Gina Carano versus Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos?

Now that Gina Carano has defeated Kelly Kobald, the MMA fans are clammoring for a new bout.
Gina Carano versus Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos.
Santos fairly easily crushed Yoko Takahashi, while Kobald gave Carano a run for her money, even winning one round in a judge's opinion.
Now is the stage set for Carano versus Santos?
The Face of women's MMA against The Destroyer?
You have to admit, the hype around this sounds almost like a Hollywood movie.
No offense to either women (I think they are both pretty in their own way), but it feels almost like Rocky and Clubber Lang in Rocky 3.

Kiernan inducted into Martial Arts Hall of Fame

The Northeast Georgian: Sports:

"Habersham County martial arts instructor Master Kathy Kiernan has received one of the highest honors available to those who practice: she was inducted into the 2008 U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Kiernan, who owns Kiernan Hapkido Academy in Hollywood, says this is her second Hall of Fame induction. In 2004, she was inducted as female hapkido instructor of the year. This year, she is Hapkido Master of the Year."


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MMA pioneer Debi Purcell on Sexton, road to mainstream TV | MMAFighting.com

Interviews - MMA pioneer Debi Purcell on Sexton, road to mainstream TV | MMAFighting.com:

"In late 2007, Muscle and Fitness HERS wrote an article about female fitness role models entitled, “Women Strength”. The article opened by introducing readers to four women that were the class of their sports.

'Skateboarding has Tony Hawk. Women's soccer has Mia Hamm. And if female mixed martial arts (MMA) ever goes mainstream, it will have Debi Purcell,' the magazine said.

Unfortunately, when female MMA first did go mainstream the woman most credited for helping to start and keep the sport alive wasn’t getting the fights on television. Purcell, whose website FighterGirls.com helped keep the sport vibrant in the dark years was notably absent."

TV Recap: America’s Next Top Model – The Notorious Fierce Fourteen/Top Model Inauguration

TV Recap: America’s Next Top Model – The Notorious Fierce Fourteen/Top Model Inauguration:

"Brittany S., 19 from Lake Forest, IL
Mothers, there are other names for your baby girls. There’s Sharon and Linda and Sue – yes, a bit boring, but come on! This is the third Brittany/Brittney of the competition! This particular B-girl practices mixed martial arts with her cage fighter boyfriend and can only pose in a boxer’s stance."

Brittany S.'s name was changed to McKey by Tyra.

Gillian Chung, Kicking Back

Gillian Chung was born January 21, 1981, in Hong Kong China. She is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. She is best known as a member of the Cantopop group Twins, alongside Charlene Choi.In 2000, one of the model agencies that Chung worked for as part-time while in HK contacted Chung about a job opportunity offered by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). Chung accepted the offer in 2000, became a contracted artist of EEG and underwent training before her debut. In 2001, the management company assigned her to form a singing duo, Twins, with Charlene Choi. Currently, she is on extended leave to avoid scrutiny by the media and the public due to the Edison Chen photo scandal in February 2008.

After the scandal, Gillian Chung is set to revive her career as a gongfu star
Six months after being embroiled in the Edison Chen scandal, Twins member Gillian Chung seems set to return to showbiz.
Not as a pop idol, but an action heroine.
In the recently released book Angels In The World, the 27-year-old singer-actress revealed plans to star in a martial arts film.
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story/0,4136,174913,00.html

One-on-one with Rosi Sexton, PhD (Part I) | Fight Ticker

Exclusive: One-on-one with Rosi Sexton, PhD (Part I) | Fight Ticker:

"A few mixed martial artists have been heralded for their high educational accomplishments. But no elite mixed martial artist can come close to the level of education held by professional mixed martial artist, Rosi Sexton, who makes her home in the United Kingdom.

Coming off the heels of a tough split decision victory over Debi Purcell, the 9-1 EliteXC competitor took time to chat with me about everything from school to fighting to family. With a bachelor’s degree from the University of Cambridge and PhD in theoretical computer science from the University of Manchester, this fighter, healer, and mother breaks down her multitude of specialties. Oh, and while building her pro MMA career, she’s simultaneously finishing up another professional degree in osteopathy. Those darn over achievers!"

Jamie Chung and Stacy Keibler in Samurai Girl

Okay, this isn't really MMA, but it is martial arts related.

ABC Family will be airing Samurai Girl over a three day weekend starting September 5, 2008.
The series stars Jamie Chung as Samurai Girl (Heaven) and Stacy Keibler as her arch rival.
The mini series is based on a series of fictional books written by Carrie Asai.

Jamie was born born April 10, 1983. She has been in several series including The Real World: San Diego and its spinoff show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II, Days of Our Lives, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, CSI: New York and Veronica Mars. Jamie will also be in the Dragonball movie playing Chi Chi.



Her arch rival is played by Stacy Keibler. Stacy is an American actress and former professional wrestler and valet for WCW and the WWE.

Since sword fights will most likely abound in the mini series, I imagine both women had to undergo some training.

Hijab allowed in Asian karate games

tehran times : Hijab allowed in Asian karate games:

"TEHRAN (Press TV) -- Iran has succeeded in gaining the International Karate Federation's approval for women to compete in the Asian games wearing hijab.

The decision to allow women to participate in the Asian championships while adhering to the Islamic dress code follows talks between IKF officials and Iran's Karate Federation Chief Behzad Katiraei in Morocco, Fars news reported."

Between the ropes: Female boxer puts her heart into ring

Between the ropes: Female boxer puts her heart into ring
By Julie Randle
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:18 AM CST

Five years ago, Jamie O'Hare decided to fight back and she's been fighting ever since.

O'Hare, a professional boxer, came to the sweet science after she was stalked as a college student by a man who lived in a half-way house near her Springfield, Mo., apartment complex.

The man used to wait outside her apartment, watch her while she sunbathed at the apartment pool and tried to force flowers on her.After he physically harassed her, she decided she had had enough. She enrolled in a self-defense class at a karate studio.

"It opened me up to self-defense that became my life," said O'Hare, a 25-year-old North County resident. "I became confident and stronger and it gave me a new way to define myself. I didn't feel like a victim."

Self-defense led to kickboxing and then amateur boxing. Twenty amateur bouts and one professional bout later, she will take on Carrine Hamlett from Georgia in a match of welterweights March 8 at the Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel, 800 Washington Ave. O'Hare is one of 24 competitors fighting in the Xtreme Fight Party, an event that will feature boxing and mixed martial arts --- a full contact sports that combines various fighting styles including wrestling, kickboxing and boxing.
full story here:
http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2008/02/27/top_story/sj2tn20080226-0227ssj-boxer00.ii1.txt





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Female boxer breaking new ground in MMA

Female boxer breaking new ground in MMA
Reid will be first boxing world champ to participate in MMA bout
By David A. Avila
MSNBC contributor
updated 10:21 a.m. ET, Thurs., Dec. 27, 2007
Elena “Baby Doll” Reid, the current flyweight champion of the world in boxing, makes her debut in the world of mixed martial arts against Tammie Schneider.

“I’m a fighter,” explains Reid. “Whether it’s boxing, or MMA, I like to fight.”

Reid becomes the first boxing world champion to participate in an MMA bout, beating Riddick Bowe and Floyd Mayweather to the punch when she meets Schneider at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas on Friday.

full story here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22407562/

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Gina Carano fighting in Thailand

Here's a video of Gina Carano fighting in Thailand.

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Kyra Gracie in action

This is a Highlight reel ( no...not Higlight...LOL) from http://www.graciekyra.com/


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Gina " Crush" Carano

Gina Carano recently fought on the September 15, 2007, Showtime EliteXC card, defeating Tonya Evinger via rear naked choke for her first career win by submission.

Previously she fought on the February 10, 2007, Showtime EliteXC card, defeating Julie Kedzie via unanimous decision in what was called "the fight of the night"

Her scheduled bout against Jan Finney at the EliteXC/K-1 Dynamite!! USA event on June 2, 2007 was cancelled due to illness. While initial internet rumors cited a possible pregnancy as the real cause, The Fight Network and other organizations have now reported that she was rushed to the hospital via ambulance while attending a World Extreme Cagefighting event as a spectator.

Along with Lisa King, Carano serves as a mentor to aspiring female fighters in the Oxygen reality series Fight Girls.

Carano will appear as the Gladiator "Crush" on the 2008 version of American Gladiators in January.



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TUFF, Tidewater Ultimate Female Fighting

For local group of amateur women wrestlers, this is 'real fighting'
By ROBERTA T. VOWELL, The Virginian-Pilot

Foxx is pounding Tazz into the floor.
The women are locked in combat on a wrestling mat in the back room of an office space in Virginia Beach.
Foxx has her muscular legs wrapped around Tazz's rib cage and is slowly squeezing the breath out of the smaller woman.
Tazz's mother leans forward from her folding chair on the sidelines.
"Pop a shoulder into her neck," mom urges. "C'mon, Tazz, make me proud."
But Tazz is fighting for air, her short gasps punctuating her mother's shouts.
"Tap out," Foxx says, "and you won't have to puke."
Tazz takes another sputtering breath, then raises her hand and lets her palm slap on the floor, blue-painted fingernails bouncing. Surrender.

full story:
http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=137991&ran=76857&tref=po



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Nicky Ryann, Rough

What happens when you take a former Argos cheerleader and Hooters girl,
who is currently a kickboxing instructor and ultra-opinionated fight fan, and
toss her head-first into the male-dominated world of Mixed Martial Arts? Meet
Nicky Ryann - host and co-creator of Rough - a fast-paced, entertainment-style
show where Ryann dishes the dirt with the "who's who" of the Mixed Martial
Arts world.

full story here

Rough's MySpace page


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The 61-year-old Gatlinburg resident, Nancy Walker

Nancy Walker is not only winning top awards in the martial arts arena but also winning her battle with cancer.

The 61-year-old Gatlinburg resident was awarded Female Instructor of the Year by the International Isshin-Ryu Association at a banquet in Gatlinburg on Aug. 24. Walker was selected for the honor because of her longtime dedication to the teaching of Isshin-Ryu karate.
The Female Instructor of the Year award was presented to her about a year after Walker was diagnosed with cervical cancer last September.
"I never thought I would have it ever because I was in such good shape," Walker said of her cancer. "But you never know who it's going to choose. That's the scary part of it. My oncologist said, 'How in the world did you ever get cancer?'"
Walker said she endured 25 radiation treatments and four chemotherapy sessions.





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Kyra Gracie Links

Kyra Gracie's homepage:
http://www.graciekyra.com/


Kyra on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jkg9ovWh70

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFgDbur4FF8


Interview with Kyra:
http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/11970/



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MMA Clothing Line FightGirl to Release 18 Month Calendar Featuring Ms. Tapout Worldwide

MMA Clothing Line FightGirl to Release 18 Month Calendar Featuring Ms. Tapout Worldwide

Houston, TX, October 03, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Mixed martial arts fans finally have something other than the latest match to get excited about. Official FightGirl, Inc. announces today the release of the super hot 18 month FightGirl calendar.

FightGirl clothing is the premier clothing line for mixed martial arts female fans. The line, developed by Kristie Brown, meets the needs of female MMA fans from around the world. Kristie Brown noticed a lack of comfortable, casual, sexy apparel for women at various MMA events. Soon after the realization, FightGirl was born. The FightGirl brand has been seen at such major MMA events as Cage Rage in the UK, Art of War, and IFC Caged Combat to name a few.

“I noticed that every martial arts event I attended women had nothing distinguishable to wear. These events are a lot of fun, and I wanted my line to offer women something to wear that would add to the excitement of the event and to show our support for this great sport. FightGirl was born.” Explains FightGirl CEO Kristie Brown.

full story here:
http://www.pr.com/press-release/54507



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MMA: Pillow Fighting ?

Okay okay, I know Pillow Fighting is a far cry from " ground and pound" but what caught my attention in reading this article was the following....
" But while the WWE's convention of making crap up was adopted for the characters, PFL fights are a genuine combination of boxing and mixed martial arts. "
And ....
" The difference is in the training. Seasoned PFL fighters employ grapple techniques and hit the mat looking for submission holds. Amateurs, lacking formal instruction and generally too timid to tackle a stranger in front of 200 screaming fans, stay on their feet and exchange thunderous head shots."

Here's the article from ESPN, written I think with tongue firmly planted in cheek.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=janowitz/070123

Link to their site:
http://www.canadapfl.com/

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Shayna Baszler

The Jordan Breen show returned on the Sherdog Radio Network on Thursday, and was joined by standout female fighter Shayna Baszler.
Shayna's last fight was a submission victory over Jan Finney on July 27, 2007 at ShoXC.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/radio.asp?id=271