Megumi Fujii - MMA

Retired female MMA fighter Megumi "Mega Megu" Fujii was born on April 26th,1974 in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
She has black belts in Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is known for her submission moves, notably the Inazuma Toe Hold submission which has been pretty much renamed "The Megulock".
Megumi had a 26-3-0 MMA record, with 19 of those wins coming from submission.
On October 5th, 2013 she fought her last bout against Jessica Aguilar , which she lost via Technical Decision (majority).

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Yana Kunitskaya MMA

Well she may not have defeated Cris Cyborg at UFC 222, but Yana Kunitskaya showed that she was a force to be reckoned with.
She put up a hell of a fight against the unstoppable UFC Women's Featherweight Champion.
Early on when Yana turned a punch into a takedown , I imagine a few people were a little stunned.
Cris won of course, but Yana didnt go down easy.
Yama's MMA record stands at 10-4-1.

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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.

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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 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.

The Current UFC Women MMA Fighters - 2015

Last year I did a post about the then Current UFC Female roster.
So I thought I would update that one now.
Oddly enough (as I have mentioned before) Dana White once swore women would never fight in UFC.
Then evidently he met Ronda Rousey.
He signed her up and now the UFC roster has 25 fighters on it, down from 27 last time I did this...

Ronda Rousey
Miesha Tate
Alexis Davis
Amanda Nunes
Sarah Kaufman
Liz Carmouche
Germaine de Randamie
Raquel Pennington
Sara McMann
Jessica Eye
Bethe Correia
Jessamyn Duke
Julianna Peña
Marion Reneau
Cat Zingano
Elizabeth Phillips
Leslie Smith
Holly Holm
Milana Dudieva
Sarah Moras
Lauren Murphy
Larissa Pacheco
Cristiane Justino
Ashlee Evans-Smith
Rin Nakai    

Right now only Ronda, Julianna Peña and Holly Holm are undefeated.

Julianna Pena - Women MMA Fighters

The first woman to win The Ultimate Fighter, Julianna "The Venezuelan Vixen" Pena. was born on August 19th, 1989 in Spokane Washington.
This five foot six, 135 pound fighter is trained in Kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Right now Julianna has a 7-2-0 MMA record.
Her last fight was a win over Jessica Eye at UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson on October 3rd, 2015 via Decision (Unanimous)
You can follow Julianna on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/venezuelanvixen/
And on Twitter here:
https://twitter.com/VenezuelanVixen

Andy Nguyen - Women MMA Fighters

This gorgeous young lady is Andy "The CrAsian" Nguyen (1-0-0).
She is a MMA fighter out of Bossier City, Louisiana
Although she lost all four of her amateur fights, she won her first pro fight, defeating Corrie Ward at Vengeance Fighting Alliance - Round 5, on August 15th, 2015 via TKO.

You can follow Andy on Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/AndyTheAsianPersuasionNguyen

Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm at UFC 195

On Saturday, January 2, UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will take on Holly Holm.
Of course Ronda's unbeaten record is 12-0-0 with her last four victories coming in a combined 130 seconds.
Holly is 9-0-0 in MMA, but was 33-2-3 in boxing, which will make her the best striker that Ronda has ever faced.
And add to that, Holly is used to going 12 rounds in a fight, something Ronda's opponents never get the chance to do.

The Biggest Female MMA Weekend In History

Tonight starts the biggest female MMA weekend in history.

First up is Invicta FC 11 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles when Cris "Cyborg" Justino defends her Invicta Featherweight Championship against Charmaine Tweet.
Cris is 12-1-0 and Charmaine is 6-4-0.

Then tomorrow night at UFC 184 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, Ronda Rousey 10-0-0 will take on Cat Zingano 9-0-0.
Good news though...
At the UFC 184 Ultimate Media Day, Rousey actually took the time to shake her opponent’s hand!
Maybe Ronda is actually starting to show some sportsmanship!

Angelica Chavez - Women MMA Fighters

One of the most popular women on this blog in 2014 wasn't one of the big names in Women's MMA like Rosey or Tate or Justino.
It was Angelica Chavez.
Yes the five foot one, 105 pound fighter out of Albuquerque, New Mexico was very popular here.
Angelica is currently 4-3-0.
She got off to a good start, but sadly her last three fights have all been losses.

Here she is up against Nicdali Rivera-Calonoc at Invicta FC 2 - Baszler vs. McMann back in 2012.

Lena Ovchynnikova - Women MMA Fighters

10-3-0 Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist Lena "Hunter" Ovchynnikova.
She is the current WBC Muaythai Women's World Flyweight Champion.
Lena's last MMA fight was a win over Svetlana Gotsyk at WMMAF - World MMA Championship, Day 3 via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) on October 18th, 2014.
Her last Kickboxing fight was a win over Ruth Ashdown at WCK Muay Thai: Hot Summer Fights 2014 in Lviv, Ukraine via Decision (unanimous)

You can check out her Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lena-HUNTER-OVCHYNNIKOVA/173111164037

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