Ok ok so I know I just posted Paige Vanzant’s ALS “ice bucket challenge” but then I saw this on my IG feed and thought “I have to post this one” I mean come on its Shayna Baszler http://instagram.com/p/rxwOfjArhj/
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Category: MMA
Paige Vanzant takes ALS bucket Challenge
Fan favorite Paige Vanzant recently took the ALS bucket challenge. Her nominees are TUF 20 and fellow straw weight stars. Check out the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvVj9TQurhA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Vanzant makes her UFC debut in October
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
MMA Fighter War Machine Arrested
U.S. Marshals spokesperson told Fox Sports that MMA fighter War Machine, whose birth name is Jonathan Koppenhaver, has been arrested Friday in Simi Valley, California by U.S. Marshals after being on the run for more than a week following the alleged assault of his girlfriend. He was at Simi Valley jail on Friday afternoon pending his extradition to Nevada.
TMZ reports that the former UFC fighter had several warrants out, 5 of them for alleged felonies.
War Machine’s ex-girlfriend Christy Mack, a well-known adult-film star, is accusing him of horrifically beating & nearly killing her in the early morning hours of August 8th. The alleged assault resulted in 18 broken bones around her eyes, missing teeth, broken nose, a fractured rib & ruptured liver, Mack wrote in a statement on Twitter.
Source: Fox Sports
Women MMA Fighters To Appear On Total Divas
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Natalya was back training this week with women MMA fighters Jessamyn Duke, Shayna Baszler & Colleen Schneider. The footage filmed will apparently be on Total Divas.
Marloes Coenen & Julia Budd sign to Bellator MMA
On Monday rumors started circulating that Bellator MMA would be the new home of legendary Gina Carano, since then owner of Bellator Scott Coker has denied that rumor but other sources say it has indeed been in talks. While we wait for those answers however I’m sure this morning’s announcement will hold us over until then. It was announced this morning that the newest members of Bellators 145lb decision are none other then long time WMMA standouts Marloes Coenen & Julia Budd. http://www.bellator.com/articles/bellator-mma-sign-julia-budd-marloes-coenen
I don’t know about you but I think that’s huge and for what it’s worth I think Coker is a smart business man. The UFC’s main women’s division is the 135 division with Bellator focusing on the 145ers Dana white and Scott Coker won’t have to be chopping at the bit for female stars. Further more this indeed puts Bellator right up there in completion with the flagship of MMA that is the “UFC”.
What do you guys think of this announcement, and what 145er would you like to see in Bellator next?
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Danny Castillo vs Tony Furgeson set to co main event UFC177
Following the news yesterday that light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is out of UFC178 due to a leg & ankle injury the new headlining bout for UFC178 will be for the flyweight title featuring champion Demetrius Johnson vs challenger Chris Casario. That bout was originally scheduled for UFC177 as the co main Event Now however the co main for Aug 30th in Sacramento will be veteran Danny Castillo taking on the rising Tony Furgeson. Check out a few article here http://www.mmamania.com/2014/8/13/5998959/danny-castillo-vs-tony-ferguson-promoted-ufc-177-co-main-event-sacramento-mma
Other notable fights on the card include of corse the main event rematch for the batemweight title between TJ Dillashaw & Renan Barro, and of corse the whole reason why I’m traveling to Sac in the 1st place the long awaited UFC debut of MMA veteran Shayna Baszler vs the undefeated Brazilian Bethe Corriea.
Who’s excited for UFC177? I know I am.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
BREAKING NEWS: Jon Jones out of UFC178
It is being reported via UFC http://m.ufc.com/news/jones-injured-out-of-ufc-178?utm_campaign=UFC+178+Jones+vs+Cormier&utm_source=15600&utm_medium=Facebook%3A+UFC&
That light heavyweight champion Jon Jones sustained a leg injury and he will be unable to defend his title against rival Daniel Cormier on September 27th That bout is being rescheduled for January 3rd @ in Las Vegas Nevada. Now headlining UFC 178 will be Demetrius Johnson vs Chris Casario for the flyweight title that was previously scheduled for UFC177 in Sacramento CA
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Jon Jones out of UFC 178
It is being reported that UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones has sustained a leg injury and will not be able to defend his title against challenger Daniel Cormier on September 27th. (You can check out the full story here) http://m.ufc.com/news/jones-injured-out-of-ufc-178?utm_campaign=UFC+178+Jones+vs+Cormier&utm_source=15600&utm_medium=Facebook%3A+UFC&
The title bout is being rescheduled for January 3rd.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Chaos at the casino 5 hype up
Tonight at the Hollywood park in Torance California Marina Shafir will be taking on Ananda Bell. This will be Shafir’s 2nd pro fight and she is looking to get that W tonight.
That’s not all planed for chaos at the casino though because fellow Glendale Fighting Club Athlete Jemyma Betrian looks to make her MMA debut. Jemyma does training with the 4Horsewomen (more notably in this video Shayna Baszler) not to mention Jenyma has an impressive kickboxing record of (35-2-1 with 14 of those wins coming by TKO
You can read a full article here about the bouts tonight along with a legit video highlighting both Shafir and Betrian
http://middleeasy.com/fighting/item/13863-get-hype-kickboxing-champ-jemyma-betrian-and-marina-shafir-prepare-for-chaos-at-the-casino-5
One thing is forsure Glendale fight club is home to some of the best WMMA fighters ever! They’re making history.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Happy Birthday to the Queen of Spades
Its the greatest day in history and to be honest I don’t even know what to say. It’s crazy to think that an athlete could affect me in such a short amount of time but here I am saying that I can’t find the words to describe how much I truly respect this woman. Shayna Baszler made her MMA debut in 1999. That’s 15 years! I honestly wish I could say I’ve been a part of all those 15 Years but I’m fortunate enough to have nearly 1 year under my belt. In this one year of knowing who the Queen of spades is I got introduced to the #4Horsewomen and further more fell in love with the world of #WMMA because of that love I’ve met so many awesome people that I can truly say their friendships will last a lifetime. This sport of MMA and our service to the #QueensArmy is our bondage and I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world. I’ve had so many opportunities that I never thought I’d have.
Some people may not like Shayna Baszler’s cocky blunt attitude but you know what that’s exactly what I LOVE about her. She’s a REAL HONEST passionate kick ass human being who has been nothing but sweet to me!
Shayna is the perfect example of what hard work and determination does. She fought in a time where weigh in’s blood test didn’t exist, in a time where no one gave a shit about WMMA. She’s one of the very few active veterans in the business. Her record speaks for itself. Many consider her a pioneer of wmma and I don’t disagree. In just 22 days all those blood sweat & tears, those constant twitter wars with people that think they know everything because they watched ONE reality tv show, the injuries and the long road in took to get to the big time will finally pay off! August 30th at UFC177 will be the greatest day in UFC history because the queen of spades will take her rightful place in the octagon this becoming the 1 in 8-1
As a member of the queens army I will end it with this regardless of her heelish character she truly is one of the humblest people I’ve ever met & there’s nothing anyone can do to make me think different! 34 years ago today a legend was born! #HappyBirthdayShaynaBaszler
Every one do me a favor go wish @QoSBaszler a happy birthday! She deserves it.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
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