Aleksandra Albu - MMA Fighter

Alexandra "Stitch" Albu is a Strawweight UFC fighter from Vulcănești, Gagauzia, Moldova.
She is five foot two, 115 pounds and is represented by Red Fury Fight Team.
Alexandra has only had two Pro fights, but she won them both.
She is currently 2-0-0 and so far she is not ranked in the Unified Women’s Pro MMA Rankings.
But I did a write up on Ronda Rousey long before she was ranked too...and you see what happened with her.

Angela Lee - MMA Fighter

This is Singaporean MMA fighter, Angela Lee.
Angela is fair new to the MMA scene but so far she is 5-0-0 and those fights were pretty impressive.
Ronda Rousey impressive actually.

Her longest pro fight has been 2 minutes.
And all 5 were won with submissions.

And before that, her 3 amateur fights all were under 1 minute. 

Expect big things out of Angela "Unstoppable" Lee.

Paige VanZant - MMA Women

Five foot four, 115 pound, twenty one year old beauty Paige "12 Gauge" VanZant is one of the up and coming female MMA fighters in the world today. She's not only a cage fighter but a model as well.
And she's also a dancer, former cheerleader, ring girl and she plans to become a gourmet chef.
Sounds like she has a plan doesn’t it?

Paige started out in martial arts taking classes with her dad because he wanted her to learn and she had been on the receiving end of some bullying in school, so Paige gave it a shot. She became a ring girl but wanted closer to the action and finally got her wish, training first at the House of Ryu Gym in Las Vegas, and then with Team Alpha Male.

Paige had her first fight on June 30th, 2012 against Jordan Nicole Gaza at UWF - Tournament of Warriors Finale. She won that fight via Split Decision.

Her next fight was a Unanimous Decision win over Amber Stautzenberger at PFS - Premier Fight Series 2 on September 22nd, 2012.

Paige's first loss came at the hands of Tecia Torres on January 5th, 2013 at Invicta FC 4 - Esparza vs. Hyatt via a Unanimous Decision.

Her last fight was a win over Alex Chambers at UFC 191 - Johnson vs. Dodson 2 on September 5th, 2015 via Submission (Armbar)

Given time, I think Paige may be right up there with the big names in just a little while. The difference in her between her third and fourth fight was pretty incredible.

Megan Anderson - MMA Women

Female MMA fighter Megan Anderson is from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Austrailia.
Tapology.com has her listed as five foot eleven, but Sherdog has her listed as five foot seven.
So...
Anyway, she is ranked number 7 in Featherweights (136-145 pounds) in the May 2015 Unified Women’s MMA Rankings.
Her MMA record stands at 4-1-0 and she is currently on a four win streak.

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.....

Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson

On April 5th, 2013 at the Ameristar Casino Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri they held Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson.
This was notable for several reasons....

One, we had the return of Michelle Waterson "The Karate Hottie" (11-3) after a six month layoff and she defeated Jessica Penne (10-2).
Both ladies are very popular on this blog with good reason.
They are both lovely AND skilled.
Michelle won via Submission (Armbar) in 2:31 of the 4th round.

Also we had the return of  Cristiane Justino (11-1), who you may know better as Cris "Cyborg" Santos.
Cris defeated Fiona Muxlow (6-3) in 3:46 of the first round via TKO.

There were a ton of other events on the card as well....

Barb Honchak defeated Vanessa Porto
Sarah Kaufman defeated Leslie Smith
Jennifer Maia  defeated Zoila Frausto Gurgel
Lauren Taylor defeated Kaitlin Young
Julia Budd defeated Mollie Estes
Bec Hyatt defeated Jasminka Cive
Simona Soukupova defeated Cassie Rodish
Miriam Nakamoto defeated Jessamyn Duke
Katja Kankaanpää defeated Juliana Carneiro Lima
Rose Namajunas defeated Kathina Catron
Alex Chambers defeated Jodie Esquibel

Coming up at Invicta FC 6...Marlos Coenen will be taking on "Cyborg" to crown the first Invicta FC Featherweight Champion.
That will take place in July of this year.

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.....

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/

Kelli Cofer joins mixed martial arts

Kelli Cofer joins mixed martial arts
Female boxer Kelli Cofer will make her mixed martial arts debut Oct. 13 at House of Blues.
Cofer, the second-ranked lightweight female boxer in the world, according to The Ring magazine, will take part in an event that also features former New York Giant Bobby Jones.



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Megumi Yabushita - Female Mixed Martial Arts

Japanese female shoot fighter and Pro Wrestler,Megumi Yabushita.
Since wrestling isnt considered the "show" in Japan that it is here, the stretch from it to MMA isn't that far.
Megumi shoot fights and also tag teams in wrestling with Sumie Sakai.
Megumi has faced Amanda Buckner, Erin Toughill and Kyra Gracie among others.

Watch Megumi in action here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6871291851578211473



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Gina Carano defeats Tonya Evinger

Gina Carano defeated Tonya Evinger by choke submission in a 140-pound female bout.

Carano, who is considered the most popular female competitor in mixed martial arts, got on Evinger's back and then put on a rear-naked choke hold. Evinger submitted 2:53 into the first round.

"I pulled off a submission — my first one — so I was happy about that," Carano said. "But I didn't get to use any punches or kicks so I feel unfulfilled."

Carano improved to 5-0, while Evinger dropped to 5-2.

EliteXC officials announced after the bout that Carano would likely fight for an inaugural women's world championship in her next bout.

full article



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EliteXC, Sept. 15, Gina Carano versus Tonya Evinger

EliteXC, Sept. 15, Gina Carano versus Tonya Evinger

EliteXC's next Showtime event will be coming from from Hawaii.
MMA's biggest female star, Gina Carano, will battle standout Tonya Evinger.


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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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Linda Langerak - Female Mixed Martial Arts

Linda Langerak

Height: 5'6"
Weight: 135 - 140 lbs
Date of Birth: January 9th, 1970
Dominant Hand: Right
Fighting out of: Kombat Arts Training Academy, Mississauga , ON Canada
Trainer: Joey de Los Reyes
Style :Mixed Martial Arts
Record: 1-2-0
Adrenaline Fighting Championships MMA Champ, July 25th, 2003

http://www.tuffgrrlz.com/index.asp?page=competitors&fighter_id=107

Linda's project, very worthwhile, go check it out.....
R.A.V.E.N.
http://www.ravenselfdefense.com/

Tara Larosa vs. Linda Langerak