Womens' MMA mega-thread

[Ronald_Frump]

I think Rousey / Cyborg 2013 will be the first.

[crushed4life]

WOMEN WILL BE IN THE UFC DANA WHITE SAYS

Ronda Rousey, the most dominant female fighter in MMA, could be its most historic, too.

UFC president Dana White tells SI.com he's working on a female division of the UFC, largely because of Rousey's influence.

"It's absolutely going to happen," White said Tuesday of the women's division.

The inclusion of women in the sport's highest ranks is an about-face for White, who had long rejected the idea of a women's division, deriding the quality of fighting and the depth of competition in the female ranks.

White attributes his reversal to Rousey, 25, who has beaten each of her nine opponents — three amateur, six professional — with a devastating armbar in the first round. Only one opponent, wrestling specialist Miesha Tate, endured longer than one minute in the cage with the Strikeforce bantamweight title holder and 2008 bronze medalist in judo.

White says no time frame is set for the new division. Rousey's transition to UFC, White says, "could happen tomorrow, it could happen a year from now."

Rousey's manager Darin Harvey says, "Nothing is immenient. She's a Strikeforce champion not a UFC fighter. We still have three fights left for Strikeforce."

Regardless of the time frame for the women's division, White says, "The point is I'm committed to this."

[sammy_scuffles]

Do you agree with Miesha, Sammy?

Oi! I'm not letting you guys off the hook here, you got my opinion so you have to give yours too!

[Ronald_Frump]

Do you agree with Miesha, Sammy?

Oi! I'm not letting you guys off the hook here, you got my opinion so you have to give yours too!

In principle, I agree. However, considering the size difference between the average male and the average female, I would think a measured, or proportionate response from the male, would be acceptable for self-defense purposes. Anything more would indicate a coward and a bully IMHO.

[Ronald_Frump]

Shiela Bird headscissors Kim Couture and almost kills her!

NB. pics here: http://www.squeezequeens.com/index.php?topic=170

[Ronald_Frump]

Chronology of Awesome Armbar Submissions, courtesy of the "Rowdy One"!

[Ronald_Frump]

MMA queen Satoko Shinashi

NB. Check where she submits the 400 lb guy @ 3:00 mins!

[crushed4life]

dunno if this is the right thread, but mma fighter Roxanne Modaferri tweeted a few hours ago:

Roxanne Modafferi ‏@Roxyfighter
     I won my grappling match by triangle choke! It's the first time I've beaten a man in a grappling competition!

be on the lookout for any videos of this!

In the meantime, here's a video she made in Jan 2011

[Ronald_Frump]

Thanks for the heads-up, crush. Let's all be on the lookout for that one!

[sammy_scuffles]

Ooh fun game, can I play too?

Here's a highlight reel of all the women who fought on the Invicta 2 main card!

[sammy_scuffles]

Shayna Baszler vs Sara McMann at Invicta 2. This one's a fantastic fight.

[Ronald_Frump]

Thanks for the great clips, Sammy!

[sammy_scuffles]

A Sara McMann interview with some interesting comments on Rousey and Cyborg. Just because it should stir up some discussion!

[jiminy]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing McMann & RRR hooking up. It'll be a shame if it doesn't happen in 2013.

McMann only just scraped by Baszler by razor-thin decision but for what it's worth, I also think Shayna Baszler could pose a threat to Ronda.

Sara's wrestling and TDD is obviously very good, but I have noticed that she seems to like to stand and strike, so if she can force Ronda to stand with her, we might finally see this other-worldly Boxing Ronda supposedly has. 

[jiminy]

BTW: Fedor probably retired because Sara joked about calling him out. He knows she'd maul him worse than Bigfoot did.