Out of the ever-growing popularization of the MMA, some of the most unknown fighters are the women of the MMA. The grueling physical aspects and the undying spirits of these women are everlasting. There are way too many women fighters to mention but some of the most popular MMA women are Gina Carano, Kim Couture, and Rosi Sexton. You can watch some of the best fights from them on many MMA video sites.

Born in Dallas County, Texas, Gina Carano finished growing up in Nevada where she played basketball and went to the University of Nevada in Reno and Las Vegas. She started her career with Muay Thai. She was the first-ever sanctioned female MMA in Nevada and was invited to the Wforld Pro Fighting show in Las Vegas against Rosi Sexton from the UK.

Since then, Gina has gone onto the Elite XC and the World Extreme Cage fighting, to name a few. Gina Carano has also starred in a few films and was Crush on AMERICAN GLADIATORS. She also serves as a mentor to female fighters on the OXYGEN realty series FIGHT GIRLS. She was even profiled in a story for the ESPN series E-60 and was voted “Hottest Women in America” by BIG BIZ MAZAINE in the spring 2008 issue.

Gina Carano has been fairly quiet since her loss in August. She is expected to return to Strikeforce in the summer after she finishes filming the new Steven Soderbergh’s newest movie.
Another well-known woman of the MMA is Kim Couture. She is currently signed to Strikeforce. She is recently divorced from the UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture, while he remains her support and coach. She has taken a break from fighting, but is now ready to resume her MMA Career. Her next scheduled fight is on November 20 in Kansas City, KS against Kerry Vera, the wife of heavyweight fighter Brandon Vera.

Kim Couture made her MMA debut in June of 2008. Despite the loss, to Kim Rose, she defeated Lina Kvokov last November. She withdrew from her scheduled to fight to Miesha Tate in May but is coming back.

On top of the Super Flyweight category is Rosi Sexton. The competitors for this division weigh in between 115.1-125 lbs. Rosi has been in the martial arts for over 15 years. Most of her competitive experience has been in the MMA. She decided to train in the MMA as a way of proving to herself and others that what she learned wasn’t a waste of her time.

The above names are only a few of the women in MMA. There are many with a decent-sized fan base. There are many websites that information on them ranging from Google to the official MMA website. Many of them are also in pictures and posters in magazines and on walls across the world. To know more visit www.pancrase.org