Quantcast

You are here: Sports : MMA

MMA Articles and Blog Posts

Alexis Davis Gets Next UFC Title Shot Against Ronda Rousey
by Wombat Sports
posted April 12, 2014 at 8:31pm

Rousey Davis UFC champion Ronda Rousey and Alexis Davis will throw down for the gold July 5th in Vegas. UFC president Dana White tweeted the news Friday night. It was expected that Rousey would be defending the title against #1 contender Cat Z...more

The MRS – April 11
by Wombat Sports
posted April 12, 2014 at 9:12am

Miscellaneous News In MMA action Wednesday at OFC 2 in Brazil, Bruna Vargas defeated Rafaela Garcia via Unanimous Decision and Carolina Karasek defeats Nanda Gadea via TKO in round 1. On Thursday, Rosy Duarte defeated Cristina Araujo via Armbar in round...more

Sarah Kaufman vs. Leslie Smith II Set for TUF Nations Finale Next Week
by Wombat Sports
posted April 9, 2014 at 9:51pm

Courtesy Ester Lin/InvictaFC After Amanda Nunes had to withdraw from her match with Sarah Kaufman next week due to a thumb injury, MMA fans will get a rematch of what was “Fight of the Year” nominee last year. Leslie Smith will get a secon...more

Future Stars – Gianna Cilenti
by Wombat Sports
posted April 9, 2014 at 9:41pm

Nine year old Gianna “BamBam” Cilenti is preparing early for her future career as a MMA fighter. The New York native trains grappling and kickboxing at Nanuet Tiger Schulman School and BJJ at Renzo Gracie’s Academy in new Jersey.&n...;more

Rin Nakai to Take on Sarah D’Alelio at Pancrase in May
by Wombat Sports
posted April 7, 2014 at 7:31pm

Nakai D’Alelio The best bantamweight in Japan will take on another InvictaFC vet in May. Invicta’s Sarah D’Alelio announced Monday she will be the opponent for the undefeated Rin Nakai at Pancrase in Tokyo, Japan May 11. Nakai (1...more

WMMA FAN PROBLEMS | @wmmaroundup
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted April 6, 2014 at 10:14am

...more

WMMA Q&A;- APRIL 2014 via @wmmaroundup
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted April 6, 2014 at 10:09am

...more

Robb versus McCarthy Set for ICF All female Card in May
by Wombat Sports
posted April 5, 2014 at 5:39pm

McCarthy & Robb The first match has been announced for Intense Cage Fighting’s all female card May 9th in Great Falls, MT. In the co-main event, InvictaFC vets Cassie Robb and Liz McCarthy will clash in an atomweight battle. Robb had a soli...more

The MRS (WMMA & WBoxing News) – April 5
by Wombat Sports
posted April 5, 2014 at 10:08am

Miscellaneous News We are happy to announce Intense Cage Fighting will be holding an all female card on May 9th in Great Falls, MT. The card will feature a four woman tournament to crown the first ever ICF flyweight champion. Wombat Sports will be givin...more

Boxing’s Ana Julaton Signs to OneFC; Makes MMA Debut in May
by Wombat Sports
posted April 3, 2014 at 8:32am

Julaton In what has become a solid trend, another world class boxer has decided to give the cage a try. Former WBO and IBA Super Bantamweight boxing champ Ana Julaton has signed to Asia’s OneFC promotion and will make her debut as a MMA fighter ...more

Tuff-n-uff Strawweight Tourney Preview: Jamie Moyle
by Wombat Sports
posted April 2, 2014 at 10:10pm

In the coming days, we will be previewing the upcoming Tuff-n-uff strawweight tournament. The winner will get a contract to InvictaFC. The semi-finals will be April 11 in Vegas and can be seen online at GoFightLive.tv for $10.  Jamie Moyle (3-2) ha...more

Alexis Dufresne Signs to UFC; Faces Nunes in Orlando
by Wombat Sports
posted March 23, 2014 at 9:59am

Dufresne Nunes Undefeated lightweight Alexis Dufresne has signed to the UFC and will face Amanda Nunes April 19th in Orlando, Florida. Several Brazilian MMA sites reported the news Saturday. Dufrense (5-0) has finished all of her opponents in the f...more

TUF 20 Tryouts Scouting Report
by Wombat Sports
posted March 23, 2014 at 9:41am

Penne Since a date has been established for “The Ultimate Fighter 20″ tryouts, many are wondering who will be trying out and who could be the front runners. Fighters that are pro with a winning record are eligible to try out, which makes f...more

Podcast – Pro Fighter Melanie Lacroix
by Wombat Sports
posted March 22, 2014 at 1:34pm

Lacroix After a six year absence from the sport, Melanie Lacroix is getting back in the cage at BAMMA USA March 8th. She will take on Brooksie Bayard in her return to the cage. We will talk to Lacroix about preparing to return to MMA, being a mom, and...more

Weekend Results – Andrade Picks up Second Win; Catherine Phiri takes WBC Silver Title
by Wombat Sports
posted March 18, 2014 at 9:57pm

Andrade vs. Pennington Courtesy UFC Pro MMA Jessica Andrade and Raquel Pennington went to war in what was a razor this split decision for Andrade at UFC 171 in Dallas, TX. Andrade used her striking and takedowns early on to control the figh...more

Seo Hee Ham to face Shino VanHoose in April
by Wombat Sports
posted March 12, 2014 at 7:06pm

VanHoose Ham The #3 Unified ranked Seo Hee Ham will fight in her homeland of Korea for the first time as she takes on the young gun Shino VanHoose April 6 at RoadFC in Seoul. VanHoose confirmed the match Tuesday. Ham (12-5) is the current DEEP-JEWE...more

Weekend Results – Randa Markos Gains PFC Title; ViragoFC Makes Debut
by Wombat Sports
posted March 11, 2014 at 9:27pm

Markos Courtesy Randi Lotsberg Pro MMA Randa Markos recovered from her first loss in remarkable fashion, submitting Lynnell House by armbar at 1:57 of round 1 at Provincial FC 2 in London, Ontario, Canada. Markos (4-1) gave House ...more

Steelfist Announces Eight Female Bouts for April Event
by Wombat Sports
posted March 11, 2014 at 9:26pm

Utah’s premier MMA promotion will be showcasing the best female talent in the region. Steelfirst Cage Fighting announced eight feamle bouts matches for a stacked 16 fight card April 19 in Farmington, UT. RiRi Whiting will fight Danielle Donaldson ...more

Wombat Sports and ProWMMANow Host Gina Baegley Answers Your Questions
by Wombat Sports
posted March 7, 2014 at 7:50pm

Begley From time to time, the news editor of Wombat Sports MarQ likes to bring on fellow WMMA media to help get answers to the questions fans have been asking us. Gina Begley of ProWMMANow was the guest on this past week’s Wombat Sports podcast a...more

This MMA Fighter Is Asian, Female and Muslim
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 5, 2014 at 1:03pm

BY: DAVID STOUTIn the first round of her professional mixed-martial-arts (MMA) debut, Malaysia’s Ann Osman took close to 30 knees to the midsection from her opponent, Singapore’s Sherilyn Lim.“You’ve broken her!” Li...more

Unified WMMA March 2014 Rankings – Bantamweights Shuffle
by Wombat Sports
posted March 2, 2014 at 7:08pm

Bantamweight #1 Rousey With UFC 170 in the books, the only division that saw major changes were the bantamweights. With her loss, Jessica Eye (now #5) traded places with Sarah Kaufman (now #4) and McMann’s loss to UFC champion Ronda Rousey dropp...more

Wimp 2 Warrior Invades North America
by Wombat Sports
posted March 2, 2014 at 9:39am

If you are someone who would like to give MMA a try as a sport and feel you are ready to make a change, here is your opportunity. The popular Australian web series “Wimp 2 Warrior” is making it’s North American debut with their “T...more

MMA Super Heroes Announces Strawweight Grand Prix
by Wombat Sports
posted February 28, 2014 at 4:11pm

After introducing a strawweight division last year,  Brazil’s MMA Super Heroes is ready to crown a tournament champion. The promotion has announced an one night 115 grand prix for March 30 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the main event of the card,&n...;more

OpEd: UFC 170 Fallout – Who Can Stop Rousey?
by Wombat Sports
posted February 25, 2014 at 9:12am

Rousey UFC champion Ronda Rousey is the new Anderson Silva. Many are in the theory that Rousey is unstoppable and no one can defeat her, aside from Cyborg Justino. The jury is still out on if Cyborg can make 135 or if the UFC will sign her if she does...more

Jump to page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71