Fight Path: Wrestling-team captain Cat Zingano is MMA fighter, gym owner, mom

Cat Zingano thought she knew plenty about taking care of herself as an athlete.

After all, she had been a wrestler since middle school and an athlete for even longer. She had cut weight, competed and been voted captain of an all-boys high school wrest…

Cat Zingano thought she knew plenty about taking care of herself as an athlete.

After all, she had been a wrestler since middle school and an athlete for even longer. She had cut weight, competed and been voted captain of an all-boys high school wrestling squad.

Then she got involved in mixed martial arts, and the undefeated fighter’s body told her to change things.