WMMA Bantamweights Ranking - February 2016

Last time I listed the WMMA Featherweights.
Now we take a look at the Unified Women’s Pro MMA Rankings for Bantamweights.

Of course number 1 is Holly “Preacher’s Daughter” Holm, the woman that rocked the MMA world when she defeated Ronda Rousey.
Everyone is pretty anxious to see how this boxer turned MMA fighter does in the future.

Bantamweights (126-135 pounds)
1. Holly “Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (10-0) – UFC Champion
2. “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (12-1)
3. Miesha “Cupcake” Tate (17-5)
4. “Alpha” Cat Zingano (9-1)
5. Amanda “Lioness” Nunes (11-4)
6. Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña (7-2-0)
7. Sara McMann (8-3)
8. Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger (17-5)
9. Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche (10-5-0)
10. Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko (12-1)

11. Jessica Eye – 12. Lauren Murphy – 13. Bethe Correia – 14. Marion Reneau – 15. Sarah Kaufman

You can see the whole list here:
https://wmmatoday.wordpress.com/unified-wmma-rankings/

Valentina Shevchenko - Women of MMA

Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko aka Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko is a female kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter.
She was born on March 7, 1988 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Valentina has a 12-1-0 MMA record and is currently ranked 10th in the Bantamweight division by MMARising.
At the moment she is on a five fight winning streak since a loss to Liz Carmouche in 2010.

Holly Holm to debut at UFC 181

Female boxer turned UFC MMA fighter Holly Holm will debut at UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II on December 6, 2014 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Her opponent will be Raquel Pennington (4-4-0).
I have liked Holly ever since her boxing days.
She is 33-2-3 in boxing and 7-0-0 in MMA so far.
And yes...a lot of people are talking about Holly vs Ronda.
Which is a much better idea than Rousey vs Carano.

Bethe Correia - Female MMA

Like the gunslingers of the "Old West", Bethe "Pitbull" Correia (9-0-0) has called out Ronda Rousey and her "Four Horsewomen".
I'm sorry, as a pro wrestling fan from way back I still have trouble typing that term associated with Rousey.
Anyway...like a gunfighter, Bethe said she was coming for Rousey and her title and she was gonna go through the Four Hor...the others to do that.
The thing is...she has already been through two of them.

Bethe has already taken out Shayna Baszler at UFC 177 and Jessamyn Duke at UFC 172.
That just leaves Marina Shafir....and Ronda Rousey.
So Bethe is moving up through the ranks.

Can she do it?
I dont know.
But it will be fun to watch.

Bethe Correia vs Shayna Baszler Highlights

Miesha Tate vs Rin Nakai at UFC Fight Night

On September 20th, 2014, Miesha "Cupcake" Tate is gonna take on Rin "I dont have a cute ring name because I dont need one" Nakai.
I swear this match up looks like a fitness model going up against a bodybuilder.
They will face each other at UFC Fight Night at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Miesha is 14-5-0 and Rin is 16-0-1.
Miesha's wins have been 3 KO/TKOs, 6 Submissions and 5 Decisions.
Rin on the other hand has 4 KO/TKOs, 6 Submissions and 6 Decisions.
Pretty darn close huh?

Who's gonna win?
I have been wrong in every female MMA fight I can remember.
So there is no way I am calling this.
But just from their body types I wonder what kind of match up this will be.

Jessica Penne - Female MMA

Jessica Penne is an undefeated female MMA fighter.
She stands 5'5 and weighs in at 115 pounds.
Jessica began her training at Apex Jujitsu in Aliso Viejo, and now trains at Subfighter in Laguna Hills and Legends in Hollywood.
Her MMA record is 6-0-0.
She has defeated Tammie Schneider, Alicia Gumm, Heather Basquil, female MMA fighter and pro wrestler Sumi Sakai, Brandy Nerney and Sally Krumdiak.
Three of her wins were via submission.