WMMA Roundup: April 2013

WMMA has been on the scene ever since the beginning of the sport itself, it dates back that far. We just never knew it, or never paid that much attention to it. It was always there, but the Randy Coutures’, the Chuck Liddells’, got the headlines, the major sponsorships, the TV/Film cameos, they got it all. The ladies? Fought on the regional scene,...

Sugar-Free_LizaG

Transsexuals in MMA

This has been a hot topic on the forum for the last few days, so I thought I'd offer up my two cents.

I'm sure by now that the MMAF community is aware that I am a transsexual, bisexual woman, and some of you may know that I am a Thai Boxer, and BJJ practitioner. This gives me a unique perspective on a lot of things, but in particular on the issue of transsexuals in combat sports. To clarify, I train in the gym but I do not fight, because of the controversy surrounding this whole issue....

Cowgirl

Double Standard MMA Fans?

Have we as MMA fans truly forgotten the origins of our wonderful sport? It wasn't so long ago that we were all banding together to insist that state officials reconsider their stance on this 'bloodsport.' What is it exactly that is so different between MMA and WMMA that leads to one being widely accepted and encouraged, and the other to being frowned upon and shunned from the mainstream? This blog post attempts to take an objective look at the issue and hopefully bring some much needed clarification...

Cowgirl