Michelle Waterson-Gomez, born on January 6, 1986, combating out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a former American combined martial artist, actress, stuntwoman, and mannequin who fought within the Final Preventing Championship (UFC).
Michelle confronted Gillian Robertson and misplaced through unanimous resolution at UFC 303. This may make her final struggle beneath the UFC banner as she introduced her retirement throughout her in-cage interview with Joe Rogan.
She beforehand held the title of Invicta FC Atomweight Champion and was ranked because the world’s prime ladies’s atomweight fighter from 2013 to 2014. Waterson holds a black belt in American freestyle karate and has obtained coaching in Wushu, Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing, and wrestling.
She gained recognition after showing on the Muay Thai-based Struggle Women actuality present on the Oxygen TV community. Moreover, she was a featured fighter on the MTV/MTV2 actuality present Bully Beatdown.
Waterson entered the MMA scene on February 16, 2007, at Ring of Fireplace 28: Evolution the place she confronted Andrea Miller, rising victorious by unanimous resolution. Her debut marked her first look in skilled fights, skipping any newbie bouts.
Waterson signed with the UFC on April 28, 2015, and was set to compete within the Ladies’s Strawweight division. Her promotional debut happened on July 12, 2015, at The Final Fighter 21 Finale in opposition to Angela Magaña, the place she secured a victory through submission within the third spherical.
Michelle’s wins beneath the UFC promotion embody Angela Hill, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Felice Herrig, Cortney Casey, Tecia Pennington, and Paige VanZant.
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