In the early days of the UFC, only men’s fights were allowed. This maxim remained until February 2013. The media boom that Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey was having in her transition to mixed martial arts (MMA) made the American company rethink things. Its CEO, Dana White, who had made it clear actively and passively that we would not see women in the UFC, changed his mind. Since then, the women’s categories have experienced great growth, so the competition, and consequently the level, increases exponentially. Thus, based on their records, importance and victories in championship fights, among other factors, ABC has selected those who are the best athletes who have set foot in the largest MMA cage in the world. 5 Ronda Rousey as UFC company champion Ronda Rousey There is no iota of doubt when saying that Ronda Rousey (12-2) became the most important woman in sport. During her time in MMA she got the UFC to incorporate women, and reached levels of fame similar to those of Conor McGregror. Everyone wanted to see Rousey. She debuted in the company as champion and defended the belt six times, being the third woman with the most wins in championship fights. Unfortunately, after falling to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes she was outmatched and hung up her gloves. Even so, and with Nunes’ permission, she has been the most important woman for MMA.4 Joanna Jędrzejczyk after winning her UFC belt Joanna Jędrzejczyk The Pole, Joanna Jędrzejczyk (16-5) had a long and successful career in Muay Thai and kickboxing before entering MMA. Once he made the leap, the rise was unstoppable. With six victories without knowing defeat he arrived at the UFC, where he continued without encountering resistance. In his third fight he won the belt and defended it five times with great ease. He seemed intractable, both for his performances within the eight walls and for his belligerent attitude, with which he sold the fights. Although everything came to an end when Rose Namajunas defeated her twice, and she never recovered her best level.3 Cris Cyborg in one of her fights in the UFC company Cris Cyborg Cris Cyborg (28-2) was a fighter who swept all the aspects. Her impressive size and popularity led the UFC to create the women’s featherweight (145 pounds or 65.7 kilos) division. She came to the company with 14 wins, and after three fights she won the title and defended it twice before losing it to Amanda Nunes. After one more fight in the UFC he left the company due to his problems with the CEO, Dana White. Even so, it continued to wreak havoc wherever it went. He won the Bellator title and made five defenses, and recently also won the PFL title. In short, a historic career in contact sports.2 Valentina Shevchenko with her UFC champion belt Valentina Shevchenko The Kyrgyz fighter (24-4-1) has also been one of the most dominant. She has only been stopped by Amanda Nunes in her attempts to move up a division, in very close fights. However, in her weight class, the flyweight (125 pounds or 56.6 kilos), she has obtained 9 victories in championship fights, only behind Nunes. Although she fell against the Mexican Alexa Grasso, Shevchenko recovered, and is the current champion of the division.1 Amanda Nunes with her two UFC belts Amanda Nunes Without a doubt, Amanda Nunes (23-5) has been the most dominant woman who has ever passed through the UFC. She has beaten legends like Cris Cyborg, Valentina Shevchenko and Ronda Rousey. Furthermore, she solved her only setback as champion against Julianna Peña by dominating in the rematch. With a total of 11 victories in title fights (tied with the legend Anderson Silva), simultaneous champion in two weight categories and with 16 wins in the UFC, the Brazilian is positioned as the best woman who has ever gone through the sport.
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