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Ronda: ‘Women’s MMA No Longer Experimental, We’re Winning Fights of the Night’
“I like to have a lot of pressure (on me) when I fight, but I hated the state of fragility that women’s MMA was in before.So, I feel a lot better knowing that that weight is off of me. Not that I don’t like pressure, but I don’t want to have to worry. I am […]
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Sexist Much? Matt Brown Wants UFC Women To Fight Topless For Dollars On UFC PPV’s
“The whole fight we have women in one room, men in another room,” says Brown as transcribed by MMA fighting. “Rousey and Miesha come on and all the women just fucking gather around the TV like it’s the fucking Kardashians coming on.” “I always said, ‘I don’t know why they put women in the UFC.’ […]
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WSOF Picks Up Four New Fighters For 2014
The Las Vegas-based World Series of Fighting promotion continues to keep an eye on the future, and the organization is happy to announce the signing of four talented new names to its roster. The group includes women’s contenders Ashlee Evans-Smith and Emi Fujino, as well as two male counterparts in welterweight Tyler Stinson and light […]
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Jessica Aguilar and Alida Gray meet for 115 lb title at World Series of Fighting 8
Next month’s World Series of Fighting 8 event features a second championship matchup, as the No. 1 ranked 115-pound woman in the world, Jessica Aguilar (16-4, pictured), meets Alida Gray (4-0) for World Series of Fighing’s inaugural women’s strawweight title. The bout airs live on NBC Sports Network on the main card of the Jan. […]
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Ronda Rousey: ‘They made me fit the villain role’
“I think it was very good for the women’s division, and I think it definitely needed to happen. But you couldn’t pay me $10 million to do it again. How could people possibly know who you are from a couple of clips of a video that people are seeing out of context? That’s no way […]
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VIDEO | Ronda Rousey Hitting Pads, Prepping For Tate Battle
Watch UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, prepare for her UFC 168 title defense against career nemesis Miesha Tate. Do her hands look improved?
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Rousey Would Love To Fight Boxing Import Holly Holm
“I’d love to fight Holly Holm. I would absolutely love to fight Holly Holm. I really hope the UFC picks her up and I get to fight her before I retire.” “To retire undefeated is what it is. That is what I am going to do. And my mind is resolved to that. None of […]
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QUICK TWITT | Ronda In Beast Mode Hitting Pads, Looking Scary With Improved Striking (Video)
If there is one knock against the UFC’s current female champion, Ronda Rousey, it’s her striking. The Judo Olympic medalist has been able to stop 100% of her opponents using her Judo base, but that can only last so long. The fact that she’s improving even further with her striking should put the rest of […]
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POLL RESULTS: Who Wins In Potential Superfight, Rousey or Cyborg?
Just like with every Monday, BJPENN.COM is bringing you the results from last week’s MMA Poll. Every week the most popular polling system in our sport brings fans together to touch on some of the hottest topics in MMA. Casting votes and getting popular opinion set in stone is a great way to help shape […]
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VIDEO | Gracie Breakdown: Rousey’s arm bar
Gracie brothers Rener and Ryron deconstruct the movements behind Ronda Rousey’s unforgettable arm bar submission over Miesha Tate.
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VIDEO | Miesha Tate Wants To Team Up With Cyborg
“I think she’s the best woman on this planet,” said Tate of Cyborg. “So if he wants to come in an help me with my camp, she’s more than welcome. And the fact that she doesn’t like Ronda, that’s kind of a bonus.” Earlier this week we learned that Cris ‘Cyborg’ wanted to help Miesha […]
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VIDEO | Cybrog Hits Pads… And It’s Scary
Female wrecking machine, Cris ‘Cyborg’ last saw action capturing Invicta gold when she stepped up against Marloes Coenen at Invicta FC 6 this past July. While she sits on the sidelines waiting for her first title defense, the featherweight champion chooses not to sit idle and instead continues to train at her home gym in […]
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Miesha Tate Booked For Invicta FC 7
Women’s MMA superstar Miesha Tate will join the announce team as guest analyst for this Saturday’s Invicta Fighting Championships 7, airing live on pay-per-view from Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Tate will call the nine-bout event featuring three world championship fights alongside play-by-play announcer Michael Schiavello and color analyst and Invicta veteran “King” Mo Lawal. Schiavello, a long-time broadcaster, will […]
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QUICK TWITT | Cyborg Offers Tate Help Against Rousey
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Former Strikeforce featherweight champion and current Invicta FC Champ, Cris ‘Cyborg’, has taken to twitter offering out her assistance to Miesha Tate in an attempt stop Ronda Rousey’s UFC title reign. Cyborg and Rousey have a storied rivalry and the InvictaFC champ wants to make sure Tate […]
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QUICK TWITT | Miesha Tate Makes The Cover Of Fitness Gurls Magazine
UFC bantamweight title challenger, Miesha Tate, has recently graced the cover of ‘Fitness Gurls Magazine.’ She made this cover and she beat out Ronda Rousey for the cover of the EA sports UFC Video game, is ‘Cupcake’ on a roll? At any rate, here’s the cover photo: https://twitter.com/AriannyCeleste/statuses/399956674011615232
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QUICK TWITT | ‘Cyborg’ Blasts Rousey: ‘If She Can Beat Cain, Why Not Fight Me?’
Ever since she said she can beat Cain Velasquez, Ronda Rousey has found herself under fire with fans and select members of the media. Ronda’s career nemesis, Cris ‘Cyborg’, recently came out through her official facebook page questioning the logic behind Rousey’s statement. Check it: “It’s amazing to me that Rhonda is talking about her […]
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VIDEO | INVICTA 5 Full Fight Replays
The UFC wasn’t the only promotion in town last weekend. Invicta FC put on their fifth show which featured a title fight, the return of Cyborg and many other highlights for WMMA. If you didn’t get a chance to check out the live broadcast of the event we have two of the fights here for […]
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UFC Women’s Division Bulks Up: Sarah Kaufman and Three Others Added | UFC NEWS
In order to build and develop their women’s division, the UFC has signed former Strikeforce fighters Sarah Kaufman, Julie Kedzie, Amanda Nunes, and Germaine de Randamie. Fox Sports reporter A.J. Perez confirmed the signings via Twitter: Here are the four newest UFC women under contract per Dana White: Germaine de Randamie, Julie Kedzie, Sarah Kaufman, […]
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Rousey Dishes on GSP: Success Helped By Looks And Countrymen Not By Fighting Style | UFC NEWS
“I respect Georges St. Pierre as a businessman and an athlete,” Rousey says. “I don’t have anything against him personally. But he’s not the kind of fighter I like watching.” “He fights to win matches. He doesn’t fight to defeat his opponents.” “I lost a lot of judo matches because of points fighters. It was […]