![]() ![]() What is your favorite thing to do to train? I can barely find a jacket that fits my shoulders and biceps and won't rip if I reach for something. But because of the size of my legs and butt, pants are always too big in the waist. I feel good about my body because I work hard every day, and I still look and carry myself as a woman - a strong woman. I don't feel like I've had to give up my femininity to be an athlete. MT: I like that I'm in shape but still look like a woman. I wrestled varsity senior year and won the Washington Women's State Championship. I always went out there and did my best, and by the end of my senior year, the turnaround was amazing. I was so embarrassed, but at the same time I thought, "Well, it can't get any worse, so from here on out, I'm going to get better." And that was motivating to me. I knew you were supposed to stay off your back, but that's all, and I was getting thrown and pinned. They put me in with the best and smoked me so bad. My first day on the mat, my coaches and teammates figured I was there for the wrong reasons and wouldn't last, so they made it incredibly tough. When I beat a boy, it was an extra victory, but if I gave a valiant effort and lost - especially if I didn't get pinned - it was, "Ok, yes!" They were stronger, faster, supposedly better, and I went out there as a freshman not knowing anything. What was it like wrestling on an all-boys team in high school? Plus, I'm such a competitive person that it immediately sparked my interest: "If they can do it, I can too." At the end of that fight, the referees announced an all-women's fight card. But when I watched my first amateur fight, I fell in love with the sport and thought it was beautiful. I just want to learn jujitsu." I didn't know what UFC was in my mind it was this violent, ugly sport. ![]() My first reaction was, "No, I don't want to fight. When I went to college, I came across MMA. MT: My freshman year of high school, I started wrestling, and I ended up loving it more than anything I'd ever done. I hate the stereotype that women who fight are "butch" or "wannabe men." It's nice to be able to embrace being a beautiful, strong woman. MT: I want to show that you can be a cage fighter and still be feminine. Why did you decide to pose for the Body Issue? You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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