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This past Saturday at UFC 232, Amanda Nunes made history by knocking out Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino, ending her historic thirteen-year streak of dominance. With the win, Nunes became only the third fighter to capture simultaneous titles in two different divisions. Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormie...
‘RIZIN: Yarennoka!’ adds Japanese celebrity Nanaka Kawamura In the latest addition to RIZIN’s NYE ‘Yarennoka!’ show, Japanese ‘idol’ Nanaka Kawamura will face Ai Shimizu. Known as “The Strongest Underground Idol,” 22-year-old Nanaka Kawamura (2-2) has been single-handedly selling out DEEP JEWELS ...
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...
The state of Missouri is home to some of the best talents the world of MMA has ever seen. Currently, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, as well as Shamrock FC star Johnny Eblen, call Missouri home. With the boom of women’s MMA, more and more women have been noticed by fans in the MMA world....
Next week, two women’s featherweight fighters go one-on-one in a fight that can significantly change rankings in Bellator. At Bellator 209, Belgium’s “Battlecat” Cindy Dandois (12-3) will be taking on a young prospect in Israel’s “Big Bad” Olga Rubin (4-0). The fight is to take place at the Menor...
Angela Lee is a fan favorite among die-hard MMA fans. The undefeated ONE Championship atomweight champion has martial arts in her DNA. Her brother, Christian Lee, is also a ONE Championship superstar in his own right. Lee gets her chance to become a two-division champion as she will take on straw...
Invicta FC 31 takes place tonight, September 01, 2018 live from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. The main event features a strawweight title fight as champion Virna Jandiroba defends against Janaisa Morandin. Jandiroba looks to improve to 14-0 with a victory tonight over the 11-...
Invicta FC has added depth to their strawweight division with the addition of Japanese-Ace Kanako Murata. The news was confirmed on Thursday. With a stellar mixed martial arts record of 8-1, Kanako Murata has shown signs of brilliance throughout her nine-fight MMA run. As a world-class female wre...
The world of women’s MMA is ever growing since the boom of fighters such as Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey. One country is starting to produce more and more talent to showcase on the world stage. Italy’s Micol DiSegni has all the makings of becoming Italy’s next big thing. How You May Recognize Mic...
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 ...
RIZIN 11 in Saitama gets an addition in the form of a battle between female powerhouses; Rin Nakai and Shizuka Sugiyama. The fight was announced at a RIZIN press conference late Tuesday. Rin Nakai vs. Shizuka Sugiyama 57kg One of the most renowned female fighters in Japan, 31-year-old Rin Nakai (...
American Top Team is known for developing and coaching the best talent in the world, both male and female. ATT is home to women’s UFC world title holders such as Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Amanda Nunes. Flyweight Gillian Robertson looks to continue that strong women’s tradition at American Top Team. ...
XIONG JING NAN DEFENDS ONE WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LAURA BALIN IN MACAU, CHINA ****** ADRIANO MORAES AND GEJE EUSTAQUIO SET TO UNIFY FLYWEIGHT TITLES IN EPIC REMATCH Two title fights top ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power The largest global sports media property in Asian h...
Kay Hansen has had quite the journey for only being 18 years old. While most people that age are just starting out college and trying to figure out the world, Hansen has already competed on one of the biggest stages of women’s MMA. MMASucka was fortune enough to speak to the Invicta rising star. ...
Women’s MMA has seen quite the evolution over the past two decades. What once took a complete backseat to the men’s sport has evolved into women being featured in the main events of the largest promotions in the world. This is a timeline of women’s MMA history. Early Days July 18, 1995: First-eve...
Unfortunately, one of the most anticipated fights taking place this weekend in Japan at RIZIN 10 has been scrapped. Multi-division Top FC and Kunlun Fight title-holder, Weili Zhang (16-1) has been forced to withdraw from RIZIN 10. This due to suffering an injury on her left shoulder during traini...