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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Taylor Stratford - Female MMA

Taylor Stratford - boxing - jiu jitsu - mma fighter

Since Megumi Fujii lost her undefeated record, let's look at another female mixed martial artist that's so far undefeated, Taylor Stratford.
Taylor was born on July 31, 1991, in San Diego, California and resides in Reno, Nevada.
Right now, her amateur record stands at 5-0-0.
She has wins over Elsa Magona, Maria Maumoynier (in a non-sanctioned fight), Shiely Chavez, Brittany Christian and Raquel Pennington.

Taylor does her MMA training at the Reno Academy of Combat under former Super Fight Champ Rick Collup.
According to Sherdog, she stands five foot six, weighs in at 135 pounds and favors boxing and jiu jitsu.

At Tuff-N-Uff: The Future Stars of Mixed Martial Arts on November 12th, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino’s Mardi Gras Ballroom in Las Vegas, Taylor will be taking on Shauna Dugger.

Here is a video of Tay taking on Raquel Pennington at Ultimate Reno Combat 13 on June 11th, 2010

You can check out Taylor's Twitter here, and her Facebook page here.

Taylor Stratford - Female MMA, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on November 11th, 2010

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Elena Reid versus Michelle Waterson

Michelle Waterson

Elena Reid

I had mentioned earlier that Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson will be facing MMA and boxing star Elena “Baby Doll” Reid at “Extreme Beatdown” at Apache Gold Casino on April 11th.
I haven't had an entry on Elena here, although I did do one on my female boxing blog back in 2007.

Elena Reid was born November 1, 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona.
And although Elena has found success in boxing, she started out in karate and kickboxing, winning an Arizona State Kickboxing Title at the age of 17.

Elena made her MMA debut on December 28, 2007 with a win over Tammie Schneider by TKO in the second round.
She has a 2-0-0 record in MMA, and a 19-5-6 in boxing.

Elena is more of a striker and Michelle is more of a ground fighter, so this match up should be interesting.

Friday, January 23, 2009

The Future of Female MMA

Cannon Jacques over at The Bloody Elbow has posted an article about why the ProElite situation has hurt MMA.
And the third reason he listed was the effect on female MMA.

The ProElite Debacle Hurts the Sport of MMA
3) Female MMA is being hindered along with its most recognizable stars. Saying that Gina Carano is important to the future of female MMA is like saying that Michael Jordan was a pretty decent basketball player. For better or worse, she is currently the public face of the female version of the sport.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/1/10/716540/the-proelite-debacle-hurts

Of course I agree with him and I've pointed this out several times.
The build up for the Gina Carano and Cristiane 'Cris Cyborg' Santos fight has lost most of it's momentum.
And as I have also pointed out before, Carano and Santos are probably the closest figures this part of the sport has to a Tito Ortiz or a Chuck Liddell as far as being recognized.
But without actually getting into the ring and fighting where are they going to wind up?
Doing advertisements for clothing and equipment?
And it's not just Carano and Santos. There are a ton of talented women out there that need the chance to get into the ring.
Why would amateurs compete knowing there's nowhere to go if they turn pro?
The schools, equipment, all cost money.
Okay I know there's the love of the sport, and many will continue because of that.
We have seen several female boxers turn to MMA.
If this continues, we may see female MMA fighters turn to boxing, where the female side is getting more and more press, and more opportunities.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Noriko Kariya: Lady Bang's Big Shot

Lady bang's big shot:

"When Noriko Kariya fell hard for the boxing, it was the sweet science's purity that enticed her. The poetry of motion that comes with the stylish ability to have your feet and hands work in concert to jab and slip, attack and defend.
The younger sister of NHL sniper Paul Kariya, enraptured by middleweight Pernell Whitaker, who made his fights look more like ballet than a neolithic cave brawl, said it was important to her that she look like a professional. To look, she said, 'like the best males.'"

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Monday, April 7, 2008

Female boxer honored

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico -- The Week in Mexico:

"Female boxer honored: Tijuana boxer Jackie “Aztec Princess” Nava was given a fighter of the year award by the Commission for Boxing, Wrestling, Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts in Tijuana. Nava's victory against Donna Biggers in Las Vegas in September gave her the World Boxing Council's female superbantamweight title. Nava has a 16-2-2 record. A March rematch in Cordoba, Argentina, against Argentinian Alejandra Olivera ended in a tie. Olivera, 10-0-2, defeated Nava in Tijuana in 2006."

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Hijab allowed in Asian karate games

tehran times : Hijab allowed in Asian karate games:

"TEHRAN (Press TV) -- Iran has succeeded in gaining the International Karate Federation's approval for women to compete in the Asian games wearing hijab.

The decision to allow women to participate in the Asian championships while adhering to the Islamic dress code follows talks between IKF officials and Iran's Karate Federation Chief Behzad Katiraei in Morocco, Fars news reported."

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Mama's Little Girl enters Cage

Mama's Little Girl enters Cage:

Rachel Swatez will make her MMA debut against her mother's wishes
Krista Charke , Daily News
Published: Saturday, March 01, 2008
At most mixed martial arts fights, the only women who step inside the cage wear bikinis and carry cards displaying the number of the upcoming round.
When Nanaimo's Rachael Swatez steps into the cage on March 7 at King of the Cage Gold Rush in Prince George she'll be wearing gloves and carrying bad intentions.
She'll be making her MMA fighting debut at Prince George's CN Centre."

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Friday, February 29, 2008

Between the ropes: Female boxer puts her heart into ring

Between the ropes: Female boxer puts her heart into ring
By Julie Randle
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:18 AM CST

Five years ago, Jamie O'Hare decided to fight back and she's been fighting ever since.

O'Hare, a professional boxer, came to the sweet science after she was stalked as a college student by a man who lived in a half-way house near her Springfield, Mo., apartment complex.

The man used to wait outside her apartment, watch her while she sunbathed at the apartment pool and tried to force flowers on her.After he physically harassed her, she decided she had had enough. She enrolled in a self-defense class at a karate studio.

"It opened me up to self-defense that became my life," said O'Hare, a 25-year-old North County resident. "I became confident and stronger and it gave me a new way to define myself. I didn't feel like a victim."

Self-defense led to kickboxing and then amateur boxing. Twenty amateur bouts and one professional bout later, she will take on Carrine Hamlett from Georgia in a match of welterweights March 8 at the Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel, 800 Washington Ave. O'Hare is one of 24 competitors fighting in the Xtreme Fight Party, an event that will feature boxing and mixed martial arts --- a full contact sports that combines various fighting styles including wrestling, kickboxing and boxing.
full story here:
http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2008/02/27/top_story/sj2tn20080226-0227ssj-boxer00.ii1.txt

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Ultimate pint-size fighter

Ultimate pint-size fighter
Feb 24 2008
by Eleanor Gregson, Sunday Sun

I’m no Lara Croft, and the prospect of taking on the North’s only professional “ultimate” female fighter did not fill me with confidence.
But after one look at martial arts supremo Lisa Newton — who stands at 5ft 1in and weighs just seven and a half stone — I thought I had nothing to worry about. I was wrong.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Impact self-defense : Alive and kicking

Alive and kicking
By Ariel Rubinsky

At Impact self-defense, women learn confidence by delivering real blows

In order to overcome the fear of being attacked, the experts at El Halev believe, women must get as close as possible to an attack. In other words, the attack must be simulated as closely as possible, and one's reaction must be practiced - with real blows - so the women can feel their strength.

That is why the El Halev nonprofit association, which promotes martial arts among women, has adopted a self-defense course called Impact, designed to change the woman's concept of herself as part of a process of female empowerment.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/955581.html

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Free women’s safety course to be held Feb. 22 in Harriman

Free women’s safety course to be held Feb. 22 in Harriman

HARRIMAN — Tiger Schulmann’s Mixed Martial Arts will conduct a free safety seminar for women, part of its “Woman Safe Program,” on Friday, Feb. 22 at its Monroe-Woodbury martial arts center on 290 Larkin Drive beginning at 8 p.m.

http://www.strausnews.com/articles/2008/02/09/photo_news/news/8.txt

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Sunday, February 3, 2008

Escrima goes beyond stick, sword fighting

Escrima goes beyond stick, sword fighting

Growing up, Karen Gionson-Coloma had a fascination with martial arts, watching "Black Belt Theater" and fawning over Bruce Lee.

Years later, with her hectic schedule — working nights and raising two daughters — she never had the time to take classes.

But six months ago, she took a job working at her daughter's school, which freed up her evenings.

She immediately signed up for escrima.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/SPORTS17/802010368/1066/SPORTS17

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Friday, February 1, 2008

SIU grad one of nation's top female fighters

SIU grad one of nation's top female fighters

Jill Fickes set to headline Carbondale mixed martial arts event
Jeff Engelhardt
Issue date: 1/31/08

The single stroke of a bell is all Jill Fickes remembers about her first fight.

Fickes was so nervous before the fight she doesn't remember how she beat an opponent with a 50-pound weight advantage, but she does remember the adrenaline rush.

Fickes has chased that rush ever since on her way to becoming a nationally ranked mixed martial artist. The 31-year-old is a Golden Gloves champion, has studied martial arts for the better part of 23 years and has trained with some of the best fighters in the world.

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Monday, January 21, 2008

Woman files suit against fire school

Woman files suit against fire school
She says supervisors set her up to fail while she was at Fresno academy.
By Chris Collins / The Fresno Bee

A single mom and professional mixed-martial arts fighter who says she was forced to resign from the Fresno Fire Department's training academy is suing the city for gender discrimination.

Michelle Maher, 37, says academy supervisors repeatedly asked her personal questions, set her up to fail certain tasks and unfairly graded an exam -- and that none of the male candidates was subjected to the same treatment.

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Monday, January 14, 2008

More about MMA fighter Tara LaRosa

Interviews and articles about MMA fighter Tara LaRosa

http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/12/18/exclusive-bodogfight-womens-champion-tara-larosa-clarifies-contract-status-speaks-out-against-gina-carano/

http://www.bloodyknux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22594

http://www.boutreviewusa.com/Interviews/16tara.html

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=66773512

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Saturday, January 5, 2008

Donahue woman to take on ‘American Gladiators'

Donahue woman to take on ‘American Gladiators'
By David Burke Saturday, January 05, 2008

Jessie Adams Foster laughs at the TV game show description that categorizes her as a “toilet paper saleswoman.”

But that’s how the 26-year-old Donahue, Iowa, woman will be known to the rest of the country Sunday night when she looks to wipe out her opponents as a contestant on a new version of “American Gladiators.”

“I’m the ‘tough single mom who sells toilet paper,’ ” the mother of three children — ages 7, 3 and almost 2 — said and then laughed. “That really made me feel like I wasn’t very exciting.”

(She is unsure whether she will be identified as “Jessie Adams,” her maiden name, or “Jessie Foster” on the series.)

She worked as a customer service representative for Great Western Supply Co. in Davenport for about a year until quitting in November, but spent most of the past few years co-owning a gymnasium with Pat Miletich, the nationally acclaimed mixed martial arts fighter and trainer from the Quad-Cities, and Collin Carney, her former boss at the paper company.

full story:
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/01/05/news/local/doc477f123204599866283257.txt

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Thursday, January 3, 2008

Kelli Cofer ready to strike in mixed martial arts

Willard woman ready to strike in mixed martial arts
By JON SPENCER
News Journal

WILLARD -- Kelli Cofer doesn't need to fight.

As a college student, she interned on an engineering project for an aeronautical company, shifted focus to the medical fields of biomedics and prosthetics and eventually switched gears to business administration.

She graduated summa cum laude from The Ohio State University-Mansfield this past summer with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

As a businesswoman, Cofer started her own landscaping company, finding that it not only builds a bank account but muscle thanks to its cross-training benefits.

But wielding a set of 15-pound hedge trimmers doesn't bring as much satisfaction as cutting opponents down to size. So, the Willard-based athlete and entrepreneur has decided to reinvent herself yet again.

full story here:
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071217/SPORTS/712170332

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Female boxer breaking new ground in MMA

Female boxer breaking new ground in MMA
Reid will be first boxing world champ to participate in MMA bout
By David A. Avila
MSNBC contributor
updated 10:21 a.m. ET, Thurs., Dec. 27, 2007
Elena “Baby Doll” Reid, the current flyweight champion of the world in boxing, makes her debut in the world of mixed martial arts against Tammie Schneider.

“I’m a fighter,” explains Reid. “Whether it’s boxing, or MMA, I like to fight.”

Reid becomes the first boxing world champion to participate in an MMA bout, beating Riddick Bowe and Floyd Mayweather to the punch when she meets Schneider at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas on Friday.

full story here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22407562/

Friday, December 21, 2007

Gina Carano fighting in Thailand

Here's a video of Gina Carano fighting in Thailand.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Kyra Gracie in action

This is a Highlight reel ( no...not Higlight...LOL) from http://www.graciekyra.com/