American mixed martial arts fighter Liz Carmouche has come out as a lesbian. She is currently the Bellator Women’s Flyweight World Champion. Before moving to Bellator, she competed in the women's bantamweight and flyweight divisions for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
liz carmouche is an openly lesbian mixed martial arts fighter
Liz Carmouche (mixed-martial arts) is openly transgender and was the first lesbian fighter in UFC. In 2014, she was in a women's bantamweight fight against Ronda Rousey. Carmouche served in the Marine Corps for five years as an aviation electrician. She completed three tours of duty in the Middle East. Carmouche began her professional MMA life in 2010. She is currently a competitor in the UFC's women bantamweight division.
She won the UFC Title with a ground and pound assault
Liz Carmouche was an openly homosexual champion in UFC. She is a San Diego, California native, and a former U.S. Marine. She is working hard to improve her striking skills, particularly her ground-and pound style. She can do everything on the ground, even in scrambles. She can also easily get back on her feet after a takedown.
Bellator Champion with a TKO in Round 4: She won
Carmouche took the fight to the champion round with an opportune knockdown. She then launched a barrage from her dominant position, landing a barrage ground-and-pound. But, her fight was stopped prematurely by Mike Beltran, the referee. This is a huge win for Carmouche. She is now at 4-0 in Bellator. Velasquez had been previously unbeaten and this victory ends Velasquez’s reign as Bellator flyweight champion.
Now she is 4-0 in Bellator
Liz Carmouche is now at 4-0 in Bellator after her stunning win over Juliana Velasquez (previous world champion) in Round Four. She was also awarded the Bellator flyweight champion. It was part of Bellator 278's main show and ended at 4:47 into Round Four. This was Carmouche's first defeat of Velasquez. Velasquez had never been beaten in professional MMA.
She is a professional grappler
Liz Carmouche works as a professional wrestler, and is also an ambassador for Medical Marijuana Inc. She was the first openly transgender UFC combatant. She has enjoyed a lot of attention and respect. Dana White even expressed admiration of her coming out.
She was raised at Okinawa's military base
The daughter of an Air Force pilot, Liz Carmouche grew up on a military base in Okinawa, Japan. Her dad served in the Air Force there, and her mom remarried. She attended a Christian school and graduated in 2003. Now she is studying at San Diego City College to become an kinesiologist.