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Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos talks Strikeforce fight against Hiroko Yamanaka, Ronda Rousey & more
by anngaff
posted December 16, 2011 at 9:59am

Strikeforce women's featherweight champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (10-1) will be challenged by Hiroko Yamanaka (12-1) of Japan on Saturday night at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. Yamanaka carries an impressive eight-fight win streak to th...more

MMA: DEEP to Introduce Women’s Title in February
by Wombat Sports
posted December 15, 2011 at 8:53pm

DEEP has set it’s first card in 2012 and will crown several new champions in the process. The ADCC website is reporting DEEP 57 will emanate from TDC Hall in Tokyo, Japan Feb. 18, and one of the matches will feature Amanda Lucas facing a ...more

Strikeforce Extends Deal with Showtime
by Wombat Sports
posted December 15, 2011 at 8:24pm

There will be eight more Strikeforce cards in 2012. In a press release Thursday, Zuffa, the parent company of Strikeforce, announced they have reach an extension with ShoSports that will also provide more coverage of preliminary bouts on Showtime ...more

BJJ Star & WMMA Trainer Lana Stefanac Needs Your Help
by Wombat Sports
posted December 14, 2011 at 1:05am

  Courtesy Jeff Binn If you were at the G2 Women’s MMA Summit, you probably had the pleasure of meeting one of the best grapplers in the world in Lana Stefanac. She did several seminars over the three days and was there to help out with advi...more

10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, a family affair: Lopez and Smith, the future faces of women’s MMA
by HowRoode
posted December 12, 2011 at 10:11pm

  Chief instructor and owner, Derek Stewart leads the jiu-jitsu session as the students attentively listen … just like we did before, but in a much tighter ball, half-guard here, control the distance… Sitting on the mat, the class o...more

16 Year old MMA Fighter Shino VanHoose to Fight at JEWELS
by Wombat Sports
posted December 10, 2011 at 11:57pm

Coming off an impressive win this October, 16 year old Shino VanHoose will be back in the MMA ring when she faces Asami Higa at JEWELS 17th ring in Tokyo Japan this coming Saturday Dec. 17. VanHoose got a 51 second submission victory over journey woman f...more

Richer vs. Malley to be main event in NAAFS “Eve of Destruction Card” Announced
by Wombat Sports
posted December 10, 2011 at 10:08am

Two of the best amateur 155 pounders will top the 12 bout NAAFS’s annual “Eve of Destruction” card this year. Jessica Richer  (2-0) will take on Lalani Malley (5-0) for the NAAFS Lightweight title Dec. 17 in Medina, OH.  Malle...more

Interview with Strikeforce Challenger Hiroko Yamanaka
by Wombat Sports
posted December 10, 2011 at 2:15am

By Rob Sargent – MMARising.com On December 17th, Japanese star Hiroko “Cat’s Eye” Yamanaka takes on the toughest test of her MMA career. The 5’11″ Yamanaka faces champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos for the...more

Sarah Kaufman Inks Deal With Strikeforce
by Wombat Sports
posted December 10, 2011 at 2:07am

Courtesy Ester Lin Sarah Kaufman is one step closer to getting her title match. Kaufman re-signed with Strikeforce Thursday morning as reported on her website. No word on how many fights this will entail or when her first fight will be. Oh yeah, and S...more

Support WMMA, Vote for the MiddleEasy Awards
by Wombat Sports
posted December 7, 2011 at 10:47pm

Staredown Nominee These aren’t your whiny little brother’s awards. MiddleEasy.com (who we respectively call the TMZ of MMA) has posted this year’s nominees for their awards, and the female fighters are well represented. Seven of the ...more

Could We See a Bellator 125 Tournament in Fall 2012?
by Wombat Sports
posted December 6, 2011 at 10:33pm

It is looking more and more like it. After the superb fight between Lisa Ellis and Jessica Aguilar in the 115 pound division a few weeks ago, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney renewed his vow to feature more female fighters on their cards. Coming into spring, B...more

Megumi Fujii Primed and Ready to Battle Karla Benitez at DREAM
by MMARising.com
posted December 6, 2011 at 9:56pm

Japanese star Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii will make her DREAM debut on New Year’s Eve. The submission specialist faces Spanish prospect Karla Benitez at DREAM: “Genki Desu Ka” in Saitama, Japan. MMARising.com confirmed plans for...more

Podcast – Pro Fighter Lacey Schuckman
by Wombat Sports
posted December 6, 2011 at 6:56am

After making a successful boxing debut, Lacey Schuckman returns to the cage at Ring of Fire Dec. 17 facing Michelle Balock for their 125 pound title. The fight will air on Go Fight Live for $10. We will talk to Schuckman about competing in two combat spo...more

WMMA Awards Fan Favorite Nominees Announced
by Wombat Sports
posted December 4, 2011 at 3:42pm

Women’s MMA Press has announced the nominees for “Fan Favorite Fighter of the Year” for their 2011 awards. The list of nominees were complied by a committee of website editors who have covered the sport thoroughly over the pas...more

XFC 15: “Tribute” Live Play-By-Play & Results
by MMARising.com
posted December 3, 2011 at 10:39am

Xtreme Fighting Championships returned to the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida tonight for XFC 15: “Tribute.”  Bellator veteran Carla Esparza took on standout striker Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig in a featured 115-...more

Esparza Defeats Herrig In XFC 15 Co-Feature
by MMARising.com
posted December 3, 2011 at 10:25am

Two-time All-American wrestler Carla Esparza earned a dominant decision victory tonight at Xtreme Fighting Championships 15: “Tribute” in Tampa, Florida. Esparza employed an effective game plan of takedowns and top control to defeat striker Fe...more

MMA: Akano vs. McMann Targeted For ProElite 3
by MMARising.com
posted December 3, 2011 at 9:22am

Former Smackgirl Middleweight Champion Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano has agreed to a three-fight deal with ProElite. The submission specialist is expected to face 2004 Olympic silver medallist in freestyle wrestling Sara McMann at ProElite ...more

MMA: Lisa Ellis Interview - November 2011
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:27am

Lisa Ellis Interview - November 2011 Interview with Lisa Ward Ellis at Bellator 58 weighins at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL. She'll be facing Jessica Aguilar November 19th at 7pm on MTV2. From: womensmmaroundup ...more

Fighters Weigh in on Marketing in Women's MMA
by Wombat Sports
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:02am

Kaufman vs. Tate in 2009 - Courtesy Strikeforce The #3 Unified ranked 145 pounder Ronda Rousey set the MMA world a buzz by challenging Sarah Kaufman for her #1 contendership spot at 135 pounds. This culminated in a huge debate; which included three of ...more

Cage Warriors To Crown 125-Pound Women’s Champion
by MMARising.com
posted December 1, 2011 at 10:26am

Leading U.K. promotion Cage Warriors Fighting Championship has instated a 125-pound women’s title and will crown a new champion in 2012. CWFC director Graham Boylan and matchmaker Ian Dean confirmed the news with MMARising.com today and discussed pl...more

Fight of the Year? Re-Watch Jessica Aguilar Versus Lisa Ellis from Bellator 58
by Wombat Sports
posted November 30, 2011 at 4:17pm

Jessica Aguilar vs. Lisa Ellis Courtesy Bellator In what was an epic card for Bellator, one match that could have been match of the night would have to be Jessica Aguilar versus Lisa Ellis – a battle of the two of the three top flyweights in the ...more

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