Friday, October 17, 2014

Unsigned Hype: "The Bantamweights"





There are 5 major global promotions that sign women fighters to long term contracts :UFC, Invicta, Bellator, XFL International and Cage Warriors.



What I will do is list fighters who are not signed to any of the 5 major promotions and tell you a little about them. They will be listed in order of highest ranked fighter.






1. Alexandra Buch 8-3-0


Alexandra is a 34 year old 5'9 135lbs fighter originally from Hamburg, Germany and now living and fighting out of Wuppertal, Germany. She trains with Alligator Rodeo Team.

She holds notable victories over Anne Merkt, Tonja Hoffman and Shizuka Sugiyama. All of her 3 losses have come against top ranked fighters, two of those fighters being in the 145lbs division. 






2. Shizuka Sugiyama 11-4-1 


Shizuka is a 27 year old 5'5 135lbs fighter from Yokohama, Japan. She trains at Zendokai Yokhama.

She holds notable wins over Mizuho Sato, Megumi Yabushita and Celine Haga.

There was a planned drop to 125lbs for Shizuka but the fight was canceled when an opponent could not be found. Although she has an upcoming fight scheduled for November, 3 at 135lbs with the  Deep Jewels promotion, we include her here because if she is signed to a contract, Deep has been very willing to let its fighters move on to bigger things in the United States.







3. Carina "Barbie" Damm 22-11-0


Carina is a 35 year old 5'4 135lbs fighter from Vila Velha, Brazil where she trains with American Top Team and Sapo Fight Team.

Carina is a true pioneer of the sport, especially in Brazil. Her most notable wins have come against Aline Serio, Dayana Silva, Kalindra Faria, Ana Maria twice, Jessica Aguilar and Vanessa Porto.









4. Colleen "Thoroughbred"  Schneider 6-5-0


Colleen is a 32 year old 5'9 135lbs fighter from Los Angeles, California. She trains at CSW where she is coached by Josh Barnett.

She holds notable victories against Brenda Gonzales, Christina Marks and Sanja Sucevic.








5. Deise Lee Rocha 5-4-1


Deise is a 29 year old 5'5 135lbs fighter from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She trains with s few gyms including Madison Team, Siam Team MMA College, Noguchi Team and LA Sports.

She holds a notable win against Priscila de Souza.










6. Brenda "Boom Boom" Gonzales 5-2-0


Brenda is a 32 year old 5'5 135lbs fighter from Moriarty, New Mexico. She trains at Fit NHB.

Her most notable wins have come against Heather Bassett and Sarah Alpar.









7. Dayana Silva 5-2-0 


Dayana is a 135lbs fighter from Brazil that trains with Pejor.

She holds notable wins against Luciana Pereira and Aline Nery.








8. Ana "India" Maria 5-5-0


Ana is a 5'5 135lbs fighter from Bahia, Brazil.  She trains with Team Nogueira.

She holds notable wins against Maria Tavares, Aline Serio and UFC fighter Amanda Nunes, who she submitted by armbar in 2008.







Thursday, October 16, 2014

Unsigned Hype: "The Featherweights"





There are 5 major global promotions that sign women fighters to long term contracts :UFC, Invicta, Bellator, XFL International and Cage Warriors.


What I will do is list fighters who are not signed to any of the 5 major promotions and tell you a little about them. They will be listed in order of highest ranked fighter.






1. Mizuho Sato 6-6-1


Mizuho is a 145lbs fighter from Tokyo, Japan. She trains at Wajutsu Kishukai Tokyo.

She holds notable wins against Michiko Takeda and Mayumi Aoki. Two of her wins have come by armbar.





2. Arlene "Angerfist" Blencowe 5-4-0


Arlene is a 31 year old 5'5 145lbs fighter from Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia where she trains at Beestingz in St. Mary's.

She holds notable wins against Invicta FC fighter Faith VanDuin and Kenani Mangakahia.







3. Lissette Neri 5-0-0

 

Lissette is a 27 year old 5'2 145lbs fighter originally from Rosemead, California and now living in Hisperia, California. She trains at Universal Grappling Academy.

She holds a notable win against Tierra Arnold.









4. Gabby "Gabanator" Holloway 3-1-0


Gabby is a 24 year old 5'4 145lbs fighter originally from Washington D.C. and now living in Orange Virginia, where she is a National Guard Supply Specialist. She trains at Zamora Boxing in Culpepper, Virginia where she is coached by Eric Zamora.

she holds notable wins against Rosanna Garcia and Invicta FC fighter Andria Wawro.

It was my understanding that Gabby was singed to XFCi, she is even listed on their website as a Flyweight,  but when I spoke to Gabby and asked her if she was signed to an exclusive contract, she said it was a one fight non exclusive contract she signed in January of this year and that she has yet to be offered a fight with the promotion.










5. Kilistina "Killa" Makihele 2-0-0



Kilistina is a 5'6 145lbs fighter originally from Sacramento, California and now living in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She holds notable wins against Rachel Kemker and Heather Martin.

Killa is dropping down from 160lbs the weight she fought in her last fight, she assured me that she can make 145lbs but she would even welcome a fight at 155lbs. 






Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Unsigned Hype: "The Lightweights and Up."



There are 5 major global promotions that sign women fighters to long term contracts :UFC, Invicta, Bellator, XFL International and Cage Warriors.

What I will do is list fighters who are not signed to any of the 5 major promotions and tell you a little about them. They will be listed in order of highest ranked fighter.



1. Jessica "Raising Havoc" Halverson 4-3-0


Jessica is a 32 year old 5'6 155lbs fighter Originally from Rexburg, Idaho, she now lives in St. Louis, Missouri where she trains and coaches at Academy Of Courage MMA.

She has notable wins against Kate Bloomfield and Nikita Netjes.



2. Tierra Arnold 2-1-0


Tierra is a 155lbs fighter from California.

She has a notable win against Desiree Bliss.





3. Heather "Ginja Ninja" George 2-0-0 


Heather is a 29 year old 5'7 185lbs fighter originally from Sandy, Utah now living in Murray, Utah. She trains in Salt Lake City, Utah at Comprehensive Combat Sports with Team Victory. She is coached by David Sr, Kam Tueller, Cole Rose, and Jake Paul. 

She is managed by Steel Fist Fight Night MMA one of the few promotions that put on Welterweight and above female fights.

She has a notable win against Rachel Kemker.






4. Jennifer "Gypsy" Johnston 1-1-0


Jennifer is a 25 year old 5'8 155lbs fighter from Wasilka, Alaska

She holds a notable win against Lea Kapuniai