Stats for Suckas: The TUF 18 Women’s Cast
Let’s be honest: Every now and then it’s fun to get down into the nitty-gritty statistics and see if we can’t perform some MMAth. It helps us analyze future fights and make predictions based on previous history. Fans of all sports do it, so why can’t we? It can help us look for potential trends in a fighter as well. So, with that said, let’s examine the women of The Ultimate...
TUF 18 Rumoured Female Cast List
Approximately a week ago, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling/MMA Observer released a list of the women rumoured to be members of the The Ultimate Fighter season 18 cast. For whatever reason, I’ve just happened upon this now, and while I see some of the names I expected, there are certainly some surprises amongst the 17 bantamweights.
Revelina Berto (3-1)
Peggy Morgan (2-0)
Colleen...
TUF 18: Connections Between the Rumored Female Castmates
TUF 18 Coaches Cat Zingano & Ronda Rousey
Many female fighters have remarked how difficult it is to
find opponents or a fight card to be on in the male dominated world of mixed
martial arts. It's no surprise then, than many of the rumored TUF 18 female
cast members have history with each other. Many of them are good friends
(despite punching each other in the face) and others...
Rumor: TUF 18 female cast members revealed
Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer revealed to us earlier today what appears to be 17 of the possible female fighters that will participate in season 18 of the Ultimate Fighter. It remains unknown whether the season will begin with 16 competitors already earning entry into the house or the recent format of 32 fighters looking to earn a spot into the house.
Nevertheless, these...
McMann, Gaff take women's mantle
The UFC women's division was never meant to be an experiment.
UFC President Dana White repeated as much in the weeks leading up to its debut in February. Had it been a trial, it'd be ruled a success after just two fights.
"You saw it before we got to UFC," Sara McMann told FOXSports.com ahead of her UFC 159 bout against Sheila Gaff at Prudential Center in Newark...
Invicta FC champ Michelle Waterson gives credit to walkout song for added inspiration
It was Michelle Waterson’s night at Invicta FC 5 as she would realize a dream in upsetting the now former Atomweight Champion Jessica Penne, securing the Invicta title. The bout was the main event for the latest Invicta Fighting Championships event which took place Friday night at the Ameristar Hotel and Casino in Kansas City, MO. Waterson would lock an armbar late in the fourth...
News: Alexis Davis vs. Roxi Sexton Set For UFC 161 Main Card
The fourth women’s fight in UFC history has officially been revealed as Ontario’s Alexis Davis is scheduled to meet British Roxi Sexton at the UFC 161 event in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The news was announced by UFC officials yesterday afternoon. Davis is coming off two impressive wins under the Invicta FC banner including a “Submission of the Night” win over Shayna Baszler. Having...
UFC 161 adds Alexis Davis vs. Rosi Sexton
Canada will get their first ever women’s bout, as Alexis Davis will take on Rosi Sexton at UFC 161 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
UFC officials announced the match-up on Thursday.
Davis (13-5) is on a two-fight winning streak, both of which came under the Invicta FC banner. Most recently she defeated Shayna Baszler by rear-naked choke at Invicta FC 4 in January. The Canadian fighter will...
News: Sara McMann Meets Sheila Gaff At UFC 159 In April
The third female fight in UFC history has officially been scheduled. Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann is expected to face Sheila “The German Tank” Gaff on the UFC 159 fight card. The news was first announced by groundandpound.de and later confirmed by UFC officials.
Sara McMann is undefeated in her professional MMA career at 6-0. The Olympic wrestling silver-medalist...
Sara McMann and Alexis Davis are latest additions to UFC women’s division
The UFC continues to add to its women’s division. Earlier this week it was announced that Miesha Tate had signed a multi-fight deal and would be squaring off with Cat Zingano in her debut. Now, the organization has confirmed that they have also signed Sara McMann and Alexis Davis.
McMann (6-0) is a former Olympic silver medalist and is currently undefeated in her professional MMA...
Sara McMann and Alexis Davis Latest Ladies to Join UFC
One day after confirming Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano will collide in April, only the second women’s scrap to be announced by the UFC behind Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche, the planet’s premier mixed martial arts promotion reported Sara McMann (Pictured) and Alexis Davis are the latest ladies to ink contracts to compete inside the Octagon.
The announcement of their addition was...
News: Sara McMann and Alexis Davis Officially Sign With The UFC
Bantamweight stars Sara McMann and Alexis Davis have officially joined the UFC. The news was announced on the UFC 157 media conference on Tuesday afternoon although no specific match-up were revealed.
The undefeated Sara McMann transitioned over to MMA two years ago after earning a silver medal in Olympic wrestling. With her most recent win against Shayna Baszler back at Invicta...
Invicta FC 4 delivers for fight fans, and for free.
Everyone knows you have to fight your way up the ranks to get to the bigger cards and the bigger promotions. The thought never crossed my mind that there was an all female MMA circuit. The next Cyborg or Ronda Rousey doesnt just fall into Strikeforce or the UFC with a 6-0 record and ready to throw. There are a number of quality women fighters out there and obviously they had to come...
Weekend in Violence 3 Stars: Invicta FC 4 Edition
While the pay-per-view plans didn't exactly work out how Shannon Knapp and co. would've have liked the fact remains that Invicta's 4th offering was another great success inside of the cage. Every single fighter brought it once again, and even though the number of decisions went up and finishes went down - it wasn't for lack of trying. Take our first star for example...
‘Invicta FC 4′ Video (Main Card)
Did you try to support Invicta Fighting Championships’ first attempt at charging fans to watch their scraps online, only to have your USTREAM feed constantly buffer, glitch, crash, etc? Well, the all-female mixed martial arts promotion has already attempted to make amends by offering full refunds of $7.95 to disgruntled viewers and now they are providing a free replay of the show’s...
Invicta 4 scores inside the cage, falters outside
Invicta 4 is now in the books and ultimately will be remembered as an event that scored inside the cage, but was a letdown in what happened outside of it.
The main event saw Carla Esparza capture the promotion’s inaugural strawweight title by grinding out a decision over a fired-up last minute replacement in Australia’s Bec “Rowdy” Hyatt. The challenger was game, but Esparza’s...
Invicta FC 4 Results
Invicta FC 4 took place Saturday night inside Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Carla Esparza (Pictured) posted a unanimous decision win over Bec Hyatt to become the promotion’s inaugural strawweight champion.
That wasn’t the only first on the night. The card marked the all-female MMA organization’s debut in the pay-per-view pond. The event streamed live online for $$7...
Invicta 4 Bonuses: Davis vs. Baszler sequel nabs FOTN
It was another great night of Team Cesar Gracie. Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith had just defeated Raquel Pennington in a grudge matche of sorts by putting on a trademark Diazesque performance filled with taunting and high level striking.
Next up was Alexis Davis, who would be given the opportunity to avenge the loss she suffered against Shayna Baszler back in 2010. Davis...
'Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt' Fight Results
Invicta's 4th event is officially in the bag and the full results are in. We've listed the final outcome of each fight below for your convience. Check back with us tomorrow for posts a' plenty on tonights event, the aftermath, and what's next for Invicta after what was another great showing.
• Strawweight Title Bout: Carla Esparza (9-2) defeats Bec Hyatt (4...
Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt Full Results
Main Card Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes Strawweight Carla Esparza vs. Bec Hyatt Note 1 Bantamweight Shayna Baszler vs. Alexis Davis Bantamweight Leslie Smith vs. Raquel Pennington Bantamweight Amanda Nunes vs. Sarah D’Alelio Featherweight Ediane Gomes def. Hiroko Yamanaka unanimous decision 3 5:00 Strawweight Joanne Calderwood def. Livia...
Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt quick results
Invicta Fighting Championships are back, the all-female organization makes their first leap onto internet pay-per-view headlined by once beaten Australian Bec Hyatt going toe-to-toe with Bellator veteran and world-ranked fighter Carla Esparza for the inaugural strawweight championship.
Also, Shayna Baszler and Alexis Davis go to war in a fight that promises to deliver fireworks,...
Invicta FC: Esparza vs. Hyatt Results and Live Coverage
Invicta Fighting Championships’s fourth event takes place Saturday evening with a thirteen fight all-female card that s headlined by a Strawweight title fight between Carla Esparza and Bec Hyatt and features several other intriguing bouts including Baszler vs. Davis, Smith vs. Pennington, D’Alelio vs, Nunes, Gomes vs. Yamanaka and many more.
Full results available below starting...
5 reasons to purchase 'Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt'
This Saturday in Kansas City a whole lot of fighting is going down. Invicta will be streaming their fourth event live through their website just like the past three, but this time around, there's a price tag involved. If you've come across this article it's likely that you have already witnessed one, or even all three of the past Invicta cards. You don't need to...
‘Invicta 4′ Weigh-In Results
All the fighters slated to participate in tomorrow night’s “Invicta 4” event tipped the scale Friday inside Aladdin Holiday Inn Hotel Downtown in Kansas City.
Vinvicta will crown an inaugural strawweight champion tomorrow night, as Carla Esparza (114.8) and Bec Hyatt (115) each hit the required mark during today’s weight competition.
Memorial Hall in nearby Kansas City hosts...
Invicta FC: Esparza vs. Hyatt Weigh-In Results
The Invicta Fighting Championships weigh-ins took place Friday evening and featured all 26 female contestants fulfilling their final contractual obligation prior to entering the cage on Saturday night. The main event of the evening is a Strawweight (115lbs) title fight between Carla Esparza and late replacement Bec Hyatt. The card also features notable fighters Alexis Davis taking...
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