The face of women’s MMA right now is Ronda Rousey—the brash, armbarring Olympic-level judoka who is the undefeated UFC champion. She is 7-0 with all of her wins coming by way of first-round armbar.
At some point or another, there will be a changing of the guard in terms of the face of WMMA. Rousey took the torch from Gina Carano, the original attraction in WMMA.
We have our current stars, but there are a bevy of up-and-comers who could become the next big thing in WMMA. Here are some women who could be that next big thing.