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After the serious beating that Kim Couture took in her professional mixed martial arts debut, many observers have used the fight as evidence that women's MMA should consist of three-minute rounds, rather than five-minute rounds. Couture appeared on ESPN Radio in Las Vegas to make her case that women should be treated the same as men inside the cage:

I agree with Couture: There's no reason that females can't make it through five-minute rounds, and shorter rounds wouldn't have prevented her broken jaw and bloody face. I like Couture, I like women's MMA, and I think that aside from obvious differences like having female competitors wear shirts and including pregnancy tests with pre-fight physicals, women's MMA should be treated the same as men's MMA.

However, I do agree with ESPN Radio hosts Cofield & Cokin (whose show I have appeared on) that Couture came across as ill-prepared for the fight, and that it's a good thing for the sport that the fight wasn't televised. Couture may some day be a good pro fighter, but right now she'd be better off sparring with amateurs.

Previously on FanHouse:
Kim Couture: Kim Rose Broke My Jaw When I Tried to Touch Gloves
Couture Bloodied in Pro MMA Debut, Loses by Unanimous Decision

Kim Couture Says MMA Rules Should Be the Same for Women and Men, I Say She's Right originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:01:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Kim CoutureKimCoutureMichael David SmithSun, 29 Jun 2008 17:01:00 EST 'Gymnastics Is Much More Brutal Than MMA'http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/27/gymnastics-is-much-more-brutal-than-mma/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/27/gymnastics-is-much-more-brutal-than-mma/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/27/gymnastics-is-much-more-brutal-than-mma/#commentsFiled under: ,

David A Avila of NBC Sports has a story about a book written by a pair of college professors who spent two years studying mixed martial arts. This part is particularly noteworthy:
Another interesting topic hit by the authors is the safety issue. Is MMA still too dangerous?

The two writers delve into that issue with both hands and do a great job of comparing MMA to sports like boxing, football, rugby, and other sports where there is physical contact.

"Football is much more violent. ...There's a former female gymnast who is now in MMA and she says gymnastics is much more brutal."

Many people have such a visceral reaction to the blood in MMA that they're incapable of any real examination of the safety of the sport. But there's no doubt that it's less dangerous than football, and I'm not at all surprised to hear that gymnastics -- which leaves thousands of girls with permanent back and joint injuries -- is viewed as more brutal by someone who has participated in both.

What opponents of MMA really have a problem with isn't that MMA is dangerous, it's that it looks dangerous. It's too bad so many people fail to make that distinction.

'Gymnastics Is Much More Brutal Than MMA' originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:45:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Michael David SmithFri, 27 Jun 2008 10:45:00 EST Kim Couture: Kim Rose Broke My Jaw When I Tried to Touch Gloveshttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/26/kim-couture-kim-rose-broke-my-jaw-when-i-tried-to-touch-gloves/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/26/kim-couture-kim-rose-broke-my-jaw-when-i-tried-to-touch-gloves/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/26/kim-couture-kim-rose-broke-my-jaw-when-i-tried-to-touch-gloves/#commentsFiled under: ,

I previously mentioned that Kim Couture was badly bloodied in her professional mixed martial arts debut against Kim Rose last weekend. But I didn't realize exactly how Couture's jaw was broken until I read this interview with Sherdog and re-watched the video of the first round:

The fight begins 2:30 into that video, after the introductions, and you can see that Rose lands a vicious right hand at the outset.

Couture explains what happened, from her perspective:
I just walked out there to touch gloves and she just hit me. She wasn't interested in touching gloves and that first shot is what broke my jaw. My left hand wasn't even up to protect myself -- it was straight out to touch her glove. She took her shot, connected it and dropped me. That first shot is what broke it.
Couture is classy about it and stops short of calling it a cheap shot, but it is a potential problem in both boxing and MMA that fighters leave themselves exposed when they try to touch gloves. Unfortunately, I think the best solution might just be to do away with that tradition.

Some folks have criticized Couture's husband, Randy Couture, for not throwing in the towel as he stood in Kim's corner and watched her get pummeled, but Kim told Sherdog, "My husband is not going to throw in the towel and I would have killed him if he would have."

Couture said her jaw was broken in two places, but she said reports that her nose and orbital bone were broken are incorrect. She also said that although the broken jaw left her in excruciating pain throughout the fight, she never considered tapping out. And she said that as soon as her jaw heals, she wants a rematch with Rose.

Kim Couture: Kim Rose Broke My Jaw When I Tried to Touch Gloves originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:34:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Kim CoutureKim RoseKimCoutureKimRoseRandy CoutureRandyCoutureMichael David SmithThu, 26 Jun 2008 12:34:00 EST Gina Carano: 'No Excuse to Not Make Weight'http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/25/gina-carano-theres-no-excuse-for-not-making-weight/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/25/gina-carano-theres-no-excuse-for-not-making-weight/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/25/gina-carano-theres-no-excuse-for-not-making-weight/#commentsFiled under: , ,

When Gina Carano failed to make weight for her EliteXC fight on CBS last month, I wrote that it was totally unacceptable, and I was surprised by how many MMA fans tried to make excuses for her. So I was glad to see that Carano herself isn't making excuses:

"There's really no excuse, I don't think, to not make weight," Carano said. "There's no excuse. I just didn't make it and so I'm going to have to try harder next time."

Carano also said she agreed with her opponent, Kaitlin Young, that their fight should have gone on, despite Young's badly bruised face: "In guy fights, they don't stop it until it's cut," Carano said.

Carano said she expects to fight next in October.

UPDATE: Carano previously responded to my criticism in this interview with Dave Hollander.

Gina Carano: 'No Excuse to Not Make Weight' originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:39:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Gina CaranoGinaCaranoKaitlin YoungKaitlinYoungMichael David SmithWed, 25 Jun 2008 19:39:00 EST Kim Couture Bloodied in Pro MMA Debut, Loses to Kim Rose by Unanimous Decisionhttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/23/kim-couture-bloodied-in-pro-mma-debut-loses-to-kim-rose-by-unan/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/23/kim-couture-bloodied-in-pro-mma-debut-loses-to-kim-rose-by-unan/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/23/kim-couture-bloodied-in-pro-mma-debut-loses-to-kim-rose-by-unan/#commentsFiled under: ,

After Gina Carano, America's second most famous female mixed martial arts fighter is probably Kim Couture, the wife of Randy Couture. But while Carano put on an impressive showing on CBS last month, things did not go well Saturday night for Couture:

Kim Rose defeated Couture handily, winning 30-27 on all three judges' cards, and left Couture bleeding profusely with a broken nose and broken jaw.

Couture had previously done some exhibitions, but that was her first professional MMA fight. Given how it went, no one could blame her if she decides to make it her last fight as well, but she has already said that as soon as doctors clear her to fight again, she'll be back.

Kim Couture Bloodied in Pro MMA Debut, Loses to Kim Rose by Unanimous Decision originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:28:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Kim CoutureKim RoseKimCoutureKimRoseMichael David SmithMon, 23 Jun 2008 11:28:00 EST Judo Olympian Ronda Rousey Could Be an MMA Star -- If Her Mom Will Let Herhttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/12/judo-olympian-ronda-rousey-could-be-an-mma-star-if-her-mom-wi/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/12/judo-olympian-ronda-rousey-could-be-an-mma-star-if-her-mom-wi/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/12/judo-olympian-ronda-rousey-could-be-an-mma-star-if-her-mom-wi/#commentsFiled under: , ,

There's a lot to like about Ronda Rousey. She's America's best hope for an Olympic medal in judo this summer, she's a passionate advocate for her sport, and she has a blog that shows she's smart and funny.

Unfortunately, beyond those two weeks in August in Beijing, she's not going to have many opportunities to be in the public eye, or to make a living as a professional athlete. So that's why it makes sense that, as Beau Dure of USA Today reports, she's considering turning her attention to mixed martial arts:

"I have quite a few people who have been trying to get me to do MMA," Rousey says. "A coach has been talking to me about teaching me striking (punches, kicks) after the Olympics....

"My mom's generally not a big fan of the idea, so we'll see if I can convince her,"
I hope Rousey's mom OKs the idea, because while there are more opportunities than ever before for women to compete as amateurs in sports like boxing, wrestling and judo, there aren't many opportunities in those sports for those women to become professionals. MMA is Rousey's best chance to make a living doing what she loves.

Via Savage Science.

Judo Olympian Ronda Rousey Could Be an MMA Star -- If Her Mom Will Let Her originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:11:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Michael David SmithThu, 12 Jun 2008 08:11:00 EST The Empire (And Amanda Lucas's Opponent) Strikes Backhttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/03/the-empire-and-amanda-lucass-opponent-strikes-back/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/03/the-empire-and-amanda-lucass-opponent-strikes-back/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/03/the-empire-and-amanda-lucass-opponent-strikes-back/#commentsFiled under: ,

Any women who really hated the new Indiana Jones flick or anything else from George Lucas's filmography have a pretty good way to voice their displeasure. They can take up mixed martial arts and beat the stuffing out of his daughter Amanda. As you can see from the picture at right, the young lady can take a few punches.

The younger Lucas took part in a Princesses of Pain event in New Zealand over the weekend, part of a worldwide effort to create an women's international fight league. It was her first fight and, from the looks of things, she might have spent a little too much time training agaisnt Ewoks instead of full-sized humans.

The Sunday News of New Zealand reports that she might look familiar to really dedicated watchers of the latest three films of the Star Wars saga.

She was dancer Diva Funquita and the voice of Trade Federation battleship communications officer Tey How in Episode I The Phantom Menace, Outlander Club patron Adnama (Amanda spelled backwards) in Episode II Attack of the Clones, and Senator Terr Taneel in Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

She also spent time teaching hip-hop dance in San Francisco which helped neither her ability to evade strikes nor the creation of a racially inoffensive Jar Jar Binks. May the force be with her in future battles.

(H/T 100% Injury Rate at FanIQ)

The Empire (And Amanda Lucas's Opponent) Strikes Back originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:45:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Josh AlperTue, 03 Jun 2008 10:45:00 EST Kaitlin Young Says She Could Have Continued, Fight vs. Gina Carano Should Have Gone Onhttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/02/kaitlin-young-says-she-could-have-continued-fight-vs-gina-cara/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/02/kaitlin-young-says-she-could-have-continued-fight-vs-gina-cara/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/06/02/kaitlin-young-says-she-could-have-continued-fight-vs-gina-cara/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The main event of Saturday night's EliteXC show had a controversial ending, as Kimbo Slice beat James Thompson on an early stoppage. But that wasn't the night's only controversial ending.

In Saturday's women's fight, Gina Carano defeated Kaitlin Young when Young didn't answer the bell for the third round. But now Young is speaking out and saying that she thought she could have kept going, her corner thought she could have kept going and even the cageside doctor thought she could have kept going.

Epic Carnival reports that Young is taking to a women's MMA web site to explain what happened.
From a FighterGirls.com forum:

My left cheek and area surrounding the eye are looking pretty ugly today, but there was no major damage. Though it may have looked like it on tv, I never actually had an open wound.

What you didn't see was that the doctor actually cleared me to fight the third round but the commission said "no". I wanted to continue, my corner wanted to continue. The cut likely would have opened in the third but it was under the eye. If I had to guess, I would say that they didn't want the visual of a woman with a bloody face on CBS.

They also chose not to do a post fight interview with me or to include me in the post fight news conference and after party. I think the reason for that was my beat up appearance after the fight because I was not seriously injured and was completely coherent.

I am very disappointed about that but cant help but wonder how people would have responded to that, as stupid as it is.

I think Young is correct that the commission didn't want a badly bruised woman fighting on network television,and she has every right to be disappointed in that. She's an athlete, just like the men, and she should be treated just like the men.

Kaitlin Young Says She Could Have Continued, Fight vs. Gina Carano Should Have Gone On originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:42:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Gina CaranoGinaCaranoKaitlin YoungKaitlinYoungMichael David SmithMon, 02 Jun 2008 16:42:00 EST CBS, EliteXC Should Have Opened the Show With Gina Carano and Kaitlin Younghttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/05/31/gina-carano-beats-kaitlin-young-as-womens-mma-hits-the-big-time/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/05/31/gina-carano-beats-kaitlin-young-as-womens-mma-hits-the-big-time/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/05/31/gina-carano-beats-kaitlin-young-as-womens-mma-hits-the-big-time/#commentsFiled under: , ,

After a dull first hour, the EliteXC CBS prime time show finally got interesting when the women's fight started.

Gina Carano stayed undefeated in her mixed martial arts career with a second-round TKO of Kaitlin Young. The fight was far superior to anything the male fighters gave the fans in the first two fights of the CBS card. Young was game, but Carano's superior Muay Thai skills won out: She pummeled Young repeatedly late in the second round, and the doctor came in afterward and said there wouldn't be a third.

"I've got to give it up to Kaitlin," Carano said afterward. "She's one of my toughest opponents, and she's a class chick."

Although Carano made herself and her sport look bad by failing to make weight on Friday, she made herself and her sport look good by winning Saturday. CBS and EliteXC should have started the show with these two, rather than the dull foursome of Brett Rogers, Jon Murphy, Joey Villasenor and Phil Baroni. It shouldn't have taken more than an hour for this show to get interesting.

CBS, EliteXC Should Have Opened the Show With Gina Carano and Kaitlin Young originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 31 May 2008 22:18:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Gina CaranoGinaCaranoKaitlin YoungKaitlinYoungMichael David SmithSat, 31 May 2008 22:18:00 EST EliteXC: Gina Carano Fails to Make Weight, Kaitlin Young Fight Will Go Onhttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/05/30/elitexc-gina-carano-fails-to-make-weight-kaitlin-young-fight-w/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/05/30/elitexc-gina-carano-fails-to-make-weight-kaitlin-young-fight-w/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/05/30/elitexc-gina-carano-fails-to-make-weight-kaitlin-young-fight-w/#commentsFiled under: ,

EliteXC had the weigh-in for its Saturday night CBS show today, and the face of women's mixed martial arts, Gina Carano, failed to make weight.

Carano weighed in at 144.5 pounds, or 3.5 pounds over the limit. Her opponent, Kaitlin Young, weighed in at 140.5. The fight will not be canceled, though. Carano will have to surrender 12.5% of her purse to Young.

I've been a supporter of Carano's, but this is totally unacceptable. If she can't make weight for the biggest fight in the history of women's mixed martial arts, she's not dedicated enough to her sport.

All of the other fighters on the EliteXC card made weight. In the main event, Kimbo Slice weighed in at 235.5 and his opponent, James Thompson, weighed 257.

EliteXC weigh-in results: MMA Mania, MMA Frenzy.

EliteXC: Gina Carano Fails to Make Weight, Kaitlin Young Fight Will Go On originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Fri, 30 May 2008 17:04:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Gina CaranoGinaCaranoKaitlin YoungKaitlinYoungMichael David SmithFri, 30 May 2008 17:04:00 EST EliteXC Considering All-Female MMA Cardhttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/05/13/elitexc-considering-all-female-mma-card/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/05/13/elitexc-considering-all-female-mma-card/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/05/13/elitexc-considering-all-female-mma-card/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The biggest draw for EliteXC's first CBS show later this month is Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson. But the second-biggest draw may be Gina Carano, America's best-known women's mixed martial arts fighter, who will get another publicity boost tonight when ESPN features her on E:60.

And EliteXC is already looking beyond the Carano vs. Kaitlin Young fight on that May 31 card to a day when, EliteXC President Gary Shaw says, they might do an all-female MMA card.
"We'll continue putting [women] on Showtime and on CBS, and we'll continue putting them on the ShoXC cards, as well," Shaw said. "The fight team and (EliteXC matchmaker) Jeremy Lapen are working hard on additions for the female divisions."
Right now there aren't enough female MMA fighters under contract to EliteXC to pull off an all-female show, but Shaw says that's a real possibility for 2009. I think it would be great for the growth of the sport.

EliteXC Considering All-Female MMA Card originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Tue, 13 May 2008 18:32:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Gina CaranoGinaCaranoKimbo SliceKimboSliceMichael David SmithTue, 13 May 2008 18:32:00 EST A Hooters Girl Who's Also an MMA Fighterhttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/03/22/a-hooters-girl-whos-also-an-mma-fighter/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/03/22/a-hooters-girl-whos-also-an-mma-fighter/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/03/22/a-hooters-girl-whos-also-an-mma-fighter/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Here's a look at Michelle Waterson, who fought and lost on Saturday night's XFA mixed martial arts card:

(Video via ballhype.) You've probably never heard of either XFA or of Waterson, and as she says in the interview, she's working at Hooters, as she's not at a point where she can make MMA a full-time job. To the best of my knowledge there aren't any women who are full-time MMA fighters.

But I believe women's MMA has the potential to help the sport's popularity. I also believe bringing women into the sport is a way that the smaller MMA organizations, like XFA and EliteXC, could gain some ground on the most popular, UFC.

In the video, Waterson says of UFC President Dana White's belief that MMA is a sport for men, "I completely disagree. Dana White's going to be Dana White and he can say whatever he wants but UFC's not the only venue we can fight in."

All it would take is a couple of female MMA fighters gaining crossover appeal in one of those other venues, and White will be sorry he's been so dismissive of women in the sport. I wish Waterson well.

A Hooters Girl Who's Also an MMA Fighter originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:59:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Michelle WatersonMichelleWatersonMichael David SmithSat, 22 Mar 2008 11:59:00 EST Kim Couture MMA Videohttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/03/09/kim-couture-mma-video/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/03/09/kim-couture-mma-video/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/03/09/kim-couture-mma-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,

In case you're wondering what women's mixed martial arts looks like, here's Kim Couture, wife of Randy Couture, making her debut in the sport, with fight footage not actually starting until about three and a half minutes in:

(via MMA Mania) Technically it was Muay Thai, a type of kickboxing, and not mixed martial arts. How good was the quality of the fight? I saw the entire fight, and they definitely showed the best highlights in that particular clip.

But while no one is going to mistake Kim Couture and her opponent for a UFC fight, I do think there's a lot of room for MMA to grow as a sport for women, both in terms of female fans and in terms of female fighters. Kim Couture is leading the way.

Kim Couture MMA Video originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:38:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Randy CoutureRandyCoutureMichael David SmithSun, 09 Mar 2008 08:38:00 EST Kim Couture, Wife of Randy, Prepares for Mixed Martial Arts Debuthttp://www.mmafighting.com/2008/02/27/kim-couture-wife-of-randy-prepares-for-mixed-martial-arts-debu/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/02/27/kim-couture-wife-of-randy-prepares-for-mixed-martial-arts-debu/http://www.mmafighting.com/2008/02/27/kim-couture-wife-of-randy-prepares-for-mixed-martial-arts-debu/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Although heavyweight champion in exile Randy Couture can't fight anyone until he gets his legal entanglement with UFC straightened out, his wife, Kim Couture, will participate in her first mixed martial arts fight Friday night in Las Vegas. Here are Kim and Randy discussing the gym they run together, Xtreme Couture:

Kim has long been involved in the business side of MMA and has trained with her husband and other MMA fighters, but this will be the first time she steps into the cage. The fight, which will be televised by Mark Cuban's HDNet, starts at 10:30 p.m. PT/1:30 a.m. ET.

The event is being called a Muay Thai "smoker," which is a term that signifies that the fight is intended mostly as an opportunity to give the fighters some competitive experience. So no one should expect this to look like a female version of UFC. But I think there's a lot of room for MMA to grow as a sport that includes women, both as fans and as participants, and Kim Couture has a chance to lead the way.

Kim Couture, Wife of Randy, Prepares for Mixed Martial Arts Debut originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:36:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Kim CoutureKimCoutureMark CubanMarkCubanRandy CoutureRandyCoutureMichael David SmithWed, 27 Feb 2008 11:36:00 EST Fight Girls: Women's Muay Thaihttp://www.mmafighting.com/2007/08/05/fight-girls-womens-muay-thai/http://www.mmafighting.com/2007/08/05/fight-girls-womens-muay-thai/http://www.mmafighting.com/2007/08/05/fight-girls-womens-muay-thai/#commentsFiled under: ,

I haven't seen the reality TV show Fight Girls, but it's apparently a female version of The Ultimate Fighter, in which 10 female fighters live together and train with a Muay Thai instructor. The winner, Kerry Vera, got to fight in a tournament in Thailand, and here's how it went down:

That was an impressive performance from Vera, who's the wife of UFC's Brandon Vera. I think it's only a matter of time before UFC adds a women's division, and Kerry Vera would be an obvious choice as one of the first fighters.

Fight Girls: Women's Muay Thai originally appeared on MMA Fighting on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:28:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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]]>Michael David SmithSun, 05 Aug 2007 16:28:00 EST