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.

MMA Women - Julia Budd

The number two ranked Featherweight MMA fighter in the world, Julia "The Jewel" Budd (10-2-0).
Julia was born on July 4th, 1983 in Roberts Creek, British Columbia, Canada.

She is five foot eight and weighs 145 pounds and was/is the first Bellator Women's Featherweight champion.
Julia started out in Muay Thai and is the only woman to defeat Gina Carano in Muay Thai competition.
In MMA, the only two women she has lost to are Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes, which is pretty impressive.

Rose "Thug Rose" Namajunas Defeats Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson

On Saturday night, April 15 2017, Rose "Thug Rose" Namajunas pounded Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson at UFC on FOX 24 live on FOX from inside Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri
Michelle got a sweep takedown in the first round but after that it was all Rose.
She gave the "Karate Hottie" a head kick that floored her and from there it was ground-and-pound and a rear-naked choke finish.
Rose now goes to on to face the winner of the Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Andrade fight later this year.

Also, as opposed to some MMA fights we have seen lately, these two ladies showed real class after the fight.

Ana Julaton - Women Fighters

Like a lot of other female MMA fighters, Filipino-American Ana Julaton started out as a female boxer.
As a boxer, Ana has a 14-4-2 record.
But in 2014, she signed a contract with ONE FC to fight in MMA for them.
Not without reason though, Ana has a black belt in Bok Fu and also a black belt in Taekwondo.
Her current MMA record is 2-2-0 and her last MMA fight was in 2015.
Ana was born on July 5th, 1980 in San Francisco, California.

Valentina Shevchenko - MMA

The most popular woman on this blog in February was Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko aka Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko.
She just barely beat out Lena "the Hunter" Ovchynnikova.
Valentina is a Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian muay thai fighter and mixed martial arts fighter, born on March 7th, 1988 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Her MMA record at the moment is 14-2-0 and she has wins over Julianna Pena, Holly Holm and Sarah Kaufman.

Megan Anderson vs Charmaine Tweet Results

At Invicta FC 21 - Anderson vs. Tweet, Megan Anderson defeated Charmaine Tweet via TKO (Punches and Head Kick) in 2:05 of the second round.
This puts Megan at 8-2-0 and Charmaine at 9-6-0.
The only two women who have been able to stop Megan at this point are Cindy Dandois and Zoie Shreiweis.

Megan Anderson vs Charmaine Tweet at Invicta FC 21

Megan Anderson (7-2) will take on Charmaine Tweet (9-5) at Invicta FC 21 in a 145-pound main event on Saturday, January 14th in Kansas City.
One....I don't guess who will win anymore in MMA fights.
Have I even been right yet?
Two...I like both of these ladies.
So I don't want to say that either will win.
So good luck to them both.

Arlene Blencowe - MMA Women

Female MMA fighter Arlene "Angelfist" Blencowe was born on April 11th, 1983 in New South Wales, Australia.
Arlene started out in boxing like a lot of other MMA fighters these days.
She held held titles in both the World Boxing Federation and the Women’s International Boxing Association.
Her boxing record when she retired was 4-4-0.
Arlene made the change over to MMA in 2014 and currently has a 7-6-0 record.

UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey - Results

Well it's a good thing that I didn't predict the UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey fight.
Again.
I really thought that Amanda would win...but not in 48 seconds with a KO.

And I really didn't think that Amanda would almost immediately go to Twitter and post this....

And here I thought Ronda was a bad sport.

UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey

At UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey, on December 30, 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, we get...well... Ronda Rousey vs Amanda Nunes.
I quit trying to predict MMA fights a long time ago.
Actually after Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg...I just gave up.

Amanda is 13-4-0 and coming off a 4 win streak.

This will be Ronda's first fight since her loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 - Rousey vs. Holm in November of 2015.

Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc - Women Fighters

I haven't done anything on MMA fighter Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc since 2102.
Currently she has a 9-9-0 record and though she announced her retirement in 2014, she has come back for two more fights, winning her last one against Ronni Nanney at FCF - Freestyle Cage Fighting 51 on March 12th, 2016.
Oh yeah...she is also a model.

Alexa Grasso - Women MMA Fighters

Alexa Grasso is cute.
Yeah I know she is a grown woman and a MMA fighter with an 8-0-0 record.
And 4 of those 8 wins were knockouts.

But I mean seriously...look at how cute she is.
She is Mary-Louise Parker cute and to me that is pretty damn cute.

Anyway, Alexa was born on August 9, 1993 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
She is a strawweight that fights for the UFC.
Alexa is 5 foot 5 and weighs 115 pounds.

And she's cute.

WMMA Bantamweights Ranking - February 2016

Last time I listed the WMMA Featherweights.
Now we take a look at the Unified Women’s Pro MMA Rankings for Bantamweights.

Of course number 1 is Holly “Preacher’s Daughter” Holm, the woman that rocked the MMA world when she defeated Ronda Rousey.
Everyone is pretty anxious to see how this boxer turned MMA fighter does in the future.

Bantamweights (126-135 pounds)
1. Holly “Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (10-0) – UFC Champion
2. “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (12-1)
3. Miesha “Cupcake” Tate (17-5)
4. “Alpha” Cat Zingano (9-1)
5. Amanda “Lioness” Nunes (11-4)
6. Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña (7-2-0)
7. Sara McMann (8-3)
8. Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger (17-5)
9. Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche (10-5-0)
10. Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko (12-1)

11. Jessica Eye – 12. Lauren Murphy – 13. Bethe Correia – 14. Marion Reneau – 15. Sarah Kaufman

You can see the whole list here:
https://wmmatoday.wordpress.com/unified-wmma-rankings/

Valentina Shevchenko - Women of MMA

Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko aka Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko is a female kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter.
She was born on March 7, 1988 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Valentina has a 12-1-0 MMA record and is currently ranked 10th in the Bantamweight division by MMARising.
At the moment she is on a five fight winning streak since a loss to Liz Carmouche in 2010.