L.A. Jennings is a Media Studies professor specializing in Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, and history. She published her first book, She’s a Knockout! a History of Women in Fighting Sports, with Rowman and Littlefield in 2013, and is the owner and head striking coach of Train.Fight.Win. MMA in Denver, Colorado. L.A. holds a Doctorate in Literary Studies from the University of Denver, and B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from Florida State University. She has been interviewed by NPR, The Economist, Cosmopolitan, and the HISTORY channel as an expert on the history and culture of MMA, and regularly contributes to VICE SPORTS on fighting sports history and issues of gender in the world of MMA.