Tag: Cat Zingano

Former UFC Title Challenger Sounds Off On CM Punk’s Salary

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Cat Zingano isn’t too happy that CM Punk was given a large payday by the UFC for his recent MMA debut.

And “Alpha” went on social media to defend her feelings.

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Cat Zingano isn’t too happy that CM Punk was given a large payday by the UFC for his recent MMA debut.

And “Alpha” went on social media to defend her feelings.

Zingano makes several good points, but the fact of that matter is that Punk brought a huge name-value with him to the UFC from his days in the WWE. That is why the UFC was willing to give him such financial considerations despite having never competed before inside the cage.

Quote: No One Cares About ‘Broken’ Ronda Rousey & Her Fat Arms

With the entire MMA world anxiously awaiting her return, Ronda Rousey has been in a sort of self-imposed exile ever since her shocking knockout loss to Holly Holm in the main event of last November’s UFC 193. It’s unknown when – or even if – “Rowdy” will return to challenge for the throne she once

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With the entire MMA world anxiously awaiting her return, Ronda Rousey has been in a sort of self-imposed exile ever since her shocking knockout loss to Holly Holm in the main event of last November’s UFC 193.

It’s unknown when – or even if – “Rowdy” will return to challenge for the throne she once ruled so effortlessly, and in her stead, the UFC women’s bantamweight division has become one ripe with parity, as three women have held the belt since she did.

Holm lost to Rousey’s longtime rival Miesha Tate in the co-main of March’s UFC 196, and Tate lost the belt in a one-sided submission loss to Amanda Nunes in the main event of July 9’s UFC 200. The belt has been tossed around like a game of hot potato, and many fans are begging for “Rowdy” to return and hopefully bring some order to the chaos.

One top contender isn’t hoping for Rousey’s return, however, and for good reason. With a potential title shot against Nunes hanging in the balance, No. 5-ranked Julianna Pena is hoping to leapfrog any potential Rousey return to get her own await title bout after beating No. 6 Cat Zingano in a somewhat middling win on the UFC 200 preliminary card.

According to “The Venezuelan Vixen,” no one cares about Rousey’s return anymore because she’s a ‘broken’ fighter (via TMZ):

“No one cares about [her] and her fat arms anymore. She’s like the emperor in no clothes. She’s broken a little bit.”

It’s tough to argue with Pena’s words here, at least in a pure fighting sense, because while she used some derogatory terms that have nothing to do with Rousey’s return, it’s also fair to wonder if the former champ will return to the Octagon with the fire she once had as arguably the most dominant champ in the sport during her legendary run from 2013-2015.

Rousey finished six straight fights as UFC champion, with only her UFC 168 submission over Tate lasting outside of the first round. Pena has two UFC finishes on her record, but her two most recent wins, which rank as her two mot high-profile wins, were decision victories where she largely laid on her opponent to earn the nod.

With trash talk seemingly the only way a fighter can make a big name for themselves in today’s UFC, it’s understandable why this “Vixen” wants to bash the beaten Rousey. But contrary to her beliefs, many do care about seeing Rousey return.

And Pena has quite a long way to go to be considered in the same light even if Rousey never sets foot inside a MMA cage again.

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The Seven Most Influential Women’s MMA Fights Of All-Time

If you’ve kept up with the news lately, chances are you’ve probably heard one or two segments related to the UFC. Well that’s because it is the fastest growing sport in the world, and the UFC is currently the most popular MMA organization. While men have had much to do with the success of the

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If you’ve kept up with the news lately, chances are you’ve probably heard one or two segments related to the UFC. Well that’s because it is the fastest growing sport in the world, and the UFC is currently the most popular MMA organization.

While men have had much to do with the success of the UFC, we cannot forget about the women who have broken down barriers and broken records that the men have yet to reach. As women’s MMA becomes increasingly more popular thanks to the catapult of the UFC, we reflect on some of the most memorable fights that have helped not only WMMA become more recognizable, but helped the entire sport achieve insurmountable success.

Let’s take a road down memory lane and discuss the fights that we believe were vital in taking WMMA and the UFC from obscurity into worldwide stardom.

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Pics: Cat Zingano Transforms, Sheds 30 Pounds Prior To UFC 200

“Alpha” Cat Zingano has gone through some rough times both inside and outside of the Octagon. The former UFC title challenger hasn’t competed since suffering a disappointing 14 second loss to then champion Ronda Rousey in February 2015. Since then, Zingano has endured some personal hardships that have kept her out of action, and as

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“Alpha” Cat Zingano has gone through some rough times both inside and outside of the Octagon. The former UFC title challenger hasn’t competed since suffering a disappointing 14 second loss to then champion Ronda Rousey in February 2015.

Since then, Zingano has endured some personal hardships that have kept her out of action, and as a result, she ended up packing on some unwanted weight. As a bantamweight, “Alpha” competes at a weight of 135-pounds, but her weight shot up to 175-pounds in her time away.

Zingano is now finally set to make her return to action against rising contender Julianna Pena at the upcoming UFC 200 card on July 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The former title challenger has appeared to take this fight quite seriously, as she has put herself through a slow transformation to get her body back in tip top shape.

Taking to her official Instagram account recently, Zingano released multiple photos showing her drop down from 175-pounds to her current weight at 145-pounds. Check it out below:

Zingano’s weight looks to be right on par given the time frame of her fight, and one would have to think that she’s beyond motivated to prove that she still belongs amongst the bantamweight elite after the long layoff.

How do you see her upcoming fight playing out?

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Photos: Cat Zingano Shows Body Transformation Leading Up To UFC 200

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Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title contender Cat Zingano spent over a year on the sidelines, and her body showed the results.

Zingano, who meets TUF 20 Champion Julianna Pena at the landmark UFC 200 event in July, recently took to social media to show off the transformation her body underwent leading up to what is expected to be UFC’s biggest event in company history.

Zingano wrote the following on her official Instagram page, in addition to posting the photos seen below.

Fighters be like…. I was 175 in January & 145 today. Reality vs expectation. There is a much bigger fight than what you see go on in that cage. And If I can do it, anyone of y’all can. #teamalphacat #ufc200 #bulkingJ/K #strongAF #regretnothing #alphacatzingano #sorrynotsorry #notashamed #thatbasstho #cake

UFC 200 takes place on Saturday, July 9, 2016 from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title contender Cat Zingano spent over a year on the sidelines, and her body showed the results.

Zingano, who meets TUF 20 Champion Julianna Pena at the landmark UFC 200 event in July, recently took to social media to show off the transformation her body underwent leading up to what is expected to be UFC’s biggest event in company history.

Zingano wrote the following on her official Instagram page, in addition to posting the photos seen below.

Fighters be like…. I was 175 in January & 145 today. Reality vs expectation. There is a much bigger fight than what you see go on in that cage. And If I can do it, anyone of y’all can. #teamalphacat #ufc200 #bulkingJ/K #strongAF #regretnothing #alphacatzingano #sorrynotsorry #notashamed #thatbasstho #cake

UFC 200 takes place on Saturday, July 9, 2016 from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Miesha: Cyborg’s ‘A Very Big Girl,’ But I Have The Heart & Technique

Just over two weeks ahead of her first-ever UFC title defense against Amanda Nunes on the main card of July 9’s blockbuster UFC 200 event from Las Vegas, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate knows there are some absolutely huge fights awaiting her if she can get past “The Lioness.” She can’t look past the fast-starting

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Just over two weeks ahead of her first-ever UFC title defense against Amanda Nunes on the main card of July 9’s blockbuster UFC 200 event from Las Vegas, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate knows there are some absolutely huge fights awaiting her if she can get past “The Lioness.”

She can’t look past the fast-starting (and oftentimes, fading) challenger, but it’d be impossible to not eye say, a trilogy bout against former champ Ronda Rousey or a huge superfight of sorts versus Invicta FC featherweight champ Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino, who just made her UFC debut in May. Speaking during a media luncheon in Hollywood, California, today (via MMA Fighting), ‘Cupcake’ expressed her obvious excitement of fighting the dominant ‘Cyborg’:

“I think it would be really cool to fight Cyborg, honestly,” Tate said. “Like to really see what it’s like to be in there with someone with her power. … I’ll be the first to admit, physically I think I would be at a disadvantage, but I think that I can be the one to prove that I have the heart, the durability, the determination and the will power — and technique — to overcome that kind of challenge. And that intrigues me. That would be very rewarding to me.”

Tate had previously teased a move up to 140 pounds in order to fight ‘Cyborg,’ and Justino actually made that weight for his first UFC bout, a UFC 198 win over Leslie Smith. But ‘Cupcake’ finally received a much-deserved title shot against then-champion Holly Holm at March’s UFC 196, and capitalized by securing an emphatic come-from-behind submission to rip the belt from ‘The Preacher’s Daughter.’

That obviously complicated things, so Tate revealed that while her opinion on the matter hasn’t necessarily changed, she’s not sure if she can galavant between weight classes as featherweight champ Conor McGregor has seemingly been doing:

“It hasn’t changed, but the thing is, is I don’t know if I can not fight for the belt while I’m the champion,” Tate said. “I don’t know how that works. I’m not Conor McGregor. He has like his own set of rules. I’m not really sure. I wouldn’t be opposed to it. But I think it would be better if we did make it a title fight. At some point if that comes down and it’s allowed, like of course.”

Weight always seems to be the issue with any top female fighter facing ‘Cyborg,’ whose long-rumored feud with Rousey turned out to be only rumors when ‘Rowdy’ said she’d have to make bantamweight and Justino ultimately said it was too much. But she did hit 139 on the scales prior to her win over Smith in her native Curitiba, Brazil, so Tate believes that while ‘Cyborg’ is obviously a huge competitor, she can make the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds – even if it is tough – nonetheless:

“I think she can make 135 pounds, but yeah, she’s a very big girl,” Tate said. “She’s naturally big and I’m sure that it would be really a difficult cut for her. She’d have to lose muscle. She wouldn’t just be able to lose the water weight. She’d have to come down.”

A Tate-Cyborg tilt for the belt would be a massive spectacle, yet the UFC may want to book ‘Cupcake’ against Rousey, Holm, or even the winner of UFC 200’s Julianna Pena vs. Cat Zingano match-up first, and with ‘Cyborg’s’ UFC future uncertain as of now, the belt could be around another woman’s waist when the chance to book it even legitimately arose.

Then again, it could just be the biggest fight to make in women’s MMA for later this year if Rousey ends up not returning until next year. After nearly retiring with her position in the division up in the air only 18 months ago, the future is all of the sudden bright for Tate.

All she has to do is keep winning.

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