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.....

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/

Megumi Fujii vs Zoila Frausto Weigh In Pics

Tom Hill over at Tom Hill Photos.com has done it again, this time sending me some pics from the weigh in for the fight between Megumi Fujii (113.5 lbs.) and Zoila Frausto (114.5 lbs.).
The fight is tonight, so by tomorrow we should know if Megumi becomes the first MMA fighter to have a 23 in a row unbeaten record, and the women’s 115-pound championship.



I'm thinking she will

(all photos http://www.tomhillphotos.com/)




Megumi Fujii vs Zoila Frausto Weigh In Pics, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on October 28th, 2010

Female MMA - Bellator 24 Results

Tom Hill over at Tom Hill Photos e-mailed me with the results and some pics from the Bellator 24 fights.

Megumi Fujii beat Carla Esparza via submission (armbar) in the second round at 0:57.

Jessica Aguilar defeated Lynn Alvarez via submission (arm triangle choke) in the first round at 4:01.

This puts Megumi's record at an amazing 21-0.
She says now she would like to put on some more muscle and take on Gina Carano or Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos.

Jessica's win brings her to 9-3-0, and sets her on a collision course with Megumi.



Female MMA - Bellator 24 Results , posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on August 13th, 2010

Megumi Fujii is Returning to the US

It looks like female MMA fans will really have something to look forward to in June.
According to Daniel Herbertson over at MMAfighting.com, one of the best (if not THE best) female mixed martial arts fighters in the world, Megumi Fujii will fight at the June 10 Bellator event.
Bellator hasn't picked an opponent yet, but Megumi's appearance seems to be a sure thing.

I've mentioned her here before, but in case you missed it, Megumi has a solid martial arts background, with a black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and she got her MMA training from the legendary Hiroyuki Abe and former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett.

Her record is 19-0-0 and 16 of those wins were by submission.
This five foot three, 114 pound fighter's last bout was a win (by submission) over Tomomi Sunaba (13-12-1) on November 23rd, 2009 at Shooto - Revolutionary Exchanges 3.

The last time Megumi fought in the US, was back on August 24th, 2007, when she defeated Lisa Ward at BodogFight in Vancouver, via (wait for it) yes submission (arm bar).


Megumi Fujii is Returning to the US, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on May 10th, 2010.

Female MMA: Felice "Lil' Bulldog" Herrig versus Iman "Mannie" Achhal

On February 21st, 2009, The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) will host a battle between women's champion kickboxer Felice "Lil' Bulldog" Herrig and Iman "Mannie" Achhal.
It will take place at UWC 5: MAN "O" WAR in Fairfax Virginia at the George Mason University Patriot Center Arena.
This will be the first professional MMA fight for both women.
You can get more info on the event at the UWC website here.


Felice Herrig is trained in boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai.
She won the 2005 and 2006 IKF Woman's Bantamweight North American Championship, the 2006 W.A.K.O. Woman's Bantamweight National Championship and 2007 W.A.K.O. Woman's Bantamweight National Championship.
Her current record is 18- 2-1 with 4 Knockouts.
Felice appeared on Fight Girls in 2007 on the Oxygen Channel.


Iman Achhal was born on January 12, 1977 in Tetuan, Morocco, she does her mixed martial arts training full time at Capital Jiu-Jitsu.
You can read an interview with her by Capital Jiu-Jitsu here

Carina Damm Becomes First Female MMA Fighter to Test Positive for Steroids

Carina Damm Becomes First Female MMA Fighter to Test Positive for Steroids
Posted May 17th 2008 8:18AM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Fighting, PEDs, MMA, MMA/Boxing

Carina Damm, a Brazilian who is one of the world's most famous female mixed martial arts fighters, has tested positive for steroids.

Damm, who has been nicknamed "Beauty But The Beast" and "MMA Barbie," was found to have a nandralone count of 37.9 nanograms per milliliter -- or nearly 20 times the permissible threshold of 2 ng/ml -- after her 11-second knockout win over Lashonda Knox on April 3 in Los Angeles.

full story here:
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/05/17/carina-damm-becomes-first-female-mma-fighter-to-test-positive-fo/

Holly "Hellfire" Fernely - MMA

Holly "Hellfire" Fernely

Height: 5' 5"
Preferred Fighting Weight: 120 - 128 lbs
Dominant Hand: right
Fighting out of: Thunderlegs Gym,Sydney, Pymble Australia

Rank:
IKF World Full Contact Champion
IKF World MuayThai Champion
IKF World Leg Kick Champion
IKBF World MuayThai Champion
ISKA South Pacific Champion


REALLY good article on Holly, and the state of female professional fighting in Australia ( the above pic came from there) here:
http://blogs.smh.com.au/inkslinger/archives/2005/08/same_sex_boxing.html


More info on Holly here:
http://www.tuffgrrlz.com/index.asp?page=competitors&fighter_id=5

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MMA - Olga Bakalopoulos

Nickname The Greek Sensation
Height 5ft 6in (168cm)
Weight 175lb (79kg)
Born January 20, 1978
Fighting out of Beverly Hills Jiu Jitsu
Town of birth Toronto, Canada
Fighting style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Olga Bakalopoulos (born January 20, 1978 in Toronto, Canada) is a mixed martial artist. She was born in Toronto, Canada, where she lived for 15 years, also living in Greece for 3 years (she is fluent in Greek). She now lives in Los Angeles, California, of which she says "it was always a dream of mine to come".

She states on a female bodybuilding site that "as a teenager I was always interested in sports and strength events", taking part in basketball, field hockey and soccer, among others. At the age of 17, she found inspiration in the female bodybuilder Nikki Fuller - "I thought and still think that that's the way a female is meant to look". She has worked with weights extensively since then, lifting 4 times a week.

She began her martial arts training after a friend introduced her to wrestling. Having competed in that sport, she later took up brazilian jiu-jitsu; she has been trained by 4th degree black belt Marcus Vinicius at the Beverly Hills Jiu Jitsu Club since February 1999. Bakalopoulos then moved into MMA during the year 2000 (she states in an ADCC interview that she started in 1998, but this may refer to her wrestling). When asked by Thomas Gerbasi about women in combat sport, Bakalopoulos replied:

"In every other sport you see women having a place. Women have as much right to be in this as the guys do. In the beginning, it wasn't all that great but now you have women like Lucia Rijker and Laila Ali, they're just phenomenal fighters. Every year the sport gets bigger, more women get into it, and they're saying 'hey, I can do this.' It's going to be awesome."
According to her entry on Fightergirls.net, she counts Bas Rutten and Marco Ruas amongst her former trainers.

Due to her beautiful appearance and her cosy nature, Olga had lots of fans all around the world. Olga was one of the best wrestling and MMA instructors in the world and transmitted her knowledge on several tours around the world. In 2005, Olga retired as a professional MMA fighter and no longer gave private MMA and wrestling lectures.

1st Place Winner, California International on March 10, 2001 in CA
1st Place & Overall Winner, U.S. Open in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on Nov. 5, 2000 in Santa Cruz, CA
2nd Place Winner, World Wide Championships in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on July 26, 2000 in Rio, Brazil
Winner in MMA by submission at the Underground in Killen, TX in June 2000
Winner in MMA by submission at the Cobra Challenge in CA on June 2000
1st Place and Overall Winner, California State Championships in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on March 26, 2000 in CA
1st Place Winner, Gamness Tournament in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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MMA - Gina Carano

Mean Gina takes center stage in Elite Xtreme Combat

Gina Carano is not your typical MMA fighter.

Then again, the typical woman doesn't beat up other women for a living, either. On Saturday, Carano will continue treading where few -- if any -- women have ever gone.

Carano, a 24-year-old Las Vegas native, will participate in the first women's MMA fight for Elite Xtreme Combat in that group's debut show in Southaven, Miss. EXC will air live on Showtime, which is also a first for that network.

For Carano, being a female MMA fighter usually means that people will judge her not just for her fighting skills, but for her looks.

"I think by this time in my life, I am pretty used to it," Carano said. "Everybody's got their own opinion. As long as I am eventually loved by one person, then I am okay."

A comment about her appearance was the spark that lit the fire for Carano to start training for Muay Thai and MMA fighting. She went to Master Toddy's Muay Thai Academy with her then-boyfriend to watch him do some pad work with his trainers. Master Toddy's assistant, Master Chan, introduced himself to Carano in a way she will never forget.

http://www.sportsline.com/boxing/story/9984315

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