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WMMA Press Awards Amateur Fighter 2015 Nominees
The 6th annual WMMA Press Awards have decided their nominees for Amateur Fighter of the Year. With a year full of international talent entering the amateur divisions, this year’s list of contenders...
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WMMA Press Awards Newcomer 2015 Nominees
A total of 285 fighters made their pro debuts this past year. Twelve of these athletes have been nominated for “Newcomer of the Year”. These dozen fighters have already made impacts across the female...
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WMMA Press Awards Featherweight Nominees 2015
The most power driven division in MMA looks to rebuild in 2016. We have seen some stars rise up the featherweight ranks this past year. With Bellator and Invicta giving opportunities to these fighters,...
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WMMA Press Awards Submission Nominees 2015
The most unique parts of MMA are the submissions. Although armbars and rear naked chokes are most prevalent, the female divisions always having some of the slickest holds around. This year was no...
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2015 in the Pro Women’s Division in MMA by the Numbers
It was a year that saw global expansion and shifting weight classes. The Ultimate Fighter 20 wrapped up just over a year ago and the strawweight division saw a big expansion. The UFC upped their female...
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WMMA Press Awards 2015 Sponsor and Promotion Nominees
For the 6th year, the WMMA Press committee honors those who help fighters showcase their skills; promotions and sponsors. Six journalists that cover the female divisions of MMA will vote on the award:...
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2015 WMMA Press Flyweight and Strawweight Nominees
For the sixth year, the WMMA Press Committee will be honoring the best fights of each of the five weight classes. After announcing Featherweight last week, the committee had the tough task of narrowing...
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Wombat Sports Predictions for 2016
It’s been a wild 2015. There were stuff we could have never expected happening and some we predicted last year at this time. In total four of our 8 predictions came to fruition in 2015. Not bad at all....
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WMMA Press Awards KO Nominees 2015
Power knows no weight class, nationality, or gender. Knockouts have always been a part of fighting sports and can come in may fashions. The WMMA Press Committee saw ten fights this year where female...
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2015 WMMA Press Fight of the Year Nominees
The action never seemed to stop in 2015. The WMMA Press Committee selected nine fights that encompassed what made this year great. From epic comebacks, back and forth wars, and upsets, we saw it all...
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Wombat Watercooler January 8th
All of the WMMA Press Award nominees have been announced and the committee will be voting on winners next week. We will have details on where you can hear who won next week. To see the complete list of...
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Katy Collins and Shino VanHoose Step in at InvictaFC 15
After an injury has forced Shannon Sinn off the InvictaFC 15 card, newcomer Katy Collins has stepped up on short notice for the InvictaFC card this coming Saturday against Christine Stanley. Laura...
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Watch the InvictaFC 15 Weigh-ins Here at 4 p.m. pst/7 p.m. est
Sixteen of the toughest women in the world will hit the scales Friday at the Punishment Training Center in Huntington Beach, California for InvictaFC 15, which will take place at the Hanger in Costa...
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InvictaFC 15 Primer
InvictaFC kicks off 2016 with seven solid bouts with two title matches. In the main event, Cris Cyborg Justino will defend her featherweight title for the third time taking on the Russian Daria...
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Dragon Do Takes Home 2015 WMMA Press Award for Sponsor of the Year
In the changing landscape of MMA sponsorship, it is great to see some companies strive to help fighters in any way they can. This is true at Dragon Do, who has sponsored several female athletes in...
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Jamie Herrington Wins WMMA Press 2015 Amateur of the Year
It was a packed field this year for the Amateur Fighter of the Year. The divisions have expanded worldwide as the International MMA Federation have given these ladies a platform to show off those...
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Russian Julia Berezikova Wins WMMA Press 2015 Flyweight of the Year
Flyweight was one of the most difficult awards to be decided by the WMMA Awards Committee this year. With no lack of talent, the division seemed to shine this year and has been pushed by many fans to...
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InvictaFC 15 Aftermath: Where Do the Go from here
With six finishes in seven fights, InvictaFC came into the year like a lion. Cyborg retained her title in usual fashion, while Livia Souza solidifies her spot atop the InvictaFC strawweights. Schneider...
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Ashley Cummins and Celine Haga – 2015 WMMA Press Inspirational Fighters of...
It was hard to select just one person who inspired the WMMA community this year, so the committee decided to honor two of them. Both of these athletes are inspirations in different ways. One mounted...
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Joanna Jędrzejczyk Takes Home 2015 WMMA Press Award for Strawweight of the Year
The UFC strawweight champ had a breakout year in 2015. Having won her belt in only her third fight in the promotion, she would defend it twice this past year. The champ also became a media darling...
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