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Since her loss to Ronda Rousey, Julia Budd has been on a tear winning her past six fights. Since her signing to Bellator, the #3 ranked featherweight has lined herself up for a possible title fight. Budd's next test is against Australian Arlene Belncowe, a world champion boxer at Bellator 162 in Memphis, Tennessee Octber 21 which will stream on Bellator.com. Serena "Southpaw" DeJesus joins us as a co-host as we discuss Budd's weight cutting methods, the state of the featherweight division, and her quest to become a Bellator champion. 

Two female pro title bouts are set for King of the Cage's Natural Instinct card in  Lac du Flambeau, WI July 30th. One of Minnesota's best fighters Heather Bassett will look for her first world title as she takes on Nicco Montano for the vacant belt in the main event of the card. Aspiring fighter Chelsea Rae will be our co-hosting as we will talk to Bassett about preparing for the biggest match of her career.  

Currently at 4-1 as a pro, Jenny Silverio has been heating up the atomweight division. She will be looking for a 5th when she takes on atomweight star and wrestler Kyra Batara on Combates America April 25th in Los Angeles. We will tak to her about the bout and her idea on the division. Fighter Chelsea Rae will be helping us co-host the podcast. A talented ainger-songwriter, she has been training across the country with a lot of up and coming talent.  

It was tough for the WMMA Press Committee to decide between 9 fights to what was the 2015 Fight of the Year was. With so many great bouts, it took several votes to wind it down to one. The winner of the bout will join us to accept her award.  We will also announce the winner of the other 3 unannounced awards including Fighter of the Year.

It was tough for the WMMA Press Committee to decide what was the 2015 Fight of the Year was. With so many great bouts, it took several votes to wind it down to one. The winner of the bout will join us to accept her award. 

For the WMMA Press Committee, it was hard to pick just one Inspiratinal Fighter of the Year. Both earned the honor for different reasons. One is a dedicated law enforcement officer who was on the frnt lines of one of the biggest riots in the country's history. Only weeks after it had settled, she went on to fight at Invcita. She not only keeps the street safe, but offers help to animals and people alike. The other has had the greaest cmeback in female fighting history. Opening her career at 1-11, she went on to go on a four fight win streak and has won six of her last eight. We will talk to one of the winners and annunce both.

Each year, the WMMA Press committee, made up of six journalists that cover the female divisions in MMA, pick their favorites of the year. We will be giving away two awards on the show. The first is Sponsor of the Year, which honors the business that helps support the female athletes throughut the year. The second is Amateur of the Year. This award is dedicated to the fighter who shined brightest in the ammy ranks and could be the future of the sport in the coming years. Both recipients will be live on the show to recieve their awards and talk about their 2016.

Many recent books have taken a personal and historical prospective on females taking up combat sports. A book just published takes a look at the expansion through a scientific and scholastic view. Dr. Alex Channon along with his colleague Dr. Christopher R. Matthews has complied research and have published "Global Perspectives on Women in Combat Sports: Women Warriors around the World". The book looks into why women are starting to be accepted in these sports, and the hurdles they are facing as the sports grow globally.  Channon is a Doctor of Sports Sociology from the University of Greenwich and has researched the topic for several years, including publishing papers on women competing in the sports, and how it in itself has a psychological and societal impact.   In part two, we discuss marketing in female fight sports, how technology has helped expand acceptance of female fighting, the expansion of the sport globally, and why MMA seems to be leading the way in getting women accepted in combat sports across the board.

Many recent books have taken a personal and historical prospective on females taking up combat sports. A book just published takes a look at the expansion through a scientific and scholastic view. Dr. Alex Channon along with his colleague Dr. Christopher R. Matthews has complied research and have published "Global Perspectives on Women in Combat Sports: Women Warriors around the World". The book looks into why women are starting to be accepted in these sports, and the hurdles they are facing as the sports grow globally.  Channon is a Doctor of Sports Sociology from the University of Greenwich and has researched the topic for several years, including publishing papers on women competing in the sports, and how it in itself has a psychological and societal impact.  In part 1, we discuss how the book came about, motivations for women to take up fight, women training with guys in the gym, and how we got to a point of acceptance in women's participation in fighting. 

Fighting out of sunny Florida, Felicia Spencer won the inaugural Tuff-n-uff lightweight tournament. The tournament title came with a contract to Invicta. At 5-1 as an amateur, Spencer has finished in three of her fights. Spencer faces fellow Invicta debutant Rach Wiley on Invicta’s 14th card September 12 in Kansas City, which will stream live on UFC Fight Pass. We will talk to Spencer about her tournament win and getting prepared for what will be her toughest fight of her career.

Fight out of sunny Florida, Felicia Spencer won the inaugural Tuff-n-uff lightweight tournament. The tournament tile came with a contract to Invicta. At 5-1 as an amateur, Spencer has finished in three of her fights. Spencer faces fellow Invicta debutant Rach Wiley on Invicta’s 14th card September 12 in Kansas City, which will stream live on UFC Fight Pass. We will talk to Spencer about her tournament win and getting prepared for what will be her toughest fight of her career.

It's been a decade since women's boxing hit a ppv inside a ring. Mosley Productions has stepped up with a solid title match for their August 29th.  We will talk to one of the best in the world, Maureen Shea, who looks to add the IBF World super bantamweight championship to her mantle. Shea (24-2) won her past 10 bouts, with half of her wins by TKO or KO. The current IBA super bantamweight champ helped Hillary Swank train for the movie “Million Dollar Baby” and was featured in the documentary “Fight Like a Girl”.  

Having a solid 6-3 amateur record, Texas's Jianna Denizard has decided it was time to turn pro. Before she takes on her first pro MMA fight, she will hit the boxing ring in September. Denizard is an accomplished striker with a 4-0 Muay Thai record and is an up ande coming prospect in one of the deepest divisions in MMA. We will talk to Denizard about turning pro and her successful amateur career.    

Ireland Moran already has three MMA fights under her belt and has won two at the age of 17. Her latest fight say her win at Fusion Foght League in Montana, which showed her maturity in the cage and talented striking. We will talk to Moran about her career so far and her aspirations for the future

Even though she isn't on the upcoming InvictaFC card in Vegas, Charmaine Tweet is staying busy. June 27th she will have a grappling superfight with fellow Canadian Amanda Kavik at the Slyvio Behring class in Winnepeg; and will take part in the Grapplers' Quest event during International Fight week. Tweet will also test her acting chops in the upcoming movie "Four Months Until Fight Day". We will talk to Tweet about her busy summer and the flood of featherweights coming into Invicta.

The world of Muay Thai has opened up to female competitiors worldwide and in some places are more popular than MMA. Prairie Rugilo, who has been a guest on this show, is someone looking to make her mark with a revolutionary gym "The Girl Fight". The all female gym helps develop talent, like DeAna, to feed their hunger for compeition.  Matthew Kaplowitz, the editor and cheif of FightNerd.com, has started an Indie go-go campaign to get help document their story. We will talk to Kaplowitz about the documentry and growth of women's muay thai.

Multiple time world champion and current WBC champion Diana Prazak is one of the pioneers in modern women's boxing. The Australian has racked up 13 wins in her career, having won 13 straight after her pro debut. She will enter a new arena with Big Knockout Boxing this week as she takes on  Layla McCarter in the "Pit" which is unenclosed with no ropes or cage. We will talk to Prazak aboiut her career, taking on a new chgallenge, and the idea of fighters having to go before commisions over the age of 35.

England's Iman Barlow is one of the legends in the art of the eight limbs. Having trained since she was 2 and having her first fight in Thailand at age 8, Barlow is a second generation Muay Thai fighter who has literally lived the sport. The early training has led her to multiple world titles and wins against some of the top fighters on the planet. We continue our interview with Barlow about how Thailand has changed with the popularity of Muay Thai expaning to the Western World, her taking up Judo, and the future of the sport.

England's Iman Barlow is one of the legends in the art of the eight limbs. Having trained since she was 2 and having her first fight in Thailand at age 8, Barlow is a second generation Muay Thai fighter who has literally lived the sport. The early training has led her to multiple world titles and wins against some of the top fighters on the planet. Barlow also commentates for the Enfusion promotion, which holds female bouts on a regular basis. We will talk to Barlow about her long career as a fighter and the future of women in Muay Thai. 

It's Internatrional Women's Day - a day we recgonize women who have broke barriers in gender equality and celebrate those who are making strides to break glass ceilings. Out guests will be Vanessa and Sabrina Borquez, who are the hosts of WMMA Jam Live and a contributer to Fresh Start Entertainment. We will be disucssing current topics in MMA and other combat sports and how they are carving out her own path in the world of MMA press.