High school junior Cyndee Winger is about ready to take on the world. The Colorado native trains six days a week on top of doubling her class work so she can graduate early. She currently is a second degree blackbelt in Youn wha, a hybred martial art that incorporates both striking and ground … [Read more...]
The Storm is Coming for Female MMA Fighters and Testing
I am going to start off by saying this is a sensitive subject and one I have to take with delicate care of covering. With the recent news though, I’d rather be ahead of this than being in the middle of it when the proverbial crap hits the fan. These past few months, there were… … [Read more...]
Kaufman vs. Davis III Set for April
Sarah Kaufman and Alexis Davis will be facing each other for the third go round, but this time in the UFC. The two Canadian bantamweights will square off at UFC 186 at the Bell Centre in Montreal April 25. The promotion announced the fight Tuesday. Kaufman (17-2; 1 NC) had beaten Davis in their … [Read more...]
DEEP-JEWELS 7 Tournament Bracket & Tag Grappling Match Announced
The match-ups have been finalized on the road to crowning a new 106 DEEP-JEWELS champion. The CJ Report posted the results Saturday from the lottery drawing held in Tokyo. With the order number they drew, the fighters could chose to seed themselves in the tournament as they saw fit. In the … [Read more...]
Wombat Watercooler – Feb. 6
Invicta has signed two familiar names in the WMMA community. PXC vet Cortney Casey (3-1) is the former Tuff-n-uff flyweight champion and has finished in all of her wins as a pro. Stephanie Skinner (4-5) is coming off a win over Kyra Batara by split decision at RFA this past November. She has … [Read more...]
Kristi Lopez Out; Aspen Ladd to Face Ana Carolina Vidal at Invicta 11
Kristi Lopez has had to bow out of her InvictaFC debut after an injury has sidelined her. A new opponent was announced Thursday for Aspen Ladd. Ana Carolina Vidal will make her pro and Invicta debuts. The BJJ black belt defeated Jasmine Pouncy by submission in under two minutes this past … [Read more...]
Valentina Shevchenko to Take on Jan Finney and Carina Damm
Kickboxing star Valentina Shevchenko will return to the cage after a year’s absence in back to back MMA bouts for Legacy. The Peruvian star takes on a returning Jan Finney at Legacy 39 in Tulsa, OK February 26 in Houston, TV and then will face Carina Damm at Legacy 41 in Tulsa, OK April … [Read more...]
Kowalkiewicz vs. Faria Set for KSW in Poland
InvicaFC star Karolina Kowalkiewicz will defend her KSW strawweight title against Brazilian star Kalindra Faria in Poznań, Poland on February 21. DemadeferroMMA.com reported on the fight Saturday. Kowalkiewicz (6-0) won her InvictaFC debut, defeatind Mizuki Inoue back in November. She won the KSW … [Read more...]
Open Letter: Where will Wombat Sports Head in 2015?
When I started to write for the women’s MMA divisions, there were very few covering the sport. If you asked most MMA fans, very few were aware of names like Miesha Tate, Tara LaRosa, or Megumi Fujii. There was only one big name: Gina Carano. To that point, major MMA websites weren’t covering … [Read more...]
Watch McMann & Tate Hit The Scales at 4 p.m. pst/7 p.m. est
Two of the best wrestlers in the women’s bantamweight division will face off Saturday in the UFC. Before Sara McMann and Miesha Tate step into the octigon, they will hit the scales in Las Vegas Friday. The stream will start at 4 p.m. pacific/7 p.m. eastern time and you can watch it … [Read more...]