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Megan Anderson vs. Cat Zingano Featherweight Matchup In The Works For UFC 232
According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the UFC is targeting women’s featherweight matchup between former Invicta FC champion Megan Anderson and Cat Zingano at UFC 232 on Dec. 29. The fight would serve as a backup to the UFC women’s featherweight title fight between champion Cris Cyborg and current bantamweight title holder Amanda Nunes. UFC is […]
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Cat Zingano and Megan Anderson express interest in potential fight
There aren’t too many fighters out there that are clamoring for title shots against Cris Cyborg that are already in the UFC. But there is one who recently spoke out. That being none other than the former bantamweight title challenger “Alpha” Cat Zingano. At a time, there were rumblings that the 36-year old veteran Zingano was […]
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Cat Zingano explains why she was “so scared” ahead of UFC Boise fight with Marion Reneau
Cat Zingano entered her UFC Boise battle with Marion Reneau on a three-fight losing streak, having not won a bout since 2014. Needless to say, the pressure she felt to win was massive. So massive, that she admits she felt very scared ahead of the fight. In the end, of course, Zingano came out on […]
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UFC Boise Results: Cat Zingano defeats Marion Reneau (Highlights)
A key women’s bantamweight fight between former title challenger Cat Zingano and perennial contender Marion Reneau kicked off tonight’s UFC Boise main card. Cat Zingano (9-3 MMA) entered tonight’s contest on a three fight losing skid, while her opponent Marion Reneau (9-3-1 MMA) has won two straight. Round one begins and Zingano lands a nice […]
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Cat Zingano’s return, two other bouts booked for UFC’s debut in Boise, Idaho
The UFC’s debut in Boise, Idaho, which is expected to take over the city’s CenturyLink Arena on July 14, is slowly starting to come together. On Friday afternoon, UFC officials announced a trio of bouts for the card, via ESPNBoise.com. Among these newly announced bouts is the Octagon return of former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger […]
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Cat Zingano Says a Potential “Seriously exciting bout” Is In the Works
UFC 222 marked the first time “Alpha” Cat Zingano made the walk to the octagon since UFC 200 in July of 2016. Unfortunately, the return to action against undefeated rising Brazilian contender, Ketlen Vieira did not go as Zingano had planned. Vieira would end up earning the split decision victory in what was a tough […]
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UFC 222 Results: Ketlen Vieira defeats Cat Zingano (Highlights)
UFC 222 Results: Ketlen Vieira defeats Cat Zingano A women’s bantamweight fight between Ketlen Vieira and Cat Zingano kicked off tonight’s UFC 222 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Zingano quickly takes the center of the cage and lands a low kick. Ketlen lands a nice counter right hand over the top. […]
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Former bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano teases imminent comeback news
It has now been well over a year since Cat Zingano’s last fight: a disappointing decision loss to Julianna Pena on the undercard of UFC 200 in July of 2016. From the sounds of it, that could soon change. On Thursday morning, Zingano published a Tweet suggesting that she had been given an opponent and […]
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UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes Calls Out Cat Zingano
Aside from the announcement of Khabib Nurmagomedov fighting Edson Barboza at UFC 219, news has been quiet for the supposed end-of-the-year super card. If Raquel Pennington hadn’t of broken her leg, we would have already had the card’s first title fight booked. The plan was to have Amanda Nunes defend her belt against fourth-ranked Pennington. […]
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Cat Zingano open to Holly Holm fight
While Cat Zingano may currently be on the sidelines recovering from an injury, she has continued to keep her name in headlines for her willingness to fight top ranked contenders. First it was Cris Cyborg, the woman who struggled to find an opponent for months, who Zingano was willing to fight. Unfortunately for ‘Alpha’ Cat […]
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Cris Cyborg will fight at UFC 214, but not against Cat Zingano
Recently, UFC women’s featherweight fighter Cris Cyborg has been campaigning for a fight, however despite her best efforts, she has yet to finalize a date and opponent for her next fight. While former women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano was willing to fight Cyborg, an injury is preventing ‘Alpha’ Cat from fighting. UFC President Dana […]
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Cat Zingano reveals Cris Cyborg fight being discussed
Former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano has been absent from the Octagon for nearly a year. In her most recent Octagon appearance at UFC 200 in July of 2016, Zingano returned to the Octagon following a year long hiatus that followed her first round submission loss to Ronda Rousey. When she made her […]
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Cat Zingano reflects on UFC Athlete Retreat
This past weekend, the UFC hosted the first ever ‘UFC Athlete Retreat’ where hundreds of fighters congregated in Las Vegas for a weekend of all-inclusive fun and presentations. For the most part, the event went off without a hitch despite one physical altercation breaking out. With that being said, there was some tension at the […]
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Cat Zingano calls for a featherweight tournament, Cris Cyborg responds
Cat Zingano calls for a featherweight tournament, Cris Cyborg responds This past December the Ultimate Fighting Championship made the exciting announcement that they would be introducing a women’s featherweight division to their lineup. Then in February, the promotion crowned their first ever women’s 145-pound champion in the form of Germaine de Randamie, who defeated former […]
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Cat Zingano rips on Amanda Nunes for tormenting Ronda Rousey and her once suicidal thoughts
If you know anyone who has taken their own life, the sting of that loss burns for a long time and former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano is one to know. After UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes devastated Ronda Rousey in their title fight at UFC 207, Zingano called out Nunes on […]
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Cat Zingano rips disrespectful Amanda Nunes, eyes rematch
While Amanda Nunes may reign as the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, the only woman to beat Nunes inside the Octagon is none other than top ranked women’s bantamweight Cat Zingano. When Nunes joined the UFC in 2013, she immediately went on a 2-fight win streak as she TKOd Sheila Gaff and Germaine de Randamie in […]
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Amanda Nunes and Cat Zingano trade barbs on social media
On Friday night, in the main event of the stacked UFC 207, Amanda Nunes made her first successful defense of the bantamweight title she won from Miesha Tate in July. She did so with a 48-second mauling of women’s MMA trailblazer Ronda Rousey. With a firm grip on the UFC women’s bantamweight title, Nunes finds […]
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Cat Zingano challenges WWE diva to a fight
Former title challenger Cat Zingano just called out someone for a fight on Twitter, but she’s not a UFC fighter. In fact, the woman Zingano called out doesn’t even train mixed martial arts. Zingano tweeted at WWE superstar Sasha Banks on Tuesday, to the confusion and delight of many. See how the exchange between Cat […]
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BEEF! Cat Zingano and Amanda Nunes go to WAR on Twitter
News broke earlier today that current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will make her first title defense at December’s UFC 207 event in Las Vegas when she squares off with former title holder Ronda Rousey. Amanda Nunes is currently riding an impressive four-fight win streak, her latest being a title-capturing first-round submission victory over […]
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Cat Zingano: “I love what I do & I’m here to do it”
Cat Zingano is in quite the peculiar place in the UFC’s women’s bantamweight division. While ‘Alpha Cat’ is ranked at #6 on the UFC’s official women’s bantamweight rankings, she holds a dominant TKO win over Amanda Nunes, who is currently the women’s bantamweight champion. In addition, Zingano holds a win over Miesha Tate, who Nunes […]
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Cat Zingano eyeing rematch with Miesha Tate
At UFC 200 on July 9th, Cat Zingano will make her highly anticipated return to the Octagon against Juliana Pena. For Zingano, the fight will be her first since suffering her first professional loss at the hands of Ronda Rousey back at UFC 184 in early 2015. Ahead of her UFC 200 return, Zingano sees […]
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PHOTO | Cat Zingano shares her body transformation from 175 pounds down to 145
UFC women’s bantamweight contender Cat Zingano is set to fight in an exciting match at UFC 200 against Julianna Pena. Zingano’s last fight took place over a year ago when she lost to Ronda Rousey in a UFC title fight back in February 2015. Zingano was caught in one of Rousey’s signature armbars in the […]
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VIDEO | Cat Zingano gives her thoughts on Miesha Tate being UFC champion
Back in 2013, Cat Zingano and Miesha Tate fought in the TUF 17 finale for a crack at Ronda Rousey’s bantamweight championship. Zingano won the bout in dominant fashion, finishing Tate in the 3rd round via TKO. Unfortunately, an injury forced Zingano out of her title fight with Rousey, and Tate was given the shot. […]
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VIDEO | Cat Zingano training for UFC return
https://youtu.be/51ZxRcnD6Wc Its been over a year since Cat Zingano was in the Octagon. In her last Octagon appearance, Zingano infamously lost to Ronda Rousey via 1st round submission in just 14 seconds. Zingano took some time off to recharge, and let some lingering injuries heal, and will now make her return to the Octagon at […]
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PHOTO | Cat Zingano vs. Julianna Pena promo poster
Since the UFC announced that Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor would have their highly anticipated rematch in the main event of UFC 200, they have continued to use quote posters to promote the event. While this has given way to quite a few meme posters regarding the event, the UFC has now released a new […]
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Cat Zingano officially gets opponent for UFC return
Cat Zingano has been hyping up her UFC return for quite some time. While Zingano has remained silent regarding who she would be fighting, she promised fans that it would be an exciting fight that took place sometime around her birthday on July 1st, leading many to expect the fight to take place at UFC […]
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VIDEO | Cat Zingano talks about “epic” return to the Octagon
It has been over a year since Cat Zingano was inside the Octagon. In her last Octagon appearance, Zingano was defeated by Ronda Rousey back at UFC 184. Since then, Zingano has taken time off from the Octagon to rest some injuries, in addition to spending time with her son and traveling the world! Footage […]
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Cat Zingano teases “damn good news”
While Cat Zingano hasn’t been in the Octagon since her UFC 184 submission loss to Ronda Rousey, the former title challenger reportedly has some good news. Zingano recently spent time in Thailand working on her striking in preparation for a return bout to the UFC, and it sounds as though she will get a chance […]