A saying among WMMA fans is that “the women always bring it.” They bring the heat, they bring the fun, they bring technical precision and savage brutality, they bring rivalries as intense as any in MMA, and they bring grace and sportsmanship in both victory and loss. And they brought it in 2017 women’s MMA.
WMMA was bookended by two great fights: UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes’ explosive round one TKO of Ronda Rousey on Dec. 30, 2016, and Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino’s successful defense of her UFC Featherweight strap against Holly Holm in a surprisingly close five-round UD on Dec.