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Miesha Tate And The Strikeforce Bantamweight Division
With the women's bantamweight title fight this March, Miesha Tate will either cement her place at the top of the division, or the increasingly popular Ronda Rousey, moving down from featherweight, will make a big splash at 135. Perhaps just as important as the identity of the champion, however,...
Cyborg Santos And The Strikeforce Featherweight Division
With the news that Cristiane Santos had tested positive for steroids, many assumed that Strikeforce would simply scrap the entire women's 145-pound division. Scott Coker, however, has since recommitted himself to the class, insisting that there's still potential among the featherweights. Let's...
Report: Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey Set For Strikeforce's March Event
The most discussed women's MMA match since Gina Carano vs. Cristiane Santos has been booked for Strikeforce's March event in Columbus, OH, as 135-pound champion Miesha Tate will defend against Ronda Rousey. MMA Weekly reported the news Wednesday night, but there have been no confirmations from...
What If: Strikeforce as a Women's-Only Fight Promotion?
Josh Nason has an interesting piece up over at Bloody Elbow suggesting that Strikeforce's future ought to be rooted in women's MMA. He argues, among other things, that it would distinguish the Strikeforce brand and open up MMA to a new range of fans and sponsors... We don't need more of the same...
Strikeforce's Future Should Be Women's MMA Only
I was surprised as anyone to hear UFC President Dana White recently talking glowingly about the future of Strikeforce. I assume nearly all of MMA fandom thought the promotion was on its last legs, preparing for inevitable absorption like PRIDE and the WEC before it. But White is boasting that the...
Is She Really Going Out With Him? (Miesha Tate and Bryan Caraway)
With The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale on our heels and a big week in Twitter beefs, what better time to highlight one of our favorite mixed martial arts talent? Miesha Tate is an absolute animal. Takedowns, pulverizing ground and pound, capable striking, and a growing penchant for submissions,...
Why Women's MMA Needs Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey To Happen Now
Women's MMA can be a strange thing sometimes. It's a mix of some great talents, some inexperienced fighters, an internal conflict of selling sex vs. athleticism and a constant self-evaluation of where the sport is to date. That's why I've been so fascinated as to what's happened this week following...
Is Elaina Maxwell's Kickboxing Debut A Sign Of Trouble Ahead For Women's MMA?
Muay Thai is called the art of eight limbs. For many kickboxers, it's just a clever turn of phrase. If your career is concentrated in Japan or Europe, it's likely you really practice the art of four limbs - hands and feet. Only rarely will knees come into the picture. Standing elbows are out of...
Strikeforce Fedor vs Henderson: Miesha Tate says "I'm Going to Try to Kill Her"
This Saturday at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson sees Women's Bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen defend her title against challenger Miesha Tate. All eyes have been on the main event with little in the way of promotion from Strikeforce or coverage by the media for the co-main event other than...
Women's MMA: Potentially Dying in America, Thriving in Japan
The Queen of Pancrase. For those familiar with the testosterone heavy environment of the pioneering MMA promotion, it's something that's tough to wrap your head around. It's not just the MMA business that is changing, it's Japan. A once fiercely patriarchal society is welcoming women into the...
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