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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.
Category: WMMA
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)
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)
Reflections of a proud “soldier”
Just had a realization and wanted to share it with you all. In September it’ll be a year that I’ve been enlisted in the queens army & that I’ve been following MMA. In that short time I’ve had crazy opportunities involving the queen and the rest of the 4Horsewomen that I won’t explain because y’all should already know what they were and are. In these 11 months Shayna was suppose to make her UFC debut 3 TIMES! November 30th 2013 in Vegas, April 16th 2014 in Canada, and August 2nd in Los Angeles CA. I thought for sure that was the way of the universe and God telling me that I was meant to be at that fight, but I was WRONG because all the signs pointed elsewhere. The fight that was suppose to take place this evening was snuffed away from a lot of people due to the injury of Jose Aldo. Now here me out, as I sit here tonight thinking about what should have been the greatest day in wmma history today. It hit me. Had the fight still be tonight I wouldn’t of saw it anyway. With shayna’s fight being on the main card right before the co main I would’ve missed it because I DIDN’T have a hotel booked & I would’ve had to leave early to catch the train back home. So you want to talk about the universe aligning in a certain way and showing me signs? Well what I thought was a big enough sign in aug 2nd still remains because after what I realized just now I know now more then ever that I am meant to be there cheering on the queen and all these Unfortunate events where for the greater good and will soon reveal its purpose on Aug 30th like Shayna says
“Me and my army will march on and continue to conquer Mercilessly. Many will jump on and off the ship to hell & back. To those who stay I will reign in blood and you will be greatly rewarded. To those who bail we will not save you.
I believe that aug 30th is my award ceremony and the award ceremony for all Queens Army members alike
I’ll end it with this in such a short period of time not just Shayna but all of the 4Horsewomen have changed my life in ways that they might not even fully understand. They have given me something new to be passionate about and a new family. They’ve all shown me time & time again that they appreciate me just as much as I appreciate them. They will go to bat for me just as much as I go to bat for them, so if any of you ladies just so happen to read this all I can say is THANK YOU!!
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Successful Surgery for Jessamyn Duke
As noted yesterday Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke was scheduled to undergo hand surgery this morning after she broke it in two places in her fight against Leslie Smith just two days ago. It is now being reported once again via twitter by her mom Mabel Duke that Jessanyn is now out of surgery & it went smoothly. She also thanks you for all the prayers. Check out the tweet here https://twitter.com/mable_duke/status/490235381871554560
I’ll be keeping you guys updated if any more news comes to surface
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Gina Carano will be signed to the UFC by Monday?
It was noted yesterday on DTRTwrestling weekly that there was talks of Gina Carano being signed to the UFC by next week. Now it is being said the UFC president Dana White is scheduled to meet with Carano Monday, after UFC’s event in Ireland. White is almost positive that some sort of deal will be worked out. White also said that Carano’s first fight in the UFC will more then likely be against Ronda Rousey for the title sometime in December. You can read the full article here http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/7/18/5916115/dana-white-will-meet-with-gina-carano-monday-and-is-pretty-confident
What do you guys think? Do you think it’s fair that Carano will more then likely automatically be getting a title shot even though she hasn’t competed since 2009??
I mean after all this is a fight lots of fans have wanted to see plus the champ herself has made it clear she’d love to fight Carano. Sound off let us know how you feel about this possible bout.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Jessamyn Duke set to undergo hand surgery
Some pretty upsetting news for members of the Gun Club. It was announced via twitter @Mable_Duke (Jessamyn’s mom) that the bones in her palm are not suppose to be sticking out and that Jess will need surgery to repair the problem. Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning (Friday) you can check out the tweet here
For those who don’t know Duke broke her hand in two places in her bout against smith last night (7/16/14 at UFC fight night 45) after landing a right to the face of smith. Due to the injury Duke was unable to properly defend when pushed up against the cage. Smith then hit Duke with a knee to the liver which caused Duke to drop ultimately leading to the stoppage by the referee.
After the fight via twitter smith thanked Duke for the fight into which Duke responded “No THANK YOU. Disappointed that I couldn’t give you more but grateful for the opportunity nonetheless”
One can assume that a rematch between these to is bound to happen, but first things first. It’s recovery time for “The Gun” on behalf of everyone here on DTRTwrestling we would like to extend our well wishes to Jessamyn and hope for a speedy recovery. As a huge fan I would like to personally say that no matter what happens I’ll be here eagerly awaiting her return to the octagon. She has my support 100%
You can check out photos of the injury below.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91
Ronda Rousey Wins ESPY For Best Female Athlete
Ronda Rousey took home the ESPY for Best Female Athlete at last nights ESPY Awards on Rousey beat out Maya Moore of WNBA champion Lynx, Olympic skier Mikeala Shiffrin & Breanna Stewart of Connecticut’s NCAA champon basketball team.
Rousey was also up for Beat Fighter but lost out to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
No SummerSlam For Rousey
F4WOnline reports that UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey won’t be appearing at WWE’s SummerSlam this year. Rousey wanted to get her whole ‘4 Horsewomen’ group on WWE TV but WWE only wanted her.
UFC President Dana White doesn’t want any UFC fighters appearing on WWE programming.
Source: Wrestling Inc & F4WOnline:
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