In a ground-breaking fight, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey retained her Women’s Bantamweight Championship when she forced “The Girl-Rilla” Liz Carmouche to submit to her now infamous armbar in the first-ever women’s match in UFC history. Oh, and did we mention that they fought in the main event? Rousey proved that she [...]
UFC has announced it will feature its first ever all-female main event next year. Ronda Rousey, who became the first female MMA fighter to be signed by the company, will defend her UFC Women’s 135lb Championship (which she brought over with her from Stikeforce) against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157 [...]
MMA fighter Ronda Rousey has reportedly become the first female fighter to join the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), according to TMZ. This history-making move comes after reports that Strikeforce – the organization that Rousey represents as the current reigning Women’s Bantamweight Champion – will be running their final event in [...]
For those who want to see on women’s MMA action this weekend, there are three greats cards that are streaming for free. Bellator – Friday night at 8pm ET on Spike.com The Bellator prelims will feature rising star Marianna Kheyfets taking on Munah Holland. Kheyfets is undefeated and is looking for [...]
For those looking for the next big war of words, the gauntlet has been thrown down. Felice Herrig and Patricia Vidonic are set to touch gloves at XFC 17: Apocalypse on April 13th in Jackson, TN live on HDNet. The battle of words has been spreading throughout cyberspace the past [...]
Women’s MMA is heating up and one woman who came out swinging on Friday night was Sheila Gaff. The 125lb flyweight caused controversy at Cage Warriors’ Fight Night 4 when she ignored opponent Jennifer Maia’s offer to touch gloves — considered a sign of respect — and instead launched at [...]
The quick answer – plenty. Female fighters had become in high demand even before Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey squared off two weeks ago, and several big matches are right around the corner — and you can watch them for free! Check out our guide below! Cage Warriors – Dubai, UAE [...]
Seven-time WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus recently gave an interview to Fighters.com in which she commented on Strikeforce, particularly discussions that Tate vs. Rousey was the main event of the most recent show due to their sex appeal with their male audience. While she admits she didn’t catch the broadcast [...]
Saturday’s Strikeforce event, headlined by Miesha Tate vs Ronda Rousey, averaged 431,000 viewers on premium cable channel Showtime. That number is higher than Strikeforce’s January event on Showtime, Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, which scored 344,000 viewers. Compared to the only other Strikeforce card headlined by a female fight, Carano vs [...]
“A star was born tonight. Onward and forward in female division.” That was the statement from Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker during the post fight press conference for Tate vs Rousey last night in Columbus, Ohio. “Tonight justifies feelings that women should be allowed to compete. You saw fighting at highest [...]
Showtime has released highlights from last night’s epic Miesha Tate vs Ronda Rousey title fight. As reported, Rousey defeated Tate in the first round with just seconds to spare after applying her infamous armbar submission and forcing Tate to tap. Highlights below: If you haven’t seen the fight yet, you [...]
Miesha Tate‘s first and only Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Championship defense ended in a loss when Ronda Rousey forced her to submit to an armbar submission hold in the first round. The tap out marks Rousey’s fifth straight first round victory by armbar submission. After months of hype and publicity, including [...]
We weren’t expecting any love or respect from Strikeforce Bantamweight Women’s Champion Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey at the official weigh-in for tonight’s show in Columbus, OH. Tate got in Rousey’s face during the stare down and then came a little shoving. To say this is getting heated, it’s an [...]
At the final press conference before they beat the hell out of each other Saturday night, Strikeforce Bantamweight Women’s Champion Miesha Tate and challenger Ronda Rousey verbally sparred one last time. Rousey started, admitting she was basically “in it for the money” and didn’t care what other fighters thought. Tate [...]
Joanne Calderwood is about to break new ground in Scotland. Calderwood will face France’s Noelia Molina in her hometown of Glasgow at “Over the Top 4″ today in the first ever women’s professional MMA bout in Scotland. Calderwell is the current IKF European Flyweight Kickboxing Champion and has fought in [...]
When you talk women’s MMA legends, look no further than Bellator’s Megumi Fujii. The #1 Unified ranked flyweight and one of the best pound for pound female fighters on the planet, Fujii has never been finished; losing only once via decision versus Bellator tournament champion Zoila Gurgel. Before that she [...]
One of the biggest all-female MMA cards is set for April 28 as InvictaFC will have it’s inaugural card in Kansas City, MO. In the main event, former Strikeforce 135 pound champion and the #2 Unified ranked Bantamweight Marloes Coenen will be back in action, in a rematch against #10 Unified [...]
Amanda Lucas, daughter of Star Wars creator George, will soon be a new force in the 145 pound division. Lucas won the DEEP Openweight Title this weekend against Japanese pro wrestling and MMA pioneer Yumiko Hotta via a keylock (modified elbow lock) in round three of their fight. (Video is [...]
Wombat Sports and Diva Dirt MMA present an exclusive live interview with Strikeforce star Sarah Kaufman ahead of her number one contender’s fight with Alexis Davis at Strikeforce: Tate vs Rousey on March 3rd. The interview airs live at 4pm ET (1pm PT, 9pm UK). Listen to the interview lead [...]
For those not familiar with Amanda Lucas, she is one of the up and coming stars in MMA. With a Brazilain jiu-jitsu background, she is 3-1 in her mixed martial arts career and is starting the slim down to the 145 division. Training out of the Bay area, Lucas has [...]
