This Saturday NAAFS Fite Nite in the Flats IX goes down in Cleveland. It is an annual showcase of some of the best talent both pro and amateur. Tonight Emily and Gina bring on two women that help make this event a success. Tonight's episode is sponsored by Bangtown Fightwear and as always the conversation should be excellent. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionInvicta 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 »
Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson weigh-in results
All of the women participating on the Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson card on Friday night made weight. The card will take place in Kansas City, Missouri, with two title fights taking place. Invicta FC atomweigh champion Jessica Penne will look to defend her title against Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson. Also, Vanessa Porto and Barb Honchak will battle for the inaugural Invicta FC flyweight championship. Read More »
Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson will be available online for $9.95
The Invicta FC all women's promotion will be offering their fifth event on Friday, April 5 in Kansas City, Missouri. The card will be headlined by the Invicta FC atomweight champion Jessica Penne setting out to defend her title for the first time against women's MMA veteran Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson. Read More »
Zoila Frausto Gurgel signs with Invicta FC; set to face Jennifer Maia on April card
Bellator women's 115-pound champion Zoila Frausto Gurgel (12-2) has signed a multi-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships and will make her debut against submission specialist Jennifer Maia (6-2-1) on the promotion's soon-to-be-announced April card. Read More »
Jessica Eye on her submission win over Zoila Gurgel: ‘It was the greatest moment of my life’
It took Jessica "Evil" Eye (9-1) just :58 seconds to submit Bellator strawweight women's champ Zoila Frausto Gurgel (12-2) with a standing arm triangle choke at Bellator 83 back in December. Speaking with ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com), Jessica explained what the win meant to her: "It was the greatest moment of my life. I feel like people finally gave me the respect that I deserve after I got that. And I think that people think that I didn't have a submission game, so it kind of shut them up. Zoila kind of fell right into it too, and the height advantage that I had over her really made it a lot easier for me to get it." Read More »
Zoila Gurgel says she’ll be back after loss to Jessica Eye; chokes out opponent next day at Grapplers Quest
Zoila Frausto Gurgel fought her third straight bout at flyweight (125 lbs.) Friday night at Bellator 83 in Atlantic City, N.J. where she faced fellow Buckeye Jessica "Evil" Eye. Read More »
Bellator 83 recap and quick results
The Bellator 83 card is complete except for the main event which was scratched at the last minute due to Shahbulat Shamhalaev suffering food poisoning. Read More »
Bellator 83 weigh-in results
The Bellator 83 weigh-ins have been completed from Atlantic City, New Jersey in preparation for Bellator’s Friday night event at Caesars Atlantic City. Read More »
Bellator 83 full fight card for December 7th in Atlantic City
Bellator 83 will be headlined by a Lightweight Tournament Finals fight between Rad Martinez and Team Bombsquad’s Shahbulat Shamhalaev. Read More »
Bellator 78 LIVE results and play-by-play
Bellator 78 takes place this evening at The Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio and features the semifinals of the Bellator Season 7 Welterweight Tournament. Read More »
Mann Talk – Bellator 78 Preview
Bellator season seven rolls on. This Friday, the traveling circus stops at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio with Bellator 78. The card features the semifinal round of the season-seven welterweight tournament. Despite some solid fighters, it might be the most anticlimactic tournament this season. Do we really think any of the final four can avoid a wrestling lesson at the hands of Bellator champion Ben Askren? Read More »
Bellator 78: Zoila Gurgel, Brian Rogers, plus welterweight tourney semifinals return to Ohio
Bellator Fighting Championships announced today the promotion will return to Dayton, Ohio for Bellator 78 LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial free HD on EPIX from Wright State's Nutter Center on Friday, October 26. The night will feature the Bellator Season 7 Welterweight Semifinals, as well as the long awaited return of Bellator Women’s Champion Zoila Gurgel. Read More »
Couples who are MMA fighters: How does it affect their marriage?
Just making a regular marriage work is hard enough, but when both partners are mixed martial arts fighters it can be extra challenging. Jillian Bullock examines three MMA couples and how they make it work. Read More »
Meet the Gurgels: Jorge and Zoila Gurgel explain married life in MMA
Five months after getting married, Jorge and Zoila Gurgel open up about how they first met and how a marriage between two professional MMA fighters works. It's a true MMA love story. Read More »
Jorge Gurgel talks about his quick submission victory at “Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson” *VIDEO*
BJJ black belt Jorge Gurgel talks about his submission victory over Billy Vaughan at "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" on March 5 in Columbus, Ohio. Read More »