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Sherilyn Lim, and ONE FC’s search for a female star Singapore can call its own

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:05:00 +0000

If Sherilyn Lim goes walking down a different street that day, maybe her whole life heads off in another direction.

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Sherilyn Lim, and ONE FC’s search for a female star Singapore can call its own – MMA Junkie

With final three females released, Bellator issues statement on women’s division

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 04:15:00 +0000

Bellator MMA hasn’t officially dissolved its women’s division. But with no women left on its roster, there may not be a home for those fighters in the promotion any time soon. Word got out on Tuesday that Jessica Eye (10-1) had been let go by Bellator, and Tuesday also saw an announcement from all-female promotion Invicta Fighting Championship that former Bellator fighter Felice Herrig (9-4) had signed. Jessica Aguilar (15-4) most recently fought for Bellator in March. Those three were the last remaining women on Bellator’s roster, and on Tuesday night promotion CEO Bjorn Rebney issued a statement on the state of the California-based company’s women’s division. “Jessica Eye, Jessica Aguilar and Felice represent all that is good in women’s MMA,” Rebney stated. ”Both Eye and Aguilar are ranked No. 1 in the world in their respective divisions and carry themselves with class and distinction elevating the women’s game. I’ve said many times that fighters need to fight and fight often. Given our current focus, we are not in position to provide these very deserving women regular and reoccurring fights on a large platform. And, I felt it was best to let them go and secure options that did. I genuinely wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors and will be rooting for each of them wherever they fight.” For Herrig, a strawweight, that opportunity will now come with Invicta. Aguilar, who went 5-1 as a strawweight for Bellator, and is on a six-fight win streak, may have to look Invicta’s direction, as well

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Nick Diaz’s WAR MMA debut event to stream online – for name-your-own price

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 02:15:00 +0000

It won’t be the first time an entertainer has gone the name-your-own-price direction, but it probably will be a first in MMA. Recent UFC welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz is trying his hand at running his own promotion. WAR MMA holds its first event Saturday at Stockton Arena in Diaz’s home city of Stockton, Calif. But what will be unique about the venture is that fans not in attendance can purchase an online stream of the event – for a price they set themselves. Or for nothing at all.

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World Series of Fighting Eases into Title Fights, Will Start with Middleweight Tourney in August

BAD MMA News — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:07:30 +0000

Courtesy of Damon Martin and official MMAWeekly.com content partner Bleacher Report . World Series of Fighting will produce its third show next weekend with a main event featuring former UFC welterweight title contender Jon Fitch against Josh Burkman. But as great as the matchup seems to be on paper, the two fighters will not be competing for a title. Many wondered if the marquee fight would introduce the first-ever World Series of Fighting title, but the promotion opted to go in another direction instead. Fitch and Burkman will still battle, and it could possibly be looked at as a de facto No.

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World Series of Fighting Eases into Title Fights, Will Start with Middleweight Tourney in August – MMA Weekly