Jenae Noonan MMA

This is five foot seven, 116 pound MMA fighter Jenae "Turbo" Noonan.
Although Jenae hasn't turned pro, she has been training in Martial Arts for over 9 years.
She's studied Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing and Pankration.
Jenae has had over 14 combined amateur fights with a record of 12-2.
She is also an Animal rights advocate, vegan, model, author and motivational speaker.

You can check out her Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/TurboNoonan/
And on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/jenaenoonan/

UFC 214 - Cyborg Justino vs. Tonya Evinger

Last night at UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 "Cyborg" Justino (18-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) defeated Tonya Evinger (19-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
Cyborg won via TKO (knees) in the 3rd round.
This makes Cyborg the new UFC Women's Featherweight Champion.

Also on the card, Aleksandra Albu defeated Kailin Curran via Decision (unanimous).

Sara McMann and Ketlen Vieira were supposed to face each other at the event, but back on July 7th it was announced that the bout was to be moved to UFC 215 in September

Alexandra Albu vs Kailin Curran - UFC 214

At UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 on July 29, 2017 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, not only do we get Cristiane Justino vs Tonya Evinger, but we also get the return of Alexandra Albu as she takes on Kailin Curran.
While Kailin is 4-4-0, Alexandra is 2-0-0.
BUT, Alexandra hasn't fought since her win over Izabela Badurek back in April of 2015.
So we will see what happens.

 Alexandra Albu

Kailin Curran

Gina Carano - Blast from the Past - MMA Women

Still one of the most popular female MMA fighters in the world is Gina Carano.
Although she hasn't fought since 2009, this five foot eight, 143 pound beauty from Dallas, Texas still has a lot of fans.
I have to admit, she was the person that got me to pay attention to female MMA, and MMA in general.

Marloes Coenen - The Best Female MMA Fighter?

Marloes “Rumina” Coenen was recently ranked number one by MMARising in it's Unified Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.
Female MMA Fighter Cristiane Justino, who was number one was removed due to inactivity and for vacating the division.
So 22-6-0 Marloes moves up to number one.
Oddly though, despite being number one there, Marloes is not even in their list of the "Top 15 Women’s Pound-For-Pound MMA Rankings".

Marloes last fight was a win over Annalisa Bucci at Bellator MMA - Bellator 130 on October 24th, 2014 at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas.
She won via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 57 seconds in the third round.

Here she is dancing with Miesha Tate back in 2011.....

Felice Herrig - MMA Women

According to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings, Felice "Lil Bulldog" Herrig is the #10 ranked female strawweight fighter in the world.
Her current MMA record is 9-5-0 and before she was stopped by Tecia Torres at Invicta FC 7 - Honchak vs. Smith on December 7th, 2013, she was on a 4 win roll.
Yeah, it's been almost a year since she fought last, but you may have seen her on The Ultimate Fighter 20.

Rachael Cummins - Female MMA Fighters

This beautiful young lady is female MMA fighter AND model, Rachael Cummins.
Rachael is of German, Swedish and Russian heritage and is five foot nine, 125 pounds.
Right now her MMA record stands at 2-2-0 because she just lost to Taila Santos at XFCI - XFC International 6 in Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 27th, 2014.

You can keep up with Rachael at her Twitter account here:
https://twitter.com/RachaelCummins
Or her Facebook Page here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rachael-Cummins/411013685624075

Michelle Waterson - Female MMA Fighters

With all the other stuff going on I totally forgot (okay missed) that Michelle Waterson had her first MMA fight in over a year on September 6th, 2014.
At Invicta FC 8 - Waterson vs. Tamada, she defeated Yasuko Tamada (who was 15-8-3 going in).
This brings Michelle up to 12-3-0.
She is also still the Invicta FC Atomweight Champion.

A lot of people get all excited because Miesha Tate has won two matches in a row and they say that she is on a roll.
Michelle has won six in a row and she is the #9 ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com.
And yes, that's over Miesha.

Another Look at Rin Nakai - Female MMA

Here's another picture of female mma fighter Rin Nakai.
This is the lady that Miesha "Cupcake" Tate will be taking on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Like I said before, her antics out of the ring may seem a bit weird to us, but she has a 16-0-1 record.

 

 Fight Night Japan: Fighting Queens 

 

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

Female MMA - Gina Carano vs Ronda Rousey?

Gina Carano vs Ronda Rousey?

While we know that Dana White would kill himself to do anything to make his "girlfriend" look better in the cage, this is ridiculous.
Or silly as Randy Couture put it.

Gina hasn't fought in over five years, after that crushing defeat by Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino.
To put her back in the ring and right in there with Ronda would be stupid.
And it would be a very hollow victory when she won.
Even though I'm sure Dana would tout it as the greatest win ever.

Maybe they need to put that fight on the back burner and focus on women like Amanda Nunes and Cat Zingano.
Ladies that are still actually fighting in the UFC.

Lena Ovchynnikova - WBC Muaythai Flyweight Champion

World Boxing Council Muaythai Flyweight Champion, Lena Ovchynnikova.

The Current UFC Female MMA Fighters

The UFC list of female fighters has REALLY grown.
Before Dana White became Ronda Rosey's smitten kitten, he swore women would never fight in UFC.
Though he happily used Gina Carano to promote his stuff.

But now the UFC Women's Bantamweight roster has 27 fighters on it.

Of course the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion is Ronda Rousey.

And although most of the fighters are from the USA and Canada, there are a few from Russia, Brazil and one from the Netherlands and one from Japan.

Ronda Rousey
Alexis Davis
Liz Carmouche
Jéssica Andrade
Miesha Tate
Bethe Correia
Amanda Nunes
Sarah Kaufman
Germaine de Randamie
Jessamyn Duke
Sara McMann
Raquel Pennington
Jessica Eye
Valérie Létourneau
Sarah Moras
Julianna Peña
Cat Zingano
Alexis Dufresne
Elizabeth Phillips
Jessica Rakoczy
Leslie Smith
Alexandra Albu
Shayna Baszler
Milana Dudieva
Holly Holm
Lauren Murphy
Rin Nakai

Ronda Rousey Wins Again

The evidently unstoppable Ronda Rousey won again last night.
She defeated Alexis Davis at UFC 175 in sixteen seconds of the first round via KO.
She hit Alexis so hard that she busted open her hand and had to have nine stitches to close it.

Left hook, knee, headlock, throw to the mat, pound, game over.
Sixteen seconds.

Whats next?
Unfortunately it looks like knee surgery.
But it appears to be very minor and hopefully all will be well.

Female MMA Fighters - Barb Honchak Yet Again!

You know sometimes I get too carried away with myself.
I miss a lot (okay...almost all) the fight predictions.
But sometimes I can actually call them.
Case in point is Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak.
I did a write up on her way back on October 11th, 2011 and now she is the the number one ranked Flyweight fighter in the world by MMARising.com.
In the first article she was 5-1-0 and today she is 9-2-0.
Oh yeah....and she is number 6 in the Top 15 Women’s Pound-For-Pound MMA Rankings there as well.
It just feels good to point out someone like that and see them go to the top.

Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino - Female MMA

Female MMA fighter Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (12-1-0, 1 ND) the Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion.
The #2 ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world and the #1-ranked 145-pound female fighter according to the Unified Women's MMA latest rankings.

Miesha Tate Getting Ready

Female MMA fighter Miesha Tate getting ready for her UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne match against Liz Carmouche.
Miesha is 13-5-0 and coming off two straight losses.
One to Ronda Rousey and one to Cat Zingano.
Liz is 9-4-0 and her last fight was a loss to Alexis Davis.

https://www.facebook.com/mieshatatefanpage

Barb Honchak - Female MMA Fighters

Invicta Fighting Championships Flyweight Champ Barb Honchak.
Barb is 34 years old, five foot four and 125 pounds.
She has been fighting since 2007 and her current MMA record is 9-2-0.
Barb is currently on an eight fight winning streak.
Her last fight was a win over Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 7 - Honchak vs. Smith on December 7th, 2013 via Decision (Unanimous).

Barb Honchak vs Felice Herrig

Female MMA Fighter Miesha Tate is Doing Well

Despite losing three out of her four last fights, Female MMA Fighter Miesha Tate is doing really well for herself.

Julia “The Jewel” Budd - Female MMA Fighters

One of the coolest things about doing a blog like this is being able to watch stars rise.
Case in point,  Julia “The Jewel” Budd.
I did a write up on Julia back in 2012 when she was only 3-2-0.

Now she is ranked number three on the Unified Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Rankings for Featherweights, right behind Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and Marloes “Rumina” Coenen.
And now Julia has a 6-2-0 record...meaning she has not lost a fight since I did that write up in 2012.

She recently had a Unanimous decision win over Charmaine Tweet at Invicta FC 7 - Honchak vs. Smith on December 7th, 2013.
And pretty soon you can imagine that she will be facing either Coenen or Justino.

You can keep up with Julia on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JuliaBudd

At her website:
http://juliabudd.ca/

Or on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Julia-The-Jewel-Budd/204571886221402