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| Wednesday November 19, 2008 Gina Carano may wind up in the WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting). If she does, that will pretty much make Carano their centerpiece. Now imagine that, a female MMA star as the main attraction of a promotion. "White said he is thinking of inviting Gina Carano to fight in the WEC. Carrano had been fighting in the now defunct EliteXC. "Gina Carano is a star, I think she's talented. I think she's got all the tools, so what I'm willing to do is bring Gina into the WEC. We could do fights whenever there's a challenger for Gina. That's how I'll test the waters and see how it goes." In the past, White has dismissed talk of having women fight in his organization, saying there wasn't enough talent out there." http://www.660news.com/news/sports/article.jsp?content=s111849A If this does pan out, will it signal a change in the thinking of MMA promotors? NOW is there enough talent? And what about Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos? Will Dana White invite her as well? Gina's gotta fight somebody...... Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~)  |
| Tuesday November 11, 2008 All is not lost! LOL MMA Mania has run an excerpt from an interview in Fighters Only magazine that says Gina Carano still wants to make the Carano / Santos fight happen. Of course this will take some maneuvering but it is still a possibility. Gina has the pull, now it they can get an organization to fall into line. Here's a snip from the article: Gina Carano vs Cris Cyborg fight still possible Former Elite XC female superstar Gina “Conviction” Carano (7-0) still has plans to face off against Brazilian rival Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (6-1) even with the collapse of Elite XC, according to a recent interview with Fighters Only magazine. And here's a link to the whole article: http://mmamania.com/2008/11/09/package-deal-gina-carano-vs-cris-cyborg-fight-still-possible/ Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Monday November 10, 2008  FightHype has an in depth interview with female mixed martial artist Kaitlin Young. I think Kaitlin has the potential to be just as big as Gina Carano with the right training and backing. But now that Elite has folded, it's kinda put female fighters like Kaitlyn up in the air. She was scheduled to fight Sarah Kaufman on November 8th, but with Elite gone, the fight was canceled. Anyway, here's the link to the interview: http://fighthype.com/pages/content3756.html Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
| Thursday November 6, 2008 Kim Couture will face Lina Kvokov at “Strikeforce: Destruction” on November 21st. Both women are 0-1-0, but everybody has to start winning somehere don't they? Kim is (as WWE's Jim Ross would say) "double tough". The wife of UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture broke her jaw in her first fight earlier this year just seconds into the first round. But she showed true fighting spirit by staying in there all three rounds. Even though her opponent Kim Rose won the fight by unanimous decision, Kim scored a personal victory. Both women on paper are evenly matched. But showing the kind of guts Kim did back in June, I do not envy Lina Kvokov. Speaking of Lina, she is involved in a very worthwhile organization, "Female Fighters Against Domestic Violence". You can check out their website here: http://www.ffadv.org/ Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Wednesday November 5, 2008  It looks like I'm not the only one wondering what Gina Carano is going to do next. This female MMA fighter is building up a pretty varied resume. MMA Fighter Gladiator "Crush" on American Gladiators She starred in the cult film Ring Girls She was a mentor to female fighters in the Oxygen reality series Fight Girls And she's in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 as Natasha What’s next for Gina Carano? Now that EliteXC is dead, a plethora of MMA free agents will be hitting the market soon, one of the most prominent being Gina “The Conviction” Carano. Gina Carano quickly became the face of women’s MMA. Coming from a successful muay thai career, Carano made a quick and successful transition into mixed martial arts. Carano is undefeated, and has defeated all of her opponents in exciting fashion during her reign with ProElite. EliteXC spent a lot of money marketing her, and she is the most recognizable personality in women’s MMA. http://mma.lohudblogs.com/2008/10/31/what%E2%80%99s-next-for-gina-carano/ Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
| Monday November 3, 2008 Four-Time Boxing World Champion Chevelle Hallback (Chevelle, is that a cool name or what?) looks like she may be switching over from boxing to MMA. I know Mia St. John had a MMA fight back in January which she won. And I know MMA competitor Erin Toughill tried her hand at boxing before she decided to become "Steel" on American Gladiators. So maybe this will work out for Chevelle. Four-Time Boxing World Champion to Make MMA Debut with Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) on December 5 in Tampa Chevelle Hallback Transitions from the Boxing Ring to the MMA Steel Cage at the St. Pete Times Forum - and Vows to Soon Add an MMA World Title to Her Overflowing Trophy Case Tampa, FL: She’s a Tampa Bay product whose championship fights have aired nationally on FOX Sports, ESPN2, and Pay-Per-View. She’s one of just eight female fighters ever featured as a playable character in the EA Sports “Knockout Kings” video game franchise. And she’s a four-time boxing world champion, having captured titles with the IBA, IFBA, WIBA and WBAN. Now, Chevelle “Fist of Steel” Hallback has set her sights on conquering the world of the Mixed Martial Arts - and she says her goal is to become the first person ever to win five combined world titles in both boxing and in MMA. She’ll be making her steel cage debut at Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC)’s “Salute to Our Armed Forces 6: Clash of the Continents” on Friday, December 5 at the St. Pete Times Forum in downtown Tampa. This will be XFC’s fifth fight card at the St. Pete Times Forum; the previous four fight cards drew a combined total of 43,700 fans. Full story here Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Wednesday October 29, 2008  I had to post this because I love Command and Conquer and Gina Carano. Here's an excellent article by David Mayeda over at FightTicker.com lamenting the loss of EliteXC and what it will do to the female mma fight scene..... What Pro Elite did that no other MMA organization could accomplish was put female mixed martial arts on a national platform, and when it came to the competitions, they did this in top fashion. In fact, in a recent FightTicker poll, voters concluded that EliteXC should promote Gina Carano more than any other fighter with the Kimbo Slice era closing. This was the right choice. Over the course of EliteXC’s three televised fight cards on CBS, the company consistently highlighted quality women’s matches. Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young kicked off the focus on women. Sure there were hiccups in Carano not making weight and their fight being stopped prematurely. However, the match itself was arguably the best match on the card and attracted 5.5 million viewers, making it the sixth most watched MMA match in U.S. history. http://www.fightticker.com/story_1021081546_the_pro_elite_debacle_a_loss_for_womens_mma Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Monday October 20, 2008  It's a bit early to say, but I think the Gina Carano / Kelly Kobold fight may have finally been the event that has pushed female MMA into the spotlight. The amount of articles referencing women in MMA has picked up considerably. Here's just a couple of examples...... First, this article at MMA Funhouse by Michael David Smith.... Gina Carano's Toughest Fight: Getting Recognition for Women's MMA Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin was honored at the Women's Sports Foundation's annual Salute to Women in Sports on Tuesday night in New York City. So was softball player Jessica Mendoza. Dozens of female athletes from sports ranging from basketball to skateboarding were lauded from the podium. And Gina Carano sat in the audience, wondering if her fellow athletes even know that her sport exists. http://mma.fanhouse.com/2008/10/15/gina-caranos-toughest-fight-getting-recognition-for-womens-mm/ And this article at SFGate by Kelly Mills.... Women taking their place in kickboxing ring At the Best of the Bay kickboxing event Aug. 16 in San Francisco, there were three women in the ring for one bout, and no one batted an eye. One of the women was the "ring girl," scantily dressed and wearing heels, who walked along the ropes with a sign signaling the round number. The two other women were fighters, dressed in traditional satin muay Thai shorts, tank tops and boxing gloves. As the bell went off, the ring girl teetered off the canvas, and the two fighters emerged from their corners, trading ferocious punches and kicks. The crowd cheered as one fighter landed a hard right cross, while the other threw a whiplike kick aimed at her rival's head. When the bell rang again, the two women returned to opposite sides of the ring, sweaty and slightly bloodied, awaiting coaching from their corners, as the ring girl picked up her sign. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/17/LV8P13GQHV.DTL Sometimes it's difficult to even find anything on female MMA fighters, but now that seems to be changing. Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Friday October 10, 2008  Now that Gina Carano has defeated Kelly Kobald, the MMA fans are clammoring for a new bout. Gina Carano versus Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos. Santos fairly easily crushed Yoko Takahashi, while Kobald gave Carano a run for her money, even winning one round in a judge's opinion. Now is the stage set for Carano versus Santos? The Face of women's MMA against The Destroyer? You have to admit, the hype around this sounds almost like a Hollywood movie. No offense to either women (I think they are both pretty in their own way), but it feels almost like Rocky and Clubber Lang in Rocky 3. 
Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Friday October 3, 2008  You know this Gina Carano / Kelly Kobold fight is getting a lot of press. Good for both of them! FEMALE FIGHTERS LOOK TO MAKE THE MOST OF PRIME-TIME MMA SHOWCASE Posted By NEIL DAVIDSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS Kelly Kobold remembers the first time she had to tell someone she was a pro fighter. She was in the locker-room after a workout and a woman, noticing the bruises on her body, came over and gave her a business card. It was for a battered women's advocacy agency. "Honey, he's not worth it," the woman told her. On Saturday, Kobold and opponent Gina (Conviction) Carano get to show off women's mixed martial arts in prime time when they meet in a 140- pound bout on CBS' EliteXC Saturday Night Fights (CBS, 9 p. m. ET). The main event at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., features heavyweights Kimbo Slice and veteran Ken Shamrock. Elsewhere on the card, Jake Shields defends his EliteXC welterweight title against England's Paul Daley, former UFC heavyweight titleholder Andrei Arlovski takes on former IFL title-holder Roy Nelson and middleweight Murilo (Ninja) Rua faces Benji Radach. http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1231294 
Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Thursday September 25, 2008  Rigged (2008) “Rigged” follows Katherine “Kat” Parker (Rebecca Neuenswander) as she is recruited by a shady, fast-talking manager, Dublin (Chad Ortis), who has spent years learning the ropes in the illegal boxing world. When Dublin realizes he has a legitimate winner in Kat, they figure to get rich by taking on and whipping up all the male contenders within this seedy underground circuit of basement bars and abandoned warehouses. But Dublin’s dubious past is never too far behind. Full story here Rigged is Rebecca's first film. She studied martial arts for 12 years, mainly Tae Kwon Do, and she has done some mixed martial arts as well. You can see a nice High Quality Trailer for the film here Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Friday September 19, 2008  Two TOTALLY different ends of the mixed martial arts spectrum here. No offense to Mr. Slice, but Gina is way cuter....LOL KIMBO SLICE AND GINA CARANO OPEN MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2008 There was a tremendous turnout at the Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano open media workout Wednesday at Legends Mixed Martial Arts Training Center in Los Angeles. The fighters will appear on the upcoming third installment of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, broadcast live from the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 4 (9-11 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. http://www.15rounds.com/kimbo-slice-and-gina-carano-open-media-workout-quotes-wednesday-sept-17-2008/ Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Friday September 12, 2008  Julia Berezikova is a Russian female mixed martial artist fighting out of the Russian Red Devil fight club. She has defeated Megumi Yabushita and Song Lee Jin. Julia has lost to Rosi Sexton, Julie Kedzie and Tara Larosa. Julia is teammates with MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko. Really nice article about her here: http://www.m1mixfight.com/info/overviews/2008/1/27/Julia-Berezikova-profile/ And a video about her here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7XSkA0Urtk Technorati Tags: Julia Berezikova Russian female mixed martial artist Red Devil fight club boxing kung fu fighting mma karate arts judo taekwondo self defense Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
| Wednesday September 10, 2008 Jacqueline Andrade Jacqueline Andrade is a female mixed martial artist from Rio de Janiero, Brazil. She trains with Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Jacqueline has had two fights and two wins, both by submission. The first was against Claudia Remero, she got an armbar submission in the first round in an incredible 14 seconds! The second was against Amanda Buckner, again with an armbar in 4:00. I don't know why this lady hasn't had a recorded match since 2003, with a record like that, she should be out there winning. Technorati Tags: Jacqueline Andrade, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Claudia Remero, Submission, Armbar, Amanda Buckner, boxing kung fu, fighting, mma, karate, martial arts, judo, female Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
| Tuesday September 9, 2008 The Northeast Georgian: Sports: "Habersham County martial arts instructor Master Kathy Kiernan has received one of the highest honors available to those who practice: she was inducted into the 2008 U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Kiernan, who owns Kiernan Hapkido Academy in Hollywood, says this is her second Hall of Fame induction. In 2004, she was inducted as female hapkido instructor of the year. This year, she is Hapkido Master of the Year." Technorati Tags: Kathy Kiernan, boxing kung fu, fighting, mma, karate, martial arts, judo , taekwondo, self defense, female fighting, tae kwon do, news, muay thai, mixed martial arts Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Monday September 8, 2008  Interviews - MMA pioneer Debi Purcell on Sexton, road to mainstream TV | MMAFighting.com: "In late 2007, Muscle and Fitness HERS wrote an article about female fitness role models entitled, “Women Strength”. The article opened by introducing readers to four women that were the class of their sports. 'Skateboarding has Tony Hawk. Women's soccer has Mia Hamm. And if female mixed martial arts (MMA) ever goes mainstream, it will have Debi Purcell,' the magazine said. Unfortunately, when female MMA first did go mainstream the woman most credited for helping to start and keep the sport alive wasn’t getting the fights on television. Purcell, whose website FighterGirls.com helped keep the sport vibrant in the dark years was notably absent." Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Friday September 5, 2008  "Two female tilts will take place. The first features the face of female MMA — Gina Carano — go head to head with Kelly Kobold-Gavin, plus Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, the wife of veteran Evangelista Santos, is slated to square off against Yoko Takahashi." http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/8494324/Preliminary-bouts-confirmed-for-EliteXC-card 
Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Thursday September 4, 2008  TV Recap: America’s Next Top Model – The Notorious Fierce Fourteen/Top Model Inauguration: "Brittany S., 19 from Lake Forest, IL Mothers, there are other names for your baby girls. There’s Sharon and Linda and Sue – yes, a bit boring, but come on! This is the third Brittany/Brittney of the competition! This particular B-girl practices mixed martial arts with her cage fighter boyfriend and can only pose in a boxer’s stance." Brittany S.'s name was changed to McKey by Tyra. Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Wednesday September 3, 2008  Gillian Chung was born January 21, 1981, in Hong Kong China. She is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. She is best known as a member of the Cantopop group Twins, alongside Charlene Choi.In 2000, one of the model agencies that Chung worked for as part-time while in HK contacted Chung about a job opportunity offered by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). Chung accepted the offer in 2000, became a contracted artist of EEG and underwent training before her debut. In 2001, the management company assigned her to form a singing duo, Twins, with Charlene Choi. Currently, she is on extended leave to avoid scrutiny by the media and the public due to the Edison Chen photo scandal in February 2008. After the scandal, Gillian Chung is set to revive her career as a gongfu star Six months after being embroiled in the Edison Chen scandal, Twins member Gillian Chung seems set to return to showbiz. Not as a pop idol, but an action heroine. In the recently released book Angels In The World, the 27-year-old singer-actress revealed plans to star in a martial arts film. http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story/0,4136,174913,00.html Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
| Tuesday September 2, 2008 Exclusive: One-on-one with Rosi Sexton, PhD (Part I) | Fight Ticker: "A few mixed martial artists have been heralded for their high educational accomplishments. But no elite mixed martial artist can come close to the level of education held by professional mixed martial artist, Rosi Sexton, who makes her home in the United Kingdom. Coming off the heels of a tough split decision victory over Debi Purcell, the 9-1 EliteXC competitor took time to chat with me about everything from school to fighting to family. With a bachelor’s degree from the University of Cambridge and PhD in theoretical computer science from the University of Manchester, this fighter, healer, and mother breaks down her multitude of specialties. Oh, and while building her pro MMA career, she’s simultaneously finishing up another professional degree in osteopathy. Those darn over achievers!" Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Saturday August 30, 2008  Okay, this isn't really MMA, but it is martial arts related. ABC Family will be airing Samurai Girl over a three day weekend starting September 5, 2008. The series stars Jamie Chung as Samurai Girl (Heaven) and Stacy Keibler as her arch rival. The mini series is based on a series of fictional books written by Carrie Asai. Jamie was born born April 10, 1983. She has been in several series including The Real World: San Diego and its spinoff show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II, Days of Our Lives, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, CSI: New York and Veronica Mars. Jamie will also be in the Dragonball movie playing Chi Chi.  Her arch rival is played by Stacy Keibler. Stacy is an American actress and former professional wrestler and valet for WCW and the WWE. Since sword fights will most likely abound in the mini series, I imagine both women had to undergo some training. Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Wednesday August 27, 2008  We haven't had a Sarah Ponce update in awhile, so here's one. Yes this lovely woman was the 2003 Ujena Swimwear Model of the Year. And in case you doubt her creds...... Sarah has a record of 12-1, she is the IKF Women’s Amateur IR U.S. Featherweight Champion, the USKBA Amateur Women’s San Da Lightweight International Champion, and WCL veteran with the Houston Enforcers. She is a member of Team USA and competed at the 9th World Wushu Championships in Beijing, China. Sarah was also a U.S. team member at the 2005 World Wushu Championships which took place in Vietnam. http://gokickbox.com/?cat=87 So there! Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Tuesday August 26, 2008  Now here's an article a few female mixed martial artists might have a problem with...... Why Televised Female MMA is Just A Gimmick EliteXCs failed attempt at making female MMA popular simply highlights the lack of interest in women fighting and sports overall. I’ve got nothing against "equality" in a realistic sense, but by and large female sports will not attract the same level of viewers that male sports do because women cannot perform at a level that makes it interesting to a mass audience. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/49794-why-televised-female-mma-is-just-a-gimmick Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Saturday August 23, 2008  Cat Albert is a female mixed martial artist from Colorado. " Cat Albert is already a favorite on the MMA circuit for good reason. Not only is Cat a well-trained, strategic and talented competitor but she is also beautiful and seemingly unscarred from her trips to the ring. It would be easy to dismiss the athletic prowess of such an attractive woman but that would be a mistake. Cat has dominated every sport she has been exposed to since she was a child." http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/04/09/battlequest-fighter-cat-albert/ She has a VERY nice website here: http://catalbert.com/ And I found this interview with her on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK7Sn6cWNp4 Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
Tuesday August 19, 2008  Miku Matsumoto: One Busy Woman Friday, August 15, 2008 by Tony Loiseleur (tloiseleur@sherdog.com) Is Miku Matsumoto a woman on a mission or a woman who just really loves what she does? Maybe she’s both. As the women’s lightweight champion in Deep, Matsumoto has achieved a surprising level of success in a few short years. This is especially astonishing when one considers the fact that most Japanese women with an interest in fisticuffs tend to hold down jobs outside of fighting professionally, leaving mixed martial arts as little more than a time-consuming hobby. http://sherdog.com/news/articles/one-busy-woman-14057 Author: noreply@blogger.com (~~ Sabre ~~) |
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