he would be watching tape," Waterson says of their early dating days. "He loved being at the gym. He loved watching other people fight. He loved talking about fights." Gomez left the military and went pro in boxing while helping Waterson train for her professional fights. She had gone pro in 2007, but women wouldn't have the opportunity to fight in the UFC until 2012, so she was still taking on low-level, poorly paying promotions in an effort to build name recognition. In 2010, the two were preparing for Waterson's next fight when she realized something just didn't feel right. She told Gomez: "I think I might be pregnant." And when she took the pregnancy test, it read "YES." HER DOCTOR TOLD the couple that Waterson was alreadythree months pregnant. In that time, she had done so many things pregnant women are told not to do, including lifting heavy weights, taking punches, dieting and even stunt work as Natalie Portman's double for the first Thor film, in which Waterson's body was ratcheted through the air at high speed using a crane. Despite it all, the baby was thriving. But Waterson was struggling, both mentally and physically. "I was watching teammates grow and get better and excel and win fights, and all I can think of is that I'm falling behind." She couldn't train, was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and would later learn she had blown out her thyroid, meaning she must now take medication for the rest of her life to maintain a healthy weight.