Carano Tops WAMMA’s Inaugural Female Rankings
WAMMA today released the organization’s inaugural female rankings, and top fighters Gina Carano (7-0), Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (6-1), Tara LaRosa (16-1) and Megumi Fuji (16-0) have been officially recognized as the world’s No. 1-ranked women combatants.
WAMMA’s initial efforts include top-10 rankings in the bantamweight (115.1-125 pounds), super bantamweight (125.1-135 pounds), and featherweight (135.1-145 pounds) weight classes.
Carano and Santos were announced as the co-No. 1 fighters of the featherweight division in the release from WAMMA.
“Female MMA has experienced tremendous growth in recent years but many of the sport’s top women athletes are still being overlooked,” stated WAMMA Rankings Committee Chair Sam Caplan. “With these rankings, WAMMA hopes to help bring greater awareness to the depth that exists in female MMA. We also hope that these rankings are used to create championships in multiple weight classes, which will in turn create bigger opportunities for female fighters.”
Long considered among the world’s best, LaRosa was awarded the No. 1 spot in the super bantamweight division, while Japanese star Fuji was voted as the top-ranked woman at bantamweight.
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Gina in this month’s Maxim Magazine
Just for those of you who don’t already know, Gina is in the current Maxim magazine in a 2-page spread. You can go pick it up now.
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