#3 Liz Carmouche
Liz ‘Girl-Rilla’ Carmouche (11-5) is a former United States Marine and one-half of the 1st pair of women to compete inside the Octagon alongside Ronda Rousey.
Carmouche has an MMA base of BJJ, Kenpo and boxing. Her notable wins include Jessica Andrade, Kaitlyn Young as well as a victory over Valentina Shevchenko, early in Shevchenko’s MMA career.
Carmouche has decent standup fundamentals, however, much like Jessica Eye, she lacks power in her strikes. Carmouche is an undersized but strong Bantamweight, who relies on the utilisation of a grinding wrestle-box strategy in every fight.
Now it’s essential to note that she almost caught Rousey in a rear-naked choke in their 1st fight at UFC 157 in 2013, however, she was eventually reversed and fell victim to the judoka’s trademark armbar.
Fast-forward 4 years and both fighters are still relatively similar, with mediocre striking and Rousey having a huge advantage in the grappling aspect. On the feet, neither does Carmouche cut angles like Holm nor does she hit as hard as Nunes.
Liz Carmouche is a ranked opponent and a winnable rematch for Rousey.
