Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Girl Fighters

Karate has proved to be effective in the sport as it is one of the core founders of kickboxing. Various styles of karate are practiced by some MMA fighters, notably Chuck Liddell, Lyoto Machida and Georges St-Pierre. Liddell is known to have an extensive striking background in Kenpō and Koei-Kan where as Lyoto Machida practices Shotokan Ryu(Machida Karate variant which focuses on original Shotokan) Karate and St-Pierre practices Kyokushin.
Other famous black belt karateka in MMA include:
• Andrews Nakahara (Kyokushin)