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First Women’s Strawweight Fight Bumped To Fight Pass
The first ever women’s UFC strawweight fight between Claudia Gadelha vs. Tina Lahdemaki has been bumped from Fox Sports 1 to the online prelim’s on UFC Fight Pass. With the upcoming season of TUF 20, which will crown the inaugural women’s strawweight champion, the UFC will be looking to market the women’s strawweight division in […]
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Pettis Unveils Plan To Win TUF 20 Against Melendez
Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis spoke to MMAFighting.com about his upcoming coaching stint on TUF 20 against Gilbert Melendez which will ultimately see the winner crowned as the UFC’s inaugural women’s strawweight champion. “These girls, whoever wins the show is going to be the champion of their division, so to get to see that process happen in […]
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Ediane Gomes Blasts Tate, Suggests Stripper Replacement
Invicta FC Lightweight Ediane Gomes blasted the UFC’s WMMA fighters recently in an interview with Tatame, saying all they care about is showing off their asses. Gomes spoke with MMAFighting.com through an interpreter to discuss her distaste for the WMMA fighters in the UFC. The (female) fighters in the UFC are more worried about showing […]
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BJPenn.Com Radio Tonight At 7 P.M. Eddie Wineland, Nick LoBosco, Bec Rawlings, & Joe Schilling
Listen To Sports Internet Radio Stations with BJPenncom Radio on BlogTalkRadio This week the guest list includes the first WEC Bantamweight Champion, A man looking to stay undefeated June 21 at WSOF 10, the hard hitting Australian strawweight on this upcoming season of TUF, and closing the show is a man who runs The Yard… […]
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Invicta FC Boss Shannon Knapp Discusses Cyborg Drop to 135 (Video)
Invicta FC CEO Shannon Knapp joined MMA Fight Corner for an interview which aired on Fox Spots to talk about the likelihood of Cris Cyborg dropping to 135. “Both [Justino] and Gomes have both expressed interest in going down to 135. So I definitely am going to tell you, I think you’re going to see […]
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Coach Talks Gina Carano’s Possible Return To MMA
Gina Carano is considered not only a pioneer in women’s MMA, but also a legend. Her coach caught up with MMAFighting.com to talk about the movie-star’s return to MMA. “She’s doing great. She trains well, but she has a lot of things to do, like interviews and movies. I always tell her ‘no pressure, do […]
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Three Time Boxing Champ, Ana Julaton, Makes Jump To MMA
Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton, the first Filipino-American female boxing champion, is reportedly thinking of competing in mixed martial arts (MMA). ONE Fighting Championship’s (ON FC) CEO Victor Cui said he won’t be surprised if Julaton, the former Women’s WBO Super Bantamweight champion, decides to test the waters, being a natural fighter. Women’s MMA has been […]
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Zingano Eyeing Summer Return Against Rousey
By Evan Stoumbelis Cat Zingano hasn’t seen action inside the octagon since April when she defeated Miesha Tate at the TUF 17 finale. After that Zingano was forced to forfeit her shot against Rousey and undergo knee surgery. Now, a year, a knee surgery, and months of rehab later, “Alpha” Cat Zingano is giving fans […]
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Pena Teammate Sam Sicilia Sticks Up For Team: “She wasn’t assaulted”
News surfaced this week that former Ultimate Fighter contestant Julianna Pena suffered a horrific injury during training that resulted in the WMMA star tearing her ACL, MCL, LCL, meniscus, and hamstring. Pena spoke on the phone with Dana White shortly after the injury and explained to the UFC President a terrible incident bordering on an […]
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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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Revealing Stats for Women’s MMA in 2013
Following recent controversial comments from UFC Welterweight, Matt Brown, regarding the low number of knockouts in Women’s MMA, Wombat Sports gathered up the Women’s Pro fight statistics for 2013. Check out the list below! 415: The number of pro WMMA fights this year. This number is up from 285 from last year; a 46% increase. […]
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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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Tate says Rousey is “just a body in the way of my title”
By Evan Stoumbelis This Saturday Miesha ‘Cupcake’ Tate will finally get her chance to avenge her loss to Ronda Rousey. After coaching oppsite each other on season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter, Rousey and Tate will do battle this Saturday at the co-main event of UFC 168: Silva vs. Weidman. As fans saw over the […]
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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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QUICK TWITT | The UFC’s New Strawweight Ladies React To UFC Signing
Yesterday we learned that the UFC has put together an all-star cast of 115 pound female fighters. The world’s top 11 strawweights have been plucked from InvictaFC and will all compete in the 20th season of the Ultimate Fighter. The winner of TUF 20 will serve as the inaugural UFC strawweight champion of the world. […]
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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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UFC Announces Signing Of 11 Female Strawweight’s For All-Female TUF 20
It was just announced by the UFC that they have added a 115 pound straw-weight women’s division. UFC’s twitter account announced big news. First revealing that they had acquired 11 fighter contracts from Invicta, then they tweeted the names of each of those 11 straw-weight fighters. Then came the news that all 11 fighters will […]
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FULL EVENT REPLAY | Invicta FC 7 (Video)
Just last Saturday a star-studded cast of female fighters hit the Pay-Per-View airwaves with Invicta FC 7 in Kansas City and today, just two days removed you can watch the full event for free. Hit play above and enjoy!
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Female Prospect Holly Holm Wants ‘Six Figures’ To Face Rousey
There’s no doubt that Holly Holm is UFC bound, the former world champion boxer comes from a fighting pedigree rarely matched in the sport. The one hold up for Holm appears to be the money on the table as the camp already admitted turning down the UFC’s initial offer. Now coming off of her latest […]
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Prospect Watch: Holly Holm vs. Angela Hayes Full Fight Video
Holly Holm is quickly carving out a name for herself in Women’s MMA. The former boxing champion has her sights set on the big prize over at the UFC, but that isn’t stopping her pursuit of regional dominance. Enjoy her fight and check out part 2 on Page 2, right HERE.