Valentina Schevchenko leads the way atop our women's pound-for-pound rankings to start the new year. Who's behind her?

UFC women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko sent a strong message to harsh critics of women's MMA fights.

In a slow year for women's MMA, Valentina Shevchenko broke through to claim the 2025 Female Fighter of the Year award by notching two title defenses.

The new year is set to kick off with plenty of interesting matchups that could see numerous champions dethroned

But some think women’s MMA is still fighting to get the respect that it deserves, and even Rogan has admitted to still finding it harder to watch women fighting. Rogan discussed women’s MMA while recently hosting Johnny Knoxville on his podcast.

Joe Rogan sees a clear difference between watching men’s and women’s MMA, even after all these years. The longtime UFC colour commentator has been sitting cage-side since the very beginning of women’s fights in the promotion,

On this date in MMA history, Amanda Nunes became arguably the greatest women's fighter of all time with a KO of Cris Cyborg.

The postponement stems from a serious health issue concerning Kayla Harrison, the reigning UFC women’s bantamweight champion. Recently, Harrison underwent surgery to repair herniated discs in her neck.

Magnum” sliced and diced Jessica Andrade with punches, knees and elbows to capture the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight title in the UFC Fight Night 157 headliner on Aug.

MMA Fighting’s UFC Fantasy League is back for Season 4! 2026 is about to kick off, which means it’s time to get drafting. If you’re new here, for the past couple of years, every six months we do a UFC fantasy league, drafting 12 fighters across the 11 UFC weight classes in the hopes of claiming victory of our fellow MMA Fighting staffers.

Anita Karim, Pakistan’s most accomplished female mixed martial artist, added another major milestone to her career by winning the first professional