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/