Marloes Coenen Makes the Case for Women’s Divisions in Zuffa

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MMA Fighting recently spoke to Strikeforce 135-pound women’s champion Marloes Coenen about when she plans on defending her title again, why it was “a little bit strange” that Miesha Tate pulled out of their title fight, why she is confident Zuffa will keep a women’s division in Strikeforce and what it was like being Alistair Overeem’s intern in Thailand.

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MMA Fighting recently spoke to Strikeforce 135-pound women’s champion Marloes Coenen about when she plans on defending her title again, why it was “a little bit strange” that Miesha Tate pulled out of their title fight, why she is confident Zuffa will keep a women’s division in Strikeforce and what it was like being Alistair Overeem’s intern in Thailand.

Zuffa-Strikeforce Deal Could Mean Uncertain Future for Women’s MMA

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceOf all the Strikeforce fighters who are struggling to figure out what the sale of their employer to its biggest rival will mean for them, it’s the women on the roster who are in perhaps the most precarious position.

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Of all the Strikeforce fighters who are struggling to figure out what the sale of their employer to its biggest rival will mean for them, it’s the women on the roster who are in perhaps the most precarious position.

Despite UFC president Dana White’s assurances that it’s “business as usual” for Strikeforce after being purchased by Zuffa, the female fighters now find themselves working for a company that is owned in part by a man who isn’t a big fan of what they bring to the table. As you can imagine, it’s a situation that makes some of them very nervous about the future of women’s MMA in general, as well as for their own jobs.

“I am a little worried,” said 135-pound Strikeforce fighter Miesha Tate. “I just don’t know what’s going to happen. Now we’re all under Zuffa, and the one man who’s the big voice there can’t appreciate women’s fighting.”

Liz Carmouche to Challenge Marloes Coenen; Miesha Tate Injured

Filed under: StrikeforceJust 10 days before she’s set to defend her Strikeforce title belt for the first time, Marloes Coenen has been given a new opponent.

Liz Carmouche will fight Coenen for the Strikeforce women’s 135-pound title, replacing Miesha …

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Just 10 days before she’s set to defend her Strikeforce title belt for the first time, Marloes Coenen has been given a new opponent.

Liz Carmouche will fight Coenen for the Strikeforce women’s 135-pound title, replacing Miesha Tate, who suffered a knee injury in training.

Carmouche is 5-0 and is coming off an impressive third-round TKO win over Jan Finney on a November Strikeforce Challengers card. She’s also got a good personal story that Strikeforce can sell, as a former Marine and Iraq War veteran. But Carmouche isn’t quite on Tate’s level, and she’ll have to be considered a major underdog against Coenen.

Strikeforce: Rafael ‘Feijao’ vs. Dan Henderson Fight Card

Filed under: StrikeforceThe Strikeforce fight card in Columbus, Ohio will feature two championship bouts, a light heavyweight scrap between champ Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante defending against Dan Henderson and a women’s 135-pound showdown with champ Mar…

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Rafael FeijaoThe Strikeforce fight card in Columbus, Ohio will feature two championship bouts, a light heavyweight scrap between champ Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante defending against Dan Henderson and a women’s 135-pound showdown with champ Marloes Coenen facing off against Miesha Tate.

The March 5 event is being held in conjunction with the 2011 Arnold Sports Festival and will air live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET.

Check out the current lineup below.

Strikeforce Adds Tate-Coenen, Kennedy-Rockhold to March 5 Event

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsStrikeforce has officially announced its long-rumored March 5 event at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, adding a pair of intriguing bouts with championship implications.

As MMA Fighting first reported, that show will …

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Strikeforce has officially announced its long-rumored March 5 event at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, adding a pair of intriguing bouts with championship implications.

As MMA Fighting first reported, that show will be headlined by a light-heavyweight championship main event pitting recently crowned Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante against challenger Dan Henderson.

That, however, will not be the only title match of the evening, as No. 1 contender Miesha Tate will finally get her shot at the belt when she faces champion Marloes Coenen in a women’s lightweight title fight.

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– Five Lessons: UFC 125 (Versus MMA Beat)

– Antonio McKee: Loss in UFC Debut Was a ‘Humbling Experience’ (MMA Fighting)

– UFC 125 Aftermath: Clay Guida’s Enthusiasm For Fighting Is A Draw For New MMA Fans (SBNation.com/MMA)

– 11 Fighters The UFC Should Sign In 2011 (Heavy.com/MMA)

– Video: Hatsu Hioki vs. Marlon Sandro Featherweight Title Fight From Sengoku ‘Soul of Fight’ (MMA Scraps)

– Watch Dana White Give Snoop Dogg $20,000 in Unmarked Bills (MiddleEasy)

– UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort Official Trailer (LowKick)

– Miesha Tate Targeting March 5 in Ohio for Welterweight Title-Shot (Five Ounces of Pain)

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