Sara McMann (born September 24, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA, competing in the Women's Featherweight division.

She would then transition to MMA, most notably competing in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) McMann started wrestling at the age of 14 at McDowell High School in Marion, North Carolina.

[12] McMann was first scheduled to make her professional mixed martial arts debut on November 14, 2010 in Jamaica, but the event was cancelled due to safety problems with the cage.

[14] On May 28, 2011, McMann made her pro MMA debut at Universal Cage Combat: Revolution.

[21] On April 28, it was announced that McMann would face Shayna Baszler in the main event of Invicta Fighting Championships 2.

[25] She was expected to debut at Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir against former bantamweight title challenger Liz Carmouche,[26] but the event was cancelled.

[30] McMann was slated to face former Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman on August 28, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 27.

[34][35] McMann faced promotional newcomer Lauren Murphy at UFC Fight Night 47 on August 16, 2014.

[41] McMann faced Alexis Davis on December 3, 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions.

However, Carmouche was forced to pull out of the fight due to injury and will be replaced by newcomer Gina Mazany.

[48] After a year hiatus due to maternity leave, McMann was scheduled to face Nicco Montaño on July 13, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 13.

[53] However, Ladd suffered a training injury, torn both her ACL and MCL and was forced to withdraw from the event.

[63] However, Ladd was tested positive for COVID-19 and she was forced to withdraw from the event,[64] and they were rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 210 on September 17.

Jason, who wrestled at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was murdered January 23, 1999 at the age of 21.

[73][74] McMann attended McDowell High School in Marion, North Carolina where she was coached by Timothy Hutchins.

In August 2010, McMann was awarded an MA/EDS with a major in mental health counseling from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

She traveled to Sri Lanka with Olympic teammates to help victims of the tsunami rebuild homes for those displaced by the tidal wave.

On September 3, 2004, while driving her Jeep in Colorado on the way to Iowa with her fiance, former ASU three-time NCAA All-American wrestler Steven Blackford as her passenger, the vehicle ran off the road and rolled over.

[78] On May 30, 2018, McMann announced on social media that she and her partner Chad Bingham were expecting a child, and that she had put her career in mixed martial arts on hold.