Liz Carmouche is an American mixed martial arts fighter who is openly lesbian. She is currently Bellator Womens Flyweight World Champ and has fought in various weight divisions for Bellator. Before joining Bellator, she competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the women's flyweight & bantamweight divisions.
liz Carmouche, a mixed-martial arts fighter who is openly lesbian, is a champion of openly lesbian mixed martial art.
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 was an aviation electrician in the Marine Corps for five-years. She completed three tours of duty in the Middle East. Carmouche started her professional MMA journey in 2010. She competes in the UFC's women’s bantamweight section.
She won the UFC title by a ground-and pound attack
Liz Carmouche is an openly gay UFC champion. She's originally from San Diego and is a former Marine. She has been working on her striking, particularly her ground-andpound style. She is good everywhere on the ground, including in scrambles. She can also get back to her feet easily after a takedown.
Bellator Champion with a TKO in Round 4: She won
Carmouche won the fight with an excellent takedown. From a dominant position, Carmouche launched a barrage against ground and pound. Her fight came to an abrupt halt when Mike Beltran, referee, intervened and called a halt. This is Carmouche's 4th win in the Bellator cage. 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 now stands at 4-0 in Bellator's cage after a spectacular victory over Juliana Velasquez, former world champion. Her victory earned 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 win over Velasquez in professional MMA.
She is a professional wrestler
Liz Carmouche works as a professional wrestler, and is also an ambassador for Medical Marijuana Inc. She is the UFC's first openly-lesbian fighter. This has earned her a lot respect and attention. Even Dana White has expressed admiration for her coming out.
She was raised in Okinawa on a military base
Liz Carmouche is the daughter of an Air Force pilot. She grew up at Okinawa's military base. Her dad served in the Air Force there, and her mom remarried. There was a Christian school where she graduated in 2003. She now studies at San Diego City College and plans to become A kinesiologist.