GSMC Hoops & Heels Women's Sports Podcast

Mackenzie Dern and Virna Jandiroba open up UFC 256 with a bout at the top ten of the women's strawweight division. Meanwhile current UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang is expected to make her return in 2021 against a former champion. While Rose Namajunas remains as the frontrunner. Another former champion in Carla Esparza looks to be the next one in line for a title fight.<br /><br /&gt...

llima-Lei-Mcfarline defends her women's flyweight belt as she faces off against top contender Juliana Valasquez. ONE Championship has announced its atomweight Gran Prix tournament bringing together the best atom weights in the world to compete with one another. Today's episode covers Bellator, ONE, PFL, and the UFC as fighters make noise from different promotions.<br /><br />As always,...

As a way to celebrate Thanksgiving. Arnel De Leon looks back at two pioneers of Women's mixed martial arts the week before Thanksgiving in 2015. I cover the infamous Rousey Vs Holly Holm fight as well as a fight between new champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Valerie Letourneau. We discuss how the landscape of WMMA has changed since this important event as well as looking as this past weekend's fights...

UFC Fight Night Dos Anjos Vs Felder serves as a battleground for fighters looking to move up the strawweight and flyweight rankings. Veteran Randa Markos welcomes Invicta FC women's strawweight champion Murata in her UFC debut. Ashley Yoder faces off against Miranda Granger in a highly technical match, while two young prospects Kay Hanson and Corey Mckenna try to make a name for themselves in thei...

One Championship's strawweight queen Xion Jing Nan looks to further cement herself as one of the best fighters in the world as she faces an old foe in TIffany Teo. Meanwhile prospects in the division look to shock the world with dominant performances over their respective performances. Another Chinese prospect who competes in the strawweight division Yan Xiaonan faces a veteran and former title co...

The women of the Bantamweight division battle seeking a title opportunity against current women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Today's episode covers the UFC on ESPN fight card that included Holly Holm fighting against Irene Aldana and Germaine de Randamie fighting Julianna Pena. today's episode looks at the fight round by round as well as the aftermath of the fights. The controversial site...

Coming up this Saturday will be a UFC on ESPN event that involves four women who all believe they are one win away from getting the opportunity to face current UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Today's episode is going to cover each women's matchup and their place in the division relative to one another. Also today's episode covers a teen who is set to make her MMA debut while being...

The atomweight championship is on the line as Ashley Cummins fights Alisha Zapatella. After a three year layoff Raquel Canuto looks to make a big splash in her return as she faces Lisa Verzosa. Today's episode will provide an analysis of the event's fights as well as up to date news on WMMA. Arnel also looks at prospect Mackenzie Dern as she faces veteran Randa Markos.<br /><br />As al...

Two former title contenders look to make their debut in Bellator. Liz Carmouche faces a game Denna Bennett as Cat Zingano fights Gabby Holloway. Today's episode will also be a review of the most recent UFC Fight Night main event of Michelle Waterson vs Angela Hill. This plus more news covering WMMA.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you...

While the UFC women's Flyweight division begins to undergo change with new title challengers and prospects climbing up in the rankings. Newly signed Bellator fighters Liz Carmouche and Cat Zingano begin their run in their new organization hoping for greener pastures. Today's will cover the newest news and results from wmma including a preview of two Straweights trying to bounce back after controve...

It comes to no surprise that the women's featherweight division is most likely going to fall under as the organization looks to revitalize the women's bantamweight division. With this in mind what are the possible outcomes for the division if Megan Anderson is able to dethrone current two division champion Amanda Nunes? Today's episode looks at the future of the women's featherweight division as w...

While one fighter comes away from the historic UFC 252 event with an armbar finish, another looks for greener pastures as she wishes to expand on herself that goes beyond just the octagon. Arnel reviews Virna Jandiroba's performance against Felice Herrig. He gives a report on the newest women's matchups in the coming months, and looks into the new contract for Paige VanZant.<br /><br /&gt...

Today's episode covers the returning Julija Storlienko and Yana Kunitskaya as they square off in a bout from the most recent UFC Fight Night event. Arnel also covers the results of the recent Invicta and Bellator fights which included impressive knockouts and finishes for up-andcoming prospects. Finally, he covers an ongoing discussion on wmma with a discussion on the topics of role models, social...

An upset victory occurred as Jennifer Maia took Joanne Calderwood's position as number one contender for Valentina Shevchenko's Flyweight title. With Maia and Cynthia Calivlllo making a name for themselves in the women's flyweight division, many bouts are scheduled for the next two months as many new matchups have been announced for the women's strawweight division. Arnel reviews the aftermath of...

While concerns of Amanda Nunes retiring makes the women's bantamweight division uneasy. Along with the inactivity of flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has her chin up as she challenges current champion Weili Zhang which could possibly be another fight of the year contender. Another former strawweight champion is victorious in her bout against an un...

Prospects in the UFC Women's Flyweight division are on the rise as a new crop of fighters are setting their eyes on gold. With current Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko nursing an injury. Joanne Calderwood steps up against Jessica Maia. Irena Aldana and Holly Holm are set to face off on August 1st to headline the first UFC card since Fight Island, but questions of Covid-19 are placed at the...

Rose Namajunas makes her return as she faces the same woman who took her strawweight title away from her over a year ago in Jessica Andrade. Arnel reviews the aftermath of the fight along with many of the official and potential matchups happening in the women's divisions. Three women in the Flyweight division standout as they prepare to stand out from the pack.<br /><br />As always, if...

While a returning Rose Namajunas is set to make a comeback at the expense of former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade. Andrade will challenge her critics who boiled down her championship victory in their last bout as a mere fluke victory. Meanwhile Prospect Amanda Ribas has high expectations for herself believing to be future world champion in the near future as she is set to take on a fighter...

Rose Namajunas is expected to make her big return to the octagon against Jessica Andrade, the women who took her title. Rose opens up about her adulting along with the obstacles placed in her life to get to this point. We also discuss the current state of the UFC women's divisions. THeir is a possibility of the Featherweight being scrapped, which leads to the possibility of another new division be...

New fighters from Invicta FC are set to make their UFC debut as an Atomweight champion is set to make her debut in the Strawweight division against a 20 year old prospect who looks to make a huge splash on her debut. While new women are set to take their first step under the UFC headlights. Another is expecting to test her value in free agency. Plus, Arnel read the most abysmal article going over...

While the UFC women's featherweight division continues to give more question marks than answers, the women's flyweight division is getting deeper as impressive performances from the recent UFC FIght Night event propels the stock of two fighters. It is rumored that Amanda Nunes may be stepping down from the sport. Invicta FC is set to make a return.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed...

Amanda Nunes continues her reign as the greatest women's UFC champion of all time. With Nunes taking the rest of the year off as she prepares for motherhood. The rest of the women's division take notice as fighters begin to climb in the rankings. Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and Strawweight champion Weili Zhang are thrown into the mix as potentially being the 2nd women to have more than...

Felicia Spencer is preparing herself for the biggest fight of her career as she's set to face most dominant women's champion in UFC history in Amanda Nunes. Meanwhile we look at another fighter whose battle with depression lead her to finding a new family in Louisiana.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on an...

Arnel dives into the UFC Women's Straweight rankings and analyze the division as a whole. Several match ups that affect the the flyweight division are happening in the month of June as combat sports are making a return to Vegas. Fight Island continues to be a potential location for these fights. Felicia Spencer is preparing for the biggest fight of her career in what could go down as the biggest u...

Three major women's fights that pertain to the future of the women's straweight and bantamweight division were at stake at the three recent UFC events. One fighter in Sijara Eubanks adds her name as another dangerous competitor in the women's bantamweight rankings. Carla Esparza and Claudia Gadelha continue to move up the straweight division through controversial decisions. Today's episode dives i...