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Women’s MMA Report: Murphy triumphs in Pittsburgh, Ruth wins Bellator debut

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 05:00:58 +0000

Following a pair of controversial defeats, former Invicta FC bantamweight champion Lauren Murphy picked up her first official UFC victory on Feb. 21 at UFC Fight Night 83 in Pittsburgh.

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Women’s MMA Report: Lauren Murphy triumphs in Pittsburgh, Ruth wins Bellator debut

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 03:55:15 +0000

Following a pair of controversial defeats, former Invicta FC bantamweight champion Lauren Murphy picked up her first official UFC victory on Feb. 21 at UFC Fight Night 83 in Pittsburgh. Murphy stopped short-notice replacement opponent Kelly Faszholz late in the third round of an entertaining back-and-forth bout. Murphy (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) stood and traded power punches with her opponent in the opening round, but it was Faszholz (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) who got the better of the early striking exchanges. She backed Murphy up with a flurry and countered Murphy’s kicks with a nice one-two

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Women’s MMA Report: Eye stops Smith at UFC 180, VanZant shines in octagon debut

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:25:14 +0000

Filed under: Cage Warriors , News , UFC , WSOF Popular bantamweight contender Jessica Eye earned her first official UFC victory on Nov. 15 in a bloody battle at “UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt” in Mexico City. Eye walked away with a second-round TKO win when the cageside doctor deemed that opponent Leslie Smith could not continue due to a gruesome ear injury. Eye (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) initially won her UFC debut by outpointing former Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman at UFC 166 in October 2013, but the victory was overturned when it was revealed that Eye had tested positive for cannabinoids. The Ohio native’s second UFC bout ended in a close decision loss to recent title challenger Alexis Davis, but Eye proved that she is still a force to be reckoned with by stopping Smith (7-6-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in Mexico

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Women’s MMA Report: Bellator signs Coenen and Budd, Inoue wins Deep Jewels title

BAD MMA News — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 23:06:50 +0000

Three of MMA’s top female featherweights found a new home with one of the sport’s largest promotions this month. Bellator MMA, which dissolved its women’s divisions in March 2013, recently announced the signings of former top Invicta FC contenders Marloes Coenen and Julia Budd . The 145-pound standouts will face off in the Bellator cage later this year. Under the new leadership of former Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker and matchmaker Rich Chou, who had great success promoting female fighters including Coenen (21-6) and Budd (6-2) under the Strikeforce banner, Bellator has renewed its commitment to promoting women in MMA.

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