Tag: MMA

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)

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)

Rousey vs Holm set for UFC195???? (Vanessa’s thoughts)

This morning UFC Batemweight women’s champion Ronda Rousey made an appearance on Good morning America where she announced the next time she will step into the cage will be for the UFC’s New Years card as she takes on the Undefeated Preachers Daughter Holly Holm.

Living on the west coast and having a bad sleeping schedule I just now learned about the announcement myself thanks to the post fellow contributor John Bass posted this morning along with the official announcement on the UFC’s Facebook post.

This announcement came as a surprise to me and I’m a bit confused and I’m sure so are a lot of other fight fans. Miesha Tate Ronda’s greatest rivalry and in my honest opinion toughest opponent was originally slated to take on the champ for a 3rd time. I mean she’s racked up a winning streak in the UFC let alone Dana White said so himself  during the UFC190 post fight press conference that Tate would be next in line after coming off a victory against Jessica Eye.

The question now is what happened to Miesha. I mean to my knowledge she isn’t inured. (There’s been no announcement) and I have absolutely nothing against Holm but this match up makes absolutely NO SENCE to me. Sure Holm is an accomplished boxing champion and has a 9-0 MMA record but the girl has only fought TWICE in the UFC and none of her opponents have been in the top 10. She won her UFC debut back in February against Raquel Penninton via unanimous decision and her second win was against Marion Reneau also a UD win just last month.

In my opinion Holm is no where near ready to face someone of Rousey’s caliber so I’m scratching my head as to why this match up was made. I mean it’s not like Holm talked her way into a title shot the way Correia recently did.

Don’t get me wrong I love anytime Rousey has a fight. She’s exciting to watch and is one of my all time favorite MMA fighters but I REALLY can’t wrap my head around this fight and it isn’t helping all the naysayers that say “Rousey only fights cans” (I disagree with that statement let’s make that clear) but again why Holm??? I just don’t get it.

Another question that this poses is what’s next for Tate? The only possible reasoning I can come up with as to why she’s not Rousey’s next challenger is that she will be the 1st opponent for a newly 135lb Cris Cyborg (this is pure speculation) but it would make sence. Tate has said she wouldn’t mind fighting Cyborg and Dana has went on record saying Cyborg will fight Rousey if she can make weight and prove she can fight at 135.

So is this random Rousey VS Holm match up a sign that we could possibly be one step closer to seeing the biggest match up in WMMA history???? Is Rousey vs Cyborg on the horizon???

Who knows. The only thing we know is that Rousey will indeed defend her title for the 7th time against Holm at the MGM grand arena in Las Vegas on January 2nd to kick off the new year. I’m sure Rousey won’t disappoint.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

 

Ronda Rousey lands major endorsement deal 

Words most dominate athlete, UFC women’s bantamweight champion, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, New York Times best seller. The list of accomplishments are ever growing for Ronda Rousey, and now you can add Official sponsor of fast food chain Carl’s Jr. to the list.

The chain confirmed to Eater.com that Rousey will be the new face of the company’s commercials with the first spot debuting in a few weeks.

Carl’s Jr. has always been one of my personal favorite fast food joints but I along with many others find previous commercials to be totally pointless and in some ways believe they degrade women. I mean how does a woman in a bikini help sell a burger???

Previous faces in Carl’s Jr. commercials include the likes of Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton. I personally think having someone like Rousey as the new face is a great business move for both Carl’s Jr. and the UFC. I mean who doesn’t love fast food? This can possibly bring a new set of eyes to UFC along with marking Carl’s Jr. more appealing.

Are you excited for this new partnership? The first commercial is said to be debuting by the end of this month so be on the look out.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Ronda Rousey to star in own Biopic

This past Saturday at UFC190 Ronda Rousey successfully defended her Women’s Bantamweight title by disposing Bethe Correia via KO in a astounding 34 seconds.
The 12-0 athlete shows no signs of slowing down. She aims to defend her title for a 7th time against well known rival Miesha Tate in December and then go off to shoot Mile 22, a film Rousey will star in opposite Mark Walburg 

Now variety has an exclusive that Rousey’s memoir and New York Times best seller My fight your Fight has been picked up by Paramount Pictures to become a major motion picture as Ronda Rousey playing herself. It’s not often someone plays themselves on a film but as we all know by now Rousey loves to break down barriers.

The film has no release date but director Mark Bomback is on board to adapt the book into a movie while Mary Parent will serve as producer.

Parent had this to say about the opportunity of making a best seller into a blockbuster

“It’s a real honor to be a part of bringing Ronda’s incredible story to the big screen,”

You can read the full story on this major announcement here http://variety.com/2015/film/news/ronda-rousey-biopic-autobiography-my-fight-your-fight-1201553460/

Who’s excited for this film!? I know I am.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Shayna Baszler set to have first pro wrestling match 

You read the headline right folks, The Queen of Spades is set to make her in-ring debut as a professional wrestler. The announcement came last Thursday when Shayna was a guest on the podcast MMA Jam session. 

This however won’t be the first time Shayna Baszler has made some noise in the world of professional wrestling, earlier this year she managed ROH tag team reDRagon aiding them in victory against the young Bucks at ROH’s 13th Anniversary show. Then just a few weeks ago she made her presence known at ECCW’s Ballroom Brawl 4 When she laid a beating on goddess Mandy AND cost Nicole Matthews the titles in the main event triple threat ladder match.

This time though the MMA veteran will get to show the world what catch wrestling is all about as she takes on one of the biggest stars in the independent wrestling circuit Chearleader Melissa aka Melissa Anderson. Here is what Baszler had to say about the match:

Chearleader Melissa is a former Shimmer champion and a former TNA knockout where she competed  under the names Raisha Saeed and Allisa Flash.

Baszler and Melissa will main event on the night of September 26th 2015 for wrestling promotion QPW at the Evalyn community center in Reno Nevada.

As far as Baszler’s MMA career goes she has went on record to say that she is NOT done fighting and she will return to the cage in the future, but for now the queen of Spades is having some fun and living out one of her dreams.

As a fan and friend of Shayna’s I couldn’t be any happier for her and know that she’s going to take the wrestling world by storm.

I will be sure that I keep you all updated as to when tickets go on sale for this event so be sure to check our Twitter @WrestlingNewsbg regularly to stay in the loop. Now I’m not making it official BUT yours truly may be attending this event and if I do you can bet I’ll be bringing exclusive coverage so STAY TUNED!!!

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

The Queen Of Spades takes ECCW by storm 

  

  This past Saturday on July, 11th 2015 ECCW (Elite Canadian championship wrestling) held their Ballroom Brawl 4 event in Vancouver Canada.

By the photos and video I’ve seen online man do I wish I was there. Not only because I enjoy good professional wrestling but also because our buddy Shayna The Queen of Spades Baszler made her ECCW debut.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Shayna in a squared circle, earlier this year she managed  tag team ReDragon at ROH’s 13th anniversary event.

This time though she was the enforcer for her friend Kenny Lush as he took on Bishop. Bishop had goddess Mandy on his side so Shayna was just evening the playing field.

Shayna did what she set out to do and that was teach “the goddess” a lesson. Baszler ripped out Mandy’s weve and even put her in a devistating toe hold (ankle lock) that should teach Mandy to never call the queen “a rachet and basic bitch” ever again. 

Baszler wasn’t done there though because she even had some involvement in the main event fatal 4 way ladder match, for both the ECCW and Canadian title; in a match that involved  Nicole Matthews, Billy Suede, Artemis Spencer and Ethan HD.

At one point in the match it looked as if Nicole Matthews was closing in on victory with some guidance from Baszler but then out of nowhere Baszler staying true to her roots goes full blown heel and Baszler bombs’ (Powerbomb) Matthews off the ladder and straight into the turn buckle.

Needless to say Shayna definitely made her presence felt at ECCW and I think it’s safe to say that Baszler is out to conquer the world of professional wrestling.

You can check out all the epicness mentioned above in the form of video by clicking here. 

Enjoy! (I know I did)

InvictaFC13 (Final fight card) 

  If you’ve been going back and forth with the idea of subscribing to UFC Fight pass I would say today is the day you make that subscription. That’s because today InvictaFC13 takes place live from the cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

If you know the history of InvictaFC you know that they always put on stellar shows and by the looks of it this fight card tonight will be no different.

Tonight three titles will be up for grabs. Including an Atomweight title bought between Herica Tiburcio(C) and Ayaka Hamasaki, a bout for the vacated Batemweight title between veteran Tonya Evinger and upstart Irene Aldana and of corse the main event of the night for the featherweight title as champion Cris Cyborg defends her title against challenger Faith Van Duin

Also tonight for the first time in nearly a year 4Horsewomen member Marina Shafir makes her return to the cage after suffering a devistating TKO lost against Amanda Bell last August. This will be the first time Marina will be competing under the invicta banner as she looks to redeem herself as she takes on Amber Leibrock.

The full fight can be seen here 

Featherweight Title: Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (13-1, 1 NC) vs. Faith Van Duin (5-1)

Bantamweight Title: Tonya Evinger (15-5) vs. Irene Aldana (5-1)

Atomweight Title: Herica Tiburcio (9-2) vs. Ayaka Hamasaki (11-1)

Bantamweight: Pannie Kianzad (7-0) vs. Jessica-Rose Clark (5-1)

Atomweight: Amber Brown (4-1) vs. Catherine Costigan (5-0)

Strawweight: Amy Montenegro (6-1) vs. Jamie Moyle (2-0)

Featherweight: Marina Shafir (1-1) vs. Amber Leibrock (0-0)

As you guys can see this card is stacked and it’s sure to be a good one. The $9.99 subscription to fight Pass is more then worth it

The action begins live and exclusively on fight pass at 8pmPT/10CT/11ET

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

The General speaks out (Vanessa’s perspective)

  To be honest I never thought I would be writing a piece partaining to this situation but nearly a year later here we are.

Before reading this though you should read Shayna and Jessamyn’s statements about the events first which were released yesterday.

You can do so here http://thesportspost.com/blogs/view/mma-jessamyn-duke-shayna-baszler-street-fight

However if you’ve already read their statement you know what this article will contain and as you probably already guest I’m the “super fan turned friend” refered to in the article.

For the people who have been following our site for quite sometime you may recall a time where we did a special show in which I needed prayer, you may also recall me taking a break from the site due to personal issues, and further more if you’re a follower of the site you know myself a long with the rest of them team have tons of love for Jessamyn Duke and Shayna Baszler. Well if you ever wondered why to any of the things listed above this is why.

Now I’m not going to retell the whole entire story because you can read the girls statement for that and quite honestly I don’t want to relive that again.

What I will tell you though are things that happened that weren’t mentioned but I hold near and dear to my heart. (Feel special this is a big deal for me)

As you know we were all waiting for my ride which should’ve been there hours ago. As said in the other article (reefer to above) i insisted to Shayna, Jessamyn and Justin that I was perfectly ok waiting alone but being the awesome people they are they wernt having it.

What wasn’t mentioned that at one point I geeked out over watching the sunset with three bad ass fighters, or that Jessamyn bought me a very berry Hibiscus (my favorite drink from Starbucks) or that Justin gave me some of his food because it was  obvious that I was hungry even though I turned down the offer of said food about three times, or that when it got cold (I didn’t ask for help but received it anyway) in the form of Shayna helping me get my hoodie on. In fact I recall her saying “see arnt your glad we’re here to help”? And boy was I.

Here comes the part that still makes me emotional but also smile like a kid in a candy story. After the incident took place as one could imagine I was pretty distraught. I was sitting in the back of the war wagon (Shayna’s car) crying my eyes out and Jessamyn looks straight at me (bloodied face and all) and says: “hey Vanessa don’t cry. I’d take a baseball bat to the face for you any day and if that’s not love I don’t know what love is” (GUYS THATS LOVE)

The sweetness doesn’t stop there through because both Shayna and Justin also offered words of encouragement that day. I remember crying to justin telling him that I wasn’t sure what was going to happen next because I knew I didn’t want to be where I lived at the time and I continued to tell him that my family situation was a bit complicated to which he apologized saying: “Sorry if we made it worse for you” to which I assured him that wasn’t the case and if anything they made it better. Justin then went on and thanked me for all the support I give and that from this moment on they would have my back.

While still crying, came the last heart to heart of that night and it involved Shayna and I. She was still outside waiting to be questioned by the cops as I sat in her car (which is very comfortable might I add) the window happened to be rolled down and she managed to stick her hand through the open space. She took my hand and looked me square in the eyes and said “hey don’t feel bad about anything that happened tonight none of it is your fault” she then asked me “what’s the number one thing in the Queens Army” to which I replied LOYALTY and her response  was :”that’s right, you’re loyal to me and I’m loyal to you, don’t ever forget that”

In truth I think that day was the day The General was born. I mean sure fellow MMA fans had been calling me that for quite sometime but these events made it official.

In all honesty Jessamyn, Shayna and Justin saved my life that day. They put their lives in danger to defend my honor because let’s be real it could’ve been far worse then it was. Yes it was a shitty situation but it turned out for the better for me and started a friendship that I never dreamed of having.

So next time you wonder why I’m constantly defending these fighters here’s your answer. They’re my heroes.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)