Nicdali Makes her Professional Kickboxing Debut this Friday

Babes of MMA sponsored fighter Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc will make her professional kickboxing debut this Friday night for XFL: Rumble on the River at the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Click here to purchase tickets and send your shout outs to Nicdali on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Good luck Nicdali!

Posted on November 11, 2015 by www.babesofmma.com

Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc Returns to the Strawweight Division Tomorrow

After a brief retirement Babes of MMA sponsored fighter Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc (8-8) is back and making a return to the strawweight division tomorrow night! Nicdali will meet Sharita Fane-Davis in the cage for Xtreme Fighting League: Xtreme Fight Night 23 at the River Spirit Event Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Click here to purchase tickets and send your shout outs to Nicdali on Instagram and Twitter. Welcome back and good luck Nicdali!

Posted on June 4, 2015 by www.babesofmma.com

Katy Collins Steps Back Into the Cage this Friday

After a victorious professional MMA debut last month Babes of MMA sponsored fighter Katy "The Red Dragon" Collins (1-0) is ready to step back into the cage again this Friday on short notice to throw down with Jaymee "Ambush" Jones in the co-main event for Xtreme Fighting League: Xtreme Fight Night 23 at the River Spirit Event Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Click here to purchase tickets and send your shout outs to Katy on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Good luck Katy!

Posted on June 3, 2015 by www.babesofmma.com

Maegan Goodwin Throws Down this Friday

Fighter babe Maegan "Mayhem" Goodwin (4-0) returns to the cage this Friday for a rematch with Yuri Medina (0-1) at Xtreme Fighting League: Rumble on the River IX in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Event Center at River Spirit Casino. Click here to purchase tickets and send your shout outs to Maegan on Facebook and Twitter.

Jordan Nicole Gaza and Kathina Catron Throw Down this Friday

Fighter babes Jordan Nicole "Ninja Princess" Gaza (0-1) and Kathina "Kill Switch" Catron (2-0) battle it out this Friday at XFL's Xtreme Fight Night Road to Glory at the Joint in the Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa, OK for the 115 pound female title. Click here to buy tickets to the event.

Fighter Babe Katy Collins Returns to the Cage on Friday

Fighter babe Katy “The Red Dragon” Collins (2-1) returns to the cage this Friday to take on Kathina Catron (4-0) at XFL's Extreme Fight Night 8 in Tulsa, OK at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. We recently caught up with Katy for the interview below as she prepares for battle.

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

-Well, I've been watching UFC/MMA avidly since TUF 1 I'd say and that definitely had an influence on me! Just watching it gets me pumped! Last year my younger brother started fighting and I would be so pumped and mad after his fights (I still don't like the thought of someone putting their hands on him even though I know it IS MMA and its gonna happen) haha but it would have me so amped up to see all that so after a fight of his in July of last year (@ShoFight) I told the promoter JT Tilley that I wanted to fight! I was on the card in August, won by RNC in 42 seconds with no previous training and I've been training and fighting with Konvix Fight Team out of West Plains, MO ever since!

Where are you currently training?

-KONVIX Fight Team! A team consisting of Josch Edgington, Brandese Powell, Herbert (Bubba) Morgan (my younger brother), Briannah Conatser (sister) – It’s a secret... oooh!

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

-July 27th, 2012 in Tulsa, OK against undefeated Kathina Catron!

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

-Go for it! That's the only advice I think I can give! That's all you CAN do! STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF AND DON'T LET ANYBODY TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN'T DO IT!

When do you think we will see women divisions in the UFC?

-Sooner rather than later I hope! Haha.

What or who are your inspirations in MMA and life?

-Honestly, everybody around me who supports and believes in me! They inspire me every day to become a better person and fighter!

Who are your favorite MMA fighters?

-Duane BANG! Ludwig and Miesha Tate.

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

-Haha I am a Topps Cards NERD! Especially for BANG's items!

Of course we have a few questions for the male readership as well.

What do you look for in a guy?

-GOTTA BE FUN, have a sense of humor, and not be surprised by ANYTHING that comes out of my mouth!

What are your turn-ons?

-A sense of humor is definitely a must. I love to laugh!

What are your turnoffs?

-Jealousy and dirty fingernails and/or toenails, eww!

What would you say is your best feature?

-Physically I'd say my eyes or my right hand! Haha I think my best feature is my personality. I love to have fun and I'm very outgoing!

Any future plans or dreams?

-Too many to answer that question!

Any shout outs you would like to make?

-Shout out to anybody reading this! Thanks for wanting to get to know ME a little better and thanks for ALL of the awesome support! :)

Thank you for your time Katy and good luck on fight night! Say hello to Katy on Twitter @KateCollins24.

Babes of MMA Sponsored Fighter Chelsea Colarelli Defends her Title on Friday

Babes of MMA is proudly sponsoring Chelsea Colarelli. Chelsea will be defending her Xtreme Fighting League 115-pound title this Friday at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, OK. We recently caught up with Chelsea for an interview about her career, her fight on Friday and more.

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

-I have wrestled since I was 7 years old. I have three brothers so there was no escaping my girly hood. I started working at the Martial Arts and Athletic Center in Amarillo, TX. Mike Lister asked me if I would ever be interested in fighting, and I said YES!! I would love to. I got into a lot of trouble when I was young and it would benefit me to put all my anger in the cage. Sooner or later I learned that I could control all of it in the cage and put it down as an art not an anger issue!! I love it. I’ve been training for almost 5 years now. It never gets old. You always learn new things as you go on and train at different camps.

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

-I train with some top wrestlers from Oklahoma. They are currently in Amarillo and just opened up a clothing line as well. Matthew Dodgen and Mark Dodgen are both NCAA Champions and I'm proud to be learning from them. I also get my boxing and kickboxing from Nick's Fight Club from Steve Nicholson who is an outstanding boxer and Marcus Sursa and Erick Braly for my kickboxing. I work out a few hours a day 6-7 days a week. It’s not about how long you workout it’s about how much you put into your workouts. That’s how I see it! I would take a light jog in the morning then go to work all day, in the evening is when it all starts for me. I usually start with wrestling and jiu jitsu then head off to stand up.

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

-My next fight is going to be in Tulsa, OK Nov. 18th at the Hard Rock Casino!! I'm defending my title against a tough opponent Ashley "Smashly" Cummins. I've never seen her fight before but in my last fight against Patricia Avionic she helped me warm up in the back. She is pretty strong and will be a good match up. We are both evenly matched and both great on the ground. I've seen her throw some hands and mine are quick as well. We will just have to see when the time comes! I have nothing but respect for Ashley as she is an awesome character.

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

-My best experience as a fighter is getting recognized all over the world as a bad ass fighter and meeting amazing special guests. My worst experience is fighting for an organization that can't pay their fighters right after they give you that hard working check you just fought for!!

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

-Ladies if you are very interested in fighting and getting into MMA it’s an AMAZING experience and you will get far in it if you put your heart into it.

What are some of the hurdles that you think Women in MMA need to overcome before Women's MMA will be considered a top level sport like Men's MMA is today?

-Well, we women need to all come together and have more respect for each other than the men do and tell Dana White he will get better ratings if he includes woman's MMA with the men’s card for the UFC!! We don’t need to look like the guys in body type but we fight like the guys and put on hands and throw bombs like they do. That's what I'm trying to accomplish.

When do you think we will see women’s divisions in the UFC?

-Women's divisions are racing up there faster than the men's came along so I bet you will see the women's divisions in UFC in the next few years.

What or who are your inspirations in MMA and life?

-My inspirations in MMA and in life are the ones that put their heart into the fight not just the show. One that never gives up what they love and actually fight for a reason and not to just get recognition out there in the ring.

Who are your favorite MMA fighters?

-My favorite fighters are Chael Sonnen, COWBOY Ceronne and a very humble GSP!! They are very dedicated and technical and I love to be technical.

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

-I make sure I embrace every moment that I'm not training. Fighting takes a lot of my time and I love it, but I also love my family more. I have two God children that I spend a lot of time with. They are spoiled I would say. I love to sing karaoke when I have free time and hang out with my family and friends’ just doing whatever comes up. I'm all game when it comes to learning new and exciting things out of training.

Any future plans or dreams?

-My plans for the future are to become a top ranked fighter and fight in Japan, and then I want to start a family so I can pass down some knowledge and stories to my carbon copies. One day in time though. I'm still young and will enjoy every minute of it until I know it’s time!!

We have a few questions for the male readership as well.

What do you look for in a guy?

-I look for confidence in a guy and a great personality; they have to keep me on my toes.

What are your turn-ons?

-I like a guy who works out and can beat me in sprints, hahaha and has a positive attitude about everything. Someone who digs R&B as much as I do and a guy who likes to go to church not just because he thinks it would look good for him.

What are your turnoffs?

-When a guy is negative or talks crap about another. I know most of us have those people that we don't like but just be respectful because Karma does come around.

What would you say is your best feature?

-My best feature I would say is my eyes. My ass has been known to get attention but I think I’ve lost that! Haha, so I would say my eyes.

Any shout outs you would like to make?

-I would like to make a shout out to NEARFALL CLOTHING. If you are looking for cool gear inspired by NCAA Wrestlers and making wrestlers all over inspired to be the best they can be then get your gear quick at Nearfallclothing.com. Shout out to Nick's Fight Club, FalloutMMA in Chicago for making me a top fighter and recognizing my skills. Babes of MMA for sponsoring me, Big State Remodeling, Bloody Knuckles and Apollo’s Karate.

Thank you too Chelsea for teaming up with Babes of MMA! New to Twitter so be sure to give Chelsea some shout outs @CColarelli. Good luck on fight night Chelsea!!