American mixed martial artist Liz Carmouche is openly 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. She made her debut in 2014 during a women’s bantamweight title bout against Ronda Rusey. Carmouche was an aviation electrician in the Marine Corps for five-years. She was stationed in three different parts of the Middle East. Carmouche began her professional MMA career back in 2010. She is currently a competitor in the UFC's women bantamweight division.
She won the UFC title by a ground-and pound attack
Liz Carmouche, an openly gay champion of the UFC, is a proud UFC fighter. She is a San Diego native and was a U.S. Marine. She has been training to improve her striking, especially her ground-and-pound style. She can do everything on the ground, even in scrambles. She can also quickly get back on her feet following a takedown.
Bellator title was won by her with a TKO during the fourth round
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. The fight ended prematurely when Mike Beltran, the referee, intervened to stop it. This is a huge win for Carmouche. She is now at 4-0 in Bellator. Velasquez, who had been unbeaten in the past, won this fight. This win ends Velasquez’s run as the 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. Her victory also landed her the Bellator flyweight championship. 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 also a professional wrestler
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, herself, has expressed admiration at her coming out.
She was raised on Okinawa's military base
Liz Carmouche, the daughter of an Air Force pilot was raised on Okinawa, Japan's military base. Her dad was posted there in the Air Force, and her mother remarried there. She graduated in 2003 from a Christian high school. She is now studying at San Diego City College in order to become a kinesiologist.