Leah McCourt (born 21 June 1992) is a Northern Irish professional mixed martial artist and submission grappler who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA.
From the age of 11, she quit judo and all her spare time was spent riding ponies and horses, competing around Northern Ireland at places like Balmoral and the Dublin Horseshow.
[2] She first started training at a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym aged 18, after giving birth to her daughter Isabella .
[6] In November 2015, she won the IMMAF - European Open Championships in the 155 lbs division by defeating Sini Koivunen (by armbar submission) and Mia Isola (by unanimous decision).
[9][5][8][10] McCourt made her professional MMA debut on 24 June 2017 (2017-06-24) at CWFC 85 - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 85, losing by Rizlen Zouak via TKO (Punches) in Round 2.
[11] On 16 June 2018, McCourt took part at CW 94 - Cage Warriors 94 and won the fight versus Manon Fiorot by split decision.
[14] McCourt won her sophomore performance on 27 September 2019 at Bellator 227 versus Kerry Hughes by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke).
[36] McCourt competed and won gold at the 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship in the adult/female/brown belt/medium-heavy division.