Lena Ovchynnikova - WBC Muaythai Flyweight Champion

World Boxing Council Muaythai Flyweight Champion, Lena Ovchynnikova.

Rena Kubota-Female Kickboxer

This lovely young lady is Rena Kubota.
Rena is a little different from some of the other ladies profiled here because Rena isn't technically a MMA fighter, she's a shoot boxer and kickboxer.
She was born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan on June 29th, 1991.

Although she isn't a MMA fighter as such, she has tangled with her share of female mma fighters including Jessica Penne and Hisae Watanabe.
Her current kickboxing record is 17-5-1 and her last fight was a win over Erika Kamimura (24-2-0) via Unanimous Decision on November 23rd, 2011 at Rise 85 - Rise Heavyweight Tournament 2011 in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
RENA (as it is spelled in all caps at times) was the 2009 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup winner, the 2010 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup winner and the 2011 Rise Queen Champion.

Here's a video posted by RattaKommaIn on YouTube about Rena...

Hiroko Yamanaka vs Cyborg Santos?

While female MMA in the US is not really flourishing, it's doing quite well in Japan.
And one of the reasons it's doing well is fighters like five foot eleven, 143 pound Hiroko Yamanaka.
Hiroko is currently 12-1-0 with her last fight being a win over Bolormaa "Esui" Erdenebileg (2-2-0) at Jewels - 15th Ring on July 9th, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.

Why am I mentioning Hiroko now?
Since Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos has re-signed with Strikeforce, they are probably gonna want someone good for her to fight.
As in not get killed instantly.
I think Hiroko fills that bill.

Like I said she is 12-1-0.
8 of her wins were by decision, 2 by submission and 2 by TKOs.
MMARising has Hiroko ranked number two in the featherweight division, right behind Santos.
The "Incomplete Queen" (I have no idea what that nickname means) is not only trained in MMA, but also in submission grappling (1-2-0) and shoot boxing (2-0-0).
She was the final Smackgirl Open Weight Champion and she won the Super Gals Mix Cup Open Weight Tournament.

One problem here is logistics.
Hiroko is in Japan and Cris is in the US.
There are actually rumors that Strikeforce offered Hiroko a bout with Cris earlier this year, but travel issues killed it.
If the travel issues could be resolved, maybe Strikeforce could make this happen.

Another problem is...well...to put it nicely...who cares?
Hiroko is a Japanese star and Cris is popular here.
Like I said earlier, female MMA in the US seems to be treading water.
How would they generate buzz for a fight between Cris and Hiroko?
Well that's a game for the publicists and I wish them well.

Meanwhile, female MMA fans can speculate and hope that somehow this match turns into reality.

Gina Carano's Next Fight

Well It's been a long time since I have even mentioned Gina Carano here other than in passing.
But now it looks like she really will be returning to the steel cage.
And it looks as though it will be on June 18th, 2011 at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum.
Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem will be taking on Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett will be facing Brett Rogers.
And sure enough on the card it has "Gina Carano vs TBA".
Who is "TBA" gonna be?
So far Amanda Nunes' manager has denied that it will be her and Meisha Tate has already said that she wants the fight.

Gina started training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Nevada back in February so she's getting in shape.
She did a promotional appearance for the UFC Personal Trainer for Xbox 360 Kinect, PlayStation Move and Nintendo Wii on March 23rd in New York city.
Oh yeah...Dana doesn't want the women to fight for him, but he has no problem using them to promote UFC stuff.
What a guy.

Gina is finishing up re-shoots on her film Haywire with Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas and Bill Paxton.
Haywire is set to be released in August of 2011.
Is it just me, or does Gina look like she has packed on a few pounds?

UFC Buys Strikeforce - What Will Happen to Female MMA?

 Saturday afternoon, Dana White announced that Zuffa, the parent company of UFC, has purchased Strikeforce.
What does that mean to female MMA?
Well we all know that Dana has said that women will never fight on a UFC card.
But he did at least say that Zuffa will honor Strikeforce's current contracts.

Does that mean that after the current contracts are finished, we will see a mass exodus of female fighters to Bellator?

Face it, White thinks MMA is a man's game pure and simple.
Rather than trying to promote and cultivate the female mixed martial artists out there, he would rather say that there is not enough depth of talent in the female ranks.
I think it's basically because he doesn't want women in the sport.
Which is fair really.
It's his promotion, he doesn't have to do what he doesn't want to.
You can take your ball and go home if you don't like it.

Then you can watch and attend other MMA promotions that do back female fighters.

So will Bellator now become the home of fighters like Miesha Tate, Cristiane Santos, Sarah Kaufman and Marloes Coenen?
Personally I'm thinking yes.

But White has said that Strikeforce will be a totally separate entity, so I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Miesha Tate, Marloes Coenen and Zoila Frausto

The Bellator 115-pound women’s champ Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto will be fighting at the Bellator Fighting Championships 35 on March 5th in Lemoore, California, but it wont be for the belt.
Zolia will be taking on Karina Hallinan in a non title bout there.
Zolia is 10-1-0 and her opponent Karina is 3-4-0.
Interestingly enough, the two faced each other once before, when they both made their MMA debuts.
It was at Wargods/Ken Shamrock Productions - The Valentine's Eve Massacre on February 13th, 2009 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California.
Zolia won by a controversial split decision.
What is it with Zolia and "controversial" decisions?
I have read that her fight with Karina had a questionable outcome and so did her fights with Jessica Aguilar and Megumi Fujii.
So really what is going on with her?
Three of her ten wins are questionable?
Are officials handing out victories to her?
Do MMA fans have something against her?

In other news, Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes made her Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce - Challengers 13 on January 7th, 2011 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee and KOed Julia Budd in fourteen seconds of the first round.
Pretty impressive debut huh?
This moves Amanda to 6-1-0 and drops Julia to 1-1-0.
This also gives Amanda an undefeated streak since her loss to Ana Maria (3-4-0) in her debut back on March 8th, 2008 at Prime - MMA Championship 2 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Does Amanda have Strikeforce champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos in her sights?
I would imagine so.

And finally, a match a lot of MMA fans are looking forward to will happen on March 5th at Strikeforce: Columbus (the same night as Bellator Fighting Championships 35...hmmmm).
Marloes “Rumina” Coenen will be talking on Miesha “Takedown” Tate.
Marloes is 18-4-0 and her last fight was a win over Sarah Kaufman via submission at Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Noons 2 on October 9th, 2010 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Miesha's last fight was a win over Hitomi Akano by decision at Strikeforce - Challengers 10 on August 13th, 2010 at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
The match will be for the Strikeforce 135-pound title.

Female MMA Updates - Nov. 22nd, 2010

First up, an update on the last entry...

Taylor Stratford

Taylor Stratford defeated Shauna Dugger at Tuff-N-Uff: The Future Stars of Mixed Martial Arts on November 12th, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino’s Mardi Gras Ballroom in Las Vegas.
Taylor won in the first round at the 1:45 mark via submission (Rear Naked Choke).
That takes Taylor up to 6-0-0.

Ronda Rousey

Also on that card, Ronda Rousey (1-0-0) defeated Autumn Richardson (3-2-0) in 57 seconds in the first round via submission (arm bar).

Both women now advance in the Tuff-N-Uff 145-pound amateur women’s tournament.
Ronda and Taylor wont be facing each other (at least not yet anyway), they will be facing the winners of two future bouts that will take place at future events.

Mia Hayes

And also on that card (Tuff-N-Uff seems to be really pushing female MMA), Mia Hayes defeated Brittany Griffin by submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:03 in the first round.
Mia goes to 1-0-0 and Brittany drops to 0-1-0.

As Monty Python used to say, "And now for something completely different..."

Eileen Olszewski

On December 17th, 2010 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami Florida, Hawaiian female pro boxer and current WIBA Flyweight World Champion Eileen Olszewski (6-2-2) will be taking on female MMA fighter Jessica "Jag"Aguilar.
Interestingly enough, all the outlets seem to be calling her Jennifer 'JAG' Aguilar (?).

Jessica "Jennifer"Aguilar

Did she change her name?
Jessica is 9-4-0 in MMA, and her last fight was that controversial loss to Zoila Frausto at Bellator Fighting Championships 31 on September 30th, 2010.



Female MMA Updates - Nov. 22nd, 2010, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on November 22nd, 2010

Taylor Stratford - Female MMA

Since Megumi Fujii lost her undefeated record, let's look at another female mixed martial artist that's so far undefeated, Taylor Stratford.
Taylor was born on July 31, 1991, in San Diego, California and resides in Reno, Nevada.
Right now, her amateur record stands at 5-0-0.
She has wins over Elsa Magona, Maria Maumoynier (in a non-sanctioned fight), Shiely Chavez, Brittany Christian and Raquel Pennington.

Taylor does her MMA training at the Reno Academy of Combat under former Super Fight Champ Rick Collup.
According to Sherdog, she stands five foot six, weighs in at 135 pounds and favors boxing and jiu jitsu.

At Tuff-N-Uff: The Future Stars of Mixed Martial Arts on November 12th, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino’s Mardi Gras Ballroom in Las Vegas, Taylor will be taking on Shauna Dugger.

Here is a video of Tay taking on Raquel Pennington at Ultimate Reno Combat 13 on June 11th, 2010



You can check out Taylor's Twitter here, and her Facebook page here.



Taylor Stratford - Female MMA, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on November 11th, 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. 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

Ultimate Women Challenge

Remember back last year when I did a write up on an upcoming female MMA show called "Ultimate Women Combat" ?
Don't feel bad, neither do I.
I mean it was back in January last year for cryin out loud!

Anyway, it looks like the show is finally making it to the air.
But now it's called "Ultimate Women Challenge".
Joanna Krupa (Dancing With The Stars) is still the host.
Or rather one of the hosts.
The other is Amber Nichole Wood.
Amber is a UFC ring girl and Xyience spokes model.

Well at least Amber has been in a MMA ring...
But to be fair, I did hear last year that Joanna was taking BJJ lessons at Gracie Miami.

Now the ladies actually competing are....

Brighton Hutton
Height: 5’5 Weight: 135lbs
Affiliation: Action MMA – Andrew Chappelle
Hometown: London England
MMA Record: 0-1

Angela Hayes
Height: 5'7 Weight: 130 lbs
Hometown: Colorado Spring, Colorado
MMA Record 2 - 5 - 0

Angela Magana
Height: 5′4 Weight: 120lbs\
Hometown: Farmington, New Mexico
MMA Record: 8-4-0

Brandi Hainey
Height: 5′5 Weight: 128lbs (59kg)
Hometown: Lubbock, Texas
MMA Record: 2-3-0

Colleen Schneider
Height:5’9 Weight:135 lbs
Hometown: Oakland, CA. (by way of Syracuse, NY)
Amateur MMA Record: 4-1

Heather Jo Clark
Height: 5′ 6 Weight: 125 lbs.
Hometown: Los Angeles CA
MMA Record: 0-1-0-0

Barb Honchak
Hometown: High Ridge, MO
MMA Record: 1-1

Julie Kedzie
We all should remember Julie right?
Height: 5′5 Weight: 135lbs
Hometown: Bloomington, Indiana
MMA Record: 13-8-0

Karina Hallinan
Height:?? Weight: 125 lbs
City: Temecula, California
MMA Record: 2-2-0

Kristin Molina
Height: ?? Weight: 125 lbs.
MMA Record: 1-0-1

Casey Noland
Height:5′5 Weight: 139 Lbs
Hometown: Atascadero, CA
MMA Record: 1-0-0

Michelle Ould
Height: 5′ 2 Weight: 125 lbs.
Hometown: Anaheim, California
MMA Record: 4-2-0

Kaitlin Young
Hometown: St. Louis Park, MN
MMA Record: 4-4-0

Patricia Vidonic
Hometown: Medford, OR
MMA Record: 4-1-0

Karina Taylor

Martha Benavides

If you wanna check out more, you can visit their website here:
http://www.ultimatewomenchallenge.com/



Ultimate Women Challenge, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on September 14th, 2010

Female MMA - Roxanne Modafferi, Tara LaRosa, Sarah Kaufman and More

Roxanne Modafferi

First up, at Moosin: God of Martial Arts held on Friday, May 21, at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, Roxanne Modafferi defeated Tara LaRosa via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).
As you can see from the judges scores, this was not a one sided match.
This bout brings Roxanne to 15-5-0 and puts Tara at 18-2-0.
After the match, Sarah Kaufman (11-0-0) expressed interest in facing Roxie, so Moosin might have another good fight waiting in the wings.

In my last post I said that Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii (19-0-0) would be fighting at Bellator 21 on June 10th.
MMARising.com is reporting that Megumi will be facing Sarah “White Tiger” Schneider (4-4-0).

And Bellator has added another female MMA bout, this time to their Bellator 23 event on June 17 at the Kansas City Power and Light District in Kansas City, Mo.
This time, Sarah's sister Tammie Schneider (3-9-0) will be taking on Lisa Ward (12-5-0) in a 115-pound women’s bout.

Since I havent done a top ten list in awhile, and for some reason WAMMA hasnt done an update on their female mixed martial arts rankings since October 2009, I thought I'd put up a couple of links to others that have updated their lists....

Michael David Smith has his list of the top ten female MMA fighters up over at MMA Fighting.com.
And you an see that here

And over at Independent World MMA Rankings, they have a very detailed list put up for May 2010.
You can see that one here

By the way, WMR promises that the June 2010 Women's Divisional Rankings will be published on June 18, 2010, so you might wanna keep an eye out for that on their site.



Female MMA - Roxanne Modafferi, Tara LaRosa, Sarah Kaufman and More, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on May 28th, 2010.

Female MMA - Kyra Gracie and The 2010 MMA Hawaii Awards

Kyra Gracie has stirred up a lot of controversy here before, and it looks like some more may be coming.

According to MMA Fighting.com, Kyra is considering the move from grappling to MMA.
As a matter of fact, she told MMAFighting.com that even though she had no time frame, her debut would be soon.
You can read the full article here

A lot of people have wondered just how this talented Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) star would do in MMA, and it looks like we may find out soon.
I've read that Kyra was right around 130 pounds, so that would put her in the same class as Sarah Kaufman, Shayna Baszler and Tara LaRosa if I'm not mistaken.

And to soothe your Kyra Gracie needs, here is a video of her taking on Erica Montoya at the 2005 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) : Under 60Kg Weight Class Quarter Finals...




MMA Hawaii.com is holding it's 2010 MMA Hawaii Awards and you can vote.
Of course the reason I'm mentioning this is that they have a Female Fighter of the Year award.
The description is....

Female Fighter of the Year
This prize is awarded to the female fighter who embodies the spirit of Mixed Martial Arts. This fighter has remained strong and focused through each and every battle and shown a great commitment to, and love for, the sport. She, may be the underdog, but doesn’t let that defeat her goal for an optimum performance.

Eligibility and Criteria
Competitors are judged on their performances in fights during 2009.
Competitors may be from ANY weight category.
Competitors must be women.
Competitors must have fought at least once during 2009.

The deadline for nominations is April 30th, 2010. Fans will vote online at www.mmahawaii.com from May 1st -15th , 2010. The winners will be announced at a special MMA Hawaii event in June, 2010.

So if you would like to vote, you can go here and do so.
http://www.mmahawaii.com/local/2059-2010-mma-hawaii-awards.html

Female MMA - Erin Toughill

One of my favorite female MMA stars won't be making her debut with Strikeforce on August 15th.
Erin Toughill was originally slated to appear on the card, but now she is being held in reserve in case (okay, I know, I mention them every entry now....) Gina Carano or Cristiane Santos gets injured before their match.

Erin is 10-2-1 in MMA and also 8-2-1 in boxing and what an incredible break it would be for her to step into that match and win.
We could actually see a new star made right before our eyes.
Of course I am not wishing anything bad on Gina or Cristiane, that IS the fight everyone wants to see.

And according to Strikeforce, Erin just might get a shot at the winner of the Carano-Santos fight.



Female MMA - Erin Toughill, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on 7-31-2009

LaTasha Marzolla - Female MMA

LaTasha Marzolla may look more like a model than a MMA fighter, but she's both.
After training with Master Toddy in Las Vegas and her friend Gina Carano, LaTasha made her MMA debut May 30th at the Orleans Arena.
And she got a first-round victory over Christy Tada at the Tuff-N-Uff extravaganza.
Although LaTasha is new to MMA, she isn't new to fighting.
She has a 9-3 record in Muay Thai, but she hasn’t fought in three years.
LaTasha did well in her debut, although her opponent's record was 1-3-0.
Did you know that in 2003, LaTasha and fellow model turned fighter Bobbi Billard both trained for the WWE at their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling?
In 2004, they were both released for "not taking wrestling seriously."

Gina Carano, Tonya Evinger and Bruce Lee

With female MMA going through some tough times, it's good to see companies stepping up and backing some of the ladies.
For instance, Heavy Knucklez Sportswear will be one of the sponsors of Tonya 'Triple Threat' Evinger at the upcoming 'Valentines Eve Massacre' on February 13, 2009 in Fresno California.
You can visit their website here:
http://www.heavyknucklez.com/

So did anyone catch Bruce Lee and Gina Carano in one of the Pepsi Superbowl ads?
The commercial was doing the " old / new" thing and had a short clip of Lee followed by a short clip of Carano.
I love Gina to death, but to compare her to Bruce Lee?
In the words of one of my favorite websites.....FAIL!
If you want to see the commercial you can check it out here:

Jeeja Yanin - Chocolate

AFP: Petite Thai action star plans to take on the world:

"BANGKOK (AFP) — She may be small and weigh not much more than a drink of water, but tiny Thai martial arts star Yanin 'Jeeja' Vismitananda is proving that petite packages can still pack a punch.
At only 162 centimetres (five foot three inches) tall and 43 kilograms (95 pounds), she is the first woman in two decades to win a leading role in a Thai martial arts movie.
The 24-year-old actress is even being styled as the successor to kickboxing phenomenon Tony Jaa, whose work includes the most successful Thai films ever to hit foreign screens.
As the star of the new Thai film "Chocolate," which is due for its first international screenings in Hong Kong next month, she proves a woman can look sweet and act tough.
Jeeja, as she is affectionately known, did all her own stunts for the movie under the tutelage of Jaa, who starred in world-wide hits like 'Ong Bak' and 'Tom Yum Goong'.
'Yes, people compare me to him a lot, but I would like to set things straight,' said the actress who has studied taekwondo since she was 11 years old."

Here is Jeeja Yanin in a scene from "Chocolate" inspired by the Icehouse fight in Bruce Lee’s Fists of Fury.

Eesha Narang (Isha Koppikar) - Tae Kwon Do

Bollywood actress Eesha Narang has had more names than you can shake a stick at.
She has apppeared as Ishaa Kopikar, Isha Kopikar, Eesha Koppikar, Eesha Koppikhar and Eesha Timmy Narang.
I think it has to do with both numerology and getting married.
This lovely young lady from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India has a martial arts background...

"I start my day with Taekwondo and dancing."
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com/martial-arts-celebrities.html

Kanishka Sharma, a 29-year-old martial-arts expert, who choreographed the fight sequence in Don, has had doctors, teachers and designers punching and puffing at his Shaolin Chan Academy at Andrews Ganj . “Viveik Oberoi and Isha Koppikar too have shown interest in learning kickboxing,” says Sharma.
http://www.kickboxing.martialarm.com/

“But Shabri has more than made up for that,’ she says, after a pause, and elaborates: “Unlike the action in Don with its harness and cables, the action in Shabri is more real and raw, minus the technology. It’s back to boxes and sacks to break your falls. I was well-prepared for it as I’m a red belt in Taek Won Do and practise regularly.”
http://www.hindustandainik.com/news/181_1800776,001100030003.htm

In 2009, she got her Black Belt
http://bollyscreen4u.blogspot.com/2009/09/isha-koppikar-gets-black-belt-in.html

Eesha was also the host of the Indian Pro Wrestling show "100% De Dhana Dhan".



Eesha Narang (Isha Koppikar) - Tae Kwon Do, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on 7-16-2007

Jennifer Howe - Female MMA

Height: 5ft 4in
Weight: 135lb
Fighting out of Team Extreme
Born: Salt Lake City, Utah
Fighting style: MMA, Boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu

Female mixed martial artist Jennifer Howe was born on November 18th, 1973 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

With her boxing background, Jennifer is known as a striker.
But she also trained in Brazilian jiu jitsu under Walt Bayless, so she knows how to grapple as well.

Her last fight was a win over Jennifer Fields via TKO (punches) at IFC - Caged Combat on May 21st, 2005.
She won in 20 seconds in the first round.

Sadly, since her last fight was in 2005, I guess she is retired.
Her MMA record was 13-2-0, with both her losses to Roxanne Modafferi.



Jennifer Howe - Female MMA, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on 4-9-2007

Julie Kedzie - MMA

Julie Kedzie is an American female MMA fighter. She has gained fame due to her good looks and her ability to fight and being a mix of both tough and cute.
She is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and specializes in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Her professional MMA record is 15-8-0.
Julie's latest fight was a win over Sarah D'Alelio by Unanimous Decision on December 18th, 2010 at JMMAS - Jackson's MMA Series 3 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Julie has won many titles including 1st place at the Extreme Grappling Open (EGO) and the World Kickboxing Association National Title
On November 19, 2005, she won the eight woman tournament, Hook n' Shoot, in Evansville, Indiana. She repeated this title in 2006.
She fought on the February 10th EliteXC card, being defeated by undefeated Gina Carano via decision in what was called "the fight of the night."The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper for Memphis, Tennessee, called this fight, "The first women's MMA fight ever shown on cable television."
She has recently signed a multi-fight deal with the Showtime Network's EliteXC mixed martial arts organization.

Kedzie has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Indiana University and is fighting in MMA, (Mixed Martial Arts), to earn enough money to finance a graduate program.
She is said to look like actress Katee Sackhoff, best known for playing Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel (United States)'s Battlestar Galactica series (2004-present).
Julie is featured in the DVD release Hook n' Shoot: Revolution 2

You can check out her Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Julie-Kedzie/38940887830

And you can also check out her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/julesk_fighter



Julie Kedzie - MMA, posted to http://femalemixedmartialartists.blogspot.com/ on 4-7-2007