American mixed martial arts fighter Liz Carmouche has come out as a lesbian. She is currently the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion and has fought for the UFC and Bellator in various weight divisions. Before joining Bellator, she competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the women's flyweight & bantamweight divisions.
Liz Carmouche is an openly gay mixed martial arts fighter in mixed martial arts.
Liz Carmouche, a mixed-martial arts fighter who is openly lesbian, was the first UFC fighter to be openly lesbian. In 2014, she came out in a women’s bantamweight championship fight against Ronda. Carmouche was an aviation electrician in the Marine Corps for five-years. She has completed three tours in the Middle East. Carmouche began her professional MMA life in 2010. She is currently competing in the UFC's women’s bantamweight Division.
She won the UFC title with 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 a good all-rounder on the ground, even in scrambles. She is also able to get up and walk again after a takedown.
Bellator Champion with a TKO in Round 4: She won
Carmouche took control of the fight during the championship round with an opportune takedown and landed a barrage of ground-and-pound from a dominant position. Her fight came to an abrupt halt when Mike Beltran, referee, intervened and called a halt. This was a major win for Carmouche who now stands at 4-0 in the Bellator cage. Velasquez had previously been unbeaten before, and this win marks the end of Velasquez's streak as the Bellator flyweight champion.
She is now 4-0 in Bellator
Liz Carmouche, now 4-0 in Bellator cage, has defeated Juliana Velasquez who was the former world champion. Her victory earned her the Bellator Flyweight Championship. This win was part Bellator 278’s main event. It ended only 4:47 into Round Four. This was Carmouche's first win over Velasquez in professional MMA.
She is also a professional wrestler
Liz Carmouche is an amateur wrestler and an ambassador of Medical Marijuana Inc. As the UFC's first openly lesbian fighter, she has gained a lot of respect and attention. Dana White admires her for coming out.
She was raised at Okinawa's military base
Liz Carmouche is the daughter of an Air Force pilot. She grew up at Okinawa's military base. Her dad was posted there in the Air Force, and her mother remarried there. There was a Christian school where she graduated in 2003. Now, she's studying at San Diego City College to become a kinesiologist.