Megumi Fujii - MMA

Retired female MMA fighter Megumi "Mega Megu" Fujii was born on April 26th,1974 in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
She has black belts in Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is known for her submission moves, notably the Inazuma Toe Hold submission which has been pretty much renamed "The Megulock".
Megumi had a 26-3-0 MMA record, with 19 of those wins coming from submission.
On October 5th, 2013 she fought her last bout against Jessica Aguilar , which she lost via Technical Decision (majority).

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The Top Ten Female MMA Fighters of 2010

While doing some work on my female MMA lenses over at Squidoo (RIP) I came up with a list of the most searched for female mixed martial artists on the net.
Now you have to keep in mind, these are actual fighters, not people that are inactive like Gina Carano.

Actually Gina would STILL be number one by a wide margin, but she hasn't competed since the Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg fight when Cris beat her by TKO at 4:59 in the first round.
Gina has made no indication that she is coming back into the ring so far.

So here are the top ten most searched for female MMA fighters on the net right now.....

1. Miesha Tate (11-2-0)
2. Cristiane Santos (10-1-0)
3. Marloes Coenen (18-4-0)
4. Sarah Kaufman (12-1-0)
5. Amy Davis (1-2-0, 1 NC)
6. Megumi Fujii (23-1-0)
7. Zoila Frausto (10-1-0)
8. Carina Damm (15-5-0)
9. Lisa Ward (14-6-0)
10. Roxanne Modafferi (15-6-0)

You may notice that in this list, all of these women are really fighters.
With the exception of Amy Davis, they are all in the ten plus fight range and seven of them are ranked in MMARising.com's "Top 15 Women’s Pound-For-Pound MMA Rankings".
This leads me to believe that female MMA fight fans are actually going for talent and not looks.

I mean c'mon, would Gina have been as popular as she was were she not as hot as she was?

And speaking about that, Miesha Tate needs to watch out for that trap.
She's 11-2-0 and ranked number 11 on the top 15 pound for pound, but a lot of people are looking to her as the new "Face of Female MMA".
She hasnt fought since Strikeforce - Challengers 10 back on August 13th, 2010 when she beat Hitomi Akano by unanimous decision.

Of course all that will change when she takes on Strikeforce women’s 135-pound champion Marloes Coenen for the title, probably some time in March.

Then we'll see if she's the new "Face".



The Top Ten Female MMA Fighters of 2010, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on January 9th, 2010

Zoila Frausto versus Megumi Fujii Results

Zoila Frausto by Casper Munoz Photography

Well I'm stunned.
Zoila Frausto (10-1) defeated the (really) heavy favorited Megumi Fujii (now 22-1) last night at Bellator 34 to win the inaugural Bellator women's world title.
So what was going on with Megumi?
The "Queen of Submissions" (18 wins by submission) hardly even tried to get "The Warrior Princess" down on the mat.
And when she did, she took a beating from punches.

You have to hand it to Zoila, so far this year she has beaten the undefeated Megumi, Jessica Aguilar, Jessica Pene and Rosi Sexton.
And now she is the the first ever Bellator 115-pound champion.

The fight was scored 48-47, 49-46, 47-48.

And I am never going to predict a fight again.



Zoila Frausto versus Megumi Fujii Results, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on October 29th, 2010

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

Megumi Fujii Vs. Lisa Ward and Zoila Frausto Vs. Jessica Aguilar

Two female MMA events have been announced for Bellator 31 on September 30th at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort in Lake Charles, La.

Megumi Fujii

Megumi Fujii will be taking on Lisa Ward.
Megumi has a 21-0-0 unbeaten MMA record and Lisa has is at 14-5-0.

Lisa Ward

This will not be the first time the two women have faced off.
The last time, Megumi defeated Lisa at Bodog Fight - Vancouver on August 24th, 2007 via an arm bar submission.

The same night at Bellator 31, Zoila Frausto will be taking on Jessica Aguilar.
Zoila is 8-1-0 and Jessica is 9-3-0.

Zoila Frausto

Zoila is coming off three wins in a row, having defeated Jessica Pene, Rosi Sexton and Michelle Ould.

Jessica Aguilar

While Jessica is on a five in a row winning streak over Lynn Alvarez, Catia Vitoria, Valerie Coolbaugh, Amanda Duvall.

The winners of the two fights will face each other to decide the organization's first-ever female champion.

I have to say, I think Bellator is doing this right.
We aren't waiting months between matches and I think that helps to keep everyone's interest up.

My guess.....
I think we will see Megumi defeat Lisa, Zoila take Jessica and Megumi walk away from all of this with the title.

Of course look at my win/loss record in the past here and see how good my guesses are...LOL

UPDATE:
Well I finally got one right!
Megumi Fujii (who is now 22-0-0) defeated Lisa Ward in 99 seconds via an armbar submission.
That was her eighteenth career submission victory and the eleventh victory by armbar.

And Zoila Frausto defeated Jessica Aguilar, although it was a bit of a questionable decision.
So questionable that the crowd booed when Zolia was announced as the winner.

Now Fujii and Frausto will face off at the finals in the women's 115 lb. tournament at Bellator 34 on October 28.

I'm still saying Megumi will take it all.



Megumi Fujii Vs. Lisa Ward and Zoila Frausto Vs. Jessica Aguilar, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on September 28th, 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 - Megumi Fujii

You know I find it very hard to believe that I have done write ups on female MMA stars like Erin Toughill, Gina Carano and Cristiane Santos on this blog, but I have never done a write up on Japanese female mixed martial artist Megumi Fujii.

Megumi (Mega Megu) was born on April 26, 1974 in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As far as female MMA rankings go, MMARising.com has Megumi ranked number one on their Top 15 Women’s Pound-For-Pound Rankings, and the WAMMA has Megumi ranked number one in the Flyweight division.

Why?

Well it may have something to do with the fact that she is currently 19-0-0.
Yes, nineteen wins, no losses and no draws.
That's 16 submissions, and 3 decisions.
Of course with the exception of Lisa Ward, not many of her opponents are well known outside of Japan.
Megumi's fastest MMA fight was a submission over Dah Le Chon.
She took her out in 19 seconds in the first round with a RNC.
19 seconds?
Dah must have wondered why she even bothered to get out of bed that morning.....

Thirteen of Megumi's 16 fights have been won in the first round.

Megumi has a black belt in Judo and Jujutsu, and also fights in Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments.

Megumi got her mixed martial arts training from Shooto veteran Hiroyuki Abe and MMA fighter and professional wrestler Josh Barnett.
She has also trained several MMA fighters including Hitomi Akano (15-6-0).

If you want to find out more about Megumi, you can visit her website here:
http://www.megumifujii.com/

Or at her MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/aaccmegu