Invicta Fighting Championship has announced an inaugural strawwweight (115 lbs) championship bout between unbeaten Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, Claudia Gadelha and All-American college wrestler, Carla Esparza.

Claudia Gadelha is 9-0 with 7 finishes, 5 by way of submission. "Claudinha" holds multiple titles in jiu jitsu, including 3 world championships. Gadelha is coming off a TKO victory over Adriana Vieria at Shooto - Brazil 34 this past September.

Carla…

Miesha Tate isn't very happy with the reigning UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre.

Prior to UFC 154 Georges St-Pierre expressed his thoughts on women's MMA: “It’s good for the sport, it’s good for the girls that fight, but, me personally, I have a hard time watching the girls fight. It’s my heart,…

UFC president Dana White has long felt that women's MMA could draw public interest for one or two big fights a year, but there simply weren't enough talented women competing in the sport to build divisions around. And while UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta recently told MMAFighting.com that he agrees with White to a certain degree, his outlook on the future of women's MMA appears to be a whole lot more optimistic.

"I've never been against it," Fertitta said. "You know, me…

Sarah Kaufman is willing to eat a punch to dish out a few.

As the personable 135-pounder said after her win over Alexis Davis at this past weekend's "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" event, you simply needed to look at her bruised-up face for proof of that philosophy.

But despite a grueling three-rounder that she ultimately won, Kaufman today told MMAjunkie.com Radio she's ready to challenge for new champ Ronda Rousey's belt whenever Strikeforce officials want to do…

Strikeforce's whiz kid of a women's champ embodies almost everything that her next foil does not.

Olympic judo medalist Ronda Rousey on Saturday continued her speedy ascent through mixed martial arts by applying her trademark armbar to wrench the women's bantamweight title from the grasp of Miesha Tate in the main event of Strikeforce's show in Columbus,…

Mixed martial artist Miesha Tate believes she has paid her dues in the sport. She also believes her experience warrants a certain amount of respect, and her opponent in Saturday's Strikeforce bantamweight title bout isn't showing enough of it.

"I just feel that, all in all, she's not a good representation for our…

Press Release

Undefeated MMA fighter Katalina Malungahu hires Star Status Management & Consulting to secure championship bout.

Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) March 01, 2012

MMA fighter Katalina Malungahu burst on the professional scene last year with one goal in mind: to take…

This Saturday, mixed martial artist "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey will fight defending Bantamweight champion Miesha Tate for the 135 lb. title. Using her strong past in judo as her anchor, 25-year-old Rousey has shot to the forefront of the women's MMA scene since her debut in August of 2010. She's got an Olympic medal in judo, her stepfather is literally a rocket scientist, and her only fear is getting an extreme wedgy on national…

Strikeforce: Tate vs Rousey will be held this Saturday, March 3rd at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

This event will feature two of the best female MMA fighters at 135lbs. Miesha Tate will look to defend her belt for the first time against upcoming Judo Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey.

Main card (Showtime)

Women's…

Gina Carano may be moving on to a career as a Hollywood action starlet, but that doesn’t mean she still doesn’t get excited for women’s MMA.

The next big fight coming up is of course the first women’s fight to headline a major Showtime card in Strikeforce since Carano faced Cris “Cyborg” Santos in…

Ronda Rousey has been making her rounds in the media. Check out this video of Ronda telling the audience, "Literally I could kill every single person in this room with my bare-hands if I had them one on one."…

When Strikeforce returns to Showtime on March 3, 2012, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, it will do so with a fight card headlined by a women's bantamweight championship bout.

Miesha Tate will put her 135-pound title on the line against the Chael Sonnen inspired Ronda Rousey. And because "Rowdy" is doing so much talking, even…

When Strikeforce returns to Showtime on March 3, 2012, at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, it will do so with a fight card headlined by a women's bantamweight championship bout.

Miesha Tate will put her 135-pound title on the line against the Chael Sonnen inspired Ronda Rousey. And because "Rowdy" is doing so much talking, even…

Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos was arguably the biggest star in all of women's MMA. She could see all that fall apart before her eyes following a positive steroid test and resulting suspension.

Santos intends to go through the appeal process, but regardless of whether she is found innocent, her career, and much more importantly, WMMA…

A lightweight bout between Conor Heun (9-4 MMA, 1-2 SF) and Ryan Couture (3-1 MMA, 3-1 SF) has been added to March's "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" event.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the bout with event sources.

"Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" takes place March 3 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Columbus, and coincides with…

Written By J Sladky, TNGF.com

After weeks of trash talk and lobbying herself for a title shot against Strikeforce women's bantamweight champ Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey will get her wish. Was this really a surprise to…

Written By Sergio Non, USA TODAY

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey's extensive background in combat sports before mixed martial arts qualifies her for a championship fight,…

Written By Sergio Non, USA TODAY

The identity of Strikeforce 135-pound titleholder Miesha Tate's next challenger could say a lot about the progress of women's fighting as a…

Written By Sergio Non, USA TODAY

This time she hung on until there was no doubt.

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey raised her professional record to 4-0 by submitting fellow 145-pounder Julia Budd in the…