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Pancrase Impressive Tour 2: Hitomi Akano, Motonobu Tezuka Featured
Pancrase has released a number of the bouts set to be held at the Impressive Tour 2 event in Osaka, Japan on March 13th. The card will include bouts featuring Smackgirl champion Hitomi Akano and rising bantamweight Motonobu Tezuka. The card will be heavy on competitors who last saw action at the...
Strikeforce disrespects its female division again by not putting tournament final on last
Let's take a trip down memory lane for a second. The date: Aug. 28, 2005. The site: Saitama Super Arena. The event: PRIDE Final Conflict 2005. I remember it to this day. The show featured the semifinals and final of arguably the biggest and most stacked tournament in mixed martial arts history, the...
Strikeforce Challengers 10 - Live Results and Commentary
As with every major show, BloodyElbow.com will be here to bring you live results and commentary for Strikeforce Challengers 10. The live blog will start with the beginning of the Showtime broadcast (at 11PM ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this ...
Strikeforce Tournament Caps Big Weekend for Women's MMA
Last night fight fans got to enjoy two really exciting bouts featuring women at Bellator 24. Megumi Fujii advanced her strong case for being regarded as the world' most successful MMA fighter, stretching her winning streak to 21 straight against a game Carla Esparza. Then ATT's Jessica Aguilar...
Is Women's MMA About "Sex and Violence" or Compelling Competition?
Seth Pollack at SB Nation Arizona asks the question:I'm not that into MMA to begin with and have never seen the girls fight before my prep for this event and frankly, I don't know what to make of it or what to expect. There's no hiding the fact that the combination of violence and women triggers...
Strikeforce Challengers 10: Women’s Tournament Poster
This Friday, live on SHOWTIME at 11:00 PM EST, the four ladies pictured above will compete for a shot at the Strikeforce 135 lb. title, currently held by Sarah Kaufman. Kaufman will battle Marloes Coenen first, and then the tournament winner will face the winner of Kaufman vs....
Strikeforce confirms four-woman, single-elimination 135-pound tournament for Aug. 13 in Phoenix
Strikeforce is moving forward with a four woman, single elimination tournament on Aug. 13 at the upcoming "Challengers X" Showtime event from the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. The winner of that tournament becomes the number two contender to the Strikeforce Woman's Welterweight Championship,...
Quote of the Day: Shayna Baszler Talks Cris Cyborg's Female Problems
"Here's the thing about that: before the fight, in her interviews and stuff, she's like, 'I just want to show that women can fight just like the men.' And then after the fight, she gets on the mic and says crap like that. And the thing about that is that all of us have to deal with the same...
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