Liz Carmouche is no stranger to title fights, although both of her previous opportunities came at strange times during her career.
The first time the 35-year old military veteran fought for a world championship, she was just six fights into her career when Strikeforce thrust her into a showdown with Marloes Coenen.
Coenen had more than three times as much experience but Carmouche wasn’t going to back down from the challenge. Unfortunately in the end, she suffered a loss by fourth round triangle choke and her attempt to become champion was thwarted.
As much as she wanted to win the title, Carmouche is honest enough to admit that she probably had no business being champion back then.