19 articles
Ashley Cummins (7-5) will get her second crack at Invicta atomweight gold at Invicta FC 42 on Sept. 17. “Smashley” will take on Alesha Zappitella (7-2) for the vacant 105-lb. belt. Cummins noted her opponent is a “good” wrestler who’s aggressive. However, she believes she’s the more well-rounded ...
Ashley Cummins is gearing up for arguably the biggest fight of her MMA career: a crack at the Invicta Fighting Championships atomweight crown. She’s slated to fight champion Jinh Yu Frey Friday at Invicta FC 39. This marks the first professional title shot of Cummins’ 11-fight professional career...
Shannon Knapp and the Invicta FC brass have some decision-making to do regarding the atomweight division. Jinh Yu Frey defeated Minna Grusander in a tightly-contested split decision to defend her Invicta atomweight title last Saturday. However, she already has two eager suitors for the next crack...
A few days ago, RIZIN announced that Kanna Asakura would face Ayaka Hamasaki in a stellar atomweight contest at RIZIN 14. This fight was pretty inarguably to determine the best 105-lb woman on the planet. Well now, RIZIN has added even more stakes to the match-up. During a RIZIN 14 press conferen...
When Ashley Cummins (6-4 MMA, 3-4 IFC) steps into the ring at Invicta FC 32 on November 16, it will be a new version of her. Move to San Diego Back in early August, Cummins moved from St. Louis to San Diego, where she accepted a new police job. As a result, she had to find […]
Former UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza is interested in capturing a UFC title in a second weight class. Esparza took to Instagram on Wednesday to lobby for a UFC atomweight (105 lbs.) division. Carla Esparza’s Post View this post on Instagram Women’s MMA has come so far these last few year...
ONE Championship has announced the main event of ONE: HEART OF A LION, which is set for November 9 live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium. ONE Women’s Strawweight Champion, “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan will defend her title against ONE Women’s Aromweight Champion, “Unstoppable” Angela Lee. Also on ...
At RIZIN 11, we will see an atomweight match-up between two of Japan’s finest in the form of Rena Kubota and Kanna Asakura. In a fight that has real, legitimate title implications despite no title being on the line as originally anticipated. Ahead of their rematch in just a few weeks, let’s take ...
Despite last year’s tournament winner not being super enthusiastic about the rematch just last weekend, it looks like we will indeed get Kanna Asakura vs. RENA II this summer. But, there will be added stakes. As RIZIN Chairman, Nobuyuki Sakakibara seems interested in adding an official RIZIN Atom...
The UFC has intermittently created four women’s divisions to its ranks over the past five-plus years. Fans have seen the rise of strawweight through featherweight in the world’s largest MMA organization. However, there’s one missing: atomweight. The UFC, if it opted to open up 105, would be able ...
Ashley Cummins nearly reached the UFC, a goal she has been chasing for a decade. Most fighters view it as the top of the MMA mountain. Cummins came closer than she ever had when she attempted to compete on Season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter. She fought Lanchana Green at strawweight and lost via se...
Expect to see a new version of Ashley Cummins on Saturday night at Invicta FC 27. She’ll look to implement lessons learned from her defeat to Jinh Yu Frey in her last MMA outing and showcase improved striking. She meets Invicta newcomer Stephanie Alba (3-1) in her upcoming fight on Jan. 13. Cummi...
ROAD FC 045 Results Ham Seo-Hee retains the Atomweight title In the main event, ROAD FC Atomweight Champion Ham Seo-Hee retained her title with an incredible first-round TKO over world number one challenger Jinh Yu Frey. Both fighters came out of their corners with a cautious and technical approa...
After some very impressive showings in the quarter-finals, two more rounds remain in RIZIN’s Women’s Atomweight Grand-Prix. All fighters who earned their spot in the semis did so in highly impressive fashion prior to their return on December 31. RIZIN Atomweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals Announced I...
Over the weekend at DEEP JEWELS 17, 19-year-old prospect Kanna Asakura took on WMMA veteran Saori Ishioka. The winner of the bout was guaranteed a spot in the upcoming RIZIN Women’s Atomweight Grand-Prix. The last spot in fact. Asakura used her stellar grappling to defeat Ishioka by unanimous dec...
Early this morning at a press conference in Japan, some announcements were made regarding RIZIN‘s October 15 show in Fukuoka, Japan at the Marine Messe Fukuoka. During the press conference, five match-ups were announced. Two fights were added to ‘Bracket B’ of the men’s bantamweight tournament, a...