Washington, Feb. 3 -- An American superstar boasting hundreds of millions of social media followers, and an amateur England fighter, who works part-time as an electrician, share the same name - Taylor Swift.

Sharing a name with a global megastar might be a bonus for some, but for a rising mixed martial arts (MMA) star, it has its own problems.

"Once I started fighting, there was no avoiding it. It literally gets shouted out in the arena," Swift (the MMA fighter) told CNN Sport's Don Riddell.

"It gets the odd little chuckle from a few people from the crowd. At weigh-ins as well, especially at amateur (level), all the fighters are in the same room, and they get called up. As soon as mine is called, it gets a few laughs."

Swift, 21, has s...