Lawyers, engineers, teachers. There has been no shortage of brainiacs
fighting in a UFC cage.
But Rosi Sexton may have raised the bar when it comes to MMA fighters' education. The 35-year-old Sexton has a degree in mathematics from Cambridge, a PhD in theoretical computer science and a degree in osteopathy.
She can break you, then help fix you.
On Saturday, the brainy bantamweight from Manchester becomes the first English woman to fight in the UFC when she takes on Canadian Alexis Davis (13-5) at UFC 161 in Winnipeg.
"I would never have imagined growing up that I would be a professional athlete," said Sexton. "In fact, if you'd said that to any of my classmates, they would have laughed at you. I was the nerdy kid who didn't particularly get on with sports at school.
"But I can say it's been a hell of a journey."
Sexton, a pioneer in the women's side of the sport, made her pro debut in May 2002. She saw a posting on a forum asking for a female fighter but, by the time she got in touch with the promoter, they had found someone.
But Rosi Sexton may have raised the bar when it comes to MMA fighters' education. The 35-year-old Sexton has a degree in mathematics from Cambridge, a PhD in theoretical computer science and a degree in osteopathy.
She can break you, then help fix you.
On Saturday, the brainy bantamweight from Manchester becomes the first English woman to fight in the UFC when she takes on Canadian Alexis Davis (13-5) at UFC 161 in Winnipeg.
"I would never have imagined growing up that I would be a professional athlete," said Sexton. "In fact, if you'd said that to any of my classmates, they would have laughed at you. I was the nerdy kid who didn't particularly get on with sports at school.
"But I can say it's been a hell of a journey."
Sexton, a pioneer in the women's side of the sport, made her pro debut in May 2002. She saw a posting on a forum asking for a female fighter but, by the time she got in touch with the promoter, they had found someone.
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