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ULTIMATE MMA MAGAZINE CAIN VELASQUES KNOCKOUT FIGHTS 2010 REVIEW FEMALE FIGHTERS

2012-02-29
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2011-11-07
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NEW! GFIGHT WOMENS MMA DVD Strikeforce fighters! Female UFC Gina Carano

2012-03-19
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Bellator: Karl Amoussou Wins with Sweet Judo Throws, Judoka Megumi Fujii ... - Yahoo! Sports

2012-05-18

Opposing Views

Bellator: Karl Amoussou Wins with Sweet Judo Throws, Judoka Megumi Fujii ...
Yahoo! Sports
MMA Insider, Ariel Helwani, tweeted the impact of watching Megumi lose a second time, "Aguilar beats Fujii via unanimous decision. No shame in the loss, but this confirms @RondaRousey is the top P4P women's fighter in the world.
Bellator 69 ResultsSportsPageMagazine.com
MMA Analysis: Bellator 69 Main Card PreviewOpposing Views
BELLATOR 69 MAIN CARD PREVIEWPro Wrestling Insider - Xtra
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Women's MMA Report: Invicta successfully debuts - USA TODAY

2012-05-08

MMAjunkie.com

Women's MMA Report: Invicta successfully debuts
USA TODAY
By Robert Sargent, MMAjunkie.com Twenty two of mixed martial arts' top female stars and prospects took to the cage on April 28 at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 in Kansas City. The all-female card featured a pair of "Fight of the Year" candidates, ...
Women's MMA wrap: Invicta successfully debutsTucson Citizen

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Invicta Fighting Championships puts women's MMA on center stage - SI.com

2012-04-27

MMAjunkie.com

Invicta Fighting Championships puts women's MMA on center stage
SI.com
Liz Carmouche, shown here during a Strikeforce event last July, appears in Saturday's Invicta Fighting Championships. Shannon Knapp used to work for the UFC. She knows what Dana White thinks of women's MMA. She has heard her former boss say on several ...
Invicta infuses new life into women's MMAESPN (blog)
Invicta Fighting Championships 1 Outlook: Fan's TakeYahoo! Sports
Invicta FC exec asks for one shot to prove women's MMA belongs in the spotlightMMAjunkie.com
USA TODAY -Kansas City Star -Bleacher Report
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Why Ronda Rousey Will Be the First Female Fighter in the UFC - Bleacher Report

2012-05-16

Bleacher Report

Why Ronda Rousey Will Be the First Female Fighter in the UFC
Bleacher Report
I have no problem with women's fighting. The problem right now, it was a problem with boxing and it's a problem with MMA right now is you don't have enough women that are good enough to create an entire division. So what you get is you get a couple of ...

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MMA Fighter Jessica Aguilar Comes Out As Bisexual - Advocate.com

2012-05-18

Advocate.com

MMA Fighter Jessica Aguilar Comes Out As Bisexual
Advocate.com
BY Michelle Garcia As mixed martial arts fighter Jessica Aguilar gears up to fight the top-seeded female strawweight in the world, she told Sports Illustrated's Loretta Hunt that she has learned to be more open about her bisexuality.
Jessica Aguilar Earns Huge Upset Win vs. Megumi Fujii at Bellator 69Opposing Views
Bellator 69 Results: Megumi Fujii falls to Jessica Aguilar in closely ...Fighters.com

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Female MMA fighter breaks the mold in Indiana - Journal and Courier

2012-05-12

Female MMA fighter breaks the mold in Indiana
Journal and Courier
Borges is set to have her first MMA fight tonight at Colosseum Combat in Kokomo. So what makes a sheltered Baptist girl and recent homecoming queen throw vanity and conservatism to the winds for a life of bruised ribs and black eyes?

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Aguilar looks to graduate from crowd-pleaser to contender - SI.com

2012-05-17

Advocate.com

Aguilar looks to graduate from crowd-pleaser to contender
SI.com
"There were no females for me to compete against, so I asked to go against the guys," said Aguilar. Instead, an ATT matchmaker approached the fearless 5-foot-4 grappler with a last-minute pro MMA fight in Absolute Fighting Championships that next ...
Jessica Aguilar and Megumi Fujii Bring Some Extra Shine to BellatorOpposing Views

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Father. Fireman. Fighter. - Stockton Record

2012-05-18

Father. Fireman. Fighter.
Stockton Record
When not working or with his family, the 32-year-old Franklin High graduate spends much of his time at the Cen Cal MMA gym in Stockton, a storefront crammed with heavy bags, a ring and other equipment. Male and female fighters of various ages show up ...

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Women's MMA: First Scottish Female Fighter Joanne Calderwood Wins at SFL 3 - Bleacher Report

2012-05-08

Women's MMA: First Scottish Female Fighter Joanne Calderwood Wins at SFL 3
Bleacher Report
Calderwood had made just one appearance so far in her pro MMA career, winning by TKO in the first round against Noellia Molina in Scottish promotion ON TOP. The fight marked the first ever Women's MMA bout in Scotland.


Can Invicta FC Women Make Weight Consistently? Four Fighters Weighed in Heavy ... - Yahoo! Sports

2012-04-28

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Can Invicta FC Women Make Weight Consistently? Four Fighters Weighed in Heavy ...
Yahoo! Sports
The women of Invicta FC have the eyes of the MMA world on them as they live stream their first all-female professional fighter event from Kansas, City, Kansas. Another question on the table is, how will the MMA audience--including a sizable female fan ...
Coenen beats Ruyssen at InvictaUSA TODAY
Lefko on MMA: Women making their markSportsnet.ca
INVICTA FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 1- REWIND AND ANALYSIS FROM INAUGURAL EVENTSports Chat Place
MMAjunkie.com -MMAFrenzy.com -Cagepotato
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Should an All-Female MMA Fight Card Have "Ring Card Boys" Instead of Girls? Fan's View

2012-05-02
During the InvictaFC women's MMA event on Apr. 28, Strikeforce champ Ronda Rousey said on Twitter that she would nominate MMAFighting.com journalist Ariel Helwani to be a "Ring Boy" for an all-female MMA card.

Two Firsts: Ronda Rousey Joins TUF Live, Esther Lin Photographs Invicta Female Fighters

2012-04-27
Strikeforce champion Ronda Rousey joins "The Ultimate Fighter Live" on Friday night, April 27, 2012. Ronda is the first female MMA fighter to appear on the show. I wonder if she will be shown training with the guys on the mats or if she will appear only in the audience watching the fight.

Twitter Slap for Ring Girl, Miesha Tate Insults Boxer, Ronda Rousey 'Lamest Twitter' Award? Fan's Look

2012-05-09
Twitter wars are heating up with professional MMA fighters taking on would be fighters and a former ring girl. Plus, Ronda Rousey knows who she wants to win the "lamest Twitter" award--her next opponent, contender Sarah Kaufman.

Q&A with CEO of all-female MMA Invicta FC

2012-04-25
Shannon Knapp, the CEO of the new all-female promotion Invicta FC which debuts Saturday, discusses the new venture for women's MMA.

Invicta Fighting Championships: Can an All-Women's MMA Promotion Survive?

2012-05-01
Void of a UFC, Strikeforce or Bellator event, it was the debut of the all-women's MMA promotion Invicta Fighting Championships which left the MMA world in a buzz this past weekend.  The fight card featured some of the top up-and-coming female fighters in the sport as well as some noteworthy veterans including former Strikeforce bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen in the main event. It didn't ...

Women's MMA Report: Invicta FC debuts Saturday, Jessica Eye wins at Bellator 66

2012-04-23
This Saturday in Kansas City, Kan., Invicta Fighting Championships begins its quest to provide female MMA fighters with a "cage of their own." The promotion's first all-female card is headlined by a featherweight rematch between former Strikeforce champion Marloes "Rumina" Coenen and French standout Romy Ruyssen. In our latest Women's MMA Report, MMAjunkie.com's Robert Sargent previews the show ...

Q&A with CEO of all-female MMA show Invicta FC

2012-04-25
Shannon Knapp, the CEO of the new all-female promotion Invicta FC which debuts Saturday, discusses the new venture for women's MMA.

MMA Rankings: Who made a move for May

2012-05-18
Fighters like Rory MacDonald, Alan Belcher and Chan Sung Jung are coming off huge wins and have jumped up sportsnet.ca's MMA rankings.

MMA Rankings: Who made a big move in May

2012-05-18
Fighters like Rory MacDonald, Alan Belcher and Chan Sung Jung are coming off huge wins and have jumped up sportsnet.ca's MMA rankings.

Women's MMA Report: Invicta Fighting Championships stages successful debut

2012-05-08
Twenty two of MMA's top female stars and prospects took to the cage on April 28 at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 in Kansas City, Kan. The all-female card featured a pair of "Fight of the Year" candidates, as well as the return of former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes "Rumina" Coenen. Led by former Strikeforce executive Shannon Knapp and business partner Janet Martin ...