Female MMA is still in it’s beginning stages.
But it has already pretty much overtaken female boxing as the number one female combat sport.
(Okay, I’m not counting womens pro wrestling).
Although there is a lot of division among fans on the sport, the Gina Carano vs Cristiane Santos bout at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg got both fighters and the sport a lot of press.
Here are a few of the best known and most promising ladies in the sport.