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UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes continues to make history in the world of mixed martial arts. Despite heading into UFC 232 as the heavy underdog, Nunes only needed 51 seconds to knock out former UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and become the first woman in UFC history to hold championship belts […]

After beating Cris Cyborg at UFC 232, UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes succeeded to become the first woman in UFC history to hold championship belts in different divisions simultaneously. Despite heading into the fight as the underdog, “The Lioness” only needed 51 seconds to end Cyborg’s 15-year unbeaten streak. Amanda Nunes and […]

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm has successfully returned to the winning column after defeating Megan Anderson via unanimous decision at UFC 225 on Saturday at the United Center. In a post-fight interview, Holm opens up the possibility that she could go down to the bantamweight division to fight UFC champ Amanda Nunes. “Anything […]

UFC 225 aired live Saturday night from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. There were five featured matches on the main card of UFC 225, including the main event of Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2. As SB Nation documented, the main event was initially going to be for the UFC Middleweight Championship, but Romero […]

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 airs live on Saturday night, June 9, from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Once again, the UFC is giving fans a packed card featuring a total of 13 fights, and two titles will be on the line on Saturday night: Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker will defend his UFC […]

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey has seemingly turned her back on her MMA career. Rousey has signed a full-time contract with WWE wrestling and made her first appearance at last weekend’s WWE Royal Rumble. As reported by the Inquisitr earlier this week, Rousey says that WWE wrestling “is her life now,” and her longtime […]

After defeating a game Holly Holm, UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg wants to face Megan Anderson in her next title defense. However, Cris Cyborg may not get her wish to try and defeat Megan Anderson just yet. There could be another challenger or two looking to test Cyborg first. Cris Cyborg has done everything […]

On Saturday night, mixed martial arts fans will watch the UFC 219 Cyborg vs. Holm PPV live streaming online, or on television. The latest event takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada with the UFC Women’s Featherweight title on the line. Holly Holm will try to claim the title she has yet to hold […]

Days before UFC 219, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm emerged as the heavy underdog against reigning UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg. However, Holm looks confident to win the fight and is already talking about her plans after the event. According to Bjpenn, Holly Holm expressed her willingness to give Cris Cyborg a […]

In spite of her intense training routines, Ronda Rousey hasn’t performed well in her last attempts to regain her UFC belt, and even UFC President Dana White doubts the MMA fighter will be returning in the future. While Rousey’s absence from a recent UFC event all but confirmed her retirement from MMA fighting, Ronda did […]

It took three rounds for Holly Holm to land a big strike on Bethe Correia, but when she finally did, she didn’t disappoint. Holm and Correia headlined that UFC’s return to Singapore, China, and the first round of the fight didn’t feature much action, which led to the referee warning the two women in the […]

Ronda Rousey is back in the news, but this time the UFC fighter is sharing news of a more personal matter, as she announces her engagement to fellow UFC fighter Travis Browne. Rousey, the UFC’s first female champion, has been riding a wave of publicity in her attempt to reclaim the champion title, which she […]

Holly Holm has filed an appeal regarding her title loss to Germaine de Randamie at UFC 208 last weekend. Holm filed the appeal with the New York State Athletic Commission asking for a review of referee Todd Anderson’s failure to take any points away from de Randamie following two late punches in the second and […]

Holly Holm entered her match against Germaine de Randamie at UFC 208 on a two-fight losing streak after being submitted by Miesha Tate at UFC 196 and losing a unanimous decision to Valentina Shevchenko at a UFC Fight Night back in July. If Holm were to defeat de Randamie, she would become the first-ever female […]

Holly Holm lost the featherweight title bout at UFC 208 via unanimous decision Saturday night. Holm was taking on Germaine de Randamie, a Dutch kickboxer, for the first ever UFC featherweight title match, and Holly was hoping the fight would help her prove she was more than a one hit wonder. The judges, unfortunately, didn’t […]

Ronda Rousey’s future still seems to be up in the air as the fighter’s latest Instagram post suggests she is still on a spiritual journey of sorts. Rousey’s first knockout loss to Holly Holm in 2015 sent her into a deep depression, but Ronda’s second loss seems to have awakened another side of her — […]

https://youtu.be/N9NJX-8kD9Y We are three days away from UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is pushing the promotions through the door. This includes a video showcasing the “Top 8 Finishes” in association to the fighters participating at the pay-per-view. Suspiciously, the one finish not featured was Holly Holm’s historic knockout […]

Germaine de Randamie, one of the MMA contenders fighting for the inaugural UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship, says she has the credentials to be a contender. To enforce said credentials, “The Iron Lady” claims she “knocked out a guy who had 40 pounds on her.” According to a written article by MMA Junkie, Germaine de Randamie […]

Ronda Rousey appears to be done in the UFC. While speculation has broken that way since the first ever UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, who revolutionized mixed martial arts, fell to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes in back-to-back events. But speculation aside, there has been nothing approaching official confirmation until today. In the latest episode of […]

Ronda Rousey is just 10 days removed from the worst beating of her career and the match that many are speculating will be her final appearance inside the octagon. Until today, her fans did not have much to go on regarding the former UFC Bantamweight Champion’s future, and while Monday’s Instagram post did not quite […]

UFC Star Ronda Rousey may have lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207, but there could still be a future for her in the WWE if she truly wants it. Ronda Rousey made her comeback to the octagon this past December after a thirteen month absence. She had previously lost the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship […]

A major change by the UFC has one of their top stars, Cris “Cyborg” Justino, upset. The UFC has announced that they are creating a women’s featherweight weight class, which will have a roster of women who will fight at 145 pounds. Former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will face Germaine da Randamie in the […]

Cris Cyborg has been one of the most feared women in MMA for the last 11 years. After starting with an early loss in her 2005 debut, she has rolled off 17 unanswered victories. It is important to note that when Cyborg (real name Cristiane Justino) lost, she was a 19-year-old girl new to the […]

Miesha Tate unexpectedly announced her retirement from MMA fighting on Saturday at UFC 205, delivering the announcement immediately after losing her contest against Raquel Pennington. ESPN reported Miesha Tate lost an unanimous decision to Raquel Pennington as the three judges scored the match 30-27, 30-27, 29-28. Miesha Tate warmly embraced her one-time apprentice in the […]

Ronda Rousey has not been in any hurry to fight her arch-nemesis Cris Cyborg, and it’s a topic the UFC president attempted to address on a recent episode of UFC Unfiltered. White has been one of Rousey’s biggest cheerleaders since bringing her in from Strikeforce and creating a viable women’s bantamweight division around her. “Ronda […]

Ronda Rousey may not have fought in 10 months, but she is still treasured by the UFC and Dana White. During an interview to promote Conor McGregor’s next fight, the UFC president was all about Ronda, praising her popularity and saying how she opened the doors for female fights that the UFC will host in […]

The biggest potential super fight in the women’s division, and possibly in entire UFC, is still a possibility according to UFC president Dana White. While speaking with comedian Jim Norton and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra on the UFC Unfiltered Podcast, the UFC president said that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is […]

Ronda Rousey may have been cut down by many of the critics and rivals, but she has one person definitely by her side: her boyfriend, Travis Browne. Not only does he believe that she will return to MMA and UFC after her nine-month hiatus, but he also thinks that she will come back better, stronger, […]

From the moment Ronda Rousey got over the shock of losing her UFC title to Holly Holm, she vowed she was going to get it back and return to The Octagon. It may have taken her a while to regain her confidence and build up her stamina, speed, and strength, but, after months of training, […]

Ronda Rousey is still holed up in her apartment, not taking the next UFC fight, but she has been vocal about Olympics 2016. She recently congratulated Olympics 2016 judo champion Kayla Harrison for winning a second gold medal on Instagram. Maybe Ronda is trying to inspire her to join the fight in UFC. Check out […]

Amanda Nunes recently appeared on the UFC Unfiltered podcast after a bit of confusion on the part of show hosts Matt Serra and Jim Norton, who initially called a reporter named Amanda who worked for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. After getting that mess sorted out and the right Amanda Nunes on the phone, the new […]

Holly Holm suffered another loss over the weekend, this time at the hands of Valentina Shevchenko, and said after the fight that she needs to believe in herself going forward. “I have to just get back in there and go forward. I know I’m capable of more. I think I just need to believe in […]

Less than five months removed from the most devastating loss of her MMA career, former UFC women’s bantamweight queen Holly Holm paid a steep price for stepping into the Octagon with striker-extraordinaire Valentina Shevchenko in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night Chicago and suffered a loss that will be felt throughout the entire […]

Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm is preparing for the most important fight of her career. Some would argue Holly Holm’s victory over Ronda Rousey was her most important fight. Others might argue for her loss to Miesha Tate. However, given the turn Holm’s career took after her loss to Tate, this is the […]

Holly Holm has had a long journey to get where she is today. Before Holly Holm stunned the world by wrestling the UFC women’s bantamweight title from Ronda Rousey’s waist one punch at a time, she was dominating women in boxing. All it took was one loss to Miesha Tate to take away what Holm […]

Holly Holm appeared on the UFC Unfiltered podcast this week to discuss her loss to Miesha Tate and her upcoming bout with Valentina Shevchenko this weekend. In typical fashion for the former boxing and UFC champion — who only possesses one loss on her record — Holm took the questions head-on, expressing disappointment in herself […]

Ronda Rousey’s fight against her own doubts after losing to Holly Holm has come full circle. She is just now giving the appearance of a recovery. She seems to finally be growing from the experience, despite all the taunting by Miesha Tate about Rousey’s inability to bounce back. Rousey wants to re-enter the octagon as […]

Ronda Rousey hasn’t giving much information on her next fight, and neither has the UFC. Dana White revealed that Rowdy is guaranteed a title shot in her next UFC fight; however, it may not be against rival Holly Holm. The UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship belt has been won by three MMA fighters since Rousey lost […]

With a trio of title fights and the emergence of several new champions, the UFC’s women’s bantamweight division has been one of MMA’s most entertaining weight classes since the fall of former undisputed bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey last November. But for Holly Holm — the woman who personally knocked the division into months of entertaining […]

Oh God, it happened. I’d written multiple “what if?” articles about Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes. I felt that it was a mistake for Tate to face Nunes. I think I knew in my spirit that we were going to get this outcome, even as I was trying to talk myself into seeing Ronda Rousey […]

Amanda Nunes gave a dominant performance at UFC 200 in wresting the women’s Bantamweight Championship from the waist of Miesha Tate. The win marked the third consecutive title change since Holly Holm shocked the world and knocked out Ronda Rousey at UFC 193. Rousey had held the belt for more than 1,000 days, holding an […]

Amanda Nunes is the new UFC women’s bantamweight champion. If there is any justice, Nunes should be the belt holder for a while. Any discussion of an Amanda Nunes fight with Ronda Rousey should be sidelined for the foreseeable future. UFC 200 was supposed to be the grandest card of them all. So many things […]

Ronda Rousey is choosing to actively ignore taunts from Miesha Tate. Recovering from her most recent knee surgery, after her historical loss to Holly Holm, the former champion has been keeping quiet in general while plotting a way to make a massive comeback. Meanwhile, Miesha Tate, the current reigning title holder, is using the silence […]

It’s been a long road for Miesha Tate. In the past, the UFC Women’s Bantamweight champions seemed to come up short when it really counted — such as her division-defining loss to former golden girl Ronda Rousey. And yet Tate didn’t give up. She climbed the ranks until she was the undisputed No. 1 contender. […]

It’s recently been reported that WWE is interested in having UFC star Paige VanZant appear at this coming August’s SummerSlam event. But it looks like VanZant isn’t the only female UFC star that WWE is interested in. Anthony DiMoro of Yahoo! Sports has reported that WWE is interested in getting Ronda Rousey on the WrestleMania […]

Amanda Nunes is getting about as tired of the Ronda Rousey talk as hardcore MMA fans are. For six months it has been almost impossible for a top-tier women’s MMA fighter to do an interview without getting asked the inevitable question about Rousey. Ronda was pulverized by former UFC Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm in a […]

Holly Holm has received a bit of criticism from the mixed martial arts (MMA) community as of late for refusing to step in and face Cris Cyborg after saying that she would. Looking at Cyborg and her long-running unbeaten streak, it is easy to see where fear might be a core motivator for the former […]

Cris “Cyborg” Justino didn’t have Ronda Rousey on her mind following her win at UFC 198 last night. The fan expected her to call Rousey out as her next opponent, but Cris didn’t feel it was the right moment. Cyborg reveals the reason why she decided not to call out Ronda and what’s next for […]

Ronda Rousey was expected to return for UFC 200, but with that now off the table, the window is closing on when fans might see her make a return to the octagon. In November 2015 at UFC 193, the then-unbeaten fighter ran into her first career loss, suffering a brutal knockout at the hands and […]

Current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is set to fight Amanda Nunes in UFC 200’s co-main-event, and while she’s certainly not looking past Nunes, she badly wants a third fight with the now-former bantamweight champ, Ronda Rousey. As of right now, it looks like Rousey won’t be returning to the UFC until November, when […]