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Breaking news: Rousey vs Holm moved to UFC193

   Tonight on Sports center UFC president Dana White made the announcement that Ronda Rousey will be defending her Batemweight title against Holly Holm at UFC193 from Melbourne Australia.

The fight was originally set to take place at UFC195 for the UFC’s New Years card on January 2nd in Las Vegas NV.

The original main event for UFC193 was scheduled to be Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit. However due to an injury Lawler will be unable to compete. Rousey and Holm are being brought in as a replacement to break what looks to be an all time attendance record.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Ronda Rousey in Carl’s JR Commercial 

 You may remember sometime last month we did a story on Ronda Rousey landing an endorsement deal with global fast food chain Carl’s Jr & Hardee’s 

The newest commercial promoting the Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Breakfast Sandwich features clips of the champ sparing in the ring, then clips of her eating the sandwich causing her to smile with glee. The tag line for the sandwich is “The knockout sandwich with a sweet side”

What makes the ad all the more awesome is that you have the voice of the octagon Bruce Buffer doing his infamous Ronda Rousey introduction.

Haven’t seen the commercial yet? Never fear because you can do so here:

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

WWE Diva Emma Gets Tricky 

I’m all for Heels and faces within the world of wrestling but sometimes breaking Kayfabe is a great thing. Especially for real moments like this one

WWE diva Emma (real name Tanille Dashwood) has a niece and that niece is non other then YouTube sensation Riley Dashwood. Emma may be known as a heel currently but there’s never a bad time to bring back the Emmalution

In the video below you can see Emma and her niece lip syncing to the song Tricky. I promise it’ll make you smile
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Ronda Rousey Draws Big Numbers 

 Ronda Rousey’s last title defense against Bethe Corriea in Rio De Jenero at the beginning of this month lasted a grand total of 34secs

The match up was highly anticipated not only because Rousey would be defending the belt for the 6th time but the opponents also shared some bad blood. Corriea had two wins over Rousey’s closest friends Jessamyn Duke and Shayna Baszler. Corriea also did her fair share of hyping the fight with her tasteless trash taking. Fans knew this bout would be interesting but the questioned remained, how would the numbers do???

Current estimates have the show doing a little more than 900,000 buys on pay-per-view, the largest number for a UFC show since UFC 168, on Dec. 28, 2013, the show headlined by the second Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva fight and the second Rousey vs. Miesha Tate fight.

It would give the company three shows so far this year that have topped 800,000 buys. The Dec. 12 show, with two title matches, Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor for the featherweight title, and Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title, barring a key injury, would figure to top that number as well

But the Rousey fight’s success at that level was hardly expected. While Correia did her part to hype the fight, and there were a number of storylines in place, UFC 190 had little in the way of what would be considered strong undercard support. The show was also held in Rio de Janeiro, and in the past, shows outside North America have not done big numbers on pay-per-view. When Anderson Silva was considered UFC’s top fighter, he twice headlined shows from Rio de Janeiro, and both did less than 350,000 buys.

Another key to  the company’s biggest modern pay-per-view draws is bringing in a unique fan base. Lesnar brought in the pro wrestling audience. St-Pierre was a mainstream Canadian sports superstar. Liddell was the company’s superstar fighter when it first appeared on national television. With Rousey, she brings in a female fan base as well as a casual fan audience that doesn’t even follow the sport on a regular basis.
There you have it folks not only is Rousey the most dominate female athletes but she puts asses in seats and brings in the money. Are you surprised?

One would have to wonder with Rousey and Holm not having the grudge factor will the UFC 195 card do as good as the UFC190 Card?? Only time will tell.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

source MMA fighting.com

Tough Enough finale  Results 

  After a month long competition the two winners of this seasons Tough Enough were crowned tonight. Their reward? A half a million dollar WWE contract. One man and woman would be chosen. 

The final four Amanda Saccomanno, Zamariah “ZZ” Loupe, Sarah Lee, and Joshua Bredl all had their first televised match up live and center stage in front of a live crowd at the preformance center in Orlando Florida.

It was also reviled that the final four would be not only having a match but also revealing their Personas AND cutting a promo. To no surprise Joshs’ alter ego was the yeti, Amanda’s was Mandy Rose, ZZs’ was King of the bayou and Sara Lee was Hope.



So who would the finalist be facing in their first match? They thought it would be each other but that wasn’t the case. Cesaro and Alicia Fox were brought in to face the young prospects. All four matches were decent for newbies despite the fact that all four finalist lost their matches. The general consences between the judges was that Josh put on a better match than ZZ and as far as the women’s match both of them got mixed reviews.

In the end the WWE universe decided to reward Josh and Sara with the contracts. There you have it folks, Josh Bredl & Sara Lee are the newest members of the WWE roster.

  
What do you guys think of the results? Is it what you guys wanted? Let us know in the comments. Until then here’s wishing the best of luck to both Josh and Sara in their respective WWE careers. Hop along for their journey by following them on Twitter @ToughJoshua & @ToughSara

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91) 


UFC fighter announces pregnancy 

 Number 3 ranked bantamweight fighter and MMA veteran Alexis Ally-Gator Davis has been waiting to get back into the cage but now the wait will have to be a little longer that’s because this morning via instagram the fighter announced she is with child saying: “Big news to announce today a slight delay in my return to the octagon! I planned on spending as much time back home as possible to help with my niece anyways. But we are over joyed by this news and should be expecting our new arrival early 2016!! And planned to back in the Octagon by the end of the year!”

You can read her official post here https://instagram.com/p/6z7HT6Bf2_/

Her husband who also acts as her trainer is Flávio Meier, he’s an accomplished BJJ black belt with multiple world titles. As far as the mother to be (17-6) had her last fight in April where she knocked off another veteran in Sara Kaufman by finishing her in the 2nd round via submission

It looks like fans of Davis will have to wait to see their favorite Canadian smashing faces again but until then a huge congrats is in order for the family.

Here’s to a smooth pregnancy and many blessings.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Women’s wrestling is Back 

  Tonight was one of those nights where I’m proud to call myself a wrestling fan. It was one of those nights that assured me “this is why I can’t walk away from wrestling”.

Two years ago before the Divas Revalution was a thing and before Bayley was the mega star of NXT she is today but rather still climbing that mountian I was there because in truth I’ve always been a hugger.

In the spring of 2013 my best friend Aranya sent me a video. That video was a match of Davina Rose (Bayley) vs Amber O’Niel for a wrestling promotion called BTW. Now I want to make this clear by this time I was already a Bayley fan but my best friend simply wanted me to know the history. This match won me over even more and cemented the fact that I was a Bayley fan. 
You can view that match here http://youtu.be/AuxzkI4D-QM

I’m not sure if it was the fact that Bayley came out to a song by my favorite band Paramore, or if it was her look, or her wrestling style. In fact it was probably a combination of all 3 but watching that video I felt myself becoming a Bayley mark and till this day I carry that title with pride 

Since that day I’ve seen Bayley’s fan base grow and it has been an absolute pleasure to watch. I’ve seen her loose, I’ve seen her win. I’ve seen her cry and I’ve seen her jump up for joy! I’ve seen her come back from injury and I’ve seen her inspire countless people.
Bayley is a true underdog! Someone who has had passion for this business ever since she was 11 years old. Tonight on NXT TAKEOVER BROOKLYN the hugger from San Jose California had her crowning moment as she defeated Sasha Banks to become the NXT women’s champion.

The match itself was in my opinion  match of the night. Both Sasha and Bayley tore the house down. Putting their bodies on the line for the sake of our entertainment. It seems with every takeover special the women step up their game. Proving that the can shine in a male dominated business.

Stephanie McMahon said it before the match. Triple H says to these women “not only CAN they be the main event, they ARE the main event. Tonight Bayley and Sasha proved that women’s wrestling matters 

After the match was over Bayley was joined in celebration by Charlotte and Becky Lynch. The 3 of them embraced in a hug, even Sasha Banks got in on the love fest. The truth is that those 4 women are at the forefront of the divas Revalution. THEY are the game changers.

  This moment right here had me in tears because it showed that no matter where you come from in life, no matter how many times you are knocked down, YOU CAN RISE ABOVE.

Some people may say “but it’s just wrestling” but that couldn’t be any further from the truth. Wrestling inspires. It changes lives, it’s a movement in itself. I know this to be true because that is exactly what Bayley has done for me.

In conclusion a huge congrats to Bayley is in order and let’s not forget Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Becky Lynch, thank you for making people believe Women wrestling is back!

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91

Wrestling News blogs’ Summerslam predictions 

 Summerslam is one of the biggest PPV’s of the year and we thought would be fitting if we gave you all our predictions for this years card.

But first here is the official and final card for tomorrow’s PPV “Winner Take All” WWE World and United States Championship Match:
-Seth Rollins vs. John Cena
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match:
-Ryback (c) vs. The Miz vs. The Big Show
WWE Tag Team Championship Match:
-The Prime Time Players (c’s) vs. Los Matadores vs. The New Day vs. Lucha Dragons
-Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
-Sheamus vs. Randy Orton
-Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. The Wyatt Family

-Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro
9-Diva Elimination Tag Team Match:
-Team PCB vs. Team Bella vs. Team B.A.D
-Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev
-Steven Amell and Neville vs. King Barrett and Stardust


Trevor’s picks: John Cena, Ryback, PTP, undertaker, Wyatt family, Orton,  Owens, PCB, Ziggler, and Neville and Amell

Johns picks: Orton ~ Rusev ~ Owens ~ Stardust & Barrett ~ PTP but hopes Lucha Dragons ~ Ryback ~ PCB ~ Wyatt Family ~ Cena by DQ Sheamus cash in MITB ~ The Undertaker

Vanessa’s picks: Ryback, Sheamus, PTP, Wyatt family, Owens, Nevelle & Amell, PCB, Ziggler,Undertaker, and as for the main event I’m thinking there will be no clear winner.

Ed’s picks: Cena over Rollins, Wyatt and Harper over Reigns and Ambrose (please Dean no heel turn), Neville and Amell over Stardust and Barrett, Team PCB over Team Bella and Team B.A.D, Undertaker gets his revenge over Lesnar, Owens over Cesaro, Ryback retains over Big Show and The Miz, Rusev over Ziggler, Prime Time Players retain in the 4 way match, Orton over Sheamus but might Sheamus cash in his MITB Briefcase like Rollins did at Wrestlemania and leave Sheamus with the World Title and Cena with the U.S. Title?

What about you guys? What are your picks? Let us know in the comments below

Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Claudia Gadelha targeted for UFC195

  Is it possible that UFC195 could be the first UFC event in history to have 3 women fights on a PPV card? It sure does look that way. Yesterday the huge announcement was made that Ronda Rousey will be defending her title for the 7th time against decelerated Holly Holm.

Dana White had an interview with New York Times and he said that he’s aiming to have Miesha Tate vs Amanda Nunes on that same card. It doesn’t stop there though because White also said he looks to have Joanna Jedrzejczyk defend her straweight title against challenger Claudia Gadelha in the co main event. However this all depends if Gadelha’s injuries are healed by January.

Jedrzejczyk and Gadelha have met once before, during  last December in what many believe was a razor thin split decision victory for Jedrzejczyk. The rematch between the two has been inevitable for quite sometime. 

The champ has a professional MMA record of (10-0) she is coming off a 3rd round TKO victory that she earned in June against top contender Jessica Penne. The challenger has a record of (13-1). She is coming off a UD win against Jessica Aguliar that she earned at UFC190 from this month. The one blemish in Gadelha’s record was of course delivered at the hands of Jedrzejczyk so you can bet she’ll be looking for some redemption.

It seems like we are now living in a day and age where women are dominating in sports, we have serina Williams in tennis, Hope solo in soccer, we have the divas revaluation in the WWE making waves in professional wrestling, and now we have both Ronda Rousey and Joanna Jedrzejczyk representing the UFC/ MMA world in thier respective divisions.

Everything is up in the air as it pertains to Jedrzejczyk vs Gadelha, but if this fight happens along with the possible Tate vs Nunes and the already set Rousey vs Holm UFC195 should be named ladies night.

How do you guys feel about a possible women’s dominated card? I for have faith that these 6 ladies have what it takes to put on a stellar show and bring the house down.

We here at WNB will be sure to keep all of you updated on the happenings of UFC195 as they continue to surface. UFC195 Is set to take place at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas and will be live on PPV on January 2nd 2016

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Dana White explains why he chose Holm over Tate for Rousey’s next opponent 

 Earlier this morning we covered a story that Rousey’s next opponent will be the (9-0) Holy Holm instead of Miesha Tate (17-5). Tate is on a 4 fight winning streak and after her UD win against Jessica Eye last month. It was assumed by Tate and fight fans alike that she would be the next contender for Ronda Rousey. I mean Dana white said it so himself in the UFC190 post fight press conference.

So why the sudden change? Well White sat down with The times and explained his reasoning. He said that they (Feritta, Silva, Shelby and himself) sat down and thought about it and they came to the conclusion that “we’ve all seen Rousey vs Tate already.” He went on to say that “Rousey has defeated Tate twice in the same dominating fashion and he believes more of the same would happen again” He even said that “an eventual lost to Rousey wouldn’t be good for Tate at least not right now.”
You can read whites full statement here http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/8/21/9189029/dana-white-holly-holm-tabbed-because-everyones-already-seen-ronda

Here’s my issue with this bogus reasoning. Yes we’ve seen Rousey vs Tate twice. Once in 2012 in Strikeforce and then again at UFC170 in December of 2013. The problem is though that many casual fans didn’t even see their first encounter. Not to mention their first fight ended in the first round while their second ended in the beginning of the 3rd!
Clearly Tate has evolved in her fight game. The same can be said for the champion. Both Rousey and Tate are COMPLETLY different fighters since their meeting in 2013 so it would’ve been interesting to see what a trilogy fight would’ve brought to the  Table.
Another problem this fight poses in my opinion is the UFC rankings. Tate is #3 as where Holm is #9. What’s the point of rankings if you’re not even going to put the top against the top??? Further more as noted earlier Holm has yet to defeat anyone in the top 10. If white and company didn’t want a Tate vs Rousey 3 they should’ve pinned Rousey up against anyone else in the top 5 (even though most would’ve still be rematches)
Tate was obviously very upset about the situation saying “I’m very disappointed in the events that have unfolded this morning. I was already training for Rousey. Not only am I disappointed for myself but also my fans who thought my next fight would be for the title”


You can read Tate’s official statement here https://Instagram.com/p/6qJG1DCkmA/


So what’s next for Tate? According to Dana he hopes to have her face Amanda Nunes (who is coming off a first round submission victory against veteran Sara McMann) on the same card as Rousey vs Holm at UFC195


Only time will tell. What are your thoughts on all of this? Let us know in the comments
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)