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Raquel Pennington Steps Up to Take on Leslie Smith at Invicta 4
by Wombat Sports
posted December 4, 2012 at 7:44am

Pennington Smith Two bantamweights on the cusp of the top ten will hope to make an impact at InvictaFC 4 Jan. 5 in Kansas City, KS. The promotion announced Monday that InvictaFC 3 fighters Leslie Smith and Raquel Pennington  will duke it ...more

Danielle West Talks Retirement; Pancrase Turmoil
by Wombat Sports
posted December 4, 2012 at 7:22am

After what was a fiasco at her rematch with Rin Nakai at Pancrase MMA in Tokyo this past weekend, Danielle West has officially hung up her gloves. West made the announcement Sunday on her facebook. West talked to us Monday about leavi...more

Patricia Vidonic Steps in to Face Felice Herrig at Bellator Dec. 14
by Wombat Sports
posted December 3, 2012 at 7:15am

Vidonic and Herrig at XFC in April Felice Herrig won’t be getting the rematch she wanted with an injured Michele Gutierrez, but will be getting a rematch with Patricia Vidonic. As we previously reported, Gutierrez is sidelined due to an inj...more

Michele Gutierrez Talks Injury; Bellator Fight Cancellation
by Wombat Sports
posted December 2, 2012 at 7:37pm

Sad news Saturday as Michele Gutierrez had to pull out of her fight with Felice Herrig at Bellator due to a hand injury. With the announcement, a firestorm of comments came from Felice Herrig and her manager Brian Butler, stating the injury was not ...more

Rin Nakai Becomes Queen of Pancrase Under Unusual Circumstances
by Wombat Sports
posted December 2, 2012 at 7:21pm

Courtesy Frank Pozen Big Bad Blog In what has been a weird turn of events at Pancrase Saturday, Rin Nakai has become the promotion’s first bantamweight Queen by defeating Danielle West by unanimous decision. At the weigh-ins Friday, West came in...more

Final 2012 Unified Rankings – Movement at the Bottom; Top Stays Pat
by Wombat Sports
posted December 2, 2012 at 11:08am

Evinger The December 2012 Unified Rankings are out with no changes in the top seven of all divisions going into 2013. In the 105 division, Amy Davis drops out of the top 10, and Satomi Takano drops to the 10th spot. Sadae Suzumura enters the...more

Strong and Smart – The Invicta Fighters with College Degrees
by Wombat Sports
posted December 1, 2012 at 6:50pm

Honchak InvictaFC Fighter (and soon to be UFC fighter hopefully) Sara McMann tweeted a question Thursday about the who many fighters went to McMann’s Alma mater. This got us to thinking about how many of the 65 or so fighters at Invict...more

UBCB Brings 5 Female Bouts Friday
by Wombat Sports
posted November 29, 2012 at 5:27pm

For those in the Kansas City area looking for some female fight action before January, you’re in luck. Ultimate Blue Corner Battles will feature 5 amateur female bouts this Friday Nov. 30. Rachel Wray vs Mia Marie 115lbs Jessica Yount vs Melissa ...more

Aussie Fighter Belinda Sedgwick Talks Focusing on MMA Career Over Boxing
by Wombat Sports
posted November 28, 2012 at 8:02pm

The October Brace MMA All Female card in Australia made a huge impact in the WMMA community. Showcasing the up and coming stars from the Land Down Under, it has given the fighters opportunities for fights both nationally and internationally. On...more

Podcast – East Coast MMA Fighter Cassie Crisano
by Wombat Sports
posted November 27, 2012 at 6:50pm

Touting a 3-1 record, Maryland based fighter Cassie Crisano is looking to make it win #4 as she takes on Shanie Rusth at Spartan Promotions in Virginia. We will be talking to Crisano about training in the mid-atlantic region and her aspirations going int...more

Three Female Bouts Set for Dec. Rumble at the Roseland
by Wombat Sports
posted November 26, 2012 at 6:26pm

The FCFF amateur strawweight title will be on the line as Full Contact Fighting Federation will hold it’s “Rumble at the Roseland 58″ card in Portland, OR. Oregon fighters Janna Piper and Emily Whitmire will fight for the vacant title i...more

Chamaine Tweet Racks up Quick Win at Super Fight League 10
by Wombat Sports
posted November 24, 2012 at 7:55pm

Courtesy SFL Featherweight Charmaine Tweet gets her second win in her pro career, as she submits Puja Kadian at the Super Fight League’s 10th card in Mumbai, India Friday. Tweet (2-3) was strong out of the gate, as Kadian tried to take her down....more

InvictaFC 4 Officially Announced; Adds Five More Bouts
by Wombat Sports
posted November 23, 2012 at 6:03pm

Rothenhausler Malungahu After weeks of speculation, InvictaFC announced their forth card coming to Kansas City, KS January 5. 12 fights will be on the card, including the previously reported strawweight title match between #4 Unified ranked Carla Es...more

Casey, Lybarger, & White Gets Wins at Tuff-n-uff Feastibrawl
by Wombat Sports
posted November 23, 2012 at 5:57pm

Lybarger – Courtesy Wayne Posner Photography Wednesday night, three amateur females fights took place at the South Pointe Casino in Las Vegas, as Tuff-n-uff held their “Feastibrawl” card. In the co-main event of the evening...more

Ayaka Hamasaki to Defend JEWELS title Against Emi Fujino
by Wombat Sports
posted November 22, 2012 at 3:56pm

Hamasaki Fujino The #3 Unified ranked strawweight Ayaka Hamsaki has gotten her opponent for her title defense at JEWELS 22nd Ring. Emi Fujino (11-5) will faced the undefeated phenom in Tokyo, Japan Dec. 15. Fujino is coming off ...more

Team USA Takes Home Medals at Two 2012 World Combat Events in Europe
by Wombat Sports
posted November 22, 2012 at 3:47pm

Team USA in Poland Two world championships took place this past weekend in Europe, with Team USA taking medals at both events. In Kracow, Poland, Sarah Schneider took second place at the FILA World Championships in the 58 kg Pankration division.  ...;more

Cage Warriors Announce Daly vs. Kankaanpää for New Years Eve Card
by Wombat Sports
posted November 21, 2012 at 7:17am

Daly Kankaanpää UK based Cage Warriors MMA announced Tuesday that their New Years Eve card will feature a bout between Ais “The Bash” Daly and Finnish fighter Katja Kankaanpää in Daly’s hometown of Dublin, ...more

Undefeated Brazilian Claudia Gadelha to Face Carla Esparza for 115 Title
by Wombat Sports
posted November 20, 2012 at 8:18am

Gadelha Esparza With Ayaka Hamsaki busy defending her 115 JEWELS title in December, undefeated Brazilian Claudia Gadelha will step up to face the #4 ranked Carla Esparza for the InvictaFC strawweight title on Jan. 5. MMARising.com confirmed the...more

Podcast – Undefeated Pro Fighter Jessica Doerner
by Wombat Sports
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:25pm

Coming off two first round finishes, Jessica Doerner is parepaing to to make it three in a row against Nina Ansaroff at Cage Inc. card in North Dakota. We talked to Doerner about her solid start and making her way to the big leagues. Listen to the Podca...more

Revelina Berto Signs to CFA Tournamnent
by Wombat Sports
posted November 18, 2012 at 10:16am

Miami based Championship Fighting Alliance has announced a women’s 135 tournament and three fighters have already signed on to take part. Among the three is the undefeated Revelina Berto, who is a part of the Berto fighting family. Her brother Andr...more

JEWELS December Card to Feature Roxanne Modafferi vs. Shizuka Sugiyama
by Wombat Sports
posted November 17, 2012 at 8:49pm

Modafferi Sugiyama Strikeforce vet and fan favorite fighter Roxanne Modafferi is looking to snap a five fight win streak as she takes on Shizuka Sugiyama at JEWELS 22nd Ring in Tokyo, Japan. The match was reported by MMA Rising Friday. Modaffe...more

Brazilian Fighters React to Women Fighting in the UFC
by Wombat Sports
posted November 16, 2012 at 6:30pm

It’s not official as of yet, but everyone is 99.9% sure that women are coming to the UFC in 2013. With Ronda Rousey being the first to sign on the dotted line when that time comes, many fighters on the international scene has also become i...more

Brace for War Books Two Female Bouts for December Card
by Wombat Sports
posted November 14, 2012 at 7:35am

After their successful all female card this past October, Brace for War is back in action Dec. 21 in Camberra, Australia with two female bouts. Brace Girls vet Mae-Lin Leow will take on Jessy Rose in a bantamweight match-up. Leow lost at t...more

Podcast – MMA Fighter Danielle West Talks Nakai Rematch; Becoming an Author
by Wombat Sports
posted November 13, 2012 at 6:41pm

Danielle West has had a busy year with her American debut at InvictaFC and becoming a newly published author. She will top her year off by dropping to 135 pounds to rematch to Japan’s Rin Nakai in Japan. We talked to West about the match, her Ameri...more

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