It’s been more than a year since Cat Zingano last set foot in the Octagon, but after several surgical procedures and knee injections, the UFC’s top women’s bantamweight contender has been cleared for a return. Zingano on Tuesday tweeted the news that she had finally been given full clearance to begin hard training again. At Incredible Smiles in Boulder, getting a fresh mouth guard for my fresh start training hard again. I’M CLEARED! @ufc @BoulderDentist — Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) May 6, 2014 Zingano road an unblemished professional record into her UFC debut against former Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate last year, and her arrival didn’t disappoint. She and Tate fought a tremendous battle with Zingano finishing it with a flurry of knees and elbows midway through the third round. The victory put Zingano in the catbird’s seat for an Ultimate Fighter coaching slot and a subsequent shot at bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, but she suffered a knee injury in training before filming ever got underway for The Ultimate Fighter
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Top UFC Women’s Contender Cat Zingano Cleared to Fight, Sarah Kaufman Calls Her Out – MMA Weekly