Let us discover more important and interesting facts about Ronda Rousey below:

1. Her full name is Ronda Jean Rousey.
2. Rousey was born in February 1, 1987 in Riverside, California, United States.
3. She was also famous with her nicknames or stage names Rowdy and The Arm Collector.
4. Rousey is currently living in Venice, California, United States.
5. She is 5 ft 7 in tall and weighing 135 lbs.
6. Rousey started fighting for the Featherweight division of the UFC in 2011 but then later transferred to the Bantamweight division on the same promotion in 2012.
7. She is a very lethal fighter who has only one fighting style, which is Judo.
8. With her 13 total professional fights, 12 are wins and only 1 loss.
9. Ronda Rousey’s mother, AnnMaria De Mars has a black belt also in Judo and in fact, she was the first American to win the World Judo Championships.
10. She had a slight learning disability when she was still a child because her umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck at birth. Because of this incident, Ronda Rousey was unable to speak until she was six years old.
11. She began doing Judo at the age of 11 with her mother and six years later, Rousey was already competing at the Olympics.
12. Ronda Rousey was the first American woman to be an Olympic medalist in Judo.
13. She got her “Rowdy” nickname from the famous Canadian professional wrestler Roddy Piper.
14. Rousey is a Pokemon fan and in fact, she still plays this game until now.
15. Her signature finishing move is the Armbar.
16. Ronda Rousey was the 2015 Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. This really makes a headline because this magazine rarely lets female fighters to be their swimsuit model.
17. She won her first amateur MMA fight in just 23 seconds.
18. Ronda Rousey was a bartender before he decided to be an MMA fighter.
19. She currently holds the 2nd fastest Championship win in UFC history in just 14 seconds to her opponent Cat Zingano at UFC 184.
20. Ronda Rousey is the 2nd best female bantamweight fighter in the world according to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Then, Sherdog and Fight Matrix considered her as the 4th best pound-for-pound Women’s MMA fighter.

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Let’s get to know more about Anderson Silva as we have listed some important facts about him below:

1. His full name is Anderson da Silva and is commonly known by his nickname “The Spider”.
2. Anderson Silva was born on April 14, 1975 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
3. He had a rough childhood and only learned BJJ through his neighbors who are practicing this technique.
4. His listed height is 6 ft 2 in and weighing 84 kg.
5. Silva is a Brazilian but currently live in Los Angeles, California because of his commitment to the UFC and all his MMA trainings are done here.
6. His fighting styles are Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.
7. Silva started doing Muay Thai when he was still 16 years old.
8. He started his training in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 14.
9. Anderson Silva holds black belts in Taekwondo, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai.
10. Silva is fighting in the Middleweight Division but he was in the Light Heavyweight Division before.
11. He has 13 post-fight bonus awards, 2nd in UFC history.
12. Out of his 42 fights, 33 are wins and there are only 8 losses and 1 no contest decision.
13. He was married to Dayane Silva and they already have 5 children.
14. Silva was a former UFC Middleweight Champion.
15. He currently holds the record of the longest title streak in the UFC history. It was after his 10 successful title defenses and 16 consecutive wins.
16. Silva is now on the number 6 spot in the official UFC Middleweight rankings.
17. Before he became an MMA fighter, he worked at McDonalds and as a file clerk.
18. He once said that his personal heroes are Spiderman, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali and of course, his mother.
19. Silva is now 41 years old and one of the oldest active UFC fighters.
20. Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President considered Silva as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.

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For you to know more about Demetrious Johnson, we have listed 16 important facts about him below.

1. His full name is Demetrious Khrisna Johnson and was born on August 13, 1986.
2. Johnson was born two months premature.
3. He had a very rough childhood because he was raised by his deaf mother and an abusive stepfather.
4. He never met his biological father and never saw even a picture of him.
5. His popular nicknames are: Mighty Mouse, DJ and The Moose
6. Listed height: 5 ft 3 in Listed weight: 125lb
7. Johnson is recognized as the quickest and most skilled fighter today.
8. Demetrious started his career on MMA playing in the Bantamweight division, but decided to try Flyweight division in 2012.
9. He’s been active in MMA since 2007 and won 24 of his 27 fights.
10. Johnson has landed the most takedowns in UFC Flyweight history and also the only UFC fighter to record over 10 takedowns in three different fights.
11. He is fighting together with his current team AMC Pankration and with his trainer, Matt Hume.
12. Johnson started wrestling when he was still in high school and placed 3^rd and 2^nd during his junior and senior years.
13. He also tried doing track and cross country for him to improve his cardio when doing wrestling.
14. Johnson had a very impressive MMA debut when he won via first-round knockout.
15. He is using fighting styles such as Pankration, Amateur wrestling, Catch wrestling, Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
16. Johnson and his wife, Destiny, were married in 2012 in Hawaii. They now have 2 sons, Tyren and Maverick.

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1. One reason he started combat sport was because of bullying. McGregor was being bullied when he was still a kid due to his small body frame.
   
2. We cannot hide the fact that he is now very rich because of his earnings doing professional MMA but it is the complete opposite of it as he grew up. Actually, he lived in poverty in Ireland by only collecting social welfare checks.
3. McGregor always have an old hat from his grandfather on his bag to remind him where he came from but it was reportedly stolen out from his car so it is no longer on his possession this time.
4. He served as an apprentice as a plumber before he completely do mixed martial arts.
5. Football is a very popular sport in Europe that McGregor also tried it. In fact, he played football for the “Lourdes Celtic” before he officially does MMA.
6. He was already a two-division champion in the Cage Warriors FC (featherweight and lightweight) before joining UFC. This achievement also made him as the first non-American fighter to have two world title in two different weight classes.
7. McGregor really have a great fashion style as he was named as the “Most Stylish Man in Ireland”. He said that his reason for being so fashionable is because he is representing his country internationally.
8. He doesn’t believe on any superstitions as he calls it as another form of “fear”.
9. McGregor once knocked out his opponent in just 4 seconds. It is one of the fastest knockouts ever.
10. He has a sister named Erin who is a competitive body builder.
11. McGregor vocally supports gay rights and same sex marriage as he believes that every human deserves equal rights.
12. Many people witnessed his greatness once again when he suffers from a torn ACL during his fight with Max Holloway but still managed to win at the end.
13. McGregor was dubbed as the “Irish Muhammad Ali” by UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta.

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• Miesha Tate

Tate is the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion and is known for her superb grappling ability. She is currently fighting in the Bantamweight Division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) with a record of 18 wins and 6 losses. Being a master of both wrestling and Brazilian ju-jitsu, Tate really is a very tough opponent to be. That is the reason why her past opponents did have a tough time fighting with Tate in the octagon. She is fighting together with his team Xtreme Couture.

• Amanda Nunes

It is impossible not to include the current UFC Bantamweight Champion on this list that we have. Yes, Nunes is the Brazilian MMA Fighter who is currently the Bantamweight Champion of the world in the Women’s Division of UFC. It is not surprising because she is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a brown belt in Judo. Being a master on all these skills is really something and you will not be considered as a normal human being anymore. On all 17 fights of Nunes, 13 of which are wins and only 4 are losses.

• Ronda Rousey

Who doesn’t know Ronda Rousey? She is the very famous Female UFC fighter who once joined Silvester Stallone in the “The Expendables 3” movie. Rousey is a 29 year old MMA fighter, judoka and actor. She is the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion that became famous because of the twelve consecutive fights that she won before she was defeated by Holly Holm. She was a master in Judo and in fact, she is a 4^th degree black belt on it. Rousey has a current record of 12 wins and only one loss since she became active in MMA in 2011.

• Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Being an undefeated MMA fighter is really something and that’s what Jędrzejczyk’s place right now. She has a 12-0 record on her professional MMA career. The last person who had this record is Rousey before being defeated by Holms. Being on the spot like Rousey before really makes Jędrzejczyk much careful with her next fight as she didn’t want to experience what Rousey had. Jędrzejczyk has three fighting styles: Muay Thai, Boxing and Kickboxing. She is active in MMA since 2012 and currently fighting in the Women’s Strawweight Division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

• Cristiane Justino

Justino is widely known as the “Cyborg” because of her very strong fighting style inside the octagon. The 31 year old Brazilian MMA fighter currently holds the Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion Title belt and is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Justino has an incredible record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 1 no contest. The 14 of her 16 wins are from knockouts. A very impressive record right? Even if we haven’t seen one of her fights yet, we can already infer how strong Justino is.

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As a start of giving recognition to them, we have prepared a series of posts listing the best female MMA fighters today. The list is not in particular order and this is the Part 1 of it.

1. Jessica “Jag” Aguilar

Jessica or widely known as Jag is a 34 year old Mexican-born American mixed martial artist that is currently signed with the UFC. She is fighting in the Strawweight Division and is considered as the no. 3 female Strawweight in the world by Sherdog in 2015. On her 24 total fights, 19 are wins and only 5 are losses.

2. Carla Esparza

Carla Esparza also competes in the Strawweight Division of UFC like Jag Aguilar. She is still 28 years old but already considered as the best strawweight fighter in the world by holding the strawweight championship title on both UFC and Invicta. Widely known for her grappling style, Esparza has a record of 11 wins and 3 losses. She is ranked as the number 2 strawweight fighter in UFC today.

3. Julianna Peña

Julianna Peña is an American mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the UFC. The first woman to win The Ultimate Fighter, an American reality tv series and MMA competition that was produced by Fox Sports 1 and UFC. She is ranked as no.5 in official UFC women’s Bantamweight ranking. Peña has a current record of 8 wins and 2 losses.

4. Holly Holm

Holly Holm is a 34 year old American mixed martial artist that is currently signed in the UFC and fighting in the bantamweight division. She is a former kickboxer and having lots of award in boxing also. Her most notable fight in MMA was at UFC 193 when she fights the undefeated Ronda Rousey by that time. Holm gave the first and only loss by Rousey in MMA that time. That fight is considered as one of the biggest upsets in the sports history. Because of that, she became the first person to win championships in boxing and MMA. Holly Holm has a current MMA record of 10 wins and 1 loss.

5. Claudia Gadelha

Gadelha currently competes in the Women Strawweight division of UFC. She is a 27 year old Brazilian mixed martial artist who is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Her current team is the Nova União together with the interim featherweight Champion Jose Aldo. Gadelha has 15 wins and only 2 losses on her MMA career.

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10. Frankie Edgar

    

Frankie Edgar is a 34 year old American mixed martial artist and is currently the 3^rd best featherweight UFC fighter and the former UFC Lightweight Champion. He is the 10^th best pound for pound fighter in UFC right now with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. Edgar has been active in MMA since 2005.

9. Michael Bisping

   

Michael Bisping is currently the UFC Middleweight Champion and the 9^th on the rank of pound for pound fighters. He is a 37 year old MMA fighter from England. Bisping is the first English fighter that appeared in a UFC main event and the first British UFC champion. He has some previous titles of Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion and The Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight Tournament winner. Out of his 36 MMA fights, 29 are wins and only 7 are losses.

8. Jose Aldo

   

Jose Aldo has a record of 25 wins and only 2 losses. He is currently the 8^th UFC pound for pound fighter and the former UFC Featherweight Champion after he was defeated by Conor McGregor in just 13 seconds. Jose Aldo is a very strong Brazilian martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

7. Daniel Cormier

   

Daniel Cormier is an American MMA fighter and a former Olympic wrestler. He is now the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion with 17 wins and only one loss in UFC. Cornier is currently the 7^th UFC pound for pound and was the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion.

6. Conor McGregor

   

Conor McGregor is the current UFC Featherweight Champion and 6^th UFC pound for pound fighter. He is an Irish MMA fighter that already competed with the other UFC divisions such as featherweight, lightweight and welterweight. McGregor is the first Irish born UFC Champion when he defeated Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds in 2015 and became the UFC Featherweight Champion. That win of him was the fastest victory ever in a UFC title fight history. McGregor has 19 wins and 3 losses.

5. Rafael dos Anjos

   

Rafael dos Anjos is a 31 years old Brazilian UFC Lightweight Champion. He has 25 wins and 7 losses in his UFC career and currently the 5^th in the ranking of UFC pound for pound. Anjos is a 3^rd degree black belt in BJJ and black Praijed in Muay Thai.

4. Robbie Lawler

   

Robbie Lawler is an American Welterweight Champion and currently the 4^th UFC pound for pound fighter. He is a southpaw and using boxing and wrestling styles on his fights. Lawler’s been active in UFC since 2001 and has a record already of 27 wins, 10 losses and 1 no contest decision.

3. Dominick Cruz

   

Dominick Cruz is one of the fastest MMA fighters in UFC and currently the two time UFC Bantamweight Champion. He was stripped of his title in 2014 but made the greatest comeback in 2016 and became the UFC Bantamweight Champion again. Cruz has only 1 loss in his career and has 22 wins. Since 2005, he was been on 3 weight divisions already.

2. Demetrious Johnson

   

Demetrious Johnson or commonly known as the “Mighty Mouse” is an American MMA fighter and currently the UFC Flyweight Champion. He currently holds also the longest active championship reign at 8 title defenses. With a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, Johnson is known for being a quick fighter. He holds many records in UFC such as most takedowns in UFC flyweight history, latest finish in UFC history and the only player to record 10 takedowns in his three different fights.

1. Jon Jones

   

Jon Jones is the best pound for pound fighter in UFC and still 28 years old. He is an American MMA fighter and the current interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jones is widely known as the best MMA fighter in the world and also one of the greatest fighters who played the sport. He won his first championship in March 2011 when he was still 23. Because of that, Jon Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history. He has 22 wins, 1 loss and 1 disqualification in April 2015 but reinstated in October 2015.

For you to really appreciate all these fighters above, I recommend you to watch some fight videos of them. It will really be awesome because these fighters above are really great. They are the fighters that even some other UFC fighters are afraid to fight off because there is a chance that they can really knocked you out in just a matter of seconds.

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