It's kind of hard to believe, but Valentina Shevchenko has never been MMA Junkie's Female Fighter of the Year – until now. For a dominant UFC champion who racked up seven women's flyweight title ...

How do the best mixed martial artists on the planet measure up against each other, regardless of division? That's the question our USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie women's pound-for-pound rankings aims to ...

The landscape of women’s MMA has been shaped by seismic showdowns, Rousey vs. Holm, Cyborg vs. Nunes, Weili vs. Joanna, but none have carried the magnitude, anticipation, or legacy implications of ...

Valentina Shevchenko may be one of the top female UFC fighters of all time but MMA is not the only sport she excels in. The two-time UFC Women’s Flyweight champion is the #1 pound-for-pound female ...

One of the biggest fights in women’s MMA history is set to take place this weekend at UFC 322. A dream clash between Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili will serve as the co-main event on Saturday ...

Carano, 43, has had a similarly historic impact on women in the sport. From 2006 to 2009, she was known as the "face of women's MMA" as she and Cris Cyborg became the first women to headline a major ...

Natalie Salcedo’s rise in MMA isn’t solely due to her intense training program. It’s also built on a meticulous diet strategy that supports her strength, power, and recovery. She has over a decades ...