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For Malaysia’s budding prospect Foo Zhen Wei (0-1), Mixed Martial Arts is her passion. Then again, for a fighter who has to have a day job to make ends meet, you might not reckon her entire life is built around that passion – but it actually is. Foo Zhen Wei: In it for passion Wei […]
In a tale of two rounds, Bethe Correia conjured an incredible comeback on Saturday’s night UFC 177 main card, stopping ‘TUF’ stand-out Shyna Baszler brutally via strikes in round two. The Brazilian had a tough going in the first stanza but turned the tides in the second for an emphatic finish. UF...
Dana White appeared on the FoxSports.com podcast “The Fighter and the Kid” today, and dropped the news that many within the MMA community have been expecting since the spring: The addition of a 115 lbs. women’s division to the Ultimate Fighting Championships. Dana White confirms addition of Women...
By Cathal Walsh For the casual spectator of MMA it may at first glance be difficult to imagine where women “fit in” to such a seemingly aggressive and violent combat sport. Yet from its inception, mixed martial arts have sowed the seeds for women’s MMA to blossom. From Royce Gracie’s multiple vic...
Welcome to the latest edition of The Sucka Punch 5! Here, we ask MMA personalities a series of five increasingly “interesting” questions. Today’s volunteer/victim is legendary WMMA fighter Tara Larosa.
The hottest rivalry in women’s MMA may be seeing its second chapter take place at the close of 2013 when “Rowdy” takes on “Cupcake” for the UFC women’s bantamweight title. MMA Junkie is reporting that the fight between the TUF 18 coaches will go down on December 28th, 2013 at UFC 168. Rousey vs. ...
It was revealed today, the first day of filming for the 18th season of the Ultimate Fighter, that Meisha Tate (13-4) will now be coaching opposite UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Kevin Iole of Yahoo.com is reporting that the change was made due to a severe knee injury suffered on ...
It didn’t take long for one of MMA’s elite female fighters to shoot back at Georges St-Pierre for his comments about finding it hard to watch women fight. Former Strikeforce Women’s champ Miesha Tate took to get website CupcakeTate.com to send a message to her fans. Last Thursday at the UFC 154 o...
Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey has officially become the first female member of the UFC roster. The announcement was first made by TMZ. UFC President Dana White tweeted a smiley-face icon, when fans took to social media platforms following TMZ’s report. According to TMZ, Rousey will also become the UFC’s fi...
Mixed martial arts organizations pop up every day, but Invicta FC is different to your typical grass roots organization – They have a unique all-female concept. Tonight they kicked off the journey with their first event, top-to-bottom those in attendance in Municipal hall in Kansas City got an ac...
WMMA put on their debut show in El Paso, Texas this evening, with proceeds going to American Military Service charities. The results are below: WMMA 1: McCorkle vs Heden quick results Brian Heden def. Sean McCorkle via TKO (punches) R2 Karo Paryisan def. Thomas Denny via unanimous decision Lyle B...