In case you're wondering what women's mixed martial arts looks like, here's Kim Couture, wife of Randy Couture, making her debut in the sport, with fight footage not actually starting until about three and a half minutes in:
(via MMA Mania) Technically it was Muay Thai, a type of kickboxing, and not mixed martial arts. How good was the quality of the fight? I saw the entire fight, and they definitely showed the best highlights in that particular clip.
But while no one is going to mistake Kim Couture and her opponent for a UFC fight, I do think there's a lot of room for MMA to grow as a sport for women, both in terms of female fans and in terms of female fighters. Kim Couture is leading the way.
(via MMA Mania) Technically it was Muay Thai, a type of kickboxing, and not mixed martial arts. How good was the quality of the fight? I saw the entire fight, and they definitely showed the best highlights in that particular clip.
But while no one is going to mistake Kim Couture and her opponent for a UFC fight, I do think there's a lot of room for MMA to grow as a sport for women, both in terms of female fans and in terms of female fighters. Kim Couture is leading the way.
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