Two strawweight bouts have been announced for two upcoming UFC Fight Night events. Michelle Waterson will return to the octagon as she faces Aisling Daly as the UFC heads to Hamburg, Germany September 3rd. The former InvictaFC champion Waterson (13-4) is coming off a win in her UFC debut with a … [Read more...]
IMMAF Crowns 2016 World Champions
Four fighters took home gold medals at the IMMAF World Championships Sunday in Las Vegas. Coming off her 2015 IMMAF European strawweight title, Bulgarian Aleksandra Toncheva adds the IMMAF World title to her resume defeating Poland’s Aleksandra Rola by armbar in round 1. She also remains undefeated … [Read more...]
IMMAF 2016 World Championships Coverage
Amateur female fighters from 20 countries are in Las Vegas during International Fight week to become world champions. For the third year, International MMA Federation is hosting their World Championships. The are four female weight categories this year with 32 participants. Monday night they … [Read more...]
2016 Pro WMMA First Half Stats by The Numbers
With the first six months behind us, time to look at what has happened so far in the professional women’s divisions of MMA. We have already seen some expansion and some surprises in terms of the statistics, as we are looking towards what will be another banner year. Here are some key facts about … [Read more...]
Undefeated Katlyn Chookagian Signs with UFC;Faces Murphy in Debut
One of the best flyweight prospects has signed with the UFC. Katlyn Chookagian (7-0) will make her octagon debut facing Lauren Murphy (9-2) UFC Fight Night 91 in Sioux Falls on July 13. Combat Press’s Rob Tatum was the first to the report this Monday. A two division champion at CFFC, Chookagian … [Read more...]
Grasso vs. Esquibel Among InvictaFC 18 Additions
After months of waiting, InvictaFC announced their 18th card for the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri July 29th. In a first, no titles will be defended on the card as the main event features Alexa Grasso taking on a returning Jodie Esquibel in a battle of top strawweights. Grasso has … [Read more...]
2016 IMMAF World Championships Participants Tenatively Set
Coming into its third year, the IMMAF World Amateur MMA Championships are ready to show the best the international community has to offer. So far 34 female athletes have signed up to make the trip to Las Vegas during UFC’s International Fight week. We will see some familiar faces from tournaments … [Read more...]
Watch “Female Fighting: The Time is Now” Documentary
Three years ago, we set out on a mission to find out what makes a woman want to take up fighting and why it has become so popular. After the growing popularity of InvictaFC, the UFC adding more weight divisions, and growing interest internationally, there was a lot has changed since the we started, … [Read more...]
USA Women’s Olympic Combat Sports Teams Official
The four major hand to hand combat sports sees some familiar and new faces to the Olympic teams. Judo was the last to see their team Monday as we awaited the May rankings to be announced. Two medalists from London will return to the grand stage as gold medalist Kayla Harrison (78 kg) and bronze … [Read more...]
New Reserve Bout Announced for Glory Women’s Tournament
With Irina Mazepa taking Iman Barlow’s place in the Glory Grand Prix, a new reserve bout has been put together and will happen at Glory 32 in Norfolk, Virginia July 22. Belgium’s Vanessa De Waele and Turkey’s Funda Alkayis (28-2, 12 KO) will square off to see who will replace an injured fighter in … [Read more...]