No one can deny the impact on women’s mixed marital arts that  Ronda Rousey had. The inaugural UFC women’s bantamweight champion famously changed UFC CEO  Dana White ‘s mind about women competing in the sport’s biggest promotion paving the way for those that followed.  She was a dominant champion who defended her title six consecutive times. That record stood for seven years before  Valentina Shevchenko surpassed it with seven in 2022