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Atomweight (MMA)
The atomweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing less than , but it depends on the promotion. It sits below the heavier strawweight division and is the lightest weight class widely recognized within MMA. The atomweight division in mixed martial arts is used almost exclusively for Women's MMA. Ambiguity In general, atomweight refers to competitors weighing less than , but the exact weight differs per promotion. Fight Matrix classifies fighters at 110.9 lbs (50.3 kg) and under as atomweight. * The Deep Jewels atomweight division has an upper limit of 47.6 kg (105 lbs). It was previously known as featherweight until May 2015. * The Invicta Fighting Championships atomweight division is between 95 and 105 lbs (43 to 47.6 kg). * The Pancrase atomweight division has an upper limit of 47.6 kg. * The ONE Championship atomweight division is between 105 and 115 lbs (47.6 to 52.2 kg). * The Road Fighting Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. The first documented use of the term ''mixed martial arts'' was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate. During the early 20th century, various interstylistic contests took place throughout Japan and in the countries of the Four Asian Tigers. In Brazil, there was the sport of Vale Tudo, in which The Gracie family was known to promote Vale Tudo matches as a way to promote their own Brazilian jiu-jitsu style. A precursor to modern MMA was the 1976 Ali vs. Inoki exhibition bout (which ended in a draw after 15 rounds), fought between boxer Muhammad Ali and wrestler Antonio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naho Sugiyama
, also known by her nickname or Sugi Rock, is a Japanese female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. She has competed professionally since 2009. In 2011, she became the first Jewels featherweight champion. Besides Jewels, Sugiyama has also competed in MMA promotions Valkyrie and Invicta Fighting Championships. As of , Sugiyama is ranked as the number four female atomweight (96-106 lb) fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings. Background Sugiyama was born on in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. A member of , Sugiyama became interested in MMA after watching Caol Uno on TV at the ''K-1 World Max 2005 Japan Tournament'' on , so she started training MMA as a hobby. Mixed martial arts career After participating in four amateur bouts for the Smackgirl promotion, Sugiyama made her professional debut on in a bout where she defeated Madoka Ebihara by unanimous decision at ''Valkyrie 3''. Sugiyama's second fight was on at ''Valkyrie 6'', in which she d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Current Mixed Martial Arts Champions
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of competitive combat sport, akin to boxing, muay thai, or kick boxing. MMA titles, or championship belts, are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athletic accomplishment in a specific weight class (most often by means of a championship fight). Championship belts are fought for at each weight class under a promotion, with only one belt awarded per class. Each belt is usually contested every time the belt holder fights, and passed to the victor of that fight (see the List of UFC champions for a chronology of UFC title belts). A belt may be vacated when a fighter leaves a promotion, or is suspended. At such times an interim champion may be crowned, or the belt may be awarded to the winner of a fight between top contenders. This list displays all title holders for the major, certified MMA promoting and sanctioning bodies. There is no clear industry definition within the MMA community to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jillian DeCoursey
Jillian DeCoursey (born July 26, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Atomweight division of the Invicta FC, where she is the current Atomweight champion. As of November 21, 2022, Sherdog ranks DeCoursey as the #4 atomweight in the world. Background DeCoursey was born and grew up in Queens, New York, United States. DeCoursey started undergraduate studies at University of Bridgeport and graduated from Hunter College. She started Jiu-Jitsu after she finished competing in collegiate basketball at Hunter College. She later picked up Muay Thai and eventually transitioned to mixed martial arts. DeCoursey also eventually finished her postgraduate studies at Iona University, earning a master's degree and owns her counselling practice in mental health. Mixed martial arts career Early career DeCoursey was signed by Invicta after amassing an amateur record of 8–1. She was an IBJJF brown belt medalist. Invicta Fighting Championships DeCourse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saori Oshima
Saori Oshima (大島沙緒里, born 14 November 1994), née Saori Adachi, is a Japanese mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the atomweight division of Jewels. She is the current Jewels atomweight champion and the current DEEP Microweight champion. As of January 3, 2021, Oshima is ranked as the fourth best atomweight in the world by Fight Matrix and third best by Sherdog. Background Saori Oshima began training Judo when she was 3, and kept training it exclusively until she was 23. Oshima began training MMA at the age of 24. Mixed martial arts career Shooto Oshima made her professional debut against Yuki Ono at Shooto 2020 1/26 on January 26, 2020, at the age of 25. She was originally scheduled to fight Zephania Ngaya, before Ngaya withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons. Oshima won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, stopping Ono with punches from the crucifix midway through the round. In her second appearance with Shooto, Oshima faced the vastly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloody Elbow
''Bloody Elbow'' is a news website that covers the sports of mixed martial arts (MMA), boxing, kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and other traditional martial arts and combat sports. Founded in 2007, the site is notable for its investigative reporting, breaking news coverage, opinion and analysis. It operates as part of the '' SB Nation'' network of sports blogging sites owned by Vox Media. The website is a part of the growing collection of MMA focused media outlets and provides analysis as well as compantary of multiple aspects of MMA. Overview Founder Nate Wilcox (Kid Nate) recruited Luke Thomas to help run Bloody Elbow on May 21, 2007. Thomas worked as editor in chief of Bloody Elbow until 2011. Brent Brookhouse served as Bloody Elbow's managing editor from 2011 to 2015, before being replaced by Anton Tabuena from 2015 to present. Bloody Elbow was reviewed as one of the best MMA news & media blogs online. Currently it is the third most popular MMA media & news website in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina Kurobe
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently fighting in the super atomweight division of Shooto, where she is the former and inaugural Shooto Super Atomweight champion. A professional competitor since 2012, Kurobe is also the former DEEP JEWELS Atomweight champion. In June 2021, she is the #9 ranked atomweight in the world according to Sherdog. Mixed martial arts career DEEP JEWELS Early career Kurobe made her professional debut against Naomi Taniyama at JEWELS: 22nd Ring. She won the fight by a second round rear naked choke. Kurobe made her second appearance with JEWELS at JEWELS: 23rd Ring, against Tomo Maesawa. Kurobe once again won by rear naked choke, submitting Maesawa in the first round of the bout. Kurobe was scheduled to fight Masako Yoshida at Deep Jewels 5. She beat Yoshida by unanimous decision. Following a first-round submission of Satomi Takano at Deep Jewels 6, Kurobe was scheduled to fight Emi Tomimatsu in the co-main event of Deep Jewels 7. Her fight w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo Hee Ham
Seo Hee Ham ( ko, 함서희 ; born ), written Ham Seo-Hee in Korean order, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. She is currently signed to ONE Championship, where she is ranked #2 in the ONE Championship Women's Atomweight rankings. Ham previously competed in the MMA promotions Deep, Smackgirl, Jewels, Road FC, UFC, and Rizin. She is a former Jewels Atomweight Champion, former Road FC Women's Atomweight Champion, and former Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Champion. Early life Ham was born on in South Korea. She started training in kickboxing in 2004. With few female fighters to train with in South Korea, Ham regularly trains with male fighters, such as fellow gym member Dong Hyun Kim. She is nicknamed "Hamderlei Silva" because of the similarities between her fighting style and Wanderlei Silva's style. In Japan, she is occasionally nicknamed "Arale-chan", in reference to her looks outside of the ring bearing resemblance to the character Arale No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mei Yamaguchi
, formerly known by her ring name , is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Her former nickname comes from the V1 armlock wrestling move. Yamaguchi currently fights as a lightweight in the Jewels promotion. She has a notable victory over Yuka Tsuji and was the final Valkyrie Featherweight Champion. She is currently ranked #5 in the ONE Championship Women's Atomweight rankings. On , Yamaguchi announced that she would begin competing as a freelance fighter and changed her ring name to V.V. Early life Yamaguchi was born in Tokyo, Japan on . While living in Los Angeles, California, she studied some of her elementary school years before returning to Japan. She also studied abroad in the United States during her university years. Yamaguchi began to learn karate during her residence in the United States around the age of 7 years old, yearning to be like Jackie Chan. During college, she started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. After returning to Japan, she joined But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Lee
Angela Seung Ju Pucci (née Lee, Chinese: 李胜珠, Korean: 이승주, born July 8, 1996) is a Canadian-American mixed martial artist of Singaporean, Chinese and Korean heritage who is currently competing in ONE Championship. On May 5, 2016, she became the youngest person to ever win a world title in MMA by defeating Mei Yamaguchi to win the ONE Women's Atomweight (115 lbs) Title. Fight Matrix ranks her #13 female MMA Strawweight (105.1-115 lbs) in the world. Background Lee was born in Vancouver to a Chinese-Singaporean father Ken Lee and a South Korean-born Canadian mother Jewelz Lee. She moved to Hawaii with her family at age 7. Her parents are both martial artists, so she began training at a young age and competing at age 6. Her younger brother Christian is also an MMA fighter and her two other younger siblings, Victoria and Adrian (born in Waipahu), also train in martial arts. In 2011, Angela Lee won her division at the USA Amateur pankration national championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MMA Mania
''SB Nation'' (an abbreviation for their full name ''SportsBlogs Nation'') is a sports blogging network owned by Vox Media. It was co-founded by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong in 2005. The blog from which the network formed was started by Bleszinski as ''Athletics Nation'' in 2003, and focused solely on the Oakland Athletics. It has since expanded to cover sports franchises on a national scale, including all Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Football League, and National Hockey League teams, as well as college and soccer teams, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling, totaling over 300 community sites. In 2011, the network expanded into technology content with ''The Verge'', leading to the parent company Sports Blogs Inc. being rebranded as Vox Media. ''SB Nation'' operates from Vox Media's offices in New York City and Washington, D.C. Corporate affairs and business model From 2005 to 2011, the sports blog networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Penne
Jessica Marie Penne (born January 30, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Penne currently competes in the Women's Strawweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the first Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. She also competed in the first women's bout in Bellator Fighting Championships. Background Penne was born in Newport Beach, California, on January 30, 1983 and graduated from Diamond Bar High School, participating on the softball and swimming teams. Next at Cal State Fullerton, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication. Penne is Italian American. Her father is the first generation of his Italian family born in the United States. Some of his family members remain in his family’s originating area of Turino, Italy. Mixed martial arts career Bellator In May 2009, Penne became the first woman to compete and win a bout in the Bellator Fighting Championships organization when she fought at ''Bellator 5'' against Tammie Schneider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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