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Tate versus Carmouche set for April on Fox
by Wombat Sports
posted January 14, 2014 at 9:14am

Tate Carmouche Miesha Tate and Liz Carmouche will finally throw down and it will be national TV. The UFC announced the match for the UFC on Fox 11 card in Orlando, FL April 19th. Tate (13-5) is coming off a loss to champion Ronda Rousey in a remat...more

Make Sure to Check Out the Female Fighter Twitter Directories
by Wombat Sports
posted January 13, 2014 at 9:57pm

One of the tools we have that many might not be aware of is our twitter directories. The lists help fighters and fans connect, and you can see news and comments directly from your favorite fighter. We have divided them into four different categories for...more

The MRS (MMA/Boxing News) – Jan. 11, 2013
by Wombat Sports
posted January 12, 2014 at 9:58pm

Miscellaneous News Kelly Howarth Cage Warriors has announce their next women’s bantamweight for their first card of the year in London, England February 15. Kickboxer Amanda Kelly (1-0) will look for her second pro win as she takes on &ldquo...;more

OpEd: What’s In a Number? The Ins & Outs of Wins and Losses
by Wombat Sports
posted January 12, 2014 at 9:35pm

A brilliant article came up this past week in the Female Muay Thai Group on Facebook. Muay Thai fighter Emma Thomas of “Under the Ropes” explored the idea of a “fight record” and how those numbers can be deceiving. She made so...more

Alida Gray Talks KO Power; Title Match Against Aguilar
by Wombat Sports
posted January 10, 2014 at 9:35pm

Gray Matt Brown sustained some heat from female fight fans Thursday as he made two radical statements about the fairer sex on a podcast. The first was “female fighters should fight topless”, which was one that caused an apology from his em...more

2013 WMMA Press Awards Fighter and Divisional Awards
by Wombat Sports
posted January 9, 2014 at 9:14am

Honchak InvictaFC champion Barb Honchak has been awarded “Fighter of the Year” by the WMMA Press Association. The announcement was made on the Promoting Real Women podcast Wednesday. Honchak (9-2) went 2-0 in 2013, gaining and then defendi...more

International and Regional 2013 Awards Voting Underway
by Wombat Sports
posted January 8, 2014 at 10:01pm

We are please to see the growth of WMMA in 2013, and many websites and media outlets have opening their minds to allowing female fighters into their awards. A lot of them are fan voting, so if you have a favorite fighter, here is where you can show your ...more

Several Pro Debuts Set for 2014
by Wombat Sports
posted January 7, 2014 at 9:15am

It didn’t take long into 2014 to have several fighters announcing their first pro bout of their careers. With some spots available at Invicta now the promotion has lost some strawweights and their plans on doing more cards, fighters have been wanti...more

Pena versus Andrade Added to UFC 171
by Wombat Sports
posted January 7, 2014 at 9:08am

Pena Andrade The Ultimate Fighter winner Julianna Pena will be back in action March 15. Fox Sports announced Pena will take on Jessica Andrade at UFC 171 in Dallas. Pena (5-2) won the first ever female bantamweight “Ultimate Fighter” t...more

WMMA Press Awards 2014 Newcomer & KO Winners
by Wombat Sports
posted January 7, 2014 at 9:03am

Holm Gray Two fighters were honored for the Knockout of the Year at the WMMA Press Awards Monday night. Holly Holm’s head kick KO if Allanna Jones at Legacy and Alida Gray 5 second punch KO 5 over Soannia Tiem at 24/7 MMA tied for the ho...more

WMMA Press Awards 2013 Inspirational Fighter and Legacy Award
by Wombat Sports
posted January 5, 2014 at 10:28am

Two honorary WMMA Press Awards were given out Saturday on the Wombat Sports podcast. —– Wyatt The WMMA Press Association’s “Might Mia Inspirational Fighter of the Year” is an award that goes to a fighter that fights the ...more

The MRS (MMA/Boxing News) Jan. 3, 2014
by Wombat Sports
posted January 4, 2014 at 6:29pm

Happy to New Years to our readers. Thanks for your support in 2013 and we hope to give you more content and get you to know more fighters in 2014. —– Miscellaneous News The WMMA Press Awards are continuing to be given out with the Legacy an...more

Future MMA Star – Summer Bronco
by Wombat Sports
posted January 4, 2014 at 5:56pm

Wombat Sports is continuing its efforts to profile some of those fighters under the age of 18 that will be the future of combat sports; be it MMA, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. If you have a fighter under 18 you want to be featu...more

New Year, New January 2014MMA Rankings
by Wombat Sports
posted January 2, 2014 at 8:42am

Torres With the New Year comes new entries into the Unified rankings. Three fighters have dropped out due to inactivity, one due to retirement, and two fighter have changed weight classes. This on top of the past month’s matches, we have seen so...more

WMMA Stats for Pro Fights in 2013
by Wombat Sports
posted January 1, 2014 at 7:49pm

Invicta Champions Murphy, Esparza, & Honchak It has been a crazy and active 2013. With the expansion of the women’s divisions into several promotions, this has been the most active year to date. Between WMMA Today and us, we had our hands fu...more

Six Fighters Ready for Cage Warriors New Years Eve
by Wombat Sports
posted December 31, 2013 at 9:32am

Three pro WMMA bouts round out the year as Cage Warriors will be live from Dublin New Years Eve day. (All pictures courtesy Cage Warriors | Dolly Clew www.dollyclew.com). Daly and Benitez On the main card which will air on MMAJunkie.com, Ais &ldq...;more

Rousey Defeats Tate for 2nd Time; Faces McMann in February
by Wombat Sports
posted December 29, 2013 at 8:49pm

Courtesy UFC UFC Champion Ronda Rousey earned her 11th armbar victory which wasn’t a surprise.  What was is that it happened in the third round. Miesha Tate blocked five armbar attempts during the nearly 11 minute fight. Rousey was able to ...more

Awakening Fighter Announce Award Nominees; Wombat Sports up for Two
by Wombat Sports
posted December 29, 2013 at 8:34pm

The Awakening Fighters website has released the nominees for their WMMA Awards. The website covers female fighting in Muay Thai and MMA and just relaunched their site on Christmas Day. Beside the usual categories (Fighter, Fight, Sub, KO, Amateur, and Pr...more

WMMA Press Awards 2013 Fan Voting has Started
by Wombat Sports
posted December 20, 2013 at 9:04am

With the exponential growth of the women’s divisions of MMA this past year, many fighters have gained a lot of fans. Be it via The Ultimate Fighter, being in the UFC, or making their mark in Invicta, the athletes has been making believers out of MM...more

Future Stars – Catlin Kelley
by Wombat Sports
posted December 19, 2013 at 8:42pm

Wombat Sports is continuing its efforts to profile some of those fighters under the age of 18 that will be the future of combat sports; be it MMA, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. If you have a fighter under 18 you want to be featu...more

Podcast – Polish MMA Sensation Agnieszka Niedzwiedz
by Wombat Sports
posted December 18, 2013 at 9:35pm

At only 18 years of age and still in high school, Agnieszka Niedzwiedz is undefeated as a professional MMA fighter, gaining her fourth win in her Cage Warriors debut earlier this month. We will talk to Niedzwiedz about her recent win, how she g...more

Should Women Be Allowed to Fight Men?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted December 18, 2013 at 8:59am

Shooto Brazil has announced that on December 20th in Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Falcao will square off against Juliana Velasquez in a bantamweight MMA fight.  Falcao's career MMA fight record is 0-1 and he comes from a kickboxing background.  This ...more

Jessica Aguilar to Face Alida Gray for WSOF’s First Female Title
by Wombat Sports
posted December 17, 2013 at 8:47pm

Gray Aguilar As much speculation, Jessica Aguilar has an opponent for her World Series of Fighting debut next month. SWFight.com is reporting undefeated strawweight Alida Gray will be stepping up to take on the world #1 fighter at 115 for the ...more

The MRS (MMA/Boxing News) Dec. 16
by Wombat Sports
posted December 17, 2013 at 8:40pm

Miscellaneous News Kedzie A week after announcing her retirement, Julie Kedzie has found a new job, InvictaFC matchmaker! Kedzie made the announcement on The MMA Hour on Monday. She was offered the job Sunday by InvictaFC president Shannon Knapp...more

XFC Expands to Brazilian Market with “MMA COPA”
by Wombat Sports
posted December 12, 2013 at 9:16am

The XFC is ready to venture into the international market as the US promotion announced they will be doing 10 events in Brazil. The events will be aired on Brazil’s REDE TV. The cards will be under the “MMA COPA” banner. MMA COPA will f...more

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