Jenae Noonan MMA

This is five foot seven, 116 pound MMA fighter Jenae "Turbo" Noonan.
Although Jenae hasn't turned pro, she has been training in Martial Arts for over 9 years.
She's studied Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing and Pankration.
Jenae has had over 14 combined amateur fights with a record of 12-2.
She is also an Animal rights advocate, vegan, model, author and motivational speaker.

You can check out her Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/TurboNoonan/
And on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/jenaenoonan/

UFC 214 - Cyborg Justino vs. Tonya Evinger

Last night at UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 "Cyborg" Justino (18-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) defeated Tonya Evinger (19-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
Cyborg won via TKO (knees) in the 3rd round.
This makes Cyborg the new UFC Women's Featherweight Champion.

Also on the card, Aleksandra Albu defeated Kailin Curran via Decision (unanimous).

Sara McMann and Ketlen Vieira were supposed to face each other at the event, but back on July 7th it was announced that the bout was to be moved to UFC 215 in September

Alexandra Albu vs Kailin Curran - UFC 214

At UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 on July 29, 2017 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, not only do we get Cristiane Justino vs Tonya Evinger, but we also get the return of Alexandra Albu as she takes on Kailin Curran.
While Kailin is 4-4-0, Alexandra is 2-0-0.
BUT, Alexandra hasn't fought since her win over Izabela Badurek back in April of 2015.
So we will see what happens.

 Alexandra Albu

Kailin Curran

Gina Carano - Blast from the Past - MMA Women

Still one of the most popular female MMA fighters in the world is Gina Carano.
Although she hasn't fought since 2009, this five foot eight, 143 pound beauty from Dallas, Texas still has a lot of fans.
I have to admit, she was the person that got me to pay attention to female MMA, and MMA in general.

Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino - Female MMA

Female MMA fighter Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (12-1-0, 1 ND) the Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion.
The #2 ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world and the #1-ranked 145-pound female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA latest rankings.

Miesha Tate Getting Ready

Female MMA fighter Miesha Tate getting ready for her UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne match against Liz Carmouche.
Miesha is 13-5-0 and coming off two straight losses.
One to Ronda Rousey and one to Cat Zingano.
Liz is 9-4-0 and her last fight was a loss to Alexis Davis.

https://www.facebook.com/mieshatatefanpage

Julia “The Jewel” Budd - Female MMA Fighters

One of the coolest things about doing a blog like this is being able to watch stars rise.
Case in point,  Julia “The Jewel” Budd.
I did a write up on Julia back in 2012 when she was only 3-2-0.

Now she is ranked number three on the Unified Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Rankings for Featherweights, right behind Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and Marloes “Rumina” Coenen.
And now Julia has a 6-2-0 record...meaning she has not lost a fight since I did that write up in 2012.

She recently had a Unanimous decision win over Charmaine Tweet at Invicta FC 7 - Honchak vs. Smith on December 7th, 2013.
And pretty soon you can imagine that she will be facing either Coenen or Justino.

You can keep up with Julia on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JuliaBudd

At her website:
http://juliabudd.ca/

Or on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Julia-The-Jewel-Budd/204571886221402

Lena Ovchynnikova - Female MMA Fighter

One of the most popular ladies on this blog is the beautiful Lena Ovchynnikova.
Yes beautiful, but deadly too.
She was born on April 22nd, 1987 in Lviv, in the Ukraine, stands 5'6 and weighs in at around 125 pounds.
Lena made her MMA debut on September 9th, 2006 and she has a 9-2-0 MMA record.
Before that she was a Kickboxer and also found in K-1 rules matches.

Her first MMA fight was a win over Svetlana Svetlana at IGF - International Gala Festival via Decision (Unanimous).
Out of her nine wins, seven were by submission and two were by decision.
She seems to prefer the armbar, but has gone to the Guillotine Choke and RNC when needed.

Lena's last fight was a win over Fathia Mostafa at SFL 16 - Super Fight League 16 on April 26th, 2013 via Submission (Guillotine Choke)

You can keep up with Lena at her Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/lena.ovchynnikova

Invicta FC 6 - Female MMA

In the last post I said that on July 13, 2013 at Invicta FC 6, Marloes "Rumina" Coenen will take on Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino for the first Invicta FC Featherweight Championship.
But that's just scratching the surface of what will be going on at FC 6.
There will be 13 matches with some of the best in female mixed martial arts in the world, including four of the top ranked featherweight female MMA fighters.

Marloes Coenen vs. Cristiane Santos
Claudia Gadelha vs. Ayaka Hamasaki            
Sarah D'Alelio vs. Lauren Taylor            
Leslie Smith vs. Jennifer Maia   
Jessica Penne vs. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc            
Joanne Calderwood vs.TBA.                
Ediane Gomes vs. Julia Budd
Bec Hyatt     vs. Mizuki Inoue                
Miriam Nakamoto vs. Duda Yankovich            
Tecia Torres vs. Rose Namajunas            
Ashley Cummins vs. Emily Kagan    
Mollie Estes vs.Veronica Rothenhausler            
Cassie Robb vs. Livia Von Plettenberg

So it looks like on July 14th I will be changing a lot of win-loss records on blogs.....

Female MMA - The UFC Women's Bantamweight Roster

I never thought I would be doing this, but here is the UFC WOMEN'S roster!
Yeah, the place where female mma would never have a home according to Dana White now has a home.
I have ragged him about this but actually I think maybe I should change my attitude and be grateful that he changed his mind.
It takes a big man to admit he was wrong you know?

Anyway, here is the UFC Women's Bantamweight Roster (so far....)

Ronda Rousey (7-0)
Liz Carmouche (8-3)
Germaine de Randamie (3-2)
Alexis Davis (13-5)
Sheila Gaff (10-4-1)
Sarah Kaufman (15-2)
Julie Kedzie (16-11)
Sara McMann (6-0)
Amanda Nunes (7-3)
Miesha Tate (13-3)
Cat Zingano (7-0)

These are all the women that I definitely know are there, not rumors.
If anyone else has any additions, please feel free to throw them in the comments section!

Liz Carmouche Will Be Making MMA History Too

When Ronda Rousey steps into the steel cage at UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche, she won't be the only one making female MMA history.
Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche will also be stepping into that cage and she too will be making history.
Liz was born on February 19th, 1984 in Lafayette, Louisiana and grew up in Okinawa, Japan.
Though Liz doesn't have the hype surrounding her that Ronda has, you have to remember that in her eight fights, three of her wins were by TKO, one was by submission and only one was won by decision.

Her first pro match was a win over Aleena Albertson via Submission at the NFC - Native Fighting Championship May 29th, 2010.
Liz's last match was a win over Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 2 - Baszler vs. McMann July 28th, 2012 via Submission (RNC).
Her current MMA record is 8-2-0.

You can keep up with Liz on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/iamgirlrilla
And Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Liz-Carmouche-Official/107744162639395

Female MMA on Squidoo, I Mean HubPages

Well this entry was totally voided by HubPages acquiring Squidoo.
Well...almost voided.
The Lenses are still there (for now) but now they are Hubs.

So here are the new addresses for the articles.
Hopefully this is where they will stay.

http://sabre1000.hubpages.com/hub/ronda-rousey-judo-mma
http://sabre1000.hubpages.com/hub/cristiane-santos-female-mma-fighter
http://sabre1000.hubpages.com/hub/jessica-rakoczy
http://sabre1000.hubpages.com/hub/the-best-in-female-mma
http://sabre1000.hubpages.com/hub/the-best-in-female-mma-2
http://sabre1000.hubpages.com/hub/the-best-in-female-mma-3

Dana White, Ronda Rousey and the UFC

Dana White, Ronda Rousey and the UFC 

Well either UFC President Dana White had a huge change of mind...or he's getting ready to get into politics!
In a flip-flop that would make any candidate envious, Dana told Sports Illustrated that a female division of the UFC IS going to happen...mainly because of Ronda Rousey.
Dana, who has sworn up and down that women would NEVER fight in the UFC (although he had NO problem with using Gina Carano to promote things) now says that "It's absolutely going to happen,".
Although he does add that it "could happen tomorrow, it could happen a year from now."

Uh-huh.....

Michele Gutierrez - Female MMA

Flyweight female mma fighter Michele "Diablita" Gutierrez is five foot six and weighs in at 125 pounds.
Her first pro MMA fight was a loss against Felice Herrig at Unconquered 1 - November Reign on November 20th, 2009 via Submission (Armbar).
Since then she has gone on to a 3-3-0 record with her last fight being a loss to Sarah Maloy at Invicta FC 1 - Coenen vs. Ruyssen on April 28th, 2012 via Decision (Unanimous).

 

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Before MMA, Michelle was a boxer with a 7-3 as amateur record and she went 2-0 as a pro.
She and the first lady she ever fought, Felice Herrig, appear in the video game Supremacy MMA, which was the first MMA title to have female fighters.

Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc - Female MMA

 

    http://www.estherlin.com/

Besides being a pro MMA fighter, Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc has been a runway model and a ring girl.
The "Night Queen" had her first pro MMA fight on March 10th, 2006 against Sarika Patel at ACF - Showdown at Sundown which she won via TKO.
Nicdali's last fight was a win over Angelica Chavez at Invicta FC 2 - Baszler vs. McMann on July 28th, 2012 which she won by Unanimous Decision.
Her current MMA record is 8-6-0.

You can follow Nicdali at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/nicdali.riveracalanoc
Or on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Nicdali

Julia "The Jewel" Budd

Looking make over the entries here I just noticed that I have not done a write up on female MMA fighter Julia Budd.
Considering that she was ranked eighth last month in the top female MMA fighters (Featherweights) by MMARising...I guess I had better mention her huh?

 Julia "The Jewel" Budd was born in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4th, 1983.
She has a current record of 3-2-0.
Of course 3-2-0 may not sound that impressive but you have to remember that her two losses were to Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey, who are by NO means slouches.
Her first fight was a win against Shana Olsen via TKO (Punches) at Strikeforce - Challengers 11 on October 22nd, 2010 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
Julia's last fight was a win (via TKO) over Elina Nilsson at Invicta FC 2 - Baszler vs. McMann on July 28th, 2012

Besides being a mixed martial arts fighter, Julia is also a fitness model and personal trainer.
And the owner of some of the most incredible abs in MMA.
You can find out more about her at her website here:
http://juliabudd.ca/

Elaina Maxwell - Female MMA

If you are like me, you probably remember Elaina “Beef” Maxwell from Strikeforce's first female MMA fight against Gina Carano on December 8th, 2006.
Although she lost the fight via Unanimous Decision, she has since gone on to a 7-4-0 record and is currently on a three win in a row streak.
Elaina is currently ranked number seven in the Unified Women's MMA Rankings 145-pound female MMA fighter category.
Her last fight was a win over Ashley Sanchez (4-3-0) at RFA 2 - Yvel vs. Alexander on March 30th, 2012 at the United States Viaero Event Center in Kearney, Nebraska.

Yana Kunitskaya - Female MMA

Yana Kunitskaya was born on November 11th, 1989 in Murmansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.
She is five foot eight, 145 pounds and is trained in Taekwondo and Sambo.
Her current MMA record is 8-1-0.

So far during her MMA career she has held the 2007 UKADO World Championship, the 2007 Russian Taekwondo Championship, the 2010 Bushido Women's MMA Championship and the 2011 Russian Muay Thai Championship.

Milana Dudieva - MMA Female Fighters

Female MMA Fighter Milana Dudieva was born in Vladikavkaz which is the capital city of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania in southern Russia.
She is five foot five, 140 pounds and has a current MMA record of 8-1-0.
Her only loss so far was in her debut fight against Julia Berezikova at fightFORCE - Day of Anger back in February of 2009.
Milana's latest win was over Danielle West via TKO (Punches) on April 1st, 2012 at ProFC - ProFC 40 at the Russia Sports Station in Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
She is currently ranked 4th on WMMA Rising's Unified Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Rankings for Featherweights.

Hiroko Yamanaka - The Best Female MMA Fighter In The World?

MMA Rising has it's April rankings out, and even though “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (5-0-0) defeated Miesha Tate (12-3-0) at Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey on March 3rd, 2012 for the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship, Ronda still comes in second on the Featherweight list.
For Ronda to take the top position there, she needs to defeat Hiroko “Cat’s Eye” Yamanaka .
Her current record is 12-3-1

This five foot eleven, 143 pound female mma fighter was born on October 24th, 1978 in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
She not only does MMA, but Submission grappling and Shoot boxing as well.
Of course you may know her as the fighter that Cristiane Santos beat down in the first 16 seconds of her last fight.
But due to the drug test afterwards, that decision was over turned.
I have to wonder though just how Ronda would do against Hiroko.

    http://sports.sho.com/