When it comes to female MMA, there is one female fighter who possess a size and strength that is unparalleled when compared to her peers and no we are not talking about Cris Cyborg.
A highly decorated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu artist, Brazilian native Gabi Garcia stands at 6′ 2″ and 240lb of shredded muscle with power and ferocity to match.
A member of the IBJJF hall of fame, she was first introduced to American audiences in The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil III as a guest coach for Wanderlei Silva.
Although a talented martial artist with the unique physicality to match, it doesn’t look like there will be a female heavyweight division in the UFC anytime soon due to a very small of talent to choose from. So since then she decided to apply her trade at Japanese upstart promotion Rizin where she has since attained a 2-0 record.
In the following Instagram clips we see Gabi put her strength to the test as she attempts a 225lb clean and power clean. In the second clip posted she rounds out her workout with a low weight cardio routine.
Who would you like to see her matched up with in her next Rizin appearance?
Gabrielle “Gabi” Lemos Garcia is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, grappling world champion, and member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame.
She is widely considered as the most dominant Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor in the female division’s history, where she won the vast majority of important tournaments before receiving her black belt rank. The famous Gaúcha (person from a southern region of Brazil) has since reached the degree of black belt under the illustrious Fábio Gurgel, quickly becoming one of the brightest stars in the Alliance Academy, a camp that is regarded as the strongest in the sport. [source : http://www.bjjheroes.com /]
