Miesha Tate defeats Holly Holm at UFC 196

I gave up a long time ago and I really have no idea why I even try now.
Ronda Rousey crushed Miesha Tate every time they fought.
Then Holly Holm beat Ronda Rousey.
So Holly should have whipped Miesha easily.
Right?
Wrong.
Miesha got a fifth round submission victory with a rear naked choke.
Of course she had to because Holly was leading in scoring with the judges.
So now Ronda says that she is all ready to get back to training because she knows she can beat Miesha and get the belt back.

MMA - Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith

Last night was Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith at the United States Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.

There was a ton of good fights and to quickly recap....
Barb Honchak defeated Leslie Smith
Lauren Murphy beat Miriam Nakamoto
Tecia Torres won over Felice Herrig
Joanne Calderwood defeated Katja Kankaanpää
Julia Budd beat Charmaine Tweet
Vanessa Porto defeated Zoila Frausto Gurgel
Tonya Evinger beat Sarah D'Alelio
Nina Ansaroff won over Munah Holland

The Barb Honchak vs. Leslie Smith fight was awarded "Fight of the Night" and Nina Ansaroff earned "Knockout of the Night" in her victory over Munah Holland.
And the bout that won "Knockout of the Night" was on the Preliminary Card.
I imagine that Nina "The Strina" Ansaroff will be moving up in the rankings....

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.....

Marloes Coenen vs Cristiane Justino

At Invicta FC 6 on July 13th, 2013 at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, Marloes Coenen (21-5-0) will be taking on Cristiane Justino (11-1-0) who was of course formerly known as Cris "Cyborg" Santos.
This match is the main event and will be a rematch.
The two last fought back at Strikeforce - Miami on January 30th, 2010.

To me this match is kind of a deal breaker for Cris.
If she wins, it proves that it wasn't steroids but skill that gave her all of those victories.
But even if she loses, it may just mean that Marloes was better that day.
Ms. Coenen is by no means a slouch.

Who do I think will win?
Please...if you look back at this blog you will see I cannot call a fight to save my life!
I'll just have to wait and see like everyone else.
 

The card will also feature almost every major female MMA fighter around that hasn't been snatched up by the UFC (it still feels funny typing that) including...
Veronica Rothenhausler, Rose Namajunas, Lauren Taylor, Jessica Penne, Bec Hyatt, Leslie Smith, Julia Budd and many more.

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 Reality TV Show "FightLife"

FightLife is an upcoming female MMA reality show from Warm Springs Productions.

From the website.....
"FightLife bases a group of eight professional female fighters in one house where they live, breathe and make their money off the sport of Mixed Martial Arts fighting. The series will focus on the girls’ real lives – hardcore partying, the drama, catfights, relationships, owning and operating fight shop, intense physical training led by Ken Shamrock, and their professional MMA fights."

If you want to find out more about the show, you can visit their website, read more and see an extended video trailer for the show.
http://www.warmspringsproductions.com/details.cfm?id=7

I couldn't find out anything on when or where it will air.

Of course this isn't the first female MMA reality TV show.
Oxygen did Fight Girls back in 2007 and Ultimate Women’s Combat is set to air on NBC in 2009 or 2010.

BTW, UWC has a MySpace page set up so you can keep updated with their production here:
http://www.myspace.com/pennyjo20

It seems female MMA may be picking up more than a little steam huh?

Reid vs Waterson and Santos vs Akano Results

Elena “Baby Doll” Reid (3-0) beat Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson (7-3) at Saturday's Extreme Beatdown event.
Elena won with a TKO 1:50 into the second round.

And Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (6-1) defeated Hitomi Akano (14-5) in the third round.

If you missed it, you can see the fight here:

Why Televised Female MMA is Just A Gimmick

Now here's an article a few female mixed martial artists might have a problem with......

Why Televised Female MMA is Just A Gimmick

EliteXCs failed attempt at making female MMA popular simply highlights the lack of interest in women fighting and sports overall. I’ve got nothing against "equality" in a realistic sense, but by and large female sports will not attract the same level of viewers that male sports do because women cannot perform at a level that makes it interesting to a mass audience.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/49794-why-televised-female-mma-is-just-a-gimmick

Cat Albert - Female Mixed Martial Arts

Cat Albert is a female mixed martial artist from Colorado.

" Cat Albert is already a favorite on the MMA circuit for good reason. Not only is Cat a well-trained, strategic and talented competitor but she is also beautiful and seemingly unscarred from her trips to the ring. It would be easy to dismiss the athletic prowess of such an attractive woman but that would be a mistake. Cat has dominated every sport she has been exposed to since she was a child."
http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/04/09/battlequest-fighter-cat-albert/

She has a VERY nice website here:
http://catalbert.com/

And I found this interview with her on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK7Sn6cWNp4

Pro Elite announces August 15 ShoXC fight card details | Fight Ticker

Pro Elite announces August 15 ShoXC fight card details | Fight Ticker:

"Also on SHOWTIME, EliteXC will introduce a new women’s weight class (130 pounds) when one of the few true pioneers of women’s mixed martial arts, Debi Purcell (4-1) of Laguna Hills, Calif., faces Cage Warriors champion Rosi Sexton (8-1) of Manchester, England.

Non-televised bouts: Promising, exciting Melanie LaCroix (1-0) of Los Angeles vs. Katrina Alendale (0-2) of San Francisco at 140 pounds;"

And yes this is the same Debbie Purcell that started Fightergirls.net and the WMAA (Women's Martial Arts Association).

'Cuddles' tough to face in the octagon

'Cuddles' tough to face in the octagon:

"SPRINGFIELD — Jan Finney's nickname doesn't suit her very well.

She isn't known as 'Cuddles' because she's sweet as honey in the cage.

The 5-foot-7, 135-pound mixed martial arts fighter earned the moniker because she's always injuring her male sparring partners.

On one occasion, she cut a male fighter's eye open. Another time, she 'moused' a fighter's eye.

'It's kind of an oxymoron,' Finney said. 'I'm kind of like Lenny from 'Of Mice and Men.' '"

Cambridge graduate is top cage fighter - Rosi Sexton

Cambridge graduate is top cage fighter - Telegraph:

"Rosi Sexton, 30, from Manchester, will be watched by millions of viewers as she takes on some of the toughest female fighters in America.

Miss Sexton, who has a three-year-old son, is the top British woman in mixed martial arts - otherwise known as cage fighting.

The sport involves a combination of kickboxing and wrestling, with gruelling bouts lasting up to half an hour."

Girl Power: Carano's KO adds spice to male-dominated EliteXC card

Girl Power: Carano's KO adds spice to male-dominated EliteXC card

NEWARK, N.J. -- There's only so many ways to ask the same question:

What do you think this means for female mixed martial arts? How will this fight change the future for women fighters? How do you feel about this? What are you thoughts?

No matter the words, no matter the tone, no matter the inquirer -- Gina Carano's heard it all. And on Saturday at the Prudential Center, she seemed to answer everyone's question without saying anything.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/nicki_jhabvala/06/01/girl.power/

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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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

Christina Martin - Kickboxing/Muay Thai

Christina Martin
Nickname: Bumble-Bee
Height: 5'10"
Preferred Fighting Weight: 138 - 145 lbs
Date of Birth: 7/9/1982
Dominant Hand: Right
Fighting out of: SLO Kickboxing
San Luis Obispo, California U.S.A.
Trainer: Albert Malatamban
Style: Kickboxing/Muay Thai (Amateur)
http://www.tuffgrrlz.com/index.asp?page=competitors&fighter_id=113

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Liz Modaff - Kickboxing/Muay Thai

Liz Modaff
Nickname: Lil' Mo
Height: 5'3"
Preferred Fighting Weight: 122 - 122 lbs
Date of Birth: 1/1/1900
Dominant Hand: Right
Fighting out of: Duke Roufus Gym
Milwaulkee, WI U.S.A.
Trainer: Duke Roufus
Style: Kickboxing/Muay Thai (Amateur)
http://www.tuffgrrlz.com/index.asp?page=competitors&fighter_id=135
http://www.dukeroufusgym.com/

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