Category: MMA

Holly Holm ends Ronda Rousey’s undefeated streak via KO 

On November 14th 2015 at UFC193 Holly Holm signal handedly did the unthinkable. She did the one thing that 12 other women (15 if you count amateur career) couldn’t do and that was dethrone  the undefeated Ronda Rousey
In what some are calling the biggest upset in UFC history Holy Holm stopped Ronda Rousey with a vicious TKO in the second round.

This left the 78,000 fans in attendance at Melbourne Australia in complete shock. Some cheered while others cried. One thing is forsure though, November 14th will be a day many won’t forget. It’s proof that anything can happen in MMA.

In the post fight press conference Dana White said Rousey was transported to the nearest hospital, as far as the newly crowned champion Holly Holm a rematch with Ronda Rousey seems to be the only thing that makes sense and Dana White agrees.

Rousey who is now (12-1) previously said that she wanted to disappear after this fight so it’ll be interesting to see what happens next. As far as Holm goes she is now (10-0) and now has the biggest target on her back.

Regardless of what side you were on the landscape of the bantamweight division has changed forever.

UFC 193: Rousey VS Holm Fight Card – 11/14/15

UFC 193 – Saturday November 14, 2015 Rousey VS Holm from Melbourne, Australia

Main Card PPV – 10PM ET

Women’s Bantamweight Title Fight: (C) Ronda Rousey VS #7 Holly Holm

Women’s Strawweight Title Fight: (C) Joanna Jedrzejczyk VS #8 Valerie Letourneau

Heavyweight: #8 Mark Hunt VS #11 Bigfoot Silva

Middleweight: #10 Uriah Hall VS #14 Robert Whittaker

Heavyweight: #14 Stefan Struve VS Jared Rosholt

 

FS1 Prelims – 8PM ET

Matthews VS Arreola

Noke VS Sobotta

Perosh VS Villante

Vaculik VS Martinez

 

UFC Fight Pass Early Prelims – 6:15PM ET

Kelly VS Montgomery

Walsh VS Kennedy

Moontasri VS Zafir

Nguyen VS Benoit

For more information got to UFC.com

GFW’s Lei’D Tapa To Make Her MMA Debut On New Year’s Eve

Global Force Wrestling’s Lei’D Tapa appeared Friday night at Bellator 145 and it was announced that she will make her MMA debut at the Rizin Fighting Federation event on New Year’s Eve.

GFW posted the following on their website:

“Queen of Rings” Lei’D Tapa to make her MMA debut on New Year’s Eve

As announced during Friday night’s Bellator 145 broadcast on Spike TV, “Queen of Rings” Lei’D Tapa will be making her professional MMA debut at the Rizin Fighting Federation New Year’s Eve event. She will face Gabi Garcia and the event will air live on Spike TV.

Rizin Fighting Federation’s debut show will take place during the Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2015. Tapa will be on a card headlined by MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko. the event will take place in Saitama Super Arena, the former home of Pride Fighting Championships.

The Queen of Rings has been dominant in the rings of Global Force Wrestling and now she is looking to become a dominant force in the world of MMA.

 

Bobby Lashley To Fight Tonight At Bellator 145: With A Vengeance

TNA Impact Wrestling Star Bobby Lashley will fight James Thompson in a Heavweight MMA bout tonight, November 6, 2015 on Spike TV at Bellator 145: With A Vengeance in St. Louis, Missouri at the Scottrade Center.

Also on the card:

Featherweight Title Fight: (C) Patricio Pitbull VS Daniel Straus

Lightweight Title Fight: (C) Will Brooks VS Marcin Held

David Rickels VS Michael Chandler

Emmanuel Sanchez VS Justin Lawrence

Prelims will stream at Spike.com starting at 6:45 pm ET and the Main Card will air live on Spike TV at 9 pm ET tonight, November 6, 2015.

For more information on this  event, including the rest of the fight card and how to get tickets got to http://bellator.spike.com/events/3lk2dh/bellator-145-with-a-vengeance

Ronda Rousey Says She’s Ready For WWE

During a recent interview with Rolling Stone, UFC Women’s Bantamweight
Champion Ronda Rousey was asked if she’s ready for WWE.

Rousey said: “I’m ready. I’ve seen NXT. I remember Nattie and Charlotte’s match for the title. Nattie was actually training with the original Four Horsewomen to get ready for that fight. I have so many obligations, but I really want to find a way to make it happen. I’m a huge fan wrestling, and I would like to see the position of women in the sport continue to improve, so if I can be a part of it, great.”

Rousey also talked about WWE’s decision to focus more on the Divas division:

“I’m really encouraged by the progress I’ve see with what they’re doing with the women in WWE, but I feel like there’s a lot more than can be done. They’re doing some of it now, too. I’m really excited that they’ve brought up all these great women from NXT, who are all different from the normal mold they would use for the Divas division. I’m not going to take credit for anything, but I definitely want to be part of it as much as I can.”

WWE Divas Champion Charlotte responded on Twitter to Rousey’s Rolling Stone interview:

Kurt Angle To Appear At Bellator 145 Fan Fest

Kurt Angle teased a huge announcement regarding Bellator 145. It was announced that Angle will be appearing at the Bellator 145 Fan Fest at Dave & Busters in Maryland Heights, Missouri on Thursday, November 5th and he will will also be at the Bellator 145 fight event on Friday, November 6th in St. Louis, Missouri.

Angle will be joined at the Fan Fest by Royce Gracie, Ken shamrock, Tito Ortiz, Kimbo Slice and Liam McGeary.

Kurt Angle Teases Huge MMA Announcement

Current TNA Star Kurt Angle is teasing a “huge announcement” regarding Bellator 145. Bellator 145 takes place Friday, November 6th from St. Louis, Missouri. Fellow TNA star Bobby Lashley is scheduled to fight at the event.

Angle tweeted:

Ronda Rousey Says She Wants To Be WWE Divas Champion

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey mentioned at yesterday’s UFC 193 media event that she wants to become WWE Divas Champion at sometime.

“What I would love to do, I got an Olympic medal, I would want to retire from MMA as one of the greatest of all time, I would love to have the chance to be boxing world champion, and I would love to have the chance to be a jiu-jitsu world champion. I’d love to have the chance to be the Divas world champion and just be the best of everything at one point.” Rousey said. “How that is possible to do, I’m going  to have to figure that one out. I think if anybody’s capable, I think that I am. I think it’s just a matter of prioritizing and timing and figuring out when I can do which, when. I’m figuring it out. I’d love to, but it’s a process.”

WWE Divas Champion Charlotte responded to Rousey’s comments on Twitter:

UFC Reinstated Jon Jones

The UFC announced today that they have lifted their suspension on Jon Jones the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, who was forced to vacate his title after fleeing from the scene of an accident back in April. Daniel Cormier went on to win the title in Jones absence.

Last month, Jones pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and was sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation, with authorization to travel for work-related reasons. Jones is also mandated to do 72 appearances for charity or youth outreach in order to avoid a felony charge.

Both UFC and Jones commented on the news:

“we’ve made it clear to Jon that this new opportunity to compete in UFC is a privilege and not a right, and there are significant expectations we have regarding his conduct moving forward,” said UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta. “We’re happy to read and see reports that he has embraced the terms of his plea agreement ans is using this experience to grow and develop as a person.”

“I am thankful to be able to do what I love once again and i look forward to proving myself as a champion in and out of the Octagon.” Jones said.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Jessamyn Duke Learns Gutwrench Suplex With Shayna Baszler

UFC Fighter and one of the 4 Horsewomen of MMA Jessamyn Duke posted the following video on Instagram of her learning how to do a gutwrench suplex with fellow 4 Horsewomen Shayna Baszler, who recently made her pro wrestling debut.