#5 Michelle Waterson
Michelle Waterson is one of the most tenacious fighters to have ever competed in women's MMA. She's one of the most consistent, elite faces at the top and poster-girl for the lower weight-classes in women's Mixed Martial Arts.
Waterson's fitness and martial arts tradition run in the family, and the karateka is looking to imbibe similar values in her young daughter as well. Although she came up short in her fight against Rose Namajunas, 'The Karate Hottie' is still one of the top fighters in the UFC's 115-pound division.
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Waterson is the perfect role model for budding MMA competitors in the sense that she manages to be both a doting parent and a ferocious combatant.