the mid and into late 1990's there were several factors that plagued women fighters over the years, the lack of lucrative payouts made it impossible for women fighters to pursue their passion for the sport. the lack of mainstream media exposure made most fighters unknown to the general public, and without marketing endorsements. trevino found herself in a struggle to continuing to pursue competing and working a full-time job, defending her personal and career court battles took it toll and found herself losing several world titles. trevino felt if she could not apply herself 100% then retirement was obvious. after having spent nearly ten years in the fight arena, trevino could confidently looked back and reflect being extremely proud of her accomplishments.