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Feed SubscriptionInvicta FC 6 full fight card announced for July 13 in Kansas City
The all-women's professional mixed martial arts promotion Invicta Fighting Championships returns with Invicta FC 6 on Saturday, July 13, at Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. The card is headlined with a rematch between Marloes Coenen (21-5) and Cris Cyborg (11-1) for the inaugural Invicta FC featherweight title. Read More »
Cris Cyborg vs. Marloes Coenen 2 will headline Invicta FC 6
Invicta FC officials have confirmed that Cris Cyborg and Marloes Coenen will fight for the second time at the Invicta FC 6 event slated for sometime this summer. The two fighters first fought under the Strikeforce banner in 2010 with Cyborg defeating Coenen via third round TKO. Read More »
Tito Ortiz thinks his final UFC fight was fixed
Former UFC light heavyweight champ and UFC Hall of Fame member Tito Ortiz has retired from active competition and is now managing fighters such as Invicta FC featherweight Cris Cyborg. Read More »
Invicta FC 5 LIVE results and play-by-play
Invicta Fighting Championships, the fast-rising and popular all-women's MMA fight promotion returns this evening with "Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson" emanating from Ameristar Hotel Casino in Kansas City, Mo. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com Invicta FC 5 staff picks
Invicta FC 5 takes place Friday at Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. The event is headlined with an Atomweight title fight as Jessica Penne puts her title on the line against Michelle Waterson. In the co-headliner Barb Honchak and Vanessa Porto square off for Invicta's inaugural Flyweight title. The ProMMAnow.com staff weighs in with their thoughts and predictions on each of the main card bouts. Read More »
Ediane Gomes injured, Fiona Muxlow steps in to face Cris Cyborg at Invicta FC 5
Cris Cyborg (10-2, 1 NC) has a new opponent for her Invicta FC 5 bout on Friday, April 5 at Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City. Cyborg's original opponent, Ediane "India" Gomes has been forced to withdraw due to a rib injury suffered in training. Replacing Gomes will be rising featherweight Fiona Muxlow (6-2) of Townsville, Queensland Australia. Read More »
Undefeated Lauren Taylor replaces injured Amanda Nunes against Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 5
Undefeated knockout artist Lauren Taylor (5-0) of Anchorage, Alaska will now face Kaitlin Young (7-7-1) at Invicta FC 5 on Friday, April 5, at Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Read More »
Cris Cyborg excited for Invicta FC debut *VIDEO*
Our old pal Aaron Tru recently caught up with Cris Cyborg -- the one woman in the world right now MMA fans think might be able to dethrone UFC women's bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey. However, that fight is still only a dream as Cyborg gets ready to make her Invicta FC debut on April 5 against Ediane Gomes in Kansas City. Read More »
Cris Cyborg signs with Invicta FC; to face Ediane Gomes in April
Former Strikeforce women's featherweight champ Cris Cyborg (10-1, 1 NC) has signed a multi-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships and will face fellow Brazilian Ediane "India" Gomes (10-2) at Invicta FC 5 on April 5 in Kansas City. Read More »
Cris Cyborg to face Ediane Gomes at Invicta FC 5
POUND-FOR-POUND SENSATION TO FACE SUBMISSION ACE EDIANE GOMES AT INVICTA FC 5 AT AMERISTAR CASINO HOTEL KANSAS CITY APRIL 5 WINNER FACES NO. 1 RANKED MARLOES COENEN KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 15, 2013) –Pound-for-pound great and devastating featherweight (145 pounds) KO ... Read More »
Dana White media scrum: UFC on Fuel TV 7 *VIDEO*
UFC President Dana White held a media scrum after today's UFC on Fuel TV 7 press conference in London. As usual, Dana covered a myriad of topics including an update on his Meniere's disease, the future of Dominick Cruz, UFC international expansion, Cris Cyborg wanting release from her contract, fight card updates and much much more. Read More »
UFC 157 media call with Ronda Rousey, Liz Carmouche, Dan Henderson, Lyoto Machida (full audio)
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held a media call today to help promote their upcoming UFC 157 card on Feb. 23 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. UFC 157 is a historic event for the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts in that it will mark the first female fight in the organization's history. Read More »
Cris Cyborg asks for release from UFC contract
Tito Ortiz, UFC Hall of Famer and manager of Cris Cyborg, was a guest Friday night on Inside MMA on AXStv and explained why it is now very unlikely fans are going to get to see the super fight we've all been waiting for between his client and Ronda Rousey. Read More »
Tito Ortiz on Cris Cyborg in UFC: ‘The Ronda Rousey fight has to happen’
ProMMAnow.com recently caught up with "The People's Champ" Tito Ortiz, who has been busy trying to negotiate a UFC deal for his client, Cris Cyborg. Ortiz discussed the proposed bout between Cyborg and current UFC women's bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey, and the difficulty he sees with Cyborg cutting down to 135 pounds. Read More »
Ronda Rousey on The Heidi and Frank Show (95.5 KLOS)
UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was on the Heidi and Frank Show Thursday to talk about her upcoming UFC 157 main event bout with Liz Carmouche. She also had some words for Cyborg. Read More »
Dana White: ‘I absolutely positively would bring Ronda Rousey into the UFC’
"I absolutely positively would bring Ronda Rousey into the UFC." Those were the words of UFC President Dana White as he spoke with a group of reporters following Saturday's fight card in England. Read More »
Breaking: Ronda Rousey vs. Cris Cyborg war of words on Inside MMA
Coming off her 54-second armbar submission win over Sarah Kaufman this weekend, Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey talked with Inside MMA this evening about the fight all the fans want to see, her versus Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos. And Cyborg fires back! Read More »
Cris Cyborg tells Rousey to stop running; willing to meet her in parking lot Saturday night
Former Strikeforce women's 145 pound champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos about all the women leaving the 145-pound division in Strikeforce and her thoughts on Saturday's upcoming 135 title fight between champion Ronda Rousey and Sarah Kaufman. Cyborg feels like Rousey dropped to 135 pounds to run away from her and is willing to meet her at 140 pounds. Cyborg says she is ready to fight Rousey even in the parking lot on Saturday night after her fight with Kaufman. Read More »
The weekly best of Pro MMA Now
Kelvin Hunt highlights some of the best posts and top articles from the Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) staff this week. We know people are busy, so here are a few things you may have overlooked. Read More »
Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos is denied a reduced suspension by the CSAC
On Monday Cris "Cyborg" Santos, along with her lawyer, attended a meeting with the California State Athletic Commission in an effort to appeal a one year long suspension levied against her for the use of banned substances. Read More »
Dr. Rhadi Ferguson on Ronda Rousey’s defeat of Miesha Tate and what is next for the champ
Ronda Rousey's 2004 Olympic judo teammate and Strikeforce veteran Dr. Rhadi Ferguson analyzes Rousey's performance against Miesha Tate and examines the field of possible future opponents. Read More »