The well-publicized progression of WMMA is one nobody can deny. Just look at the 2020 Fight of the Year between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jerdzejczyk for proof. Clearly, women are a massive part of MMA, but have all combat sports progressed as fast?
Multiple-time Muay Thai champion Regan Gowing is gearing up for her flyweight bout against Yasmeen Salhani at Lion Fight 66. A veteran of countless Thai bouts, she’s becoming a staple among the most elite Thai organizations. Although she has had no trouble making a respectable name for herself in the sport she loves the most, she doesn’t believe the art of eight limbs is in the same realm as the UFC in terms of female representation.