Gay fighters in the ufc
13 UFC Fighters Who Are Openly LGBT
The LGBT collective is a loose group of people with various sex orientations united by a culture and cause. Its members are within other groups, subcultures, and societies.
The MMA group is no unlike and the LGBT community representatives can be found among fighters. Plenty of UFC fighters are a part of the spectrum and here is a handful of them.
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These are the UFC veterans with the most fights in the organization wit some having more success than others.
Priscila Cachoeira
Cachoeira Is Bisexual
- Cachoeira's UFC record was 4-6.
- De Paula's last MMA fight happened at UFC 297 on January 2nd, 2024.
- Cachoeira was accused by her ex-girlfriend of assault.
Growing up in the "Cracklands" of Brazil where drug use runs rampant, Priscila Cachoeira overcame an extremely harsh childhood to create it all the way to the UFC. Cachoeira is nothing spectacular, but considering her route to get there, it's remarkable in of itself.
Cachoeira is far from beloved in the sport though. In 2021, her ex-girlfrie
Professional LGBTQ Mixed Martial Artists
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a complete combat and unarmed sport that is composed of a mix of wrestling, boxing and traditional martial arts. It is famous for its outright aggressiveness and brutality as a sport with very few rules other than those minimally required to maintain a competitor's safety. MMA's popularity has surged in recent years despite the fact many sports regulators remain wary of its legitimacy as an organized sport.
In this context, it is considered challenging for a fighter to come out as LGBTQ. Having a high-profile LGBTQ MMA fighter would contradict the universal stereotype of intolerant and tough athletes that defines the MMA world.
Nevertheless, the sports' largest professional organization, Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), continually expresses its help for diversity in MMA and sponsors several HIV/AIDS awareness programs. In 2016, the UFC launched the ‘We Are All Fighters’ line of merchandise aimed particularly at the supporters of MMA who identify as LGBTQ, with proceeds going to the LGBTQ Center in Las Vegas.
Straight MMA fighter Connor MacGregor of Ireland, considered the top MMA fighter to da
Being an openly gay competitor in a sport fond MMA takes a lot of courage to state the least. Though the vast majority of the MMA community is completely accepting, such as UFC President Dana White who has voiced his help of LGBT fighters multiple times, some are not.
Those select few are few and far between however, and shouldn’t block others from being who they are. 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.
That’s why the following fighters on this list are so important and so brave.
6) Tecia Torres
Tecia Torres is currently ranked at number 4 in the UFC woman’s strawweight division. She was a contestant on TUF 20 where she made it to the quarter finals. Tecia is currently in a relationship with fellow UFC Raquel Pennington who is next on our list.
5) Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington, nicknamed Rocky, competes in the UFC women’s bantamweight division where she currently holds a 5-2 record. She was a contestant on the Rousey vs Tate season of TUF where she made it to the semi-finals.
4) Jessica Andrade
Jessica Andrade used to compete at bantamweight in the UFC
Would a gay fighter help or hinder the sport?
I wouldn't say wrestling has a "gay scene." There's plenty of gay wrestlers, but it's not like they hold their own small cliques, go to their own nightclubs or anything fancy that. They're just treated like any other wrestler.Tekee said:
I read a gay post and then I consideration about those fantastic men, fighters.
So in UFC or SAMBO or boxing would a gay fighter aid or hinder the sport?
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I know a limited gay fighters, and they're just as tough as any other fighter.Tekee said:
I would appreciate to face a gay fighter only becuase I touch that it will be easy to win over them!
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I'll be sure to remember that wrestling is counterfeit next time I have to crack my neck at leaaronnax said:
Seeing that wrestling always makes enjoyable of the opponents. It will probably just incite the homophobic hatred. I mean seriously, it may be acting to the wrestlers, but we are talking about a crowd who enjoys watching two people fake-beat each other up.
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