Women fighters have a tendency to fly under the radar when it comes to MMA. The progression level of women’s fighting is steadily improving with companies like Invitca FC and Strikeforce, allowing women to headline their cards. This can only mean one thing. That it is here to stay and it can only get bigger and better.
With the talk of what could possibly happen to the women’s division in Strikeforce due to what looks like Strikeforce’s eventual closing, its left everyone wondering if it would mean the end of WMMA in North America with the exception of the occasional fight from Bellator. Enter Invicta FC, where former Strikeforce matchmaker Shannon Knapp decided that an all-female promotion could be exactly what is needed to keep WMMA alive and well.
This Saturday, Invicta Fighting Championships will hold its debut show in Kansas City, KS. The card features accomplished women, such as, former 135-pound Strikeforce champion, Marloes Coenen, as well as, former title challenger Liz Carmouche.
Today Bas Boon and Golden Glory issued a statement regarding Alistair Overeem and the rest of the Golden fighters that have been recently released from ZUFFA. This detailed account of the situation through Boon’s eyes is very interesting yet still begs the question of why did this happen in the first place.
Recently released Golden Glory fighters Alistair Overeem and Marloes Coenen apparently want to thank their fans for supporting them before and after their abrupt dismiss from Strikeforce. Overeem was the first to get the boot, just days after he was removed from the Grand Prix due to a toe injury. Then the purge followed last week as three more Golden Glory fighters were released from both Strikeforce and the UFC.
Josh Wood and Dan Rose cover the week’s breaking news, including Fedor being released as well as all the Golden Glory issues with Zuffa. Then sit down and relax as they break down UFC 133 which takes place live tomorrow night on PPV from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All that and more on an all new episode of the MMA Pulse.
Just five days after releasing the Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem, ZUFFA, LLC has apparently released three more Golden Glory fighters today. According to Golden Glory head coach Martijn de Jong, former Strikeforce champ Marloes Coenen, Strikeforce’s Valentijn Overeem and the UFC’s Jon Olav Einemo were all released today.
The fights are over, the crowds have left the building and the circus has moved on down the road. We all saw the fights but there are different aspects to what each fight meant to the fighters and their futures. With that said,here are the real winners and losers of Strikeforce: Emelianenko vs. Henderson.
