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Fighters’ Only Female Fighter of the Year Nominees Announced
by Wombat Sports
posted September 4, 2011 at 12:10am

Fighters’ Only Magazine has released it’s nominees for the 2011 World MMA Female Fighter of the Year Award. Fighters’s Only is the Oscars of MMA, going into it’s fourth year. The winners are set to be announced in December in Vegas. Voting...more

Ronda Rousey vs Julia Budd Targeted For November 18th
by MMARising.com
posted September 3, 2011 at 11:23pm

Top prospects “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey and Julia “The Jewel” Budd have verbally agreed to face off at Strikeforce Challengers 20 on November 18th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Strikeforce announced the featherweight matchup on Wednesday and MMAjunkie.com firs...more

Jessica Eye vs Casey Noland Added To Bellator 51 Card
by MMARising.com
posted August 30, 2011 at 1:55pm

A 125-pound women’s bout between Jessica “Evil” Eye and Casey “KO” Noland has been added to the Bellator Fighting Championships 51 card on September 24th in Canton, Ohio. The fight was officially announced by the promotion earlier today and serv...more

Melissa Ray retires from Muay Thai
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted August 30, 2011 at 11:40am

Melissa Ray, MuayThai fighter from England has hung up her gloves. Ray has 41 professional fights and about eight amateur bouts to her name. She held the WPMF 126lb title, S-1 126lb title, and the WMA 57kg title. She talks here about why she is retiring. ...more

Video – Sara McMann and Raquel Pa’aluhi Tear Down the House at Pro-Elite
by Wombat Sports
posted August 29, 2011 at 10:55pm

Photos Courtesy Sherdog.com If you missed out on the epic battle on Pro-Elite Saturday night, you are in luck. In what was a three round war, Sara McMann and Raquel Pa’aluhi slugged and wrestled it out in what could be one of the best matches WMMA o...more

Video – MMA Fighter Amanda Lucas Victorious at DEEP 55
by Wombat Sports
posted August 29, 2011 at 10:46pm

To say Amanda Lucas control the her return to MMA was an understatement. Lucas faced Hikaru Shinohara at DEEP 55 this past weekend, and Lucas controlled all the fight from top position. Prop to Shinohara for taking in a lot of shots and not giving up. Lu...more

Sara McMann Submits Raquel Pa’aluhi At ProElite In Hawaii
by MMARising.com
posted August 28, 2011 at 9:53am

Keeping her unblemished record intact, 2004 Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann earned a third-round submission victory over a very game Raquel “Rocky” Pa’aluhi at ProElite 1 tonight in Honolulu, Hawaii. The pair engaged in a spirited Fight of the ...more

Get Ready for It: Blackeye Promotions Signs Marloes Coenen
by Wombat Sports
posted August 27, 2011 at 4:14pm

Courtesy MMA Junkie After leaving Strikeforce, Marloes Coenen has found a new home at Blackeye Promotions, signing a three fight deal. Coenen made the announcement Friday night of HDNet’s Inside MMA (video), and is expecting to fight for the prom...more

Jessica Aguilar to Appear on CMT’s Made
by Wombat Sports
posted August 26, 2011 at 4:00pm

Jessica Aguilar and the coaches at American Top Team helped a Florida mom live out her dream of becoming a MMA fighter as apart of the first season of “CMT Made”, which will air Sept. 29. Unlike it’s MTV counterpart, “CMT’s Made” is about g...more

It’s Official Official – Cris Cyborg has Been Re-signed to Strikeforce
by Wombat Sports
posted August 25, 2011 at 4:40pm

There has been rumors of Strikeforce 145 pound champion Cyborg Santos signing back with the promotion for the past few months, but we finally can state it as fact. Cyborg tweeted that the deal is now signed, sealed, and delivered, and is confirmed v...more

Muay Thai Premier League Adds Brazilian Tainara Lisboa; Italian Card
by Wombat Sports
posted August 25, 2011 at 12:11am

Courtesy Thai Center After Miriam Nakamoto came down with injury, the Muay Thai Premier League has found a replacement. Brazilian Muay Thai Champion Tainara Lisboa (pictured right) will complete the female portion of the MPL. Lisboa won the 2010 Queen...more

Blackeye Promotions To Donate Proceeds to “It Ain’t Chemo” Cancer Charity
by Wombat Sports
posted August 24, 2011 at 9:41am

Via Press Release Blackeye 5 Breast Cancer Beat Down will be in Ashevillle, NC Oct. 1, featuring a stacked WMMA Pro Card. We are happy to announce a portion of proceeds from ticket sales internet PPV & merchandise sales will be donated to It Ain’t C...more

Amanda Nunes vs. Alexis Davis to Air on HDNet Sept. 10
by Wombat Sports
posted August 24, 2011 at 9:39am

Both coming off wins, #5 Unfiied ranked Batamweight Alexis Davis will take on #3 Unified ranked Featherweight Amanda Nunes at the Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov prelininary card in Cincinnati, OH. This week, Strikeforce head Scott Coker announced the...more

Video: WMMA Roundup Episode 2 - Sexism in MMA
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted August 24, 2011 at 9:11am

This episode we answer questions and comments from episode 1 and tackle the topic of sexism in MMA. ...more

Podcast – Olympic Silver Medalist & MMA Fighter Sara McMann
by Wombat Sports
posted August 23, 2011 at 10:59pm

A silver medalist in wrestling at the 2004 Olympics in Greece, Sara McMann has been on a roll as a MMA fighter. With an unbeaten record of 3-0, she is coming off a tough decsion victory over veteran Tonya Evinger. McMann will face Hawaiian Rauqel Pa’a...more

Rin Nakai To Face Danielle West At September 4 Pancrase
by MMARising.com
posted August 20, 2011 at 6:52pm

Final Valkyrie Open-Weight Champion Rin Nakai will put her unbeaten MMA record on the line against England’s Danielle “The Curse” West at Pancrase Impressive Tour 9 on September 4th in Tokyo, Japan. MMARising.com first learned of the bout on Wednesd...more

Shizuka Sugiyama Training In Australia, Eyes March Return
by MMARising.com
posted August 20, 2011 at 6:43pm

One of the top stars in Japan’s Jewels promotion, Shizuka Sugiyama, is four months into a year-long trip to Australia and she is training diligently for her return to MMA. The karate black belt is learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the Gracie Oceania Train...more

Nadia Nixon vs. Jody Lynn Reicher Set for Shark Fight Sept. 10
by Wombat Sports
posted August 20, 2011 at 6:40pm

Jody Lynn Reicher (Courtesy NW Fight Scene) Nadia Nixon (Courtesy GG Hotspot) Amateur prospect Nadia Nixon has been signed to take on New Jersey’s Jody Lynn Reicher at Sharks in Independence, MO Sept. 10. Jessica Philippus of WrslrChick.com helped t...more

Video – The Real Faces of Women’s MMA - because there isn't just one
by Wombat Sports
posted August 20, 2011 at 6:31pm

All the Female Fighters at the G2 in Vegas If you think there aren’t many female fighters, you are wrong. The G2 Women’s MMA Summit in July was just the tip of the iceberg with it’s over 70 fighters in attendance. Laecy Neher of RealWomenandMens...more

Is Bellator Seeking a 145/155 Women’s Weight Division?
by Wombat Sports
posted August 19, 2011 at 12:16am

Photo Courtesy NAAFS An interesting turn of events has happened this week, as the Ohio MMA’s Facebook announced that 155 pound Philly native Andria Caplan will be making her pro debut at Bellator 54 Oct. 19. The location is yet to be announced; but r...more

Six Fights Announced For Jewels: “16th Ring” In September
by MMARising.com
posted August 18, 2011 at 10:13am

Leading all-female promotion Jewels announced a total of six fights today for its “16th Ring” event on September 11th in Tokyo, Japan. All four quarterfinal matchups in the Jewels Featherweight Queen Tournament are now set, and the winner of the grand...more

MMA Fighter Rosi Sexton Talks Combat Sports Injuries
by Wombat Sports
posted August 18, 2011 at 10:09am

In combat sports, injuries are expected. From MMA, jiu-jitsu, boxing, and beyond, muscle tears, broken bones, and tendon strains can take fights out week, months, even years out of their career. MMA fighter Rosi Sexton has created CombatSportsClinic.com t...more

Q&A; Episode 1 - Breakdown of the Rousey vs D'Alelio Controversy
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted August 17, 2011 at 5:23pm

In the first episode of our new Q&A series we'll be offering our take on the Ronda Rousey vs Sarah D'Alelio fight that happened on Strikeforce Challengers 18. Download the MP3 at: wmmaroundup.com. ...more

Olympic Medalist Randi Miller Joins Zinagano BJJ as a Wrestling Coach
by Wombat Sports
posted August 16, 2011 at 1:55pm

Olympic Wrestling Bronze medalist Randi Miller has moved camps to Bloomfield, CO and is now apart of Zingano BJJ. Miller, who was training MMA at The Hit Squad in Granite City, IL, is now the wrestling coach at one of Colorado’s elite MMA gyms, and is ...more

Sarah D’Alelio Responds to Controversial Loss
by Wombat Sports
posted August 16, 2011 at 10:50am

Photo Courtesy AllElbows.com After her controversial loss to Ronda Rousey this past Friday at Strikeforce Challengers in Vegas, Sarah D’Alelio is finally speaking out. D’Alelio issued a press release to the media Sunday morning stating her side of...more

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