The MRS (WMMA & WBoxing News) End of 2014 Edition
Ladd Miscellaneous News Flyweight standout Aspen Ladd has signed to Invicta. The California native went 8-1 in her amateur career, having won seven straight before losing a close decision to Cynthia...
View ArticleHolm vs. Pennington Rebooked for UFC 184
Holm Pennington Undefeated MMA fighter Holly Holm will make her long awaited UFC debut and it will be against Raquel Pennington. MMAJunkie is reporting the match will take place at UFC 184 in Los...
View ArticleStrawweight Vet Lynn Alvarez Re-Signs to Invicta
Alvarez Seven year veteran Lynn Alvarez has re-signed to Invicta. The promotion made the announcement Tuesday. Alvarez (6-3) is one of the top prospects at strawweight, having competed in the Bellator...
View Article2014 WMMA Press Award Nominees Announced
The WMMA Press Association have announced their 2014 Award nominees. This is the the longest running awards for the female divisions of MMA as we enter our 6th year. Six websites from across the planet...
View Article2014 in the Pro Women’s Division in MMA by the Numbers
With InvictaFC out for eight months and The Ultimate Fighter 20 keeping a lot of strawweights on a hiatus, you would have expected 2014 to be a slow year. As it turns out, it was busier than ever with...
View ArticleInvicta Announces Year End Award Winners
Grasso InvictaFC may have had only three events in 2014, but they were exciting ones. The promotion let the fans vote for their year end awards and with a lot of great moments and fighters, it wasn’t...
View ArticleJanuary 2015 Rankings – New Champions Crowned
Tiburcio With the new year comes new champions and new shake-ups in the rankings. With the Ultimate Fighter 20 over and Invicta having it’s last card for the year, several fighters climbed their way...
View ArticleHook’n’Shoot Inks Deal with UFC Fight Pass
The pioneers of WMMA are coming to UFC Fight Pass. The UFC streaming and video archive network announced a deal with Hook’n’Shoot Saturday, which includes the promotion’s 19 years of events, 75 in all,...
View ArticleTuff-n-uff Creator Barry Meyer Honored with WMMA Press Legacy Award
The WMMA Press committee will from time to time on a deserving basis give out the “Legacy Award” to honor an individual who has helped shape and pioneer women’s MMA. This year we will give that honor...
View ArticleAnissa Meksen Leads Pack in Awakening Muay Thai Awards
Meksen French fighter Anissa Meksen had an impressive 2014 and began 2015 with three Awakening Females Muay Thai Awards. Over half the fans voted to give Meksen the Fighter and Inspirational Fighter of...
View Article2014 WMMA Press Awards Fan Favorite Vote has Started
As 2014 ends, it’s awards season and the WMMA Press Awards nominees will be announced this week. One of the most cherished awards is the one we open to fans. The WMMA Press Fan Favorite Award has found...
View ArticleRousey and Markos Big Winners at the Awakening Awards
Thomas Rousey The female fighting website Awakening Fighters handed out their awards for 2014. The fans voted on the site for the winners. UFC champion Ronda Rousey and Ultimate Fighter 20 vet Randa...
View ArticleOff Debut Win, Marion Reneau to Fight Jessica Andrade
Reneau Andrade It didn’t take long for Marion Reneau to make an impression in the UFC. After her one-sided win over Alexis Dufresne, Reneau will make a quick turnaround to face Jessica Andrade at UFC...
View ArticleTuff-n-uff to Crown Invicta 155/145 Tournament Champions
Leobrock & Ramirez Courtesy Ray Kasprowicz/Ultra Vista Two news additions to InvictaFC will be decided tonight. The finals of the Tuff-n-uff featherweight and lightweight tournaments take place...
View ArticleAmanda Lino Takes WMMA Press Amateur of the Year Award
In what was a hotly contested race, Amanda Lino is the first fighter outside of the United States to be named the WMMA Press Awards Amateur Fighter of the Year. The WMMA Press committee announced their...
View ArticleAmanda Bell Awarded WMMA Press Featherweight of the Year
Bell The WMMA Press Committee member Gina Begley announced on the Pro MMA Now podcast the award for Featherweight of the Year. InvictaFC’s Amanda Bell took the award for 2014 after three straights...
View Article2014 WMMA Press Award Winners
Over the next week, the WMMA Press Committee will be awarding their 2014 award winners. Member websites will be giving the away the awards via written stories and podcasts. The members include: Gina...
View ArticleJoanne Calderwood Takes WMMA Press Fan Favorite Award 2014
Calderwood After an eventful 2014, Joanne Calderwood was voted the WMMA Press Awards “Fan Favorite Fight of the Year”. This was the only award that was voted by the public. Calderwood took the award...
View ArticleEsparza vs. Jedrzejczyk; Herrig vs. VanZant Set for Separate UFC Events
The UFC announced two strawweight matches Wednesday. Esparza Jedrzejczyk Carla Esparza and Joanna Jedrzejczyk have a date and location for their title match. The champion will defend her belt for the...
View ArticleWombat Sport’s Off the Wall Predictions for 2015
It has been an eventful start to 2015 after a whirlwind of fights and fight announcements to start off the year. Before we get into any more of the year, we wanted to give you some of our predictions...
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