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Hyatt vs. Cive Planned for Invicta 5; Bellator Plans Eye vs. Holland
by Wombat Sports
posted January 29, 2013 at 10:08am

The MMARising website came out swinging Monday as they broke the news of two planned major bouts for two major promotions in April. Hyatt Cive InvictaFC 4 main-eventer Bec Hyatt will return to Invicta 5 as she takes on undefeated Austrian fighter J...more

WBC champ Cecilia Braekhus to Take on Mia St. John; Holm to Fight at Bellator MMA
by Wombat Sports
posted January 28, 2013 at 8:07am

St. John Braekhus In an interesting turn of events,  WBC champ Cecilia Braekhus will be taking on Mia St. John in Denmark April 13. This after the WBC demanded that both Braekhus’s and Holly Holm’s management com...more

InvictaFC vet Kaiyana Rain to Take on Kailin Curran in Guam
by Wombat Sports
posted January 27, 2013 at 11:27am

Curran Rain After her pro debut decision loss to Tecia Torres, Kaiyana Rain will look to get her record even as she’ll trek to the South Pacific to take on Kailin Curran at the March 8 PXC event in Guam. After going 5-1-1 as an amateur, the S...more

The MRS – Week of Jan. 22, 2013
by Wombat Sports
posted January 26, 2013 at 9:45am

Welcome to our new weekly column “The MRS”. This weekly update will feature Miscellaneous news that is worth mentioning that we didn’t get to, Rumors, and Scheduled fights of the weekend. —– Miscellaneous New...more

Interview – Tiffany Van Soest Talks Lion Promotion Muay Thai TV Debut
by Wombat Sports
posted January 22, 2013 at 5:48pm

Courtesy Galen Okazaki /Can’t Fight Crazy Very few Muay Thai fighters could say they have had a better year in 2012 than Tiffany VanSoest. After signing with Lion Promotions, she went undefeated last year, and gain some gold around her waste. Th...more

Eggink versus Magana Announced for XFC in April
by Wombat Sports
posted January 22, 2013 at 5:45pm

A contender for the XFC Strawweight title will be determined April 19. XFC President John Prisco told the Pro WMMA Now podcast that Stephanie Eggink and Angela Magana will compete on their April card, with the winner being one half of the ...more

Podcast – Lacey Schuckman Talks Atomweight Division & Boxing’s Progress
by Wombat Sports
posted January 22, 2013 at 6:49am

A vet of Strikeforce, InvictaFC, and Tuff-n-uff, Lacey Schuckman has found some success at her new weight of 105 pounds. She will take on Darla Harris at the Spartan Fight League Feb. 9 in Denver. We talk to Schuckman about her long journey to atomweight...more

CFA Featherweight Tournament First Round Matches Announced
by Wombat Sports
posted January 21, 2013 at 7:45am

Morgan, Stratford, Smith, & Berto With the growth of the lower weigh divisions in 2012, 2013 is looking to see the featherweights grow bigger and stronger. CFA plans to lead the way. As announced in a press release, the CFA will start it’s 1...more

Fiona Muxlow Talks Coenen Fight; Goals for 2013
by Wombat Sports
posted January 20, 2013 at 9:30am

It takes some guts to take on the #1 ranked person in your weight class on ten days notice. Australian fighters tend to have that in spades. Fiona Muxlow saw the experience as a way to learn, get her name out to the world, and live out her &ldq...;more

Paulina Granados & Sarah Langerstrom to Make Pro Debuts
by Wombat Sports
posted January 20, 2013 at 9:18am

Granados Sarah Langerstrom Two amateur atomweight prospects will be making their pro debuts in the coming months. Undefeated Paulina Granado (4-0 amateur) is set to enter the pro ranks March 23 as she will take on Sarah Langerstrom (3-4) at Xtreme ...more

Tuff-n-uff Vet Cortney Casey Signed to XFC
by Wombat Sports
posted January 19, 2013 at 11:37am

Courtesy Combat Lifestyle One of the top amateur flyweight prospects has signed to XFC. Cortney Casey (6-2) will be joining the ever expanding women’s division, as announced in a press release Friday. The Phoenix based fighter is coming off thre...more

WWE Tough Enough’s Ivelisse Velez to Make MMA Debut
by Wombat Sports
posted January 19, 2013 at 11:29am

Courtesy Perros del Mal Former WWE wrestler Ivelisse Velez is ready to step out of the ring and into the MMA cage. One of the stars of USA Network and WWE’s “Tough Enough” in 2011, Velez had extensive pro wrestling experien...more

Tito Ortiz – Cyborg will Drop to 135, in Due Time
by Wombat Sports
posted January 18, 2013 at 9:29am

Courtesy MMA Junkie With Cyborg off her one year suspension, her new manger Tito Ortiz has inked a plan to get the former Strikeforce featherweight champ down to 135. In an interview with UFC Tonight, Ortiz stated that a drop was possible, but he is w...more

Invicta Signs Australian Kickboxer Alex Chambers
by Wombat Sports
posted January 17, 2013 at 9:33am

On the heels of Bec Hyatt making waves at InvictaFC, the promotion has signed its second fighter from Australia. Kickboxing champ turned MMA fighter Alex Chambers (3-1) has signed to the promotion this past week. Chambers got her start in MMA with the up...more

Video – Kari Lichtenwalner Talks Tuff-n-uff Match & Move to Flyweight
by Wombat Sports
posted January 16, 2013 at 8:53am

As many have already dropped their New Years resolutions to lose weight, Kari Lichtenwalner is ready to drop down a weight class for her next match. Having taken up kickboxing initially to lose weight when she tipped the scales around...more

Strikeforce’s WMMA Legacy
by Wombat Sports
posted January 15, 2013 at 8:09am

Saturday closed the door on what was the Strikeforce era of women’s mixed martial arts. Even though there was no female fights on the card; the promotion will always be remembered for bringing WMMA to a whole new level. —– Carano vs....more

Could Marloes Coenen Be Heading to Bellator?
by Wombat Sports
posted January 12, 2013 at 7:59pm

In an interesting twist of fate, we maybe seeing Marloes Coenen on Spike TV. Dave Meltzer of MMAFighting.com reported that Glory and Spike TV were in talks to bring kickboxing to the network after K-1′s deal fell through. Glory is coming off a succ...more

Rousey Takes Home Fighter’s Only Female Fighter of the Year
by Wombat Sports
posted January 12, 2013 at 7:43pm

The first ever UFC women’s champ maybe undefeated, but she went 1-3 at the Fighter’s Only Awards Friday. Ronda Rousey was announced as the Female Fighter of the Year, which was no surprise to anyone; especially the other nominees who didn&rsq...;more

Joanne Calderwood Post-fight Interview - Invicta FC 4
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted January 12, 2013 at 7:25pm

    Joanne Calderwood Post-fight Interview - Invicta FC 4 Interview with Joanne Calderwood after her unanimous decision win over Livia Von Plettenberg at Invicta FC 4. From: womensmmaroundup Views: 3494 41 ratings Time: 04:13 More in S...more

Penne vs. Waterson Announced for InvictaFC 5; Promotion Heading West Coast
by Wombat Sports
posted January 11, 2013 at 9:53am

Waterson Penne On the heels of a successful InvictaFC 4, Shannon Knapp is already starting to stack the deck for their fifth card; with the promotion looking to move the event to sunny California. Thursday, Knapp told MMA Junkie she is targeting an...more

InvitcaFC 4 Recap – Winners & Loser Edition
by Wombat Sports
posted January 8, 2013 at 8:43am

(All photos courtesy InvictaFC/Esther Lin) Between traveling and uploading videos, we really didn’t get a chance to do a recap of Saturday’s action. After the dust settled (and we took in what was going on in the outside world during the ev...more

Leslie Smith Post-fight Interview - Invicta FC 4
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted January 7, 2013 at 9:01am

 Leslie Smith Post-fight Interview - Invicta FC 4 Interview with Leslie Smith after her unanimous decision win over Raquel Pennington at Invicta FC 4. From: womensmmaroundup Views: 41 6 ratings Time: 02:39 More in Sports ...more

InvictaFC 4 Play by Play
by Wombat Sports
posted January 6, 2013 at 10:22am

We are LIVE in Kansas City, KS for InvictaFC 4. The main event will crown the promotions first ever 115 pound champion. The co-main event will feature a rematch between two of the top bantamweights in the world as Shayna Baszler takes on Alexi...more

InvictaFC 4 Weigh-ins – All Official for Saturday Night’s Card
by Wombat Sports
posted January 5, 2013 at 6:53pm

Esparza & Hyatt Courtesy Ester Lin It was a battle of the staredowns and goofballs as the fighters hit the scales for Friday night for Saturday’s InvictaFC card. All the fighters made weight, with Veronica Rothenhausler (146.6) the only one not mak...more

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