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Where Are They Now?: Loretta Hunt, First Female MMA Writer, Reflects on Career Covering UFC

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Loretta Hunt cageside with legendary MMA referee John McCarthy. COURTESY LORETTA HUNT

Loretta Hunt cageside with legendary MMA referee John McCarthy. COURTESY LORETTA HUNT

Loretta Hunt interviews UFC champion Anderson Silva for The Fight Network. DAISY ROSAS SANTIAGO

Loretta Hunt interviews UFC champion Anderson Silva for The Fight Network. DAISY ROSAS SANTIAGO

A day in the life of MMA journalist Loretta Hunt. DAISY ROSAS SANTIAGO

A day in the life of MMA journalist Loretta Hunt. DAISY ROSAS SANTIAGO

Loretta Hunt's first book was one of the first of its genre and a New York Times bestseller. COURTESY LORETTA HUNT

Loretta Hunt's first book was one of the first of its genre and a New York Times bestseller. COURTESY LORETTA HUNT

authorMichelle Trauring on Jul 24, 2024
There was a time when Ultimate Fighting Championship had next to no rules. The fringe sport — known as UFC — was brutal and borderline barbaric, pitting martial artists of... more

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