Cat Zingano (née Albert[citation needed]; born July 1, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA, competing in the Women's Featherweight division.

She attended Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, where she got involved with combat sports after joining the wrestling team.

[4] She eventually became part of both the University of the Cumberlands (2001) and MacMurray College women's wrestling teams and became a 4-time All-American and National Champion.

[6] Zingano made her pro MMA debut on June 13, 2008, at Ring of Fire 32,[7] and submitted Karina Taylor with an armbar in the first round.

[8] On December 10, 2010, Zingano faced Carina Damm at Crowbar MMA: Winter Brawl in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

[11] Zingano was scheduled to face Anita Rodriguez at Invicta Fighting Championships 1, but she was forced to withdraw from the card due to an injury.

[17] In February 2013, it was revealed that Zingano would participate in the second women's match in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history.

[20] As the winner of the bout, Zingano was set to become a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 18 against Ronda Rousey and be the next challenger for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.

[21] However, on May 28, it was announced that Zingano was out as coach/opponent for Rousey after she had suffered a knee injury earlier in the month which required surgery and had been replaced by Tate.

[34] She lost the fight in a bizarre way, via technical knock out in round one after an eye injury from an Anderson kick that didn't allow her to continue.

Anderson's toe grazed Zingano's eyeball, rendering her unable to continue due to blurred vision.

[36] On January 14, 2019, it was revealed that Zingano appealed the loss on the grounds of Unified Rules of MMA's definition of eye gouging.

[19] Ahead of her second Bellator MMA fight, she set up a scholarship fund to help students who have been recently bereaved with $10,000.