Two decades ago, when mixed martial arts went mainstream, the sport’s mostly male fan base often viewed women’s MMA as an inappropriate spectacle, something reserved for Worldstar videos, a 3 a.m.
It's kind of hard to believe, but Valentina Shevchenko has never been MMA Junkie's Female Fighter of the Year – until now. For a dominant UFC champion who racked up seven women's flyweight title ...
How do the best mixed martial artists on the planet measure up against each other, regardless of division? That's the question our USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie women's pound-for-pound rankings aims to ...
Tonight at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will share a cage for the first time in what is being billed as the biggest superfight in women’s combat sports ...
“The Lady G.O.A.T.” wants a step up in competition. Undefeated No. 13-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s ...
One of the biggest fights in women’s MMA history is set to take place this weekend at UFC 322. A dream clash between Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili will serve as the co-main event on Saturday ...
After Kayla Harrison’s dominant UFC 316 victory over Julianna Peña, the Olympic gold medalist called out Nunes in the Octagon. When Nunes entered the Octagon to face off with Harrison, the narrative ...
Women’s MMA legends Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey are both coming out of retirement for the most unexpected superfight of the year. Now more than nine years removed from her last UFC fight, speculation ...
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