Tag: MMA

Shayna Baszler to make her long awaited UFC debut

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It seems like the stars aligned in my favor as of late. Not just my favor but the favor of the whole “Queens Army” it was just announced via Armbar Nation that Shayna “The Queen of spades” Baszler will be making her long awaited UFC debut at UFC 176 on August 2nd 2014 against Bethe Corriea at the staples center in Los Angeles

As you guys may remember Corriea called at the 4Horsewomen after she defeated Jessamyn Duke at UFC 172 just two weeks ago. You may also remember that I went on record and said that if Baszler was indeed the next one of the four to face Corriea that I would feel sorry for Bethe. Baszler was pulled out of two UFC debuts one in December of last year and one in April. Add that to all the negative naysayers and I am willing to bet my life Baszler will win this fight. She has everything to gain AND everything to loose. This is a must win situation for her.
She even said in her own words “I don’t want people to forget who I am need to remind people one more time”

As a devoted member to the Queens Army and an ever growing relationship with the queen herself its a no brainer who I will be rooting for. What about you guys who are you rooting for on this one?

I would also like to say that I am going to try my hardest to attend this event since its not far from me and if I indeed do you can expect some exclusive coverage here on DTRTwrestling. So STAY TUNED

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Photo credit: Hans Gutknecht

Dana White says he can beat Tito Ortiz in a boxing match

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This one I found pretty interesting because everyone in the MMA fan world knows that for one reason or another Dana White & Tito Ortiz have legit beef. In fact some fans go as far to say that their beef is the main reason why Dana won’t sign Chris Cyborg to the UFC with Tito being her manager and all. (That’s a whole other story though).
It’s crazy to think that this fight was actually suppose to happen back in March of 2007 but was called off when Ortiz didn’t show up to the weigh ins. White said it was “because Tito knew he was going to get his ass whooped on national television”

Now the drama is re surfacing after Tito sent out a tweet in which he said “now UFC is trying to erase me from history wow that’s low, it’ll come back three fold. sorry fans” he sent out this tweet in regards to the fact that UFC declared John Jones the “winningest 205 pounder in history” after he picked up his 14th win against Glover Teixeira this past Saturday at UFC 172. It should be noted though that Ortiz had 15 wins under his belt when competing with UFC.

White however didn’t address the tweet but he did in fact call out Ortiz once more. You can read the full article here

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2045362-dana-white-i-would-easily-beat-tito-ortiz-in-a-boxing-match?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming?is_shared=true

So what do you think? Is Dana White out of his mind or do you agree with him? Let us know in the comment section. Discussing is always fun

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

The JessMovement will live on

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Bare with me because as I’m still upset this may not be the best material that I’m capable of. As some of you may know I haven’t been a long time fan of WMMA. In fact my love for the sport started only back in September of last year when TUF18 aired. It was TUF18 that led me to discover Marina Shafir, Shayna Baszler, Ronda Rousey and of corse the women that’s the topic of this blog Jessamyn Duke.

With that being said I’m not WMMA smart. I mean I know the basics but I’m still learning. Today was a day that I’ve been excited for since it was announced. In fact other then wrestlemania this was one of the things I was counting down for. It was Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke squaring off against Bethe “the carnivore” Correira.
Now admittedly I know nothing about Correia other then going into this bout she had an undefeated record of 7-0 pretty impressive right?
Just like Correira, Duke also had an undefeated record of 3-0 going into this bout so we knew that by the end of the night someone would no longer have a “zero” in their record. I’m sure you know who I was siding with simply based off some of my past post and or videos and if not just look at the title of this blog.
You could imagine how upset I was when the UD came back in the favor of Correira. However I wasn’t surprised. Throughout the fight I kept saying if this goes to decision Duke is loosing and that was simply because Correira landed more strikes. Honestly as a fan I don’t know what happened to Duke, because I truly thought she had it. I was so confident that truly I was hurt that the outcome was different.

With all this being said though I know it’s not the last we’ve seen of “The Gun” I know what she can do and despite what some of the naysayers may say she is not “just a fluke” she is indeed a rising star. Sure she may have lost this battle but there will be many more on the horizon. Jess is still very young and this is only the beginning. She will live to fight another day. She will continue to get better and better. The sky is the limit for her.
I’ll even go on record to say that “The Gun” is the next big thing in WMMA and one day SHE WILL be a threat to Rousey’s title and undefeated record. The JessMovement is not dead. It will live on for many years to come.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

UFC 172 results.

As some of you may or may not know I did coverage on the UFC 172 prelims via twitter @DTRTwrestling. I only did prelims because I typically only order PPV’s if women are featured on the main card. That wasn’t the case this time. There was a happy moment for me on the prelims (Chris beal winning his debut) and of corse an upsetting moment (which I will address fully in another blog shortly)

Even though I didn’t see UFC 172 myself never fear because I have play by play results for you via “Bleacher Report” you can check them out here: http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2042347-ufc-172-live-results-play-by-play-and-fight-card-highlights

Are you guys happy with how UFC 172 went down? Or you going to sleep tonight a little bummed out just as I am? Sound off and let us know below in the comments.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Nessa’s Rant and info video

This video isn’t meant to offered anyone but I apologize in advance if it does. I felt like making this video to rant about a few things that were on my mind regarding the world of WMMA along with a reminder of tomorrow’s bout at UFC 172. This video is not intended to anger anyone. It’s meant to set up a platform for discussion. The video was suppose to be longer but as always my phone doesn’t like me. Remember my views expressed in this video is just ONE opinion. Now you know mine, lets here yours.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Exciting coverage coming in May

Hey guys so I had to make a quick video to share with all of you the awesome opportunity I have been given. This awesome opportunity will lead to an exclusive article on the site done by me in the very near future. If you’re a fan of WMMA and our site in general you’re going to want to check out the video in which I make the announcement. Here it is. Enjoy.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Chuck “iceman” Liddell says Ronda Rousey is paving the way for his daughter

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Yesterday at LAX former UFC star chuck “Iceman” Liddell was stopped by tmz to get his comments on what president Dana White Said about Rounda Rousey being the female chuck Liddell. Dana had made those comments simply because he believes that Rousey will fight anybody any place at anytime just like Liddell use to do. Liddell was actually flattered by the comments and couldn’t agree more. Liddell not only referred to Rousey as a great athlete but he went even further to say “she’s paving the way for my daughter”. Although with his daughter being only two it could be awhile before we see another Liddell in the octagon.
You can check out the full article here: http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2014/04/23/chuck-liddell-ronda-rousey-paving-the-way-video-dana-white

These kind of comments are what warm my heart because so often the media likes to portray Rousey in a negative light due to her confident and very blunt and honest attitude. The fact of that matter is though if it wasn’t for “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey there would be no women in the UFC and WMMA wouldn’t finally be getting the recognition it deserves, so in my opinion Rousey deserves all the success and more.

What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with me Liddell and white? Feel free to leave your comments. Lets discuss

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

The MLB & UFC collide

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Now I’m usually not a follower of Baseball, in fact I’m hardly a sports fanatic that is unless its pro wrestling or WMMA. However this Friday I will indeed be watching the opening pitch of the Orioles vs Royals game. Why you may ask? Well that’s because UFC women’s BATEMWEIGHT champ will be throwing the first pitch. Rousey will be in Baltimore to promote UFC172 which takes place this Saturday (4/26/14) live on PPV at 7PMpst/10PMest
Rousey will not be featured on this card, However her fellow 4Horsewomen buddy Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke will be apart of the prelims airing on fox sports 1 Saturday at 5PMpst/8PMest when she takes on Bethe Corriea

In the meantime feel free to check out more intro regarding Rousey’s opening pitch appearance

http://fansided.com/2014/04/23/ronda-rousey-throwing-first-pitch-orioles-royals-game-friday/#!FErJZ

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Invicta FC signs Stephanie “Snowflake” Egglink

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With the reestablishment of Invicta FC many WMMA fight fans are excited. (Invicta FC focuses solely on WMMA) and that’s why even casual fans love it so much. News broke nearly an hour ago that Invicta’s latest signy is XFC champion Stephanie “Snowflake Egglink.

Earlier this week Invicta also signed unbeaten Alexis Grasso. It seems that Invicta is trying to replenish a 115LBS devision.

There has been tones of talk regarding Egglink. She won three straight fights and went on to capture the title.

With both of these women being signed to the organization one can’t help but think that the future will be bright for Invicta. What are you guys thoughts on the recent news?
Let us know in the comments.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

(Read more on the news here:http://www.mmarising.com/news/2014/04/22/invicta-fc-signs-xfc-champion-stephanie-eggink-alexa-grasso/)

Dana White’s thoughts on GSP

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When GSP stepped down from the UFC in december after winning his fight against Johnny Hendricks due to a Controversial split decision many wondered what would be next for him. I mean he vacated his title and after all he’s arguably one of the best in the Welterweight division. Further more with That division ever growing by the day thus becoming more competitive there’s no telling what could happen. Many people in the industry including UFC president Dana White understood that GSP just needed to take some time off. However in March when GSP suffered his second ACL injury in the last year. It’s really hard to determine the future of GSP he’s still only in his early 30’s but his recent role in the blockbuster “captain America winter soldier” he may have other things then fighting on his mind. Further more it has been said that GSP made up to 5Million per fight so he obviously won’t be hurting for money anytime soon. (You can check out what Dana White said about GSP here)

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2033784-dana-white-on-gsp-injury-tough-to-come-back-giving-up-your-belt-is-crazy?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming?is_shared=true

So what do you guys thinkwill we see GSP back in the octagon or has this MMA great hung up his gloves for good?

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)