Female boxer Chevelle Hallback moves to MMA
November 5, 2008 by mhueter
Filed under Famous Women in Sports, From the blogosphere, Sports Headlines, Sports Programs, martial arts
I am a bit excited, and a bit confused about MMA.
Chevelle Hallback, a popular female boxer who’s fought on nationally televised events while racking up a 27-5-2 professional record, will make her pro mixed-martial-arts debut during a Dec. 5 Xtreme Fighting Championships event in Florida.
You can read more on MMAjunkie.com
I have to say – I am a little bit confused. Does this mean MMA’s not going backrupt?
Just the other day, MMA Ultimate Fighting Forumz comes on my blog and comments,
“Hello Everyone! If you are looking for information on Mixed Martial Arts events and community, http://www.ultimatefightingforumz.com is for you!”
Then, I see on Pretty Tough that Carano is being auctioned to the highest bidder?
According to Jane,
“Carano and Cris Cyborg, who are the two highest-profile women in MMA, are caught in the middle of this mess. They can’t look for fights elsewhere and there maybe potential legal battles when their contracts are bought by promotions they have no interest in fighting for.”
This is nutts! What is going on over there?
Special thanks to M. Lucus for the link in her comment about Hallback. (By the way, M. Lucus’ blog is hilarious – you should check it out).
To answer your MMA going bankrupt question…
I am not a MMA specialist by far, but here is what I understand. There are different MMA leagues. EliteXC is one of these leagues and they are shutting down. The UFC is another league and probably the most popular. They however are doing fairly well, but do not promote women’s fights. So, the sport of MMA is not dying, it’s actually on the uprise. Just some of the leagues are going under. For women, EliteXC is the only league that I’ve seen promote women’s fighting and be televised. Hopefully I’m wrong.
Oh, and thanks for the shout out!
Most boxers will if they know whats good for them. MMA is taking the buzz from boxing and soon most top contenders will be found in the cage and not boxing rings.