Actresses Who Are Fans of UFC

Some of Hollywood’s biggest names follow the action inside the Octagon just as closely as many lifelong fight fans. They train in combat sports, show up on fight night, and collaborate with athletes and coaches to prepare for physically demanding roles. Their interest isn’t a passing curiosity—it shows up in their routines, projects, and weekend plans.

Below are actresses who have demonstrated real-deal UFC fandom through event appearances, training, and hands-on work with fighters and coaches. You’ll find specific examples of how they engage with the sport, from cageside attendance at major cards to incorporating MMA disciplines into their acting careers.

Halle Berry

Halle Berry developed a deep connection to MMA while directing and starring in ‘Bruised’, preparing with UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and drilling core disciplines like boxing, wrestling, Muay Thai, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She also consulted with coaches and visited facilities used by UFC athletes to ground the film’s training and fight scenes in authentic technique.

Her involvement has extended to UFC fight weeks and high-profile cards, where she’s appeared cageside and interacted with athletes and corners. Berry has highlighted the rise of the women’s divisions and worked directly with UFC talent—most notably inviting Shevchenko to play her on-screen rival in ‘Bruised’.

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato is a regular at major UFC events and was photographed cageside at the Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez card at Madison Square Garden. Beyond showing up on fight night, she trains year-round, earning a Brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt and sharpening her striking and grappling at Unbreakable Performance Center in Los Angeles.

Lovato’s connection to the sport includes relationships with active and former UFC fighters and coaches. She has attended multiple pay-per-views in Las Vegas and New York, supports athletes publicly on social media during big cards, and structures her personal fitness around MMA sessions that mirror what many UFC pros do between camps.

Megan Fox

Megan Fox has appeared on the UFC broadcast from celebrity row, including the Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier trilogy card in Las Vegas. She’s been a visible presence at other marquee UFC nights as well, sitting cageside and keeping close tabs on the sport’s biggest storylines.

Her interest tracks the promotion’s headline moments, particularly mega-fights and title bouts that draw cross-over audiences from film and music. Fox’s appearances place her alongside fighters, coaches, and other entertainers who follow the action live, and she’s regularly captured on fight-night cameras during main-card walkouts and between rounds.

Ruby Rose

Ruby Rose attended the stadium event in Melbourne headlined by Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm, joining a massive Australian crowd for one of the most-watched UFC title fights. She has also trained for action roles and worked with stunt teams that incorporate grappling and striking fundamentals common to UFC camps.

The training she undertook for projects like ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ dovetails with her MMA fandom, emphasizing clinch work, breakfalls, and weaponized movement that many UFC athletes practice for balance and coordination. Rose has publicly supported fighters after major results and engages with the community around big Australasian and U.S. cards.

Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez brings hands-on martial arts training to roles and has logged mat time in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and striking while preparing for the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise. She’s been spotted cageside at Las Vegas UFC pay-per-views, engaging with coaches and fighters and taking in headliner bouts alongside other film talent on celebrity row.

Rodriguez’s preparation for action sequences mirrors staples of UFC camps, including pad work, partner drills, and takedown defense. That overlap between her training routine and the sport’s fundamentals helps explain her consistent presence at big cards and her familiarity with the techniques on display inside the Octagon.

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey transitioned from a historic UFC championship run to screen roles in projects like ‘Furious 7’, ‘The Expendables 3’, and ‘Mile 22’, while staying closely connected to the UFC ecosystem. She attends UFC events, maintains relationships with coaches and training partners, and remains a reference point for the growth of the women’s bantamweight division.

Rousey’s schedule has included appearances at fight weeks and media hits where she discusses current contenders and title pictures. Her perspective combines first-hand experience from championship camps with ongoing support for athletes across divisions, keeping her tied to UFC storylines even when she’s working on film and television.

Gina Carano

Gina Carano, a pioneer of women’s MMA who later starred in ‘Haywire’, ‘Deadpool’, and ‘The Mandalorian’, has supported UFC athletes and the growth of the women’s game despite doing her professional fighting outside the UFC banner. She has appeared at MMA events, followed UFC title pictures, and remained active in conversations about the sport’s evolution.

Carano maintains ties with coaches and training partners whose careers intersect with UFC rosters. Her early mainstream success in MMA helped open doors for women on major stages, a path that UFC would later expand with multiple weight classes and championship headliners that she continues to follow and acknowledge.

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