Miesha Tate's Got a Shiny New Belt and Other Strikeforce Results

By Lacey Neher



Coker awarding Tate with her belt


Miesha Tate is the New Strikeforce 135lbs Champ, after submitting Marloes Coenen in the 4th round of their 5 round championship fight. Tate dominated most of the fight by taking Coenen down and and out wrestling her. She wasn't dominate the entire time though. The former champ Coenen had a couple of submission attempts with one almost finishing Tate at one point, but to no avail. At the point of Coenen tapping out, Tate was up 2 rounds to 1 and she was about to win round 4. Tate will now try to avenge a loss she suffered to Sarah Kaufman when the two fight for the belt sometime in the future.

Last nights championship fight was a testament to how exciting women's MMA is and what an important component to the sport it is.It is very rare to see a female MMA fight get booed for inactivity. The women are in it to win it from the opening bell. You won't find the ladies fighting not to lose a fight. The reason for this is because they have everything to prove and everything to lose all at the same time. There are so many people who don't want the WMMA to move forward because they don't like to watch women get beat up or they believe there isn't enough depth in women's MMA to create more divisions and put them in the big show: the UFC. This is a ridiculous notion. Anyone who thinks there isn't enough depth hasn't really seen the talent out there. They are only seeing what Strikeforce and Bellator are putting out there. Granted, they are having female fights, which is awesome but, they could be putting on so much more. Why are they stifling the women fighters and suppressing the huge amount of talent that are fighting every weekend all over the world.

Many of the women's match ups win "Fight of the Night" awards from promotions constantly and unless you seek out more WMMA then what you see on Strikeforce or Bellator you will never understand exactly how abundant the amount of talent the WMMA has to offer. In my opinion the Coenen/Tate fight was the main event of the evening and that is why I have led this article off with the ladies fight analysis.

Dan Henderson walked out the cage with a TKO win over Fedor Emelianenko. The two came out swinging in their 220lbs catch weight "Superfight" Both men reigned blow after blow on each other, but the turning point came when, Fedor rocked the Strikeforce light heavyweight champ, Henderson. Hendo quickly recovered when Fedor failed to capitalize on the opportunity to finish. Hendo returned the favor by rocking Fedor so hard he fell face forward to the canvas. Fedor only recovered enough to roll over, but not enough to defend himself properly aginst Hendersons strike attack.

The Ref stepped in and called the fight. Some MMA fans think the fight was stopped early. I personally don't think it was. Fedor didn't seem to have his entire wits about him when he rolled over to face Hendo from the ground. I have to wonder if there are some hardcore Fedor fans that are having a hard time watching their hero losing his third straight fight. I don't mean to offend in the least, it isn't fun for me to see Fedor go down this way either. I'm not a big Fedor fan, but I understand and respect him for the greatness that is Fedor. He has had an illustrious career and deserves to be ranked amongst the legends of the sport.

Even legends fall. Look at Chuck Liddel, he was on top in the UFC for so long and BAM! He couldn't recapture the magic that brought him to the forefront in MMA and he was forced to retire. Just as fast as you rise to the top of the mountain in MMA you can slide back down. Hopefully whether he retires or not, people will remember him for his amazing wins that made him one of the most recognizable names in the sport and not for his past 3 fights.

Paul Daley and Tyron Woodley ended in a decision win for Woodley who remains unbeaten and continues to move up the ranks in the Strikeforce welterweight division. Woodly stifled Daley with his wrestling and he shut Daley out all three rounds.

Tim Kennedy got a decsion victory over Robbie Lawler in middleweight action. Lawler didn't seem like he could find his rhythm and Kennedy capitalized on this and dominated Lawler most of the fight.

Tarec Saffiedine made the veteran Scott Smith look like a rookie when, he impressed the judges and the crowd with his amazing fighting ability. He is a fighter to keep an eye on for the future.

Full Results from last nights action

MAIN CARD

Dan Henderson def. Fedor Emelianenko via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:12
Miesha Tate def. Marloes Coenen (c) via submission (arm triangle) – Round 4, 3:03
Strikeforce women’s bantamweight championship
Tim Kennedy def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Tyron Woodley def. Paul Daley via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Tarec Saffiedine def. Scott Smith via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante def. Bobby Green via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Tyler Stinson def. Eduardo Pamplona via KO (punch) – Round 1, 0:15
Alexis Davis def. Julie Kedzie via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Derek Brunson def. Lumumba Sayers via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 4:33
Gabriel Salinas-Jones def. Bryan Humes via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 3, 1:19

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Strikeforce Fedor vs. Henderson Weigh-Ins Highlights (video)

Posted By Lacey Neher

TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT! Fedor, Hendo, Coenen, and Tate among others will step into the cage and put on what is expected to be and awesome card. Join us here on realwomenandmensmma.com for live chat during the fights! If you don't have Showtime I will do play-by-play for the main events. So come and hang out with us! Just click on the "Join Chat" icon at the bottom right hand corner of the screen and log in through Twitter or Facebook. Free and Easy! Hope to see you there!

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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson Pre-Fight Presser (video)

Posted by Lacey Neher

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Strikeforce Fighters Make Their Fedor/Hendo Predictions (video)

Posted by Lacey Neher

At last weeks Strikeforce Challengers show some of the fighters were asked to make their predictions for the Fedor/Hendo Fight. Here is what they had to say.....

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Featured Fighter Highlight Video: Megumi "Mega Megu" Fujii

By Lacey Neher

Who doesn't love MMA legend Megumi Fujii? She is an amazing fighter as well as an amazing person. Her current record is 24-1. She was 22-0 up until October of last year when she lost to Zoila Frausto-Gurgel in the tourney finals at Bellator. There is still debate as to whether Zoila deserved the win, but Megumi has gone on to win her past 2 fights since. I would love to see a battle between Megumi and Jessica Aguilar sometime in the future. It would be a 115lbs Superfight and I would be on the edge of my seat from beginning to end.

Picture of the Day: Fedor and Hendo Have a Run In.

Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson had a Run in...to eachother at the hotel where they are staying at in Chicago before their "Superfight" this Saturday. They had a nice pic taken and went on there merry ways.  

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Bellator 47 Results

Main Card

145 lbs. Semifinal bout: Pat Curran vs. Ronnie Mann – Pat Curran by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

145 lbs. Semifinal bout: Marlon Sandro vs. Nazareno Malegarie – Marlon Sandro by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight bout: Chris Horodecki vs. Chris Saunders - Chris Horodecki by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Heavyweight bout: Neil Grove vs. Zak Jensen - Neil Grove by 1st rd. TKO

Local Feature Fights

Lightweight bout: Alexandre Bezerra vs. Jesse Gross – Alexandre Bezerra by 1st rd. Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

Featherweight bout: William Romero vs. Daniel Langbeen – William Ramero by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight bout: Alka Matewa vs. Alex Ricci – Alex Ricci by 2nd rd. TKO

Official "Haywire" Trailer Starring Gina Carano (video)

posted by: Lacey Neher

Set to release in January of 2012, The action thriller "Haywire" starring Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, and the so called "Face of Women's MMA" Gina Carano. Carano plays a badass black ops soldier seeking revenge after she is betrayed  during a mission. I hope it's good enough to make up for Carano's abscence from fighting in the cage.

Picture of the Day Kaufman and Carmouche, Post Fight

After putting on a 3 round war last night at Strikeforce Challengers 17, Liz Carmouche and Sarah Kaufman were alll smiles when they posed for this picture.  Just more proof that women's MMA fighters have an easier time leaving it all in the cage after a fight. (for the most part)

Sarah Kaufman won their fight by unanimous decision (30-27) after controlling the fight with her excellent boxing and face bloodying jabs. Carmouche was unable to take the former champ down and keep her down. There is a high possibility Kaufman gets a title shot against the winner of the Marloes Coenen/Miesha Tate title fight coming up on Saturday July 30th.

Coenen vs. Tate: A Fight to Look Forward To. Plus Fedor vs. Hendo Card listed

By Lacey Neher



Coenen (left) vs. Tate

 There are a lot of fights to look forward to in the near future but, one that you definitely must see will be Marloes "Rumina" Coenen taking on Miesha "Takedown" Tate  for the Strikeforce 135lbs welterweight title July 30th on the Hendo vs. Fedor fight card.

Marloes Coenen won the belt back in October of 2010, when she caught the then undefeated champ, Sarah Kaufman in an armbar. The Dutch born fighter holds a professional record of 19-4 with fourteen of her wins coming by submission. Coenen also fights at 145lbs and she fought the current middleweight champ Cris "Cyborg" Santos back in January of 2010. Coenen gave an impressive showing against Cyborg up until Santos overpowered her in the third round and defeated Coenen by TKO. She defended her 135lbs title back in March of this year when she fought through Liz Carmouche's ground-n-pound to submit Carmouche,( who replaced the injured Tate).

Coenen is an elegant fighter who's movements are reminiscent of a dancer, She is a fair striker but, where she really excels is on the ground. In her over ten years of fighting professionally, Coenen has been a main stay on the women's MMA scene. Marloes is a Golden Glory teammate with Alistair Overeem (Strikeforce men's Heavyweight Champ) and she trains and lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Miesha Tate (11-2) won the Strikeforce four-woman welterweight tournament in August of 2010 to become the top contender up against the winner of the Sarah Kaufman vs Marloes Coenen fight. She defeated both Maiju Kujala and Hitomi Akano by unanimous decision to earn her spot against Coenen. Tate's roots are in wrestling, where she won a state championship and a national championship respectively. The manner in which Tate wins is pretty spread out between , knockouts, submissions and decisions, but she is very well versed on the ground and easily dominates her opponents on the canvas. Miesha has won 5 of her last 6 fights with one of those wins being over the current Bellator champ, Zoila Frausto. (Frausto's only loss) She's been fighting professionally in MMA since 2007 and she has built herself quite a fan base in that time. Originally from Washington State, Tate now lives in California where she is an Alpha Male team member.

More than likely the fight will go to the ground where both ladies have amazing skills. Coenen is three inches taller than Tate, and whether this will have an affect on the fight remains to be seen. The heighth difference was a factor in Coenen's defeat over Kaufman where her reach and body length helped her secure the armbar. Tate has fought former champ, Sarah Kaufman as well, with Kaufman winning the fight, but it was the first time anyone had gone the distance against Kaufman. Coenen vs. Tate will be a great fight for fans to watch for many reasons and  you can count on Real women and Men's MMA to update you on all the action.



Kedzie (left)  vs. Davis


Alexis Davis and Julie Kedzie are fighting as well in another 135lbs. fight. Jackson MMA fighter, Julie Kedzie has been an MMA fighter since 2004 and she is considered one of the WMMA's foremost veterans. She is coming off of a win back in April over Kaitlyn Young. Alexis Davis defeated Tonya Evinger back in November and is the Raging Wolf's current champ. Kedzie was to fight Amanda Nunes last month, but Nunes had to back out due to an injury.


After having a 3 month abscence with no women on their cards, Strikeforce is very slowly but surely starting to pick up on the amount of ladies fights we are starting to see, starting back in June with Germaine De Randamie vs. Julia Budd. (Budd got the win by decision). That was the first Strikeforce ladies fight since Coenen vs. Carmouche back in March. Next month we will see Sarah D'Alelio vs. Ronda Rousey. Ofcourse, in my opinion there is never enough women fighting on a Strikeforce card.

These fights is going to bring Women's MMA to the forefront once again and thanks to Strikeforce and many other organizations that have female fighters on their cards the women's MMA movement continues to grow stronger every day.

Oh yes, did I forget to mention? There is also a couple of MMA legends fighting! Fedor Ememlianenko and Dan Henderson will be fighting in the main event! It's gonna be a great night of fights and you can join us here at realwomenandmensmma.com for Live Chat during the fights!

Fedor vs. Henderson official Fight Card

MAIN CARD (Showtime)
Champ Dan Henderson vs. Fedor Emelianenko (heavyweight non-title fight)
Champ Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate (for women's welterweight title)
Tim Kennedy vs. Robbie Lawler
Paul Daley vs. Tyron Woodley
Tarec Saffiedine vs. Scott Smith

PRELIMINARY CARD
Bobby Green vs. Gesias Cavalcante
Eduardo Pamplona vs. Tyler Stinson
Alexis Davis vs. Julie Kedzie
Derek Brunson vs. Lumumba Sayers
Bryan Humes vs. Gabriel Salinas-Jones

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Strikeforce Challengers 17 Results

Main Bouts (On Showtime):
-Bobby Voelker def. Roger Bowling by TKO (Knee and Punches) at 2:16, R2
-Devin Cole def. Shawn Jordan by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), R3
-Ovince St. Preux def. Joe Cason by Submission (Strikes) at 1:12, R1
-Sarah Kaufman def. Liz Carmouche by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3
-Adlan Amagov def. Ron Stallings by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28), R3

Preliminary Bouts:
-TJ Cook def. Lionel Lanham by TKO (Strikes) at 4:59, R1
-Anthony Smith def. Ben Lagman by KO (Punch) at 0:33, R2
-Bill Cooper def. Maka Watson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:39, R2
-Sterling Ford def. Brian McLaughlin by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27), R3

Kaufman vs. Carmouche: Here Comes the BOOM!

By Lacey Neher

This Friday at Strikeforce Challengers in Las Vegas a much anticipated match-up in the WMMA world is set to take place. Former Strikeforce Welterweight champ, Sarah Kaufman (13-1) steps into the cage opposite Liz Carmouche. Both women are known for their striking and make no mistake about it, if they stick to their past game plans, it will be a slobber knocker! (don't you just love that expression)

Sarah Kaufman's last fight was fought in her home country of Canada when she fought Megumi Yabushita   at the AFC 5 event back in April. Kaufman won that fight by TKO in the 3rd round. Her last fight before that was in November of 2010, when she lost her Strikeforce belt to Marloes Coenen by armbar in the second round.

That's something Kaufman and Carmouche have in common. They have both one loss on their record and those losses were both at the hands of the current Strikeforce Welterweight champ, Marloes Coenen. Liz Carmouche (5-1) had a better showing against Coenen when she got the champ in a ground in pound predicament in the second round of the championship fight back in March of this year. Coenen ended the fight in the fourth round when she caught the former marine, Carmouche in a triangle choke. Liz won the respect of the MMA community by dominating Coenen most of their fight, a fight she took on less than 2 weeks notice after Miesha Tate had to pull out because of an injury.

A former dancer, Kaufman is a powerhouse on her feet. A great percentage of her strikes hit their mark and she very talented standing. Kaufman has won three fourths of her fights by TKO and her ability to stand and bang is not is without a doubt one of the best in the WMMA. If only her ground game was as spectacular as her stand up, she might still be the Champ. Sarah had no answer to Coenen's submission game and she immediately went in the locker room after the fight and worked on her armbar defense. That is a testament to Kaufman's hard work and dedication to the sport. Sarah Kaufman is only 25 so, expect to see her around for awhile to come.

Carmouche is two years older than Kaufman but, her pro MMA experience is half of what Kaufman's is. She as well is an excellent striker with over half of her wins coming by TKO. She does have one win on her record that Kaufman can't match and that is a submission victory. She defeated Aleena Albertson by armbar in her first pro fight back in May of 2010. Liz has a background in wrestling, so she has a ground game. A ground game that isn't always seen when she fights. She's come a long way for only being a pro for a little over a year. Her third pro fight was for Strikeforce and a short time later she was defeating Jan Finney then, stepping in to replace Tate to fight for the championship.

If both women stay true to form this fight should be a strike-fest from beginning to end. I don't like to make predictions, but if I had to make a guess, this fight will end one of two ways: 1. Either woman could pull out a decision win, 2. Carmouche will win by submission. I don't see a knockout in this fight, but it's MMA, so, everyone is susceptible to a KO.

It will be interesting to see if Kaufman has truly worked on her submission defense, As she is hard to take down, more than likely Kaufman will be defending against any take down attempts Carmouche may try on her.

I see this fight being the fight of the night. Both women are known for getting in the cage and causing fireworks. Tune into Showtime this Friday at 11pm for Strikeforce Challengers.

Here is the full fight card


 MAIN CARD

Relentless Roger Bowling (9-1) vs. Vicious Bobby Voelker (23-8)
Devin Cole (18-9) vs. Shawn Jordan (10-2)
Joe Cason (9-1) vs. Ovince St. Preux (10-4)
Liz Girl-Rilla Carmouche (5-1) vs. Sarah Kaufman (13-1)
Adlan Amagov (7-1) vs. Ronald The Choir Boy Stallings (9-3)

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

T.J. Cook (11-3) vs. Lionel The Train Lanham (3-0)
Ben Bad News Lagman (6-1) vs. Anthony Lionheart Smith (12-7)
Bill The Grill Cooper (1-0) vs. Maka Watson (4-0)
Sterling Ford (12-4) vs. Brian McLaughlin (6-1)



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MMA Fighter Highlight Video of the Week : Anderson Silva Tribute

Posted by Lacey Neher

UFC Middleweight Champ Anderson Silva is the guy to beat in the whole of the UFC and no one has been successful thus far. This video hit You Tube in March of this year. I came across it on facebook today and thought it would be fun to share, Yes, it's pretty long, but if your appreciate Anderson Silva's fighting talent you will be entertained.

Thanks Laguardian.

Dana Tweets: Evans vs.Ortiz 2 Official for UFC 133

After rumors of Evans vs. Machida 2 ran rampant all over the web this morning, The UFC Pres, Dana White himself confirmed via Twitter that Tito Ortiz will in fact replace the injured Phil Davis at UFC 133 in Philly on August, 6th. If you remember, they fought a while back with the result being a draw. Popular opinion is that Ortiz would have won had he not had a point taken away for violation of the rules. Evans hasn't fought in sometime where Ortiz is just coming off a much needed win over Ryan Bader at UFC 132.

Holy Spinning Backfist!! Guseinov vs Jefferies at M-1 Challenge (video)

Anyone that watched the M-1 Challenge on Friday night knows what an amazing night of fights that event was. There were multiple knock outs that evening, and in my humble opinion this amazing spinning backfist by Arthur Guseinov was the most noteworthy! To skip to the KO go to the 1:45 mark of the video.

Sheila Bird vs. Kim Couture AX Combat Fight Video: A Precautionary Tale



Couture vs. Bird
(Couture on the left)

 By Lacey Neher

I usually don't post fight videos, but I have chosen to post this one as a precaution. At AX Combat in Calgary, Canada Sheila Bird and Kim Couture stepped into the ring to fight each other. With 3:06 left in the first round the Referee calls a stoppage to the fight after Bird submits Couture with a scissor choke.

The reason I posted this fight video is evident if you watch the fight. Couture taps out and is visibly out and had went limp at least 10 seconds before the Ref actually stops the fight. I am no MMA official, but with the numerous fights I have seen, It was obvious to me that Couture was in danger and I was yelling at the screen "Stop it Stop it!" The fight wasn't actually stopped until the Calgary Athletic Commission told the ref to stop it. It was reported that fans were even yelling at the ref to stop it. Couture was convulsing and fighting for consciousness for the next 30 seconds or so.

As I said before, I'm no MMA Ref by any means, but a ref should always be in constant verbal communication with the fighters. Had he asked Kim if she was alright maybe her non-response would have clued him in that she was out. Instead, he picked up her hand and did the Hulk-Hogan limp arm routine. I understand that MMA Refs are human, but their job also requires that they jump in and air on the side of safety. Even an early stoppage in this case wouldn't be as ridiculed and scrutinized as much as this Ref's unwarranted hesitation to stop this fight.

 Kim Couture was able to walk out of the ring and ended up being fine in the end. But, I have to wonder, If the Commission representative hadn't yelled at the Ref to stop it would he have let Couture choke to death? I would like to hope not but, he came way too close as it was.

As a MMA fan I love to watch the raw hand to hand combat and pure athletic fortitude that mixed martial artists display in a fight. And yes, I will admit MMA is a violent sport, and the fighters do get hurt. Fighters know this is a possibility when they step in the cage or ring. But for the most part people in the MMA Community, Fighters and Fans alike, have no blood lust or want anyone to get hurt or even die. (God Forbid) We rely on Referee's to protect the fighters when a situation arises such as the Couture over choke.

I don't know the Referee's record or experience but, I hope he gets extra training when/if he ever officiates another combat sports competition. This fight video needs to be utilized in MMA Referee training as NOT what to do in a submission by choke situation.





Congratulations to Sheila Bird on her win, and I am sorry her win is tainted by this Ref's crappy officiating.

Jewels 15th Ring Results

Full Results

Yuka Tsuji defeats Saori Ishioka via Unanimous Decision 

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Seo Hee Ham defeats Mei Yamaguchi via Unanimous Decision

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Megumi Fujii defeats Mika Nagano via Unanimous Decision

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Hitomi Akano defeats Roxanne Modafferi via Unanimous Decision

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Hiroko Yamanaka defeats Esui via Armbar at 2:20 of round 2

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Miku Hayashi defeats Anna Saito via TKO at 1:22 of round 2 (Kickboxing)

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Kyoko Takabayashi defeats Celine Haga via Unanimous Decision

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Kikuyo Ishikawa defeats Sachiko “Sachi” Yamamoto via Unanimous Decision
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Chikako WSR defeats Hanako Nakamori via Unanimous Decision (Kickboxing)
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Tomoko SP defeats Kaoru Chatani via Unanimous Decision (Kickboxing)

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 Miyoko Kusaka defeats Yuka Okumura via Unanimous Decision

Thanks to Tim Peterson from WMMA Today! 

For full play-by-play of the fights go to MMA Rising.

Nick Diaz Featured in a Music Video Just Dropped Today

Posted By Lacey Neher

Musician Ben Kaos released a music video today featuring Nick Diaz called In It 2 Win It. (Nate makes a cameo as well.) I don't have much to say at this time about the video, except that It's a skrawny white dude, with long dirty blonde hair rapping with Diaz training in the background.

No, It's not Kid Rock....

Catch the MMA Madhouse Radio Replay! Featuring Jessica Eye and Kim Couture

Posted by Lacey Neher

I had the pleasure of Co Hosting with Carl Mortenson on the MMA Madhouse Live Radio show Wednesday night. We talked to new Bellator Signee Jessica "Evil" Eye and Kim "Sugar Free" Couture.

Jessica talked about her new contract with Bellator and Kim talked about her upcoming fight against Sheila Bird in Canada. It was awesome to talk to both Ladies and I wish them the best of luck in all their future endeavors!

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Dominick Cruz: " I'll Never Turn Down a Rubber Match" (Video)

MMA 30 spoke with Dominick Cruz at The Gun Store in Las Vegas during an appearance after his decision win over Urijah Faber at UFC 132. The Bantamweight Champ discusses a possible third fight with Faber in the future, who he would like to fight next and if he got any injuries during the fight.




Thanks MMA 30!

Jewels 15th Ring Set to Cause Fireworks with Stacked Card

Posted by Lacey Neher

The Jewels 15th Ring, takes place this Saturday July 9th at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Some Big names in women's MMA are going to be in action. The WMMA legend, Megumi Fujii will have a rematch with Mika Nagano. Fujii won their last bout back in 2007 with a triangle choke submission. Barring any illness or injuries, (knock on wood) Roxanne Modafferi and Hitomi Akano will meet in the Jewels ring. As some may remember, the two were set to fight at a SRC: Soul of Fight event back in December, but the American, Modafferi fell ill with bad stomach pains moments before the fight was set to begin. Both Akano and Modafferi have fought in Strikeforce.

 The whole card is stacked and it will be a great night of fights. Unfortunately for us Americans, we have no way of watching it live. Results will surely stream in as they happen. Best of luck to all the ladies!

Jewels 15th Ring Fight Card

  

 Yuka Tsuji vs. Saori Ishioka

Megumi Fujii vs. Mika Nagano

Mei Yamaguchi vs. Seo Hee Ham

Hitomi Akano vs. Roxanne Modafferi

Hiroko Yamanaka vs. Esui

Celine Haga vs. Kyoko Takabayashi

Kikuyo Ishikawa vs. Sachiko Yamamoto

Miyoko Kusaka vs. Yuka Okumura

Nana Ichikawa vs. Tamaki Usui

Kayoko Yamazaki vs. O Quin Mei

Event promotional video

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Urijah Faber Recaps His Loss to Dominick Cruz at UFC 132 (video)

Posted by Lacey Neher

Urijah Faber took a moment out of his 4th of July Holiday to film this video recapping his unanimous decision  loss to Bantamweight Champ, Dominick Cruz at UFC 132. He lets us know if he has any injuries and how he looks at the fight differently now that he watched it himself. The former WEC Champ is humble in defeat, whether you agree with the decision or not.






video courtesy of UrijahFaber0com

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Unified Women's Pro MMA Rankings for July 2011

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