In the past decade, Ashley Cummins has been chasing her dream of being a UFC fighter. As a strawweight, she competed in Season 23 of "The Ultimate Fighter." In her first fight, she dominated Lanchana Green despite giving up three inches in height. Green made use of her physical advantages to take out Ashley Cummins in the second round.
ONE Championship
After travel restrictions prevented it from being held in May, the ONE Championship has rescheduled their atomweight grand prix for Sept. 3. It will feature the strawweight title fight as well as a quarterfinal round for the ONE Championship atomweight champion.
Invicta FC
Alesha Zappitella, Invicta FC's atomweight champion, is currently in the title fight. The former strawweight is currently on a four-fight winning streak. She is considered one of top atomweights around the globe. She is well-known for her strong hands and excellent grappling. She is a Scorpio Fighting System trainer and previously trained at Knoxville MMA and Strongstyle MMA.
Xiong Jing Nan
Xiong Jing Nan reigns as the ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion. Tiffany Teo, who was defeated by Xiong Jing Nan in 2018, won her first title. Since then, she has won six titles with success, including one over Angela Lee last summer. Xiong announced recently that she plans to drop to atomweight.
Stamp Fairtex
Atomweight Stamp Fairtex won in under 30 seconds her first match and continued on her Muaythai career. She fought in more than 80 matches and won several titles. Stamp's ONE Championship debut was marked by the most impressive performance in tournament history. At six years old, Stamp began Muay Thai in Thailand. She has a strong resume.
Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki, atomweight division champion, is one of the best fighters around. Her recent fights include wins over Seika Izawa and Emi Fujino. She has won three consecutive fights, and is undefeated at nine other bouts. Her professional record stands at 23 wins and 5 losses. She has also won 3 fights by stoppage. She fights on average for 2.2 rounds.
Magdalena Czaban
The rising Polish star is one of the top prospects in MMA. Standing at 155 cm, Czaban is the former Junior Atomweight World Champion. She has proved that MMA can be a wonderful place to succeed.
Alesha Zappitella
Megan Anderson once took a photo with Alesha Zapitelli, an atomweight. She revealed that Anderson is over a foot taller then Zappitelli. Anderson's height may seem not surprising, but Anderson's weight-cutting techniques are impressive. Anderson went from 170 to 146 pounds in one week.