Women may have only started competing in MMA events around 1997, but the giant strides they have made in such a short time to establish themselves as a mainstay in the predominantly male bastion is staggering. Initially, women of the sport were lucky to secure even one fight on a card, but all that has changed thanks to talented fighters such as Ronda Rousey, Strikeforce veteran Miesha Tate and Valentino Shevchenko, who proved that they could compete alongside the best male fighters in the world. The wave that Rousey made has reached tidal proportions today with the UFC conducting women’s contests in strawweight, bantamweight, featherweight and flyweight divisions. MMA is the fastest growing professional sport in the world and the UFC is a multibillion dollar business, something that has been achieved with the help of women fighters. Here’s out list of the top women fighters in MMA.
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