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InvictaFC 17 Primer
Starting its 5th year in operation, InvictaFC has a stacked eight fight card which sees two title fights with dominat champions. Bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger looks to defend her title for the...
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Glory Kickboxing Announces Women’s Grand Prix
It was been years in the making, but Glory Kickboxing will finally have a women’s tournament. The promotion announced Thursday via facebook (see video at the bottom of the article) an eight woman 122...
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Watch Cyborg and Leslie Smith Hit the Scales Here at Noon pst/3 p.m. est
Finally! InvictaFC featherweight champ Cyborg Justino will make her UFC debut at 140 pounds as she takes on the game Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in Curicba, Brazil Saturday night. Considered the best pound...
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Watch Stephanie Frausto vs Jaimelene Nievera at Bellator MMA 154 Here Saturday
Stephanie Frausto makes her way back to the Bellator cage after a six year absence as she will take on a surging talent in Jaimelene Nievera in a strawweight bout at Bellator MMA 154. Frausto (5-5) is...
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Wombat Watercooler – Damm vs. Alpar; MacFarlane vs. Ruth Announced
Carina Damm has an opponent for her TitanFC debut. Sarah Alpar has stepped up to take on the long time vet at the promotion’s June 10th event in Coral Gables, Florida. It will stream on UFC Fight Pass....
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Valentina Shevchenko and Coach Pavel Fedotov Take on Robbers in Shoot-out
Scary incident Monday night as UFC fighter Valentina Shevchenko and her coach Pavel Fedotov will caught in the middle of a robbery. Shevchenko and Fedotov were at a local Lima, Peru chicken restaurant...
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New Reserve Bout Announced for Glory Women’s Tournament
With Irina Mazepa taking Iman Barlow’s place in the Glory Grand Prix, a new reserve bout has been put together and will happen at Glory 32 in Norfolk, Virginia July 22. Belgium’s Vanessa De Waele and...
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USA Women’s Olympic Combat Sports Teams Official
The four major hand to hand combat sports sees some familiar and new faces to the Olympic teams. Judo was the last to see their team Monday as we awaited the May rankings to be announced. Two medalists...
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Watch the UFC 199 Weight Announcements at 4 p.m. pst/7 p.m. est
In what will be a UFC first, the “official” weigh-ins won’t be televised. The California State Athletic Commission are instituting new rules and the fighters will weigh-in officially between 10 a.m....
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Mackenzie Dern to Face Kenia Rosas in Legacy Debut
World BJJ champion Mackenzie Dern has an her opponent for her Legacy MMA debut. Rosas (4-2 ammy) will step up to face Dern at Legacy FC 58 on July 22 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The match will take...
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Namajunas vs. Kowalkiewicz Added to UFC 201
In what could be a title eliminator, Rose Namajuas will face Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 201 in Atlanta July 30th. Namajunas (5-2) avenged her loss to Tecia Torres in her last outing, and the TUF 20...
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Watch “Female Fighting: The Time is Now” Documentary
Three years ago, we set out on a mission to find out what makes a woman want to take up fighting and why it has become so popular. After the growing popularity of InvictaFC, the UFC adding more weight...
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2016 IMMAF World Championships Participants Tenatively Set
Coming into its third year, the IMMAF World Amateur MMA Championships are ready to show the best the international community has to offer. So far 34 female athletes have signed up to make the trip to...
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Grasso vs. Esquibel Among InvictaFC 18 Additions
After months of waiting, InvictaFC announced their 18th card for the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri July 29th. In a first, no titles will be defended on the card as the main event...
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Undefeated Katlyn Chookagian Signs with UFC;Faces Murphy in Debut
One of the best flyweight prospects has signed with the UFC. Katlyn Chookagian (7-0) will make her octagon debut facing Lauren Murphy (9-2) UFC Fight Night 91 in Sioux Falls on July 13. Combat Press’s...
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2016 Pro WMMA First Half Stats by The Numbers
With the first six months behind us, time to look at what has happened so far in the professional women’s divisions of MMA. We have already seen some expansion and some surprises in terms of the...
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IMMAF 2016 World Championships Coverage
Amateur female fighters from 20 countries are in Las Vegas during International Fight week to become world champions. For the third year, International MMA Federation is hosting their World...
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Wombat Watercooler -Bellator, POP, and Invicta Adds Fights to a Busy Summer
No female MMA fighters made the ESPN the Body Issue this year, but women’s combat sports did get two representatives. Olympians Adeline Gray (wrestling) and Claressa Shields (boxing; 2012 gold...
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Watch the TUF 23 Finale Weigh-ins here at 3 p.m. pst/6 p.m. est
The finals are set as Amanda Bobby Cooper and Tatiana Suarez will vie for the Ultimate Fighter Strawweight Tournament title Friday night. One will come out with a guaranteed UFC contract and many other...
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IMMAF Crowns 2016 World Champions
Four fighters took home gold medals at the IMMAF World Championships Sunday in Las Vegas. Coming off her 2015 IMMAF European strawweight title, Bulgarian Aleksandra Toncheva adds the IMMAF World title...
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