#10 Unified ranked fighter Marianna Khyefets has extended her undefeated streak to 5-0 in professional competition. “The Crushen’ Russian” got a TKO win over Heather “Hurricane” Clark Friday night at “XFC 16: Hight Stakes” in Knoxville, TN, which aired live on HDNet. Clark started out with several leg kicks, with [...]
If you get time during SmackDown to switch the channels, a really solid women’s MMA fight with ranking implications is airing tonight on HDNet. The #10 Unified ranked 125 pound fighter, Marianna “The Crushin Russian” Kheyfets (4-0) will be taking on Heather “Hurricane” Clark (4-0) on the XFC 16: High [...]
MMA star “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey continues to be an outspoken figure in interviews, and in her latest talk with Sherdog.com’s Savage Dog Show, the top challenger for the Strikeforce Bantamweight Women’s Championship is going after recently suspended fighter, Cristiane Santos aka Cris Cyborg. Cyborg was suspended last month and stripped [...]
Speaking to MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey admitted to playing mind games with Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate during their recent press tour and ahead of their headline fight on March 3rd. Speaking to Helwani, Rousey said: “I try to look at her all the time and she’s always avoiding [...]
Strikeforce’s Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate had choice words for her March 3rd opponent, Ronda Rousey, while making an appearance on HDNet’s Inside MMA last night. Tate called the judo expert and Olympic medalist “delusional” following comments Rousey has made on Twitter and in the press. MMAmania.com reports the champion [...]
Speaking to Univision following this past Saturday’s UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker addressed the upcoming main event fight between Ronda Rousey and Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate. Coker said that there is a fan base out there for women’s MMA based on ratings for previous female [...]
Diva Dirt MMA is here with your first fix of news, notes and tidbits in the world of women’s mixed martial arts. Check it out below: It’s pretty easy to tell what’s going to headline Strikeforce‘s “Tate vs. Rousey” event on March 3. Miesha Tate is set to defend her [...]
Diva Dirt is pleased to announce today its expansion into covering women’s mixed martial arts (MMA), in addition to our coverage of professional women’s wrestling. Much like our coverage of women’s wrestling, Diva Dirt MMA (http://diva-dirt.com/mma) will aim to bring fans of women’s MMA the latest news, analysis and interviews. [...]
MMA fighter, Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos aka Cris Cyborg, has responded to rumors which circulated earlier this year that she was in negotiations to join WWE. Reports began circulating in March that Santos was in talks with WWE about joining the company after contract negotiations with MMA company, Strikeforce, where she [...]
Top MMA journalist, Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting.com, interviewed TNA’s Tara (Lisa Marie Varon) at the Strikeforce show in Chicago this past Saturday. In the video interview, Tara, who has openly talked about training to get into MMA in the past, reveals she is no longer pursuing it. Watch below:
According to Yahoo Sports, WWE officials have denied reports that MMA fighter, Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos is in negotiations with the company. Additionally, the article points out that Santos has a ‘champion’s clause’ in her Strikeforce contract which means she can’t go elsewhere while she continues to hold a championship. Cyborg [...]
WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross and former Women’s Champion, Beth Phoenix have weighed in on today’s report that female MMA star Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos is in talks with WWE Writing on his blog, Ross writes:
WWE is said to be in talks with top female MMA fighter, Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos of Strikeforce fame. Santos, who became the company’s first female champion in 2009, was reportedly offered a WWE contract when she and her husband attended a TV taping in California last month. The report, which [...]
As revealed last week, former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis is crossing over to MMA as a broadcast colleague for HDNet’s ‘King of the Cage’ series. In a press release sent out today, HDNet has revealed that Kanellis will make her debut as the company’s backstage correspondent during WrestleMania weekend next [...]
Former WWE Diva, Maria Kanellis is moving into MMA. HDNet’s Inside MMA show announced earlier tonight that Kanellis will join the broadcast team for promotion, King of the Cage. Kanellis will make her debut on April 17th’s Underground 54 event which will air live on HDNet. A press release on [...]
The angle [and yes, it is an angle despite comments made otherwise by both] between Tara and Kim Couture has reportedly been in the works for a good few months, reports Wrestling Observer. The inspiration? That game-changing Strikeforce Women’s Championship match between Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg. The plan at [...]
TNA Knockout, Tara and MMA fighter, Kim Couture have spoken out for the first time on their scuffle at TNA’s Bound for Glory pay per view on Sunday night. Both Couture and Tara, real name Lisa Marie Varon, are insisting the incident wasn’t scripted and won’t lead to a storyline [...]
Last night’s big angle at Bound for Glory got chins wagging in the immediate aftermath, as Kim Couture confronted TNA Knockout Tara – real name Lisa Marie Varon — during a triple threat Knockouts Championship match. What became evident within nearly half an hour was that the shoot-like confrontation was [...]
MMA fighter and ex-wife of Randy, Kim Couture appeared moments ago at TNA’s Bound for Glory pay per view, interrupting the Knockouts Championship triple threat match. Couture caught Lisa Marie Varon — TNA’s Tara – off guard during her match and the pair began getting into it near the ramp-way, [...]
TNA Knockout, Tara – real name Lisa Marie Varon — continues to get her name out there in the MMA industry, this time by claiming she’s the next Brock Lesnar. Speaking to AOL’s Fanhouse, Lisa Marie says: “I’m not going to be going in there half-ready; I’m going to make [...]
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