Shannon Sinn defeats Ashley Deen

On Saturday January, 28 2017 at Sparta Combat League 57: Dynamite in Denver, Colorado at The Grizzly Rose

Shannon Sinn (3-4-0) defeated Ashley Deen (2-3-0) by split decision in their 130-Pound Professional MMA match.

Shannon is a 5'7 thirty-seven year old fighter from Broomfield, Colorado. She trains at Strictly Boxing and Grinders Submission Wrestling. She is coached by Albert Rosales.

This was a big win for Shannon coming off of two losses in a row, hopefully with one more win we can see her back on the national and world stages again.

Arlene "Angerfist" Blencowe defeats Janay Harding

 

On Saturday January, 28 2017 at Legend MMA 1 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia at Jupiter's Casino.

Arlene "Angerfist" Blencowe (8-6-0) defeated Janay Harding (2-3-0) by TKO in the first round of their 135-Pound Professional MMA match.

Arlene is a 5'5 thirty-three year old fighter from Manly, New South Wales, Australia. She trains with Team Te Huna.

She made her 135-pound debut after going (2-2-0) in her last four fights with Bellator MMA.

Her notable victories have come against Gabrielle Holloway (5-4-0) Adrienna Jenkins (19-6-0) and Faith Van Duin (6-3-0)

With this impressive victory hopefully we see Arlene back in one of the major promotions for 135-pound female fighters. (Invicta & UFC)

Hannah Kampf defeats Thulasi Helen: Fight Video

 

On Sunday January, 22 2017 at Super Fight League 2017: Goa Pirates vs. Bengaluru in Delhi, India at The Squash and Badminton Courts Siri Fort.

Hannah Kampf (1-0-0) defeated Thulasi Helen (0-1-0) by Submission (Arm-Triangle) at :49 of the very first round in their 125-Pound Professional MMA match.

Hannah is a 5'4 twenty-six year old fighter born in Philipsburg, Montana. She was coached by Phuket Top Team for this fight. She was cornered by Anjela Pink and Dennis Hallman.

She had an impressive (4-2-0) record as an amateur. 

You can watch the fight here.

 

"Super Collider" Colleen Schneider defeats Chrissie Daniels

 

On Saturday January, 21 2017 at Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen in Inglewood, California at The Fabulous Forum.

"Super Collider" Colleen Schneider (11-7-0) defeated Chrissie Daniels (2-3-0) by Submission (Anaconda Choke) at 1:30 of the 1st round in their 125-Pound Professional MMA match.

Colleen is a 5'9 thirty-four year old fighter from Los Angeles, California where she trains at CMMA.

She has now won 5 of her last 6 fights and this win would seem to set her up for a main card spot for her next fight with Bellator against a highly ranked opponent.

Colleen holds a notable victory against Raquel Pa'aluhi (6-5-0)

Alexa Conners defeats Annie DeCresente

 

On Friday January, 20 2017 at National Fighting Championships 90 in Kennesaw, Georgia at Electric Cowboy.

Alexa Conners (2-1-0) defeated Anne DeCresente (1-2-0) by Unanimous Decision in their 135-Pound Professional MMA match.

 Alexa is a 5'6 twenty-five year old fighter born in Reading, Pennsylvania and now fighting out of Columbia, South Carolina where she trains with Revolution MMA.

This was a rematch from 2014 fight that Alexa won by TKO

The other professional victory on her record came against Stephanie Egger (2-1-0) in her last fight under the Invicta Fighting Championships banner.

Hopefully we see this young rising star on an Invicta fight card soon.

As an amateur Alexa went (8-1-0)

Gabby "The Kraken" Romero defeats Linsey Williams

On Friday January, 20 2017 at Legacy Fighting Alliance 2: Richman vs. Stojadinovic in Prior Lake, Minnesota at The Mystic Lake Casino & Hotel.

Gabby "The Kraken" Romero (1-1-0) defeated Linsey Williams (0-1-0) by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:15 of round number 1 in their 115-Pound Professional MMA match.

Gabby is a 5'2 twenty-eight year old fighter from Albuquerque, New Mexico where she trains at Luttrell/Yee MMA and Legends MMA. Her head Coach is Clube Hollywood. She is also coached by Jose Lopez, Chris Luttrell, Ray Yee and Alberto Crane.

The Kraken showed great aggression and great grappling as she won this fight with complete dominance. 

She is a Brazilian Jui Jitsu World Champion in the brown belt division. 

She was undefeated as an amateur at (2-0-0)

Lisbeth Silva defeats Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc

 

On Thursday January, 19 2017 at Combate Americas Combate 10 in Mexico City, Mexico at El Plaza Condesa.

Lisbeth Silva (4-3-0) defeated Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc (9-10-0) by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in the first round of their 105-Pound Professional MMA match.

Lisbeth is a  5'2 twenty year old originally from Veracruz, Mexico now fighting out of Mexico City, Mexico where she trains at Mexican Pride Gym.

She has notable victories against Marcela Nieto (3-3-0) and Yahaira Romo (3-2-0)

Nicdali announced her retirement after the fight.

You can watch a replay of the fight on UFC Fight Pass.

Nina The Strina" Ansaroff defeats Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger

On Sunday January, 15 2017 at Ultimate Fighting Championships Fight Night 103: Rodriguez vs. Penn in Phoenix, Arizona at Talking Stick Arena.

Nina "The Strina" Ansaroff (7-5-0) defeated Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (6-4-0) by submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:39 of the 3rd round in their 115-Pound professional MMA match.

Nina is a 5'5 thirty-one year old fighter originally from Weston, Florida and now training out of American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida with her girlfriend UFC 135-Pound Champion Amanda Nunes.

Ansaroff is coming off of a one year layoff (due to the flu) since a loss to Justine Kish. 

Nina has fought the best in the world including notable victories against Munah Holland (5-3-0) and Jessica Doerner (5-4-0) This was however Nina's biggest victory to date.

We are sure to see her take on a top ten opponent in her next fight and from the high praises she has been getting from her coach Din Thomas, we can expect big things.

Here is a paragraph from Wikipedia about Nina's start in MMA.

Ansaroff started practicing Taekwondo at the age of 6. She began training in mixed martial arts in 2009 as a way to lose weight and to help keep in shape following a motorcycle accident. She made her professional debut in 2010.

Megan Anderson defeats Charmaine Tweet

 

On Saturday January, 14 2017 at Invicta Fighting Championships 21 in Kansas City, Missouri at The Scottish Rite Temple.

Megan Anderson (8-2-0) defeated Charmaine Tweet (9-6-0) by TKO (Head Kick & Punches) at 2:05 of the 2nd round in their 145-Pound professional MMA Intern Invicta World Championship match.

She is a 6'0 twenty-six year old fighter originally from Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. She now trains at Glory MMA and Fitness in Lee Summit, Missouri, where she is coached by James Krause.

Megan is currently on a four fight winning streak since her last loss to Cindy Dandois.

She holds notable victories against Peggy Morgan (4-4-0) and Amber Leibrock (2-1-0)

This was another dominating victory for the new Intern Champion. in her last four victories (all for Invicta) she has finished all four fights.

During the post-fight interview, Megan had a message for Dana White to deliver to whoever wins the inagural 145-Pound UFC championship, "Tell them to keep my fu@%en belt warm for me because im coming!

Megan also won performance of the night bonus for her vicious knockout.

You can watch this fight and the rest of Invicta FC 21 for free on UFC Fight Pass.

Raquel "Lionheart" Pa'aluhi defeats Pannie Kianzad

 

On Saturday January, 14 2017 at Invicta Fighting Championships 21 in Kansas City, Missouri at The Scottish Rite Temple.

Raquel "Lionheart" Pa'aluhi (6-5-0) defeated Pannie Kianzad (8-2-0) by submission (Rear-naked choke) at 3:40 of the very first round in their 135-Pound professional MMA match.

She is a 5'7 twenty-six year old fighter from Wai'anae, Hawaii. She trains at Drysdale Jui Jitsu in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Raquel is coming off of a one year absence from the cage since her last fight, a split-decision loss to Bellator 125-pound fighter Colleen Schneider.

Her other notable victories have come against Ediane Gomes (10-4-0) Kaitlin Young (7-9-1) and Nikohl Johnson (4-4-0)

With this very impressive victory, Raquel puts herself in a good position to be next in line for an Invicta 135-Pound title shot after the Evinger vs. Kunitskaya rematch.

You can watch this fight and the rest of Invicta FC 21 for free on UFC Fight Pass.

Leah "Nidas" Letson defeats Elizabeth Phillips

 

On Saturday January, 14 2017 at Invicta Fighting Championships 21 in Kansas City, Missouri at The Scottish Rite Temple.

Leah "Nidas" Letson (4-1-0) defeated Elizabeth Phillips(5-5-0) by KO (Head Kick) at 1:18 of the first round in their 145-Pound professional MMA match.

She is a 5'7 twenty-four year old fighter originally from Janestown, Wisconsin and now fighting out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Pure Vida BJJ/MMA where she is coached by Jake Klipp.

Despite her very impressive (6-0-0) amateur record and her now four fight winning streak, this was the first true test for Leahnidas and she passed with flying colors.

 She has stated that her next fight will be at 135-Pounds.

Leah won Performance of the Night for that devastating head kick knockout.


You can watch this fight and the rest of Invicta FC 21 for free on UFC Fight Pass.

Aspen Ladd defeats Sijara Eubanks

 

On Saturday January, 14 2017 at Invicta Fighting Championships 21 in Kansas City, Missouri at The Scottish Rite Temple.

Aspen  Ladd (5-0-0) defeated Sijara Eubanks (2-2-0) by Unanimous Decision in their 135-pound professional MMA match.

She is a 5'6 twenty-one year old fighter fighting out of Pioneer, California. She trains at MMA Gold Fight Team in El Dorado Hills, California.

This is the first professional fight that Aspen has not finished.
All of her professional fights have been under the Invicta banner.
She holds notable victories against Jessica Hoy (1-1-0) Kelly McGill (2-1-0) and UFC fighter Amanda Bobby Cooper (2-2-0)

As an amateur Aspen was an impressive (8-1-0)

Aspen pressured Sijara the entire fight on the feet as well as winning on the ground with her impressive grappling skills.

You can watch this fight and the rest of Invicta FC 21 for free on UFC Fight Pass.

Andrea "KGB" Lee defeats Jenny Liou

On Saturday January, 14 2017 at Invicta Fighting Championships 21 in Kansas City, Missouri at The Scottish Rite Temple.

Andrea "KGB" Lee (5-2-0) defeated Jenny Liou (6-5-0) by KO (due to a liver punch) at 1:14 of the very first round in their 125-Pound professional MMA match.

Andrea is a 5'7 twenty-seven year old fighter originally from Atlanta, Texas and now fighting out of Shreveport, Louisiana at Karate Mafia MMA where she is coached by her husband Donny Aaron.

She was coming off of a 10 month absence from the cage before this dominating victory. Her last fight being a loss to Bellator 125-Pound fighter Sarah D'Alelio (11-6-0)


Andrea's other notable victory came against Rachel Ostovich  (3-3-0)

As an amateur Andrea boasted an (8-3-0) record. she has a combined combat sports record of (37-6-0) including three Amateur Muay Thai Championships, a National Golden Gloves Boxing Championship and two Brazilian Jui-Jitsu World Championships.


This a piece from Wikipedia on how Andrea got started in Combat Sports.

High School is where she competed in powerlifting and Volleyball. After high school she moved to Bossier City, La and took a job as a waitress at a local sports bar. Through their showings of MMA events Andrea developed a strong interest in Martial Arts. With encouragement from friends, she decided to seek out a trainer and almost instantly Andrea saw that a career in MMA and Muay Thai was the obvious choice for the direction she was seeking in her life and KGB was born.


You can watch this fight and the rest of Invicta FC 21 for free on UFC Fight Pass.

Amy "The Resurrection" Montenegro defeats Celine Haga

 

On Saturday January, 14 2017 at Invicta Fighting Championships 21 in Kansas City, Missouri at The Scottish Rite Temple.

 Amy "The Resurrection" Montenegro (8-2-0) defeated Celine Haga (10-14-0) by Unanimous Decision in their 115-Pound professional MMA match.

Amy is a 5'4 thirty-three year old fighter from Lynwood, Washington. She trains at Gracie Barra Northwest in Seattle, Washington.

She was a member of the Ultimate Fighter 23 but lost in the opening fight to get into the house. Her only other recent loss came in a close split decision loss to UFC fighter Jamie Moyle.

Her most notable victories have come against Glena Avila (5-4-0) Briana Van Buren (3-2-0) Diana Rael (5-5-0) Kathina Lowe (7-9-0) and Jessica Doerner (5-4-0)

It was definitely an exciting back and forth fight filled with questions at the end but regardless both ladies fought very well and a rematch at Invicta 22 would be awesome.

This battle between Amy and Celine won Fight Of The Night.


You can watch this fight and the rest of Invicta FC 21 for free on UFC Fight Pass.

Christine "Misfit" Ferea defeats Rachel Ostovich

 

On Saturday January, 14 2017 at Invicta Fighting Championships 21 in Kansas City, Missouri at The Scottish Rite Temple.

Christine "Misfit" Ferea (1-0-0) defeats Rachel Ostovich (3-3-0) by TKO (Due to head kick & ground and pound) at 1:29 of the 3rd round in their 125-Pound professional MMA match.

Christine is a 5'5 thirty-four year old fighter originally from San Jose, California. She currently has no official gym affiliation, but is said to have been recently training at Team Alpha Male.

Before turning pro, Christine boasted a (3-1-0) amateur MMA record. She is also an undefeated Muay Thai fighter (13-0-0) amateur (1-0-0) Professional.

Christine was very aggressive on the feet and showed strong grappling as she dominated this match.

Here is a quote from a Lion Fights interview where she talks about why she first started training in Muay Thai,

"I was trying to clean up my life at the time. I saw a fight gym and I thought, ‘Well I can fight.’ So I signed up for classes. I was 140 pounds and I had a 115-pound female beat the s— out of me. But I was having fun trading punches … I was smiling while getting my a– kicked. Everything progressed from there. It’s created a lot of discipline in me. At first I was an uncontrolled brawler who would throw a lot of punches and then gas out. I stopped partying. I’ve learned a lot more discipline, about preserving my power more and becoming the best fighter I can be. I’m learning to channel all that energy into something positive. I can’t go out there with all that rage and hate. I need to be able to see all the punches coming and control the fight. Muay Thai has helped me focus and made me kinder.
My whole life is fighting. I don’t do much else."

You can watch this fight and the rest of Invicta FC 21 for free on UFC Fight Pass.

Cheri Muraski defeats Jamie Milanowski

 

On Saturday January, 14 2017 at King Of The Cage: Most Wanted in Sloan, Iowa at The WinnaVegas Casino.

Cheri Muraski (2-0-0) defeated Jamie Milanowski (1-2-0) by submission (Armbar) in the second round of their 125-Pound professional MMA match.

Cheri is a 5'6 thirty-seven year old fighter out of Fort Collins, Colorado where she trains at

Team Wildman Vale Tudo and McMahon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

 

She boasted a (6-1-0) record as an amateur.

Fernanda Barbosa defeats Nao Date

 

On Saturday January, 14 2017 at Angel’s Fighting 2 in Seoul, South Korea.

Fernanda Barbosa (2-1-0) defeated Nao Date (0-2-0) by submission (armbar) in the first round of their 135-Pound professional MMA match.

Fernanda is a 5'5 twenty-six year old fighter who lives and trains out of Sao Paolo, Brazil with Cianfa Fighters Team Muay Thai & MMA.

Bi "KillHer Bee" Nguyen defeats Katie Saull

 

On Friday January, 13 2017 at TKO Fight Alliance: Knockout Nights in Houston, Texas at Arabia Shriners.

Bi "KillHer Bee" Nguyen (2-0-0) defeated Katie Saull (0-1-0) by Unanimous decision in their 105-pound Professional MMA match.

Bi is a 4'11 twenty-seven year old fighter originally from Oakland, California and now training out of Albuquerque, New Mexico at Jackson-Wink's MMA.

In her professional debut she defeated Andy Nguyen. She boasted a (5-1-0) record as an amateur.

Ashley "AK-47" Nichols defeats Ashley Leterneau

 

On Friday January, 13 at TKO Major League MMA 37: Rivals, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at Tohu.

 Ashley "AK-47" Nichols (1-1-0) defeated Ashley Letourneau (0-1-0) by TKO at 1:47 of the first round in their 115-pound professional MMA match.

 She is a 5'7 thirty year old fighter who is originally from Chippewa, Ontario, Canada and now training out of Ottawa Academy of Martial Arts in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with Team Renzo Gracie Ottawa.

Her only other MMA fight was a loss back in 2013 to now UFC fighter Randa Markos.

Ashley is a professional Muay Thai World Champion with a record of (12-3-0) She also holds a (1-0-0) boxing record.

Here is a quote Ashley gave to Awakening:

" I first started training boxing when I was 15, it would have been 2002. My mom encouraged me to get involved with it to help because I was getting into bit of trouble back then and needed a focus, discipline, and a change of lifestyle. And now, combat sports such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and BJJ was most definitely the change I needed. And seeing the women succeed in these sports; was the spark I needed to help inspire what is now my passion. I love to train everyday!”

Griet Eeckhout defeats Lindsay Garbatt

On Friday January, 13 at TKO Major League MMA 37: Rivals, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at Tohu.

Griet Eeckhout (3-0-1) defeated Lindsay Garbatt (4-2-0) by (submission) rear-naked choke at 3:07 of the first round in their 115-pound professional MMA match.

 She is a 5'3 fighter who trains out of Brussels, Belgium with Team Shocx.

The fight was shown on UFC Fight Pass.

Cynthia Calvillo defeats Montana Stewart

 

On Friday January, 13 2017 at Legacy Fighting Alliance 1: Peterson vs. Higo in Dallas, Texas at The Bomb Factory.

Cynthia Calvillo (3-0-0) defeated Montana Stewart (6-4-0) by TKO (due to punches) at 2:54 of the third round in their 115-pound professional MMA match.

Cynthia is a 5'4 twenty-nine year old fighter originally from San Jose, California. She now trains out of Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, California.

Cynthia is a very experienced despite only having three professional fights, with a (7-1-0) amateur record that includes a victory over Invicta fighter Aspen Ladd.

Julia "Raging Panda" Avila defeats Nicco Montano

On Saturday January, 7 2017  at HD MMA 7: Avila vs. Montano which took place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at Remington Park Racing Casino.

Julia "Raging Panda" Avila (3-0-0) defeated Nicco Montano (3-2-0) by

Unanimous Decision in a five round 135-pound professional MMA Championship match.

 Julia is a 5'7 twenty-eight year old fighter originally from Bakersfield, California. She now trains out of Oklahoma Martial Arts Academy in Edmond, Oklahoma  and All Powers Fighting and Fitness in Haltom City, Texas. Her head coaches are Brandon Crick, Seth Norman, and Janie Meadows assisted by Justin Patterson, Victor Reyna, and Cody Shumate

Her most notable win besides this one, would be her pro debut in January of 2012 when she defeated Marion Reneau (7-3-0) by unanimous decision.

Back in 2013 I interviewed Julia, here is the question I asked her,

"Julia what got you started in MMA?'

"I have always been an athlete and after college I figured fighting would be a good avenue to invest my spare time off of work. I threw the hammer and weight for the University of Notre dame and was very active in Santa Cruz with the studio workouts (Zumba, cardio kick boxing, body pump and self defense martial arts). I even ran a marathon for my 21st birthday instead of going out and "getting hammered." I've always been an odd duck and ridiculously driven to do what I set my mind to. I wanted to fight, so I found a place to do it. After being shuffled around for a year, someone took interest and noticed my talent and determination. Travers took me under his wing and I attribute any and all skill and my current path of success by his direction. Nolan has done amazing work with the technique of my hands (as shown through my MMA record and the record of my MMA teammates). Camarillo is a great instructor and has really taught me well on my ground game, again shown through my record in gi and no gi grappling tournaments.
Honesty, I don't have to be a fighter. I don't have to be on this diet, workout for 6 hours a day, stress about making weight, cry everyday the week of fights from nerves, be unbearably sore from workouts, compromise my "crazy 20s" to hit the gym, sacrifice two relationships and have a null love life (whomp whomp)... Nope I don't have to do any of these things. I am a geosciencist with my BS in geology and have a really good paying job, plus, I am a well rounded athlete that actively participates in centuries and marathons to supplement my fighting. So, why do I do this? Because, I want to be a positive role model for people, and it's been working... God has given me this opportunity to influence people of all ages, ethnicity's, sizes, and genders and I intend to fulfill His will to the best of my ability. That's why I fight.
I am just the girl next door, I snort when I laugh and I have a crazy obsession with pandas... Just don't put me in a ring."

Julia is also now happily married.

Learn more about Julia in this HD MMA video interview here

Jessy "The Widowmaker" Miele defeats Calie Cutler

 

On Saturday January, 7 2017 at Reality Fighting which took place in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Jessy "The Widowmaker" Miele (6-3-0) defeated Calie Cutler (5-4-0) by submission (Rear-naked choke) at 4:38 of the second round in their 135-pound professional MMA Championship match.

Jessy is a 5'8 thirty-one year old fighter who trains out of IMB Academy of Connecticut in Waterbury, Connecticut, where she is coached by Chris Smith. 

This is her most notable win to date in this her 135-pound debut, she did however experience some success at 145-pounds with victories over Cassie Crisano (2-2-0) and Aline Neri (6-4-0)

Jamie "Pretty Assassin" Thorton defeats Jaymee Nievara

On Saturday January, 7 2017 at Universal Reality Combat Championship 29: Conquest which took place in San Francisco, California, USA at Kezar Pavilion.

 Jamie "Pretty Assassin" Thorton (4-1-0) defeated Jaymee Nievara (4-3-0) by submission (Guillotine Choke) at :57 seconds of the first round in their 125-pound professional MMA interim Championship match.

Jamie is a 5'4 thirty-two year old fighter originally from Saint Louis, Illinois. She now fights out of Irwin, California at Fort Irwin Fight Team and Bugatti Assassins.

This is the first notable win of her career, her only loss came against Katy Collins (6-1-0)

All four of Jamie's wins have come by finish. (3 by submission, 1 by KO)

Weili Zhang defeats Veronica Grenno

On Monday January, 2 2017 at Kunlun Fight MMA 8 which took place in Sanya, Hainan, China at Mangrove Tree International Convention Center.

 Weili Zhang (10-1-0) defeated Veronica Grenno (3-2-0) by KO at 1:50 of the first round in their 115-Pound professional MMA Championship match.

Weili is a 5'4 Twenty-Seven year old fighter from Hebei, China. She trains at Black Tiger Muay Thai.

She is currently on a ten fight winning streak with all ten wins coming by way of the finish. Six of those finishes were by KO or TKO and four were by submission. (Three rear-naked chokes and one armbar.) 

Her notable wins have come against Emi Fujino (18-10-0) Maira Mazar (4-2-0) and Karla Benitez (13-11-1)  

Her only loss came a division up against fellow Chinese fighter 125-pound Meng Bo (8-2-0) It was a two round fight, Weili lost in her pro debut by unanimous decision.

From watching Weili Zhang's fights, especially the one against Karla Benitez we see that this fighter is a devastating striker in the 115-pound division. I would not be surprised to see her soon in one of the three major promotions. (UFC, Invicta and Bellator) One Fighting Championship might also be a good fit.

You can watch the fight video by clicking here.