The Ladies of UFC 223

After a tumultuous week surrounding this fight card, UFC 223 is all set and stacked with great ladies fights tonight! The Fox Sports 1 preliminaries starting at 8 PM ET will feature a flyweight battle between "Rowdy" Bec Rawlings (7-7) and Ashlee "Rebel Girl" Evans-Smith (5-3) followed by a strawweight match-up between Karolina Kowalkiewicz (11-2) and Felice "Lil Bulldog" Herrig (14-6). The PPV main card starting at 10 PM ET features a co-main event rematch between strawweight champion "Thug" Rose Namajunas (8-3) and Joanna Jędrzejczyk (14-1). Good luck ladies!

Photos courtesy of the UFC.

Posted on April 7, 2018 by www.babesofmma.com

Nunes vs. Shevchenko Rematch Tonight!

The highly anticipated rematch between UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes (14-4) and number one contender Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko (14-2) goes down tonight at UFC 215 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at Rogers Place. Catch this main event fight on the PPV starting at 10 PM ET.

Tune in early at 8 PM ET for the Fox Sports preliminaries featuring two additional ladies fights. First up will be Sarah "Cheesecake" Moras (4-3) and Ashlee "Rebel Girl" Evans-Smith (5-2) followed by Sara McMann (11-3) and Ketlen "Fenomeno" Vieira (8-0).

Posted on September 9, 2017 by www.babesofmma.com

The Ladies of UFC on Fox 24

UFC on Fox 24 will feature a pair of excellent ladies fights live today from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Women's bantamweights Ashlee Evans-Smith (5-1) and Ketlen "Fenomeno" Viera (7-0) will kick off the UFC Fight Pass preliminaries at 4 PM ET followed by exciting strawweight contenders "Thug" Rose Namajunas (6-3) and Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson (14-4) in the co-main event of the Fox main card starting at 8 PM ET. Good luck ladies.

Posted on April 15, 2017 by www.babesofmma.com

Ashlee Evans-Smith Welcomes Veronica Macedo to the UFC Tomorrow

Ashlee Evans-Smith (4-1) will welcome Veronica Macedo (5-0) to the Octagon tomorrow for UFC Fight Night 93 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Catch all the action live on UFC Fight Pass starting at 11:45 AM ET. Good luck ladies.

Photo courtesy of MMA Fight Night Live.

Posted on September 2, 2016 by www.babesofmma.com

UFC Women's Bantamweights Throw Down Today

A pair of UFC Women's bantamweight fights go down this afternoon for UFC Fight Night 83 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. First up Kelly Faszholz (3-0) will make her UFC debut against Lauren Murphy (8-2). Following this fight will be a clash in the cage between Ashlee Evans-Smith (3-1) and Marion "The Belizean Bruiser" Reneau (6-2). Tune in early for the UFC Fight Pass preliminaries starting at 5:30 PM ET to catch these fights live.

Posted on February 21, 2016 by www.babesofmma.com

Pennington & Evans-Smith Throw Down this Saturday at UFC 181

Fighter babes Raquel "Rocky" Pennington (4-4) and Ashlee Evans-Smith (3-0) throw down this Saturday for UFC 181 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tune in early to catch the ladies kick off the Fox Sports 1 preliminaries at 8pm ET. Good luck ladies!

Posted on December 4, 2014 by www.babesofmma.com

Ashlee Evans-Smith Makes her World Series of Fighting Debut this Saturday

Fighter babe Ashlee Evans-Smith (2-0) will make her promotional debut for MMA World Series of Fighting 10 this Saturday against Marciea Allen (3-1) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Click here to purchase tickets or catch all the main card action starting at 10pm ET on NBC Sports Network. Send your shout outs to Ashlee on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Fighter Babe Ashlee Evans-Smith Battles for the CFA Title this Saturday

Fighter babe Ashlee Evans-Smith (1-0) steps back into the cage this Saturday for Championship Fighting Alliance 12 at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida. We recently caught up with Ashlee prior to her big fight this Saturday for the interview below to learn a little more about her.

How did you get involved in MMA and how long have you been training?

-I grew up in the small town of Ukiah, California and didn't play any sports until I joined the boys wrestling team in high school. I was the only girl the first year I wrestled, until I went out and recruited other females the next year. I wrestled for three years in high school and won 3 girls state championships. I was a girl’s tri-state champion in California, Washington and Oregon (2002-2005). I was also on the boy’s team and would beat guys regularly. I was recruited to wrestle for Menlo College, a 4-year private business college (Atherton, CA) out of high school. I wrestled on the women's collegiate team from 2005-2009 where I was the team captain my Jr. and Sr. years and was a 4X All-American and also placed 4th on the national level my Jr. and Sr. years. After graduating from Menlo College with my B.A in Mass Communications (Media Studies), I took a year off from athletics. Somewhat lost and confused on what direction I wanted my sports career to go, I started playing rugby on a club team in East Palo Alto. Rugby filled my sports void but it wasn't until I met my strength and conditioning coach for rugby that I really discovered the direction I wanted to take my athletic career in. I met former Strikeforce middle weight champion, Eugene "The Wolf" Jackson as he was developing his MMA gym and the dots just connected. I started training MMA in 2011 and fought under Jackson for ten months. I fought 5 fights in seven months and then decided to move to southern California. I had a hard time getting settled once moved and didn't find a gym to train at for the first four months or so. I finally found Reign Training Center in Lake Forest, California and started training under UFC fighter Mark Munoz. I fought 2 fights while representing Reign TC. I took home the 140lb belt from Tuff-N-Uff my first fight since moving to Orange County and lost my second fight for the 145lb belt. I ended up going Pro after 9 amateur fights and signed with Miami based promotion Championship Fighting Alliance (CFA) where I have earned my 1st professional win as well as my spot in the women's 145lb tournament finals for $20,000.

Where are you currently training, and what's a typical training week like for you?

 -I train at Subfighter MMA in Laguna Hills. I also train at Innovative Results in Costa Mesa for my strength and conditioning. I train six days a week at my MMA gym-Subfighter as well as three times a week at my strength and conditioning gym (Monday through Thursday are double days). I'm lucky to get train so much. We have an amazing jiu-jitsu black belt and pro fighter Russ Miura, pro fighter Adam Lynn who is my striking coach and a plethora of teammates that are extremely skilled and push me every day.

Tell us about your upcoming fight, who you're fighting and where?

-I’m fighting October 12th for Championship Fighting Alliance (CFA) in Coral Gables, Florida. I'm fighting for the 145lb. women's featherweight title, $20,000 and I'm up against the first-ever transgender fighter – Fallon Fox (3-0). My opponent is 38 years old and a grappler by background.

What is your best experience as a fighter? What is your worst?

-My best experience as a fighter has been defeating a former opponent and winning my first pro fight all in one night. It felt great to be on a large stage, get paid for something I love doing and get redemption for a loss.

-My worst experience as a fighter was when I got knocked out. Some people might not want to talk about that type of experience but for me it was a learning process. So I guess you could say it really WASN’T my worst experience. But it definitely really sucked! Lol

What advice would you give to other women who are reading this interview and want to get started in MMA?

 -There is no better time than now to put your gloves on and fight. The doors wide open for women and titles are ripe for the picking.

What or who are your inspirations in MMA and life?

 -Once I started wrestling when I was in high school I was inspired to be the best athlete I could be. It taught me discipline and how to set my goals high. Wrestling has been huge impact in my life and I don't think I'd be a professional athlete today without it.

Who are your favorite MMA fighters?

-Carla "The Cookie Monster" Esparza is my favorite female fighter. Frankie Edgar is always the underdog and the comeback kid. I especially relate to his fights. I feel like I'm the underdog and I'm gonna be victorious and shock people like he does.

How do you enjoy your free time when not training or fighting?

-I love going to punk-rock shows, hanging out with friends, going to local fights, surfing, yoga, cooking vegetarian meals for my friends in hopes that they come to "my side." Haha

For those who will inquire we have a few questions for the male readership as well.

Are you single?

-Yes.

What do you look for in a guy?

-I like big guys. I'm a big girl so I want a guy who makes me feel little. I'd say 170 pounder and up but more like a 205er. He's got to be an athlete for sure. Just feels right to have someone who understands what you go through day in and day out. I like a guy who's into the same kind of music since music moves me so much. I'm very passionate about the music I listen to. Those would be my top three things I look for in a guy.

What would you say is your best feature?

-I'm not sure, maybe my eyes? ;)

Lastly before we let you go we would love to hear about your future plans and let you send some shout outs.

Any future plans or dreams?

-Of course. I dream of being a world champion in the highest organization in MMA. I dream of making an impact on people's lives everywhere. I dream of being written in history books and never forgotten. I dream of a better future for my potentially unborn children and being so successful I won't ever have to worry about my own financial woes or my families'.

Any shout outs you would like to make?

-I wouldn't be anywhere without my teammates and coaches at Subfighter MMA, Adam Lynn, Russ Miura, everyone at Innovative Results-Corey Beasly and they're amazing stuff. My awesome sponsors: Amber Sports, CNP Performance, Lexani, Bloodhound Clothing, Fighter Girls and O.C Fight Doc.

Thank you very much for your time Ashlee and good luck on fight night! Click here to purchase tickets to the fights or catch them live on AXS TV starting at 9 PM ET. For more on Ashlee Evans-Smith please visit her Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages and check out her website.

CFA Featherweight WMMA Tournament Starts Tonight

Championship Fighting Alliance kicks off its inaugural ladies featherweight tournament tonight in Coral Gables, Florida at the BankUnited Center and live on Ustream for $8. The semi-finals are targeted for CFA 11 on April 20th and later this year the winner of the finals will be crowned the CFA Featherweight Champion and take home $20,000. Check out the the quarterfinal bouts below. Note, per the poster above Taylor Stratford will not make her pro debut in this tournament due to a knee injury.

Featherweight WMMA Quarterfinal Tournament Bouts:

-Kelsey DeSantis (0-0 Pro; 2-0 Am; 0-0 CFA) vs. Allanna Jones (1-0 Pro; 8-2 Am; 0-0 CFA)

-Ashley Evans-Smith (0-0 Pro; 5-4 Am; 0-0 CFA) vs. Tori Adams (1-0 Pro; 3-0-1 Am; 0-0 CFA)

-Peggy Morgan (1-0 Pro; 2-0 Am; 0-0 CFA) vs. Revelina Berto (3-0 Pro; 0-0 CFA)

-Fallon Fox (1-0 Pro; 1-0 Am; 0-0 CFA) vs. Ericka Newsome (0-1 Pro; 5-0 Am; 0-0 CFA)

Babes of MMA Sponsored Fighter Jordan McDonald at Tuff-N-Uff

Babes of MMA sponsored fighter Jordan Mcdonald (top three pictures) returned to the cage on April 7th to take on Paulina Granados (third picture at right) at Tuff-N-Uff in Las Vegas, NV. Paulina won by split decision and in other women's action Christine Ferea won by first round TKO over Jamie Herod, Jocelyn Lybarger (forth picture at right) won the 125 lb title by split decision over Ashley Yoder and Ashlee Evans-Smith (fifth picture at right) defeated Bridgette Batch (fifth picture at left) by unanimous decision to become the 140 lb champ. Check out more pictures from the weigh-in by Tracy Lee at Combat Lifestyle and the fights captured by Joe Pic Photography in album one and album two.