of everything I do and it was the first sport I did competitively. I competed for six years before I found dance.” After her success in gymnastics, she focused on improving her diet as she wanted to hold excess fat through lots of cardio sessions each week.
17. Jenae Noonan
Jenae Noonan is a US-based mixed martial artist, although aside from her sexy pictures, not much more information is available about her (regarding her date of birth or city of origin). Only the most important information is available to them, namely their weight and height. She is 5'7" (that's 170 cm) tall and weighs 116 pounds, which is 52 kg in metric.
Jenae's training appears to be similar to the other girls on the list. She is on a clean diet, which means she tries to keep processed, fried, and fast foods to a minimum. The same goes for simple carbs like sugar, bread and pasta, which shouldn't belong in an MMA fighter's diet. When it comes to training, she prefers full-body and free-weight exercises.
16. Cheyanne Vlismas
Cheyanne Vlismas is one of the younger fighters on today's list. She is just 22 years old (born 06/25/1995) and lives in the city of Clearwater, Florida, United States of America. Due to her weight of 115 pounds (that's 52 kg for our international readers) she falls into the MMA straw weight category. Her height is 5'4", which is 162 cm in metric, which is about the average female height in the US.
Since Cheyanne needs to maintain a light weight and high amount of mass for her MMA fights, she will obviously prefer a similar type of diet and exercise regimen to the other girls. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is her obvious weapon of choice, combined with consuming plenty of plant and animal sources of fat and protein.
15. Laura Marcusse (Sanko)
Laura Sanko is also 34 years old (just like the previously presented MMA fighter) and was born on 12/07/1982. She is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. She's 5ft 5in tall (that's 165cm for our international readers) and she weighs 106lbs or 48kg in the metric system, which is slightly less than the average for the fighters listed in this article.
Given her weight and low body fat percentage, Laura obviously eats a clean diet, trying to get optimal amounts of protein, carbohydrates, and fat while also trying not to eat many of the fattening, simple carbohydrates (like sugar, bread , pasta and similar foods). When it comes to training, she seems to favor both free weights and full-body exercises.
14. Kristi Lopez
Kristi Lopez is a 34-year-old mixed martial artist (born February 4, 1983) from the United States. Originally from Los Angeles, California, she has a pretty decent fight record of 2-0-1 (that counts for wins, ties and losses). She's 5'5" and weighs 125 pounds, which is 56.7 kilograms, putting her firmly in the flyweight category of fighters.
Kristi tries to work out at least 3 to 5 times a week depending on her schedule. She tries to balance cardio-based training with strength-based training so that she adds muscle and strength while preventing unwanted fat gain. When it comes to diet, she tries to eat a balanced diet, which includes eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, and protein. You can use both vegetable and animal protein sources for this diet.
13. Amber Stautzenberger
Amber Stautzenberger is a 30-year-old (born September 2, 1987) old MMA fighter from the small town of Farmers Branch, Texas, United States. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall (that's 167 cm) and weighs 116 pounds, which is about 52 kilograms in metric. Her weight puts her in the category of strawweight MMA fights. She has a great fight record 6-4-0 (win-draw-loss).
Amber tries to stay in top fighting shape with a variety of diet and training tricks and tweaks. When dieting, she tries to eat a clean diet free of processed foods, and she also seems to keep fried foods to a minimum. Eating fried foods, and especially foods fried with vegetable oils, is one of the worst things you can do to your body's health.
12. Rachel Cummins
Rachael Cummins is a bantamweight MMA fighter from the United States of America. She is 5 feet 9 inches (or 175 cm) tall which makes her one of the taller MMA fighters. She weighs 135 lbs (or 61 kg in the metric system) which given her training and muscle mass means she has an extremely low body fat percentage and her MMA fight record is 3-2-0 (win-loss-tie).
When it comes to training, Racheal prefers to go to the gym, where she tries to build as much muscle mass as possible. To build mass, compound exercises (like the bench press, military press, squat, and deadlift) must be combined with a high carbohydrate and protein intake. Most fighters need at least 1 gram of protein per pound of body mass to build muscle.
11. Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is arguably one of the most famous fighters on today's list - but she's also one of the sexiest fighters. Ronda is 30 years old and comes from California, United States of America. She works as a professional mixed martial artist and has also acted in a few films. Her film and TV credits include The Entourage, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2016 Revealed and The Expendables 3.
Ronda must follow a strict diet to stay in her best fighting shape. She doesn't care about the taste of the food as long as it makes her stomach feel full. When she drinks a Starbucks coffee, she only takes a few sips from the cup before throwing it away so she doesn't overindulge in carbs. For training, she tries to do a lot of free weights and total body exercises.
10. Jordan Nicole Gaza
Jordan Nicole Gaza is a 24-year-old mixed martial artist who was born in the United States. She is currently fighting in Corpus Christi, Texas and is carrying a 1 win streak. She is 5 feet 2 inches (or 157 cm) tall and weighs 115 pounds which is 52 kg. That makes her a flyweight, although with a few pounds more she could end up in the lower weight class of the Atomic class.
While Jordan loves to work out and work out, she also has to watch her pounds due to the strict weights before fights. She recommends a 20-minute sauna session if you're looking for a quick way to shed a few pounds, although a long-term calorie deficit is the only way to go if you're looking for a complete and more stable way to lose weight.
9. Kyra Gracie
Kyra Gracie is 30 years old and compared to the other fighters on today's list, she's not from the USA but from Rio de Janeiro, the second most populous city in Brazil. She was born on May 29th, 1985 and is 32 years old. Her height and weight stats are as follows: she is 5 feet 7 inches tall (that's 170 cm) and she weighs 130 pounds, which is about 58 kg.
Kyra uses a diet that goes by the same name as her last name - the "Gracie Diet" which she follows to be in the shape of her life. According to the label, "The "Gracie Diet" is a nutritional method developed through 65 years of first-hand research and application by Grandmaster Carlos Gracie." Diet contains a lot of sensible advice, e.g. B. Avoiding processed foods and trying not to eat as much fried foods.
8. Lena Ovchynnikova
Lena Ovchynnikova (full name Oléna "Lena" Serhíyivna Ovchýnnikova) is a Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist, born on April 22, 1987, so 30 years old. She competes in the featherweight category in kickboxing (although her exact weight is unknown) and in the flyweight category in MMA (featherweight and flyweight are the same categories, they just have a different naming convention depending on the competition).
Lena loves weightlifting and bulking, so she favors full-body compound exercises like her all-time favorites: the bench press, deadlift, squat, and military press. These are all exercises you need to do if you want to build size and increase upper and lower body strength - which Lena found essential to competing in the MMA Championships.
7. Felice Herrig
Felice Herrig is 31 years old and comes from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States of America. She currently fights on The Ultimate Fighter show, which is a reality TV series and MMA competition at the same time. In addition to MMA, Felice also masters Muay Thai, which she practiced (along with kickboxing) before starting her MMA career. Her weight and height are not known.
Felice has had a lot of trouble with dieting in the past, so she recommends not keeping the calories too low as it could push your mind and body towards depression. She recommends that you pay attention to the macronutrient content of the foods you eat so that you have an appropriate carbohydrate-to-fat and protein ratio in all your meals.
6. Jordan McDonald
Jordan McDonald is a 36-year-old mixed martial artist who was born in the city of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States. She is currently fighting in Las Vegas, Nevada and is classified as an "Atomicweight" which is an even lighter class than the "Flyweight" contenders. That puts her current weight at 110 pounds (or about 49.9 kilograms), which is a very small amount considering her 5ft 4in height.
Jordan has always been hyperactive, which brings it into her training - she always tries to put in the maximum effort during her cardio and weightlifting sessions. Aside from weightlifting and cardio, Jordan is also a keen gymnastics fan, which has helped her build a lot of upper and lower body flexibility, which has definitely helped with her fights.
5. Anastasia Yankova
Anastasia Yankova is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA at flyweight. Originally born on March 1, 1991 in Moscow, Russia, she began training for her future career in MMA by learning Karate from the ages of 6 to 14. After that, she took a few years off to concentrate on school. After that, she got into Muay Thai, which helped her compete in kickboxing tournaments.
Yankova firmly believes in giving everything in every training session. She told reporters during a news conference, "I'm in the middle of training camp and all I'm feeling is muscle soreness and pain after sparring." Apart from that, she tries to eat clean, continues to eat vegetables and fruits, and supplements her high-intensity cardio Training with weightlifting.
4. Michelle Waterson
Michelle Waterson is 31 years old and originally from the small town of Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Aside from her career as a martial artist, Michelle is an actress whose career has spanned many different film genres including some Hollywood blockbusters. The most popular film she has participated in is Thor while some of her other films are The Lone Ranger, Transcendence and MacGruber.
As for her diet, Michelle says she's tried to stay well hydrated at all times and eat clean, unprocessed foods. “I stay very hydrated and eat very clean. I try to stay away from processed, fried foods. Towards the end of my camp, I stick to lean meat and lots of green veggies,” says Michelle. She also says that you should measure your exercise progress day by day, which means try not to overexert yourself by trying to lift too much in the beginning.
3. Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate is 30 years old and a professional mixed martial artist. Unlike the previous two girls in today's list, her career is specifically associated with MMA fights and championships, and she has not participated in other modeling and acting activities. Her place of birth is Tacoma, Washington, United States of America and she is known for participating in Fighters Only Mixed Martial Arts Awards IV, The Ultimate Fighter, Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey.
For training, Miesha recommends learning a martial art first. "Not only will you be educated, you'll also learn valuable self-defense skills," says Tate. To fuel up during her workouts, Tate takes a scoop of coconut oil before her morning workout, which helps her have the energy and stamina she needs for her workout session. Her favorite exercise is the push kick, a workout that simulates hitting an opponent in one fluid motion.
2. Gina Carano
Gina Carano is 34 years old (which means she's 10 years older than previously featured MMA fighter - Paige VanZant), but that didn't stop Gina from not only having a successful mixed martial arts career, but also working as a model and as an actor. She has appeared in films such as Haywire, Fast & Furious 6, Deadpool and Ring Girls. She originally started her career in Texas, USA.
Gina has always opted for the more strenuous workouts like high-intensity cardio, weightlifting, and martial arts training. She recently switched her routine to a lighter, more holistic workout that includes yoga. She loves Bikram Yoga the most as she feels refreshed after each workout. For dieting, she recommends vitamin D supplements if you're not getting enough sun (which is commonplace for many people during the winter months).
1. Paige VanZant
Paige VanZant (full name Paige Michelle VanZant) is an American-based mixed martial artist and formal model. She is classified as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (the "flyweight" class is defined as a female under 125 pounds of 57 kg). In addition to her success as an MMA fighter, she has also starred in the television series Dancing with the Stars and Chopped.
Her first piece of advice is to seek out beautiful scenery (i.e., go outdoors) if you find working out in the gym a boring, tiring task. According to Paige, mixing things up can help you avoid falling off the train. "To stay fit and lose weight, you have to make sure you're eating enough," says VanZant. Not consuming enough calories can easily put the body into starvation mode, which will have the opposite effect.