Valentina earned her UFC Flyweight belt when she defeated another all-time female great, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, by unanimous decision at UFC 231. Valentina joined the UFC in 2015 and quickly became a fan favourite, partly due to her famous dancing which she does after each victory she achieves in the Octagon, she also puts on fun dance routines in her open workout sessions which happen just before a scheduled fight. 2 of her 3 losses come from the incredibly talented, and dominant, Amanda Nunes (mentioned above). Valentina Shevchenko (18-3) is a female MMA fighter from Kyrgyzstan, who achieved the honour of calling herself the UFC’s Flyweight Champion. The fight ended in complete shock, with Nunes completely dismantling Cyborg within one round and getting a famous knockout.Ĭyborg left the UFC in the following weeks and moved to the promotion’s biggest competitor, Bellator. Originally the UFC’s bantamweight champion, she was slated to move up to Featherweight and challenge the divison’s fearsome, and seemingly unstoppable, champion – Cris Cyborg. After suffering from a KO loss to Cat Zingano, she went on one of the most famous tears in UFC history which saw her finish 4 of the biggest female MMA names in the sports history (Cyborg, Rousey, Tate, Holm). She is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is also in a relationship with fellow UFC fighter Nina Ansaroff. She also holds knockout wins over 4 of the other fighters on this list! She holds Octagon wins over Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate, Valentina Shevchenko, Holly Holm, Cris Cyborg and many others. Of course, individual popularity depends on Octagon success, charisma and promotion, but this is just as true for the men in the UFC too.Ī few female MMA fighters have risen to the very top of MMA stardom, and in this article we will take a look at the top 10 female MMA fighters that have ever been signed to the UFC.Īmanda ‘Lioness’ Nunes (18-4) is arguably the all time GOAT of female MMA. She was made the bantamweight champion and made her 1st title defense against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157.Ī lot has changed since Ronda propelled female MMA into global recognition, and unlike many other sports, the female fighters in the UFC have just as much popularity as their male colleagues. Female MMA has come a long way since Dana White famously said that women will never fight in the UFC.Ī women’s UFC division was first created in order to promote the then dominant female MMA fighter Ronda Rousey, who was the first female fighter which the UFC ever signed.

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