Anyone else think mma is kind of gay

13 UFC Fighters Who

Not only is Liz Carmouche is the first openly lesbian fighter in the UFC as well as the first one to fight for the title, she also took part in the first ever female UFC fight in her title bout against Ronda Rousey. George Caldwell.

anyone else here train in MMA and have this problem?. AllUFC. Giancarlo Aulino. Oct 16, Sep 1, Type your email… Subscribe. Being an openly gay athlete in a sport like MMA takes a lot of courage to say the least. Its members are within other groups, subcultures, and societies.

Together, they navigate the challenges faced by gay athletes in the MMA world, including the fear of stigma and negative attitudes towards being gay. She was a contestant on TUF 20 where she made it to the quarter finals. Yes, the month where millions of members of the LGBTQIA+ community and supporters mark various events around the globe, celebrating the influences of members of the community in their respective disciplines.

In MMA, Pride Month is very much celebrated. Jessica Andrade used to compete at bantamweight in the UFC but has recently made the move down to strawweight where she has found new life for her career. Those who disapprove are a dying breed too and the more openly gay fighters who come out the easier it will be for everyone else.

Dec 5, Like this: Like Loading…. All I want to do is to do a few low level amateur fights and prove to myself i can do this, but training in this sport has felt like turning back the clock 30 years in terms of homophobia. She won the title when she defeated Miesha Tate is blistering fashion on the biggest stage possible in the main event at UFC Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Plenty of UFC fighters are a part of the spectrum and here is a handful of them. Being different is always hard but as a gay male fighter he likely faced much more adversity than his female counterparts and deserves credit for his bravery.

June every year marks Pride month. Shad Smith, while never having competed in the UFC, deserves some credit which is why he is ranked so high on this list. Talk about making a mark. Feb 4, Mike Pendleton. Tecia Torres, also a gay UFC fighter, is Pennington's partner and they have formed a strong bond both inside and outside of the octagon.

Type your email…. “Fighting in MMA and being openly gay hasn’t presented a problem,” he said. The LGBT community is a loose group of people with various sex orientations united by a culture and cause. Best OfVault. “I think the only way it would is if I were to do something to make them uncomfortable and made it an issue.

The MMA community is no different and the LGBT community representatives can be found among fighters. From male and female gay UFC fighters to encouraging closet members to. Go to mobile version. Andrade made history in her fight with Liz Carmouche by having the first match in UFC history between two openly gay fighters.

Though she came up short in that fight she is currently ranked in the top ten in her weight class. Continue reading. Are there any gay UFC fighters?