This weekend, "Meatball" Molly McCann is back in the octagon when she faces the Brazilian Luana Carolina at UFC Fight Night in London.
It will be the latest chapter in an incredible story of adversity that started as a young child growing up in Norris Green throughout 1990s.
McCann was raised by her aunt as a result of her father not being in the picture and her mother struggling with substance abuse.
At the age of 12, she found an outlet in the form of karate, thai boxing, and kickboxing - the first step on a journey that would go on to see her become England's first-ever female UFC winner.
Following a break that saw her explore the possibility of trying to make it as a footballer for five years, she returned to combat sport in 2013 when she started training in mixed martial arts.
Click here to find out more about 'Meatball Molly' airing on BT Sport 2/HD tomorrow at 10.30pm
In 2015, McCann made her MMA debut, fighting under the Shock N' Awe promotion in Portsmouth where she defeated Katy Horlick via TKO.
Almost exactly three years on, she worked her way up the UFC via various other promotions including XFC, Shinobi War, and Cage Warriors.
Her UFC debut, however, ended in disappointment with a loss to Gillian Robertson in front of her home crowd at the M&S Bank (then Echo) Arena.
It comes as little surprise though that McCann fought back from adversity once again, winning her next three.
What the future holds for McCann remains to be seen. When she last fought, the same night fellow Liverpudlian Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett" made his UFC debut, she won in a "Fight of the Night performance against South Korea's Ji Yeon Kim. Her quest for UFC glory continues this weekend.
BT Sport Films Executive Producer and Commissioning Editor Sally Brown said: "We are proud to be able to share Molly’s story and we hope it will serve as inspiration for the next generation of female athletes."
BT Sport Film will air her unique story tomorrow night, Tuesday March 15, at 10.30pm
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