I think that because Faber lost they need a new PPV anchor

This whole idea that Gina is the only star is kind of laughable. What did it take to make Gina a star? Pretty face + exciting fights. It will be beyond easy for other girls to become stars, in fact easier because the target male demo will be so into good looking girls. Michelle Waterson for example would become an instant star after one UFC fight. Gina is the first of many, not the only.

i think a one-off (garano v santos) to test the waters, and then a single division to get things going, would be a smart move. i doubt they’d have a problem filling it. hell, some of the men’s divisions in the wec arent even that deep. some of those guys are getting title shots with one or two wins in the organization (see: mike brown).

“I just think Strikeforce is the way to go to build a women’s MMA division”
i agree with this as well. i think if the timing were different, and they were closer to their supposed transition to live fights on nbc, this could’ve happened. carano is already on nbc every week (american gladiators), so it would be a logical move.

“If Dana was down for those 1 fight deals, then Randy/Fedor would have happened a long time ago”
but carano isn’t under contract or (at least i would assume) interested in fighting in multiple organizations at the same time. obviously if that were the case, zuffa wouldnt even be entertaining this idea.

Those who think women can’t fight, can’t fight 5 minutes rounds (all train for 5 minute rounds, it’s the promoters who are limiting them), are boring when they fight, don’t have a deep enough talent base to sustain a division of some sort…. essentially don’t know jack about women’s fighting. They’re responding from their bias instead of any actual knowledge of the field. I’ve been to many local promotions such as Fatal Femmes Fighting and others where I’m amazed by the level and depth of the talent, the ferocity with which these women fight, and the tremendous heart they show. People don’t know about a lot of these women fighters. And many of them are attractive and tv friendly. Female MMA probably rivals women’s soccer in that regard.

What I am amazed by is watching shows like Ultimate Fighter… seeing all the tough guy talk and training. These intimidating guys. And then when they get in the ring, they fight like a bunch of scared kittens and have lousy technique, far less impressive than many of the female fighters I’ve seen at these local shows.

When I hear these incredible slams against female fighters, I really feel it’s from people who don’t know anything about FeMMA. To me it sounds like someone slamming women’s gymnastics (i.e. women gymnasts are not as interesting as the men’s gymnastics, their technique, abilities, grace is not comparable to the men’s). And I predict someday females in MMA will be seen in relationship to men in MMA the same way female gymnastics is seen compared to men in that sport.

For those who think I’ve lost my mind, history backs me up. Digs under the ancient Roman coliseums in England as well as other digs in the area allowed archaeologists to make some amazing discoveries. They found that female gladiators were actually the leads on the main card during ancient Rome’s presence in England. Discovery Channel I believe did this special a couple years ago. Unfortunately, they didn’t find the remains of any shortsighted promoters or fans.

I really don’t care which organization picks up the female fighters, as long as someone does! I support every promotion, and the women deserve to have their own division(s),

This is awesome news. If this goes over well, they gotta do Roxy v. Tara next, winner fights Gina.