Michelle Karate Hottie Waterson officially retires from MMA

Michelle Waterson started her carer with Ring of Fire and gained regional experience with shows like King of The Cage and Strikeforce before making Invicta FC her home and eventually capturing the promotional championship before a move to the Ultimate Fighter and eventually the UFC.

With wins in the UFC against Paige VanZant, Angela Magana, Feice Herrig, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Cortney Casey, and Angela Hill the ‘Karate Hottie’ established herself as a house hold name in the sport of mixed martial arts and built herself into a star inspiring an entire generation of new female fighters to take up the sport.

Facing Gillian Robertson at UFC 303 Michelle Waterson showed a lot of heart and determination in her final UFC appearance losing a decision to Robertson who has now won 2 in a row following her defeat to Tabatha Ricci.  Waterson a lifelong martial artist is a true testimony to hard work.