{"id":105775,"date":"2026-06-03T06:25:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/sara-mcmann\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T22:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:17:33","slug":"sara-mcmann","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/sara-mcmann\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara McMann"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sara McMann : de l&rsquo;argent olympique \u00e0 l&rsquo;octogone<\/h2>\n<p>Sara McMann n&rsquo;est pas arriv\u00e9e en MMA par hasard ou par go\u00fbt du spectacle. Elle y est arriv\u00e9e avec un bagage que peu de combattantes peuvent revendiquer : une m\u00e9daille d&rsquo;argent aux Jeux Olympiques d&rsquo;Ath\u00e8nes en 2004, en lutte libre f\u00e9minine. Mieux encore, elle est la premi\u00e8re Am\u00e9ricaine de l&rsquo;histoire \u00e0 d\u00e9crocher une m\u00e9daille olympique en lutte \u2014 un titre qui n&rsquo;a rien de symbolique quand on mesure ce que \u00e7a implique en termes de gestion de la distance, du contr\u00f4le au sol et de la r\u00e9sistance physique.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e9e le 24 septembre 1980 \u00e0 Takoma Park (Maryland), McMann a grandi dans l&rsquo;\u00c9tat de Caroline du Nord, o\u00f9 elle commence la lutte \u00e0 14 ans au lyc\u00e9e McDowell de Marion. Elle encha\u00eene ensuite les podiums internationaux : argent aux Mondiaux 2003 (63 kg), bronze en 2005 et 2007, plusieurs titres aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains. En 2022, elle est intronis\u00e9e au National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Le palmar\u00e8s d&rsquo;une carri\u00e8re enti\u00e8re pour beaucoup. Pour elle, c&rsquo;\u00e9tait l&rsquo;entr\u00e9e en mati\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<h3>Transition vers le MMA et mont\u00e9e en puissance<\/h3>\n<p>McMann passe aux sports de combat mixtes en 2010 et fait ses d\u00e9buts pro le 28 mai 2011, en soumettant Christina Marks au premier round. Deux ans de rodage, et elle d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC le 27 avril 2013 lors de l&rsquo;UFC 159, o\u00f9 elle met fin aux espoirs de Sheila Gaff par TKO d\u00e8s le premier round. La progression est rapide, le socle de lutteur \u00e9vident.<\/p>\n<p>Dix mois plus tard, le 22 f\u00e9vrier 2014 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 170, elle dispute le titre des poids coq face \u00e0 Ronda Rousey \u2014 la dominatrice absolue de l&rsquo;\u00e9poque. McMann tient le premier round, attaque au corps, prend l&rsquo;espace. Rousey r\u00e9pond par un genou au foie au deuxi\u00e8me round qui stoppe tout \u00e0 1:06. La d\u00e9faite est s\u00e8che, mais la performance prouve que McMann avait les moyens de poser des probl\u00e8mes aux meilleures.<\/p>\n<h3>Parcours \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC : les hauts et les bas d&rsquo;un top 10<\/h3>\n<p>Sa carri\u00e8re dans la promotion suit ensuite une trajectoire en dents de scie, comme souvent pour les lutteurs qui \u00e9voluent dans une division de haut niveau. Elle bat Jessica Eye en mai 2016, puis soumet Alexis Davis \u2014 ceinture noire de jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien \u2014 en d\u00e9cembre de la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e, une victoire qui dit beaucoup sur la polyvalence de McMann au sol. En revanche, elle perd face \u00e0 Amanda Nunes en ao\u00fbt 2015 et contre Miesha Tate en janvier 2015, deux ex-championnes qui ne laissent aucune marge \u00e0 l&rsquo;erreur.<\/p>\n<p>En janvier 2021 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 257, elle s&rsquo;incline par \u00e9tranglement arri\u00e8re face \u00e0 Julianna Pe\u00f1a au troisi\u00e8me round \u2014 la m\u00eame Pe\u00f1a qui allait renverser Nunes un an plus tard. Son dernier passage \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC s&rsquo;ach\u00e8ve sur une victoire par d\u00e9cision unanime contre Karol Rosa le 26 mars 2022, un combat propre o\u00f9 McMann impose son jeu au sol pendant trois rounds complets.<\/p>\n<h3>Fin de carri\u00e8re sous la banni\u00e8re Bellator<\/h3>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s son d\u00e9part de l&rsquo;UFC fin 2022, McMann signe avec Bellator et livre son dernier combat le 7 octobre 2023 \u00e0 Bellator 300, \u00e0 San Diego. Face \u00e0 l&rsquo;Irlandaise Leah McCourt, elle subit un TKO au premier round \u00e0 4:30 \u2014 McCourt renverse une tentative de takedown et conclut sous une pluie de coups de poing et de coudes. McMann avait 43 ans. Son bilan MMA final s&rsquo;\u00e9tablit \u00e0 14 victoires et 7 d\u00e9faites, dont 6 combats gagn\u00e9s \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC face \u00e0 un plateau parmi les plus relev\u00e9s du monde.<\/p>\n<p>Au total, Sara McMann a affront\u00e9 quatre championnes de l&rsquo;UFC : Rousey, Tate, Nunes et Pe\u00f1a. Peu de combattantes peuvent en dire autant. Coupl\u00e9 \u00e0 son master en conseil en sant\u00e9 mentale obtenu \u00e0 la Gardner-Webb University, son parcours dessine le portrait d&rsquo;une athl\u00e8te qui n&rsquo;a jamais fait les choses \u00e0 moiti\u00e9 \u2014 ni sur le tapis, ni en dehors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sara_McMann\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/sara-mcmann\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.bbci.co.uk\/sport\/mixed-martial-arts\/67044595\">BBC Sport \u2013 Bellator 300<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sara McMann, m\u00e9daill\u00e9e d&rsquo;argent olympique en lutte 2004 et ancienne contendante UFC au titre coq, affiche un bilan MMA de 14 victoires et 7 d\u00e9faites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":103179,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69984],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-105775","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-womens-bantamweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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