Official Women's Division Discussion #27

[Mittens]

So was Sara McMann Lesley Smithed? Oh I know ... fought out their contract and all, but if Ladd misses weight and the fight doesn't happen then the innocent party's days in the UFC seem numbered.

This was posted in some thread on the UFC side of forums:

 

[leto1776]

Invicta heading to Fox Sports in Mexico: https://www.nexttv.com/news/fox-spo...6IGvLWgGAOaYcgx4zF9NoEDIY3f_4&mibextid=d3iphx

So does this mean they’ll get bumped for local high school soccer games?

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

congrats to the happy couple!
(odds are that she ain't coming back )

Good. Never liked GDR.

 

[Rizz]

Re-signed already?

 

[leto1776]

Re-signed already?

That account is notoriously unreliable

 

[Rizz]

That account is notoriously unreliable

Correct me if I am wrong but long time ago I remember hearing that it is automated. It is not unreliable. It just searches for changes in the UFC roster on the website. The reason for those changes is not on the account. It could be a mistake or cut or free agency etc. As long as when a roster change happens it posts it accurately it is reliable.

Edit: Just noticed it also says that it does it automatically in its bio.

 

[PurpleStorm]

No UFC this weekend. Lots of wmma.

Thursday September 22, 2022

[MMA] FFC 53: Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Main Card – Movistar Deportes – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT
Sofia Montenegro vs. Gisela Luna

Friday September 23

[KICKBOXING] KNOCK OUT 2022 vol.5 Tokyo, Japan
Main Card – iPPV – 5:00am ET / 2:00am PT
Kanta Mukai vs. Taimu Hisai

[MMA] Naiza FC 44 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Main Card – YouTube – 9:00am ET / 6:00am PT
Zhanel Nabieva vs. Khilola Sobirova

[MMA] Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally Dublin, Ireland
Main Card – Showtime – 4:00pm ET / 1:00pm PT
Leah McCourt vs. Dayana Silva
Preliminary Card – YouTube – 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT

Saturday September 24

[GRAPPLING] Polaris 21: Grapple Island Cagliari, Italy
Main Card – UFC Fight Pass – 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
Michelle Nicolini vs. Ashley Bendle - PPJJI Vacant Bantamweight Championship

[MMA] Spartacus MMA 14 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Main Card – Spartacus MMA App – 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT
Isabela de Pádua vs. Janelice Moraes
Brenda Li vs. Renata Mascena
Paula Maia vs. Lany Silva

[BOXING] Joyce vs. Parker Manchester, Lancashire
Main Card – ESPN+ – 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
Amanda Serrano vs. Sarah Mahfoud
Raven Chapman vs. Jorgelina Guanini

[GRAPPLING] Top Level Pro Grappling 8 South Windsor, Connecticut, USA
Main Card – iPPV (Fite.tv) – 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT
Rochelle Cardoza vs. Erika Spaulding
Gianna Daniele vs. Samantha Ayala

[MMA] BTC 17: Evolve Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Main Card – iPPV – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT
Andrea Watson vs. Kayla Yontef

[MMA] Combate Global 53 Miami, Florida, USA
Main Card – Paramount+ / Univision – 12:00am ET / 9:00pm PT
Lucero 'La Lobra' Acosta vs. Mariel Celimen
Preliminary Card – Paramount+ – 11:00pm ET / 8:00pm PT

Sunday September 25

[MMA] RIZIN.38 Saitama, Japan
Main Card – iPPV (Fite.tv) – 2:00am ET / 11:00pm PT
Seika Izawa vs. Anastasiya Svetkivska
Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Si Woo Park

[BOXING] Fight Music Show 2 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Main Card – iPPV (Fite.tv) – 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT
Cris Cyborg vs. Simone da Silva
Patricia Alujas vs. Andressa Romero

https://grabakahitman.com/

 

[leto1776]

This is a little surprising:

McCormack’s their only other Irish girl besides McCourt, and she seemed to get a good pop at their Euro events.


‘Nisse is native to Okinawa, so it was only a matter of time before DEEP announced her for their first event there. A single round exhibition is weird, but I guess this way they can push Kate Lotus some more, while not technically sacrificing the undersized native fighter.


First defense of the Deep microweight title since Oshima won it in Sept 2020. She’s also the deep jewels Atomweight champ, and fought for RIZIN since then. Furuse is an interesting study, being 9-9 while still only 21, including a break for pregnancy. She does her best work at microweight, so this should be fun.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

McCormack’s their only other Irish girl besides McCourt, and she seemed to get a good pop at their Euro events.

.

They've still got Sinead haven't they?

 

[leto1776]

Knutsson out next week against Caroline Gallardo at Combate Global. Danielle Taylor in

They've still got Sinead haven't they?

She’s easy to forget

 

[leto1776]

Translation: I want a match!

 

[Mike Landry]

 

[leto1776]

Well, now we know why Bellator hasn’t booked Karina Rodriguez since they signed her.


Warning, don’t click to the third picture if weak of stomach

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Knutsson out next week against Caroline Gallardo at Combate Global. Danielle Taylor in




She’s easy to forget

FFS.

 

[Kuksenkov]

Bellator better step their women's Featherweight game up, cause their division is looking very thin right now. According to their website, their division consists of: Cyborg, Blencowe, Kavanagh, Silva, McCourt, Zingano, Sorenson, Nogueira, Smith.

You bet everyone but Cyborg would drop down to Bantamweight if Bellator had that division. So they're not much different from the UFC's division which "consists" of Nunes, Dumont, Wolf, Chiasson, Perez, Fairn, Chandler, and the potential for Letson/Ladd/Pascual moving back up or staying at 145 too.

Verdict: Bellator and Cyborg can't say they have the best women's Featherweight "division" anymore. They have 7 fighters ranked, not even 10. The UFC has the option of Bantamweights moving up at any time, a luxury that Bellator doesn't have. Not too long ago they had Pennington, Josiane Nunes, Edwards, Ladd, and Egger competing at 145.

 

[leto1776]

Bellator better step their women's Featherweight game up, cause their division is looking very thin right now. According to their website, their division consists of: Cyborg, Blencowe, Kavanagh, Silva, McCourt, Zingano, Sorenson, Nogueira, Smith.

You bet everyone but Cyborg would drop down to Bantamweight if Bellator had that division. So they're not much different from the UFC's division which "consists" of Nunes, Dumont, Wolf, Chiasson, Perez, Fairn, Chandler, and the potential for Letson/Ladd/Pascual moving back up or staying at 145 too.

Verdict: Bellator and Cyborg can't say they have the best women's Featherweight "division" anymore. They have 7 fighters ranked, not even 10. The UFC has the option of Bantamweights moving up at any time, a luxury that Bellator doesn't have. Not too long ago they had Pennington, Josiane Nunes, Edwards, Ladd, and Egger competing at 145.

Difference is, Bellator actually has fighters ranked. UFC's listing is embarrassingly blank. Sure, they can have fighters move up for one offs, but that doesn't make them featherweights, nor does it make it a viable division.

 

[Rizz]

Bellator better step their women's Featherweight game up, cause their division is looking very thin right now. According to their website, their division consists of: Cyborg, Blencowe, Kavanagh, Silva, McCourt, Zingano, Sorenson, Nogueira, Smith.

You bet everyone but Cyborg would drop down to Bantamweight if Bellator had that division. So they're not much different from the UFC's division which "consists" of Nunes, Dumont, Wolf, Chiasson, Perez, Fairn, Chandler, and the potential for Letson/Ladd/Pascual moving back up or staying at 145 too.

Verdict: Bellator and Cyborg can't say they have the best women's Featherweight "division" anymore. They have 7 fighters ranked, not even 10. The UFC has the option of Bantamweights moving up at any time, a luxury that Bellator doesn't have. Not too long ago they had Pennington, Josiane Nunes, Edwards, Ladd, and Egger competing at 145.

There is nothing you can do for 145. It is just too bad in general. It is literally the worst real division in MMA and it is not even close to the next worst. I don't count 155 because it is just a fake division so Kayla don't have to cut weight. I actually think Bellator has done the best they can do for 145. They have a lot of faults but I don't think their handling of 145 is one of them. To put it simply there is no way anyone can turn 145 into a good division. Once you get past the top 3 to top5ish fighters things start to look like regional level talent levels.

My hope if that the UFC drops it and begins building 105. I am at the point where I don't think 105 is going to happen because the UFC took too long and now all the best girls are split in other organizations. Also because the lack of new WMMA stars the UFC is in no hurry to open another division.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Yeah it seemed a while back that the UFC was exploring the possibility of an atomweight division. There was talk of a TUF, which I’d love. I don’t view it as an either / or proposition vis a vis 145.

In Bellator Leah McCourt defeated Dayana Silva by UD. Silva got in a few shots but McCourt was more the aggressor.

Haven’t checked the results of Rizin. Maybe someone can post them and describe how those fights went.

 

[TorontoTO]

This is a little surprising:

McCormack’s their only other Irish girl besides McCourt, and she seemed to get a good pop at their Euro events.


‘Nisse is native to Okinawa, so it was only a matter of time before DEEP announced her for their first event there. A single round exhibition is weird, but I guess this way they can push Kate Lotus some more, while not technically sacrificing the undersized native fighter.


First defense of the Deep microweight title since Oshima won it in Sept 2020. She’s also the deep jewels Atomweight champ, and fought for RIZIN since then. Furuse is an interesting study, being 9-9 while still only 21, including a break for pregnancy. She does her best work at microweight, so this should be fun.

Danni lost her last two bouts, and Bellator signed the Italian girl that beat her

 

[TorontoTO]

Well, now we know why Bellator hasn’t booked Karina Rodriguez since they signed her.


Warning, don’t click to the third picture if weak of stomach

Translation:

1. Knee, it was thought I had a torn meniscus but when they performed the arthroscopy they realized I had excess synovial tissue which was causing me inflammation and pain for almost 10 years (basically my entire MMA career I had this little problem). And the meniscus is perfect, which changed the whole picture of recovery and will be much faster.

2. In my wrist I had a broken triangular fibrocartilage for 3 years, which caused me a lot of pain and instability when training. And many infiltrations to be able to endure the last 3 fights I had. This recovery will be a little slower than the knee, but I'm sure it will be fine.

At least she didn't need very intrusive knee surgery, just sounds like removing scar tissue which is not that bad. The wrist injury is worse but at least she got it finally fixed