Ufc is gay

She was a contestant on TUF 20 where she made it to the quarter finals. 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. Best OfVault.

This article explores the reality of the LGBTQIA+ community in the UFC and also presents the list of male and female openly gay UFC fighters. Oct 16, Sep 1, Type your email… Subscribe. Continue reading. The UFC is slowly becoming more inclusive, with these growing number of fighters openly identifying as LGBT.

No doubt LGBTQIA+ members abound in the women’s UFC; it is a different reality in the UFC dominated by males. Shad Smith, while never having competed in the UFC, deserves some credit which is why he is ranked so high on this list. Feb 4, Mike Pendleton.

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. AllUFC. Giancarlo Aulino.

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Andrade made history in her fight with Liz Carmouche by having the first match in UFC history between two openly gay fighters. Type your email…. Dec 5, Like this: Like Loading…. Kissing his coach has caused MMA followers to ask the question that they are most curious about.

Go to mobile version. MMA and UFC fans want to know, is Dricus Du Plessis gay? 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.

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. George Caldwell. 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.

Though she came up short in that fight she is currently ranked in the top ten in her weight class. Talk about making a mark. Being an openly gay athlete in a sport like MMA takes a lot of courage to say the least.