Introducing Michelle ‘The Karate Hottie’ Waterson

OF ALL the monikers in fighting and wrestling, this one just about takes the cake. Meet Michelle Waterson, “The Karate Hottie”.

LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 07: Mixed martial artist and model Michelle Waterson arrives at the sixth annual Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards at The Palazzo Las Vegas on February 7, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/WireImage)

OF ALL the monikers in fighting and wrestling, this one just about takes the cake.

Meet Michelle Waterson, aka “The Karate Hottie” — the UFC’s newest women’s signing.

A 29-year-old from Colorado, Waterson is of Thai descent.

Waterson has modelled and even appeared in a metal band’s film clip, but — as you can probably determine from her nickname — this woman’s real talent is karate.

Meaner than she looks.

A karate student since the age of 10, Waterson holds a black belt in American freestyle karate and has also trained in WuShu, Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing and wrestling.

You can check out some of her moves here:

A former Invicta Fighting Championships atomweight champion, Waterson has signed a deal to compete in the women’s UFC 115-pound (52kg) division.

Michelle "karate hottie" Waterson signed to the UFC. Thank you Dana. #karatehottie #michellewaterson #mma #atomwei… pic.twitter.com/g0cIKpR5ev

— jb (@jbcday) April 28, 2015

Welcome to the UFC, @karatehottiemma! 📷: @willfox pic.twitter.com/zGBJolcKVk

— UFC (@ufc) April 28, 2015

She comes to the UFC with a 12-4 record overall with wins in six of her past seven fights.

Waterson has an impressive record against a long list of fighters, including a 2013 submission victory over No. 3-ranked UFC strawweight Jessica Penne.

Originally published as Introducing Michelle ‘The Karate Hottie’ Waterson