Weekly Women’s MMA Review 5/12

Kalindra Faria Victorious at Detonic Fights 2

“Women’s MMA Today” gets you caught up on the week that was and the week that will be in women’s MMA.

—Weekend Results—

May 10 -  India’s Daizy Singh (2-0) submitted Egypt’s Ola “Barby” Ahmed (1-1) via a second round choke at SFL 17.

May 10 -  Lana “The Black Mamba” Kate (2-1) made sure there was no doubts this time around as she stopped Amy “Ace” Adam via TKO in round three at AFC 5.

May 11 -  Amy Caldwell (1-0) made good in her pro debut against Cheryl “Kid Chaos” Chan (0-2) with a split decision win at Cage Warriors Combat 4.

May 11 – Claudinha Gadelha (9-0) kept her perfect record in tact with a comvincing unanimous decision over Herica Tiburcio (5-2) at Max Sport 13.2.

May 11 -  In a three round stand-up war, Shauna “Little Thunder” Carew (2-1) came out on top of Nusreen Isphany (0-1) via unanimous decision at Eternal 2: “Remorseless” and

May 11 -  Knock-out artist Kalindra Faria (9-3-1) picked up the first submission victory of her career with a second round armbar over Dayse “Guerreira” Nascimento (1-2) at Detonic Fights 2.

—Upcoming Bouts—

May 18 -  In welterweight action, both Ligiane Coelho and Roberta Paim make their pro debuts at JVT 4.

May 18 -  UK’s Kate Jackson (4-1) travels to Poland to face Joanna Jedrzejczyk (2-0) at Warmia Heroes and

May 19 -  At Pancrase 247 in Japan, Amber “The Bully” Brown faces her toughest opponent to date in the form of Emi “The Kamikaze Angel” Fujino (11-6) and in a battle of the unbeatens, Brenda “Boom Boom” Gonzales (4-0) meets Rin Nakai (13-0-1). This event will be streamed LIVE and can be purchased for $9.99 at UStream.

 
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UPDATED: Invicta FC 6 Fight Card

Invicta Fighting Championships 6 takes place on July 13th at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri and is headlined by a pair of championship bouts. In the main event, Former Strikeforce champions Marloes “Rumina” Coenen and Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino face off in a rematch for the inaugural Invicta FC featherweight championship while Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza defends her Invicta FC strawweight championship against unbeaten Jewels titleholder Ayaka Hamasaki in the co-main event.

Invicta FC 6 fight card (lineup subject to change):

Marloes “Rumina” Coenen (21-5) vs Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (11-1)
Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza (9-2) vs Ayaka Hamasaki (9-0)
Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio (7-3) vs Lauren Taylor (6-0)
Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith (5-3-1) vs Jennifer Maia (7-2-1)
Jessica Penne (10-2) vs Nicdali “The Night Queen” Rivera-Calanoc (8-6)
Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood (6-0) vs Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha (9-0)
Ediane “India” Gomes (10-2) vs Julia “The Jewel” Budd (5-2)
Bec “Rowdy” Hyatt (5-2) vs Mizuki Inoue (5-1)
“The Queen of Mean” Miriam Nakamoto (2-0) vs “Diamond” Duda Yankovich (1-1)
“Thug” Rose Namajunas (2-0) vs Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres (2-0)
Ashley “Smashley” Cummins (3-1) vs Emily Kagan (2-1)
“Miss” Mollie Estes (1-2) vs Veronica “The Heartbreaker” Rothenhausler (1-0)
Cassie “The Hulk” Robb (0-1) vs Livia “T-Rex” von Plettenberg (1-1)

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Jessica Eye vs Carina Damm Added To “Fight Night In The Flats 9”

 
 
NAAFS: “Fight Night In The Flats 9” in Cleveland, Ohio. Eye, who has been recovering from a serious back injury that she sustained in March, will take on Brazilian veteran Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm.

Eye announced plans for the matchup earlier today. The popular Ohio native has won six straight fights and most recently choked out Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto Gurgel in 58 seconds at Bellator 83. Damm is coming off of a close Split Decision loss to Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger in December.

To read the full article, (click here).

Weekly Women’s MMA Review 5/5

Lana Kate and Amy Adam Renew Their Battle at AFC 5

“Women’s MMA Today” gets you caught up on the week that was and the week that will be in women’s MMA.

—Weekend Results—

May 4 –  ”Little” Patricia Vidonic (8-5) got back on the winning track with a first round armbar submission over Jessica “Black” Doerner (3-2) at Magic City Mayhem 2.

—Upcoming Bouts—

May 10 –  Amy Adam (1-1) looks to avenge her split decision loss from December against Lana “The Black Mamba” Kate (1-1) at AFC 5. This event will be streamed live and can be purchased for $15 at EPI Centre.

May 10 – India’s Daizy Singh (1-0) takes on Egypt’s Ola “Barby” Ahmed (1-0) at SFL 17. This event will be streamed live starting at 11:30am ET on SFL YouTube channel.

May 11 -  Shauna “Little Thunder” Carew (1-1) meets Nusreen Isphany (0-0) in the promotions first-ever female fight at Eternal 2: “Remorseless”.

May 11 -  Kalindra Faria (8-3-1) looks for her fifth consecutive victory against Dayse “Guerreira” Nascimento (1-1) at Detonic Fights 2.

May 11 -  Amy Caldwell (0-0) makes her pro debut against Cheryl “Kid Chaos” Chan (0-1) at Cage Warriors Combat 4 and

May 11 – Claudinha Gadelha (8-0) puts her undefeated record on the line when she faces Herica Tiburcio (5-1) at Max Sport 13.2.

 
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Rumored female cast revealed for “TUF 18: Rousey vs Zingano”

BloodyElbow.com – Via Wrestling Observer (subscription only), Dave Meltzer has released what appears to be the rumored female cast for the upcoming season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’ UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will appear opposite Cat Zingano as the program’s first ever female coaches. The pair will coach teams consisting of men and women, bantamweights all.

While Meltzer makes clear that this list was not provided to him by anyone at UFC or FOX, he claims the names of the 16 female fighters did come from a reliable source. We do know that each of these rumored cast members did, in fact, try out for the show. As the UFC has yet to release the cast officially, we’re forced to tread lightly.

Revelina Berto — (3-1)
Peggy Morgan — (2-0)
Colleen Schneider — (4-4)
Jessamyn Duke — (2-1)
Bethany Marshall (4-1)
Valerie Letourneau — (4-3)
Ashlee Evans-Smith — (1-0)
Gina Mazany — (3-0)
Julianna Pena — (4-2)
Katie Merrill (1-1)
Marcia Allen — (3-1)
Tara LaRosa — (21-3)
Roxanne Modafferi — (15-10)
Tonya Evinger — (11-6)
Lia Mata’afa — (0-0)
Raquel Pennington — (3-3)
Shayna Baszler — (15-8)

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Leslie Smith Set To Face Jennifer Maia At Invicta FC 6 In July

 
Bantamweight standout Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith drops down to the flyweight division for her next fight at Invicta Fighting Championships 6 on July 13th in Kansas City, Missouri. Smith faces Brazilian rising star Jennifer Maia in what will most likely serve as a number one contender’s matchup.

MMAFighting.com first reported on the bout today. Smith has impressed in each of her four appearances for the promotion and recently battled Sarah Kaufman to a hotly-contested decision at Invicta FC 5. On the same card, Maia scored a big win over Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto Gurgel.

To read the full article, (click here).

Unified Women’s MMA Rankings Updated for May

The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for May have now been released and with her fourth round submission victory over Jessica Penne, Michelle Waterson now takes over the top spot at Atomweight. Simona Soukupova makes her way into the rankings with her victory over Cassie Rodish. With another win under her belt, Joanne Calderwood continues her climb towards the top of the Strawweight division and at Flyweight, Barb Honchak takes over the #1 spot with her victory over Vanessa Porto. Jennifer Maia also moves up the Flyweight rankings with her win over Zoila Gurgel and Rosi Sexton drops out due to inactivity/vacating the division. In the Bantamweight division, Cat Zingano leaps six spots with her impressive stoppage of Miesha Tate and Sara McMann cements her position in the top-5. After serving out her suspension, Cris Cyborg returns to the rankings with her win at Invicta and Germaine de Randamie drops out due to vacating the division.

To see the full updated May rankings, (click here).

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