Filed under: Strikeforce, Bellator, Rankings, Women’s Overall
Bellator did a great thing for women’s mixed martial arts this season, putting together an eight-woman tournament that featured six very good American fighters, the undefeated Irishwoman Aisling Daly, and the undisputed best fighter in Japan, Megumi Fujii.
As it turned out, it was Zoila Frausto, who initially wasn’t even supposed to be a part of the tournament, who won the whole thing, first knocking out Rosi Sexton to earn her spot in the tournament in June, then beating Jessica Pene by unanimous decision in August, Jessica Aguilar by split decision in September, and Megumi Fujii by split decision in October. It was a very impressive run over the last five months, and it moves her to No. 2 in our latest women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
You won’t be surprised to learn that No. 1 remains Cris Cyborg, whose powerful striking and killer instinct take women’s MMA to another level. Find out the other eight in our Top 10 below.