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Weigh-in Photos – All Six Women Official for Strikeforce Saturday
by Wombat Sports
posted August 18, 2012 at 8:49pm

Three female division bouts are scheduled Saturday for Strikeforce event in San Diego; and all fighters made weight Friday. (All photos courtesy GroundandPound.de)  Yamanaka & de Randamie In the featherweight division, #1 Unified ranked Hiro...more

Brace for War Announces Streaming for October Event
by Wombat Sports
posted August 17, 2012 at 8:51am

It looks like InvictaFC won’t be the only free streaming all female card in October. Brace for War Australia announced Thursday night they will make their October 27 event available for viewing in several select countries, including the U.S., Japan...more

Video – Watch Part 2 of All Access: Ronda Rousey
by Wombat Sports
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:31pm

  (If you missed out on part 1 click here) Part two of “All Access: Ronda Rousey” follows the champ as she trains for her fight with Sarah Kaufman this Saturday. This entails a trip to Ceasar Gracie’s gym to visit the infamous D...more

InvictaFC Announce 13 Matches for Third Card
by Wombat Sports
posted August 16, 2012 at 7:51am

InvictaFC once again stacked the deck for their third card on Oct. 6 in Kansas City, KS. Added to the already announced main event of Jessica Penne versus Naho Sugyama for the company’s initial atomweight title; another dozen matches were anno...more

Gremaine de Randamie Talks Aug. 18 Strikeforce Fight
by Wombat Sports
posted August 15, 2012 at 8:22pm

Kickboxer-turned-MMA fighter Germaine de Randamie is looking to rebound from her first Strikeforce loss and instantly throw herself into the featherweight title picture as she takes on the #1 Unified ranked Hiroko Yamanaka in the Strikeforce pre...more

Kickboxer Tiffany Van Soest Ready for Epic WCK Event this Weekend
by Wombat Sports
posted August 15, 2012 at 8:20pm

Courtesy Ahren Nunag Photography Eight female kickboxers will be featured is what has become one of the biggest line-ups in the female Muay Thai history. WCK’s “Champions of Champions” will take place a the Pala Casino and Spa in Pal...more

Interview – Ammy fighter Cortney Casey Talks Tuff-n-uff Debut
by Wombat Sports
posted August 14, 2012 at 5:24pm

  ©Andrew DeMattos Tuff-n-uff will make another trip to Mesquite, NV this Saturday with two female bouts on the docket. Besides the 125 pound title match between Rachael Cummins and Tandra Lopez; Jillian Lybarger will have her last...more

Sarah Cook Talks About her 7th Absolute Action MMA Fight this Friday
by Wombat Sports
posted August 13, 2012 at 8:51pm

Absolute Action MMA has been a turning out some great fighters in the Kentucky area, and one fighter has been solidly delivering time in and time out. Sarah Cook will be stepping to the promotion’s cage for a 7th time to take on Gina Begley this ...more

Germaine de Randamie Pre-fight Interview - Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted August 13, 2012 at 2:45pm

Find out what Germaine's been up to since her last fight, her training camp at AKA, and more before her bout with #1-ranked Featherweight Hiroko Yamanaka! From: womensmmaroundup Views: 37 3 ratings Time: 07:09 More in Sports ...more

Rin Nakai vs Mayumi Aoki 2 Set For Pancrase Bantamweight Tournament
by Wombat Sports
posted August 13, 2012 at 7:41am

Nakai Aoki Courtesy Sherdog By: Robert Sargent – MMARising.com Former Valkyrie champion Rin Nakai and Mayumi “Super Benkei” Aoki are set to face off again in the opening round of the Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase tournament at Pa...more

Watch Part 1 of “All Access: Ronda Rousey” – You’ll Be Surprised
by Wombat Sports
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:37am

When Showtime advertised the “All Access: Ronda Rousey”; it was market as a 24-7 look into the Strikeforce champ’s life. While this is partially true; it was so much more than anyone could have expected. Besides following Ro...more

Video Trailer for “Fight Dreams” Released
by Wombat Sports
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:23am

Undefeated strawweight fighter Glena Avila is wanting to stake her claim on the national MMA, and wants to take you are along for the ride. A crew followed Avila around  the past year to show the highs and lows of being a fighter. From injuries...more

Sofia Bagherdai vs. Sarah Maloy Announced for XFC 20
by Wombat Sports
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:30pm

Maloy Bagherdai Newly signed XFC fighter Sofia Bagherdai will have her hands full as she takes on up and coming flyweight Sarah Malloy at XFC 20 in Knoxville, TN on Sept. 28 . The promotion announced the match Thursday. Bagherdai&nbs...;more

Interview with Disorderly Conduct Fighter Tera Carper
by Wombat Sports
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:19pm

Courtesy GG Hotshots Omaha will host a stacked card of MMA this Saturday, with six female bouts including two pro fights.  On the amateur side, featherweight fighter Tera Carper will take on Mercedes Timmerman. Carper (2-2) is looking to gai...more

All Access: Ronda Rousey Airs Tonight – Here’s a Sneak Peek
by Wombat Sports
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:36am

The past three months, the freight train that is Strikeforce champ Ronda Rousey hasn’t stopped for a second. Between Ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange, hosting TMZ, and training with the Diaz brothers, her frequent flier miles have bee...more

Podcast – Pro Debuter Marceia Allen
by Wombat Sports
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:29am

One of the up and coming bantamweights, Marciea Allen is coming off a win at Tuff-n-uff last year to return to the cage to face Chandra Engel at Disorderly Conduct MMA in Omaha Aug. 10. We’ll talk to Allen about training for the fight, helping Sh...more

Video – InvictaFC 2 Summed up in Under 3 Minutes
by Wombat Sports
posted August 8, 2012 at 5:40am

If you have yet to see any or all of the InvictaFC 2 fights (all available on Youtube as we speak), you don’t know what you are missing. If you have a minute or three, maybe you should check out this summary of all the action and some behind the sc...more

Carissa Westlund Talks Debut at Steel Fist Fights
by Wombat Sports
posted August 7, 2012 at 6:56pm

Steel Fist Fights has up the ante as they will feature four female fights at their 10th event this Saturday in Salt Lake City. Among them is the debuting Carissa Westlund , who will take on fellow debuting fighter Palen Cornell. We talked to We...more

Megumi Fujii – Eight Years of Excellence & Going
by Wombat Sports
posted August 6, 2012 at 8:37am

It was eight years ago a 115 pound Japanese jundoka stepped into the ring for the first time, not knowing that was the beginning of one of the greatest streaks in MMA history. It only took Megumi Fujii 40 seconds to win her first MMA fight, getting a r...more

Two Pro Fights announced for Jacksons MMA Series 9
by Wombat Sports
posted August 4, 2012 at 5:44pm

An atomweight and flyweight match have been added to Sept. 2′s Jackson’s MMA Series event, which will take place at the Hard Rock Casino in Albuquerque, NM. McCarthy Esquibel Coming off her pro debut, Liz McCarthy (1-0) will look t...more

Felice Herrig and Simona Soukupova Official for XFC Friday
by Wombat Sports
posted August 3, 2012 at 8:17am

Soukupova & Herrig The#8 Unified ranked strawweight Felice Herrig is hoping to continue her winning ways as she takes on England’s Simona Soukupova at XFC 19 in Charlotte, NC Friday night on AXSTV (formerly HDNet). Both made it under the 116 ...more

Tamikka Brents vs. Randi Miller Set for September
by Wombat Sports
posted August 2, 2012 at 8:22am

Miller Brents Coming off a win, Olympic silver medalist Randi Miller hopes to make it two in a row as she takes on undefeated amateur prospect Tamikka Brents at Sugar Creek Showdown Sept. 8 in Hinton, OK. Miller (1-0 pro) is coming off a ...more

Bantamweights Shift in August 2012 Unified Rankings
by Wombat Sports
posted August 1, 2012 at 5:55pm

Davis Courtesy Dave Mandel Sherdog.com After the craziness that was InvictaFC 2, the MMA Unified rankings changed in all divisions with the exception of the featherweights. The biggest moves came in the bantamweight division, as only #1 Rond...more

Video – Hiroko Yamanaka Talks Strikeforce & Upcoming Match
by Wombat Sports
posted August 1, 2012 at 5:54pm

We haven’t heard a lot from the #1 Unified ranked featherweight Hiroko Yamanaka since her match with Cyborg Santos at Strikeforce in December. Since then, the match was overturned due to a positive steroids test by Cyborg. Yamanaka will seek some...more

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