In the past ten years, Mixed Martial Arts has made amazing social progress. In particular, all-female cards are now commonplace, and what’s more, ‘MMA legend’ is no longer a male-exclusive status. The UFC, in particular, was reportedly resistant – initially – to opening up the gender divide.
Women in MMA
However, as many fans remember, Ronda Rousey changed all of that. And since her rise to fame in the past decade, it’s clear that there is just as much thirst for female MMA as there is for male bouts. There is, of course, a way to come – there have been some concerns over the pay divides between the genders – but MMA has seen remarkable progress in a very short space of time.