Signings/Scouting WMMA Discussion #29

Weekend picks. Stay chilly everyone.

Friday
[MUAY THAI/MMA] ONE 167: Tawanchai vs. Nattawut 2 Bangkok, Thailand
Main Card – Prime Video – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT
Denice Zamboanga vs. Noelle Grandjean – MMA. "Zamboni" Zamboanga by sub
Itsuki Hirata vs. Victória Souza – MMA "She's still pretty to me!" Hirata

Saturday
[MMA] UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Main Card – ESPN / ESPN+ – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT
Preliminary Card – ESPN+ – 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT
Andrea Lee vs. Montana De La Rosa. Lee
Eduarda Moura vs. Denise Gomes. Maura by sub
Puja Tomar vs. Rayanne Amanda. Amanda
 


Apparently this is at a 130lb catchweight, although winner will,fight for a title. I’m guessing 125. That’s how Alvarez explained it to me. Not a fan of this matchup right now. Apparently the girl Alvarez was originally supposed to face wouldn’t be ready. Szabova is Okatgon’s homegrown fighter, so this feels like a sacrifice



Classic JMMA “pretty girls” fight. Only real purpose it serves
 
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"Your single purpose on this Earth is to serve people fights that they might actually like, and you have failed. You've failed. And you've bored me."

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RIP Mariam 😭
The two surviving members of the Georgian Cute Cans squad will soldier on taking beatings in your memory
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Speaking of Andrea Lee, what happened to her? She seemed to have a ton of potential early on and then seemed to stall out. Oh my, it's worse than I thought. She is on a 5 fight losing streak. Before that she won 2 in a row and after losing 3 in a row.
 
ONE 167
Denice Zamboanga vs. Noelle Grandjean – MMA. Zamboanga cruised pas Grandjean. Nearly submitted her in the first and outclassed her on the feet and ground. Denice "The Menace" has now won three straight.
Itsuki Hirata vs. Victória Souza – Souza submitted Hirata with a guilloting choke a couple minutes into round one.

UFC Fight Night
Andrea Lee vs. Montana De La Rosa. Good scrap. They both went at it pretty hard and Montana got the third round and the decision.
Eduarda Moura vs. Denise Gomes. Gomes won all three rounds handily and survived a scare as one judge scored it for Moura.
Puja Tomar vs. Rayanne Amanda. Puja Tomar won by split and became the first woman from India to win in the UFC.
 


Knowing Yoder’s luck, she’ll be matched up with a Black House fighter (Ed Soares, notable manager of Anderson Silva, and head of Black House, is also the promoter of LFA. Getting matched against a Black House fighter means you’re being set up to build someone else’s name).

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INVICTA FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS SIGNS EXCLUSIVE U.S.
TELEVISION RIGHTS DEAL WITH CBS SPORTS
Invicta FC will Air Five Events on CBS Sports Network in 2024, Beginning with Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin on June 28

LOS ANGELES — Invicta Fighting Championships, the world’s premier all-women mixed martial arts promotion, announced today an exclusive U.S. television rights deal with CBS Sports, marking another significant milestone in women's sports.

Starting with the highly-anticipated Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin on June 28, Invicta FC will air live on CBS Sports Network. This agreement underscores Invicta FC's continued growth and essential position in the MMA landscape, bringing top-tier women's MMA action to a broader audience both on television and online.

CBS Sports Network will air five upcoming Invicta events throughout 2024 — kicking off with the highly-anticipated Invicta FC 55 on Friday, June 28, at 9 p.m. ET. Broadcast live from the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, the evening is headlined by a bantamweight championship showdown as UFC veteran Talita Bernardo defends her title for the first time against submission specialist “Big Bad” Olga Rubin, whose history-making performance at Invicta FC 53 earned her “Submission of the Year” accolades. The night also includes a co-main event strawweight showdown, pitting the undefeated Sayury Cañon against California native Kay Hansen.

“CBS Sports is the perfect partner for Invicta FC,” said Knapp. “By joining forces with their global platform, we’re set to bring our world-class events to an even larger audience. 2024 will be a landmark year for us, packed with unparalleled matchups and title fights exclusive to Invicta. We are excited to showcase our world-class events and demonstrate why Invicta FC is the leading brand in women's MMA, giving fans around the world a front-row seat to the action.”

CBS Sports Network is available on DIRECTV (channel 221) and Dish Network (channel 158). CBS Sports Network’s programming can also be viewed live online at CBSSports.com.

CBS Sports’ Complete 2024 Invicta FC Schedule (9-11 p.m. ET):

Friday, June 28 – Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin – Memorial Hall in Kansas City
Friday, August 9 – Invicta FC 56
Friday, September TBD – Invicta FC 57
Wednesday, November 6 – Invicta FC 58
Friday, December 13 – Invicta FC 59

If Invicta is smart, they’ll change to a different day than Friday, and schedule it for the same week as ONE will be in Denver.
 
PFL (today!!! don't 4get, 4olkz)
DITCHEVA over Hackett: it could be a bit interesting because Hackett comes from a decent striking base while most of Dakota's opponents to date have been generic MMA fighters with a grappling lean, so we'll see if she's as dominant in this fight (or isn't at all...)
VELASQUEZ over Mauldin: although Velasquez is past it and Mauldin trains with the GOAT.
JOANNE over Young: *shrug*
BISHOP over Santos: I have to pick a random upset somewhere. Bishop is a good grappler and I like grapplers so, uh.... she does have better takedowns than Blanchfield I guess
CARMOUCHE over Kana: I'm a Kana stan-a and want her for my waifu but unfortunately she still blocks everything with her face, last time against Liz this resulted in a ~10 second KO via broken orbital floor, hard to imagine it won't go the same way (but hopefully no broken waifu face this time plz, Liz)

UFC:
KNUTSSON over Polastri: I like them both... Knutsson is more refined especially on the feet.
FERNANDES over Judice: Judice is too green for the UFC, Dana kind of did her a disservice signing her at this stage just because he liked her Cantender's fight IMO (which she lost, and was only there for as a late replacement). Fernandes is a decent striker, I've thought of her as being 'Natalia Silva without the takedown defence' which is probably a bit generous; still, UFC did give her the worst possible debuts in the two grindingest grapplers in her division for her first two fights, now she has a better stylistic matchup she should comfortably get her first UFC W.
 
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