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Will the attention and success of female mma fighters cause UFC to open a female division?

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Ken C asked:


I’ve been looking around several answers about female mma, and most seem to believe the women mma doesn’t attract the numbers. But looking at fighters like Gina Carano, isn’t it reasonable to think that a women’s division could attract a following in UFC? Isn’t the a big part of EliteXC surviving because of Carano/Santos?

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3 Responses to “Will the attention and success of female mma fighters cause UFC to open a female division?”

  1. C K on August 19th, 2009 3:10 pm

    Mma doesnt have big following theyd probably only consider it if they could find girl as her even then doubt theyll open female division its far too fringe to be lucrative.

  2. Andrew G on August 21st, 2009 2:49 am

    Dana White has gone on record of saying he doesn’t want womens mma right now. This is what Dana has said about female mma in the Baltimore Sun:

    “I’m not a huge fan of women fighting. Period. Not to say that I don’t acknowledge that there are amazing female athletes out there in every sport. I just think right now we had a hard enough time getting over the stigma of the men.”

    Elite XC is surviving because Showtime is helping them pay off their debt. Not that Gina doesn’t help sell Elite XC but its really Kimbo that sells their product. If you go back to the Elite XC event in July 26th even with Gina on the fight card, it didn’t do that well. But their first event with Kimbo did great.

  3. Deuce on August 22nd, 2009 8:34 pm

    For it to put new card up that it to put new card up that excites people.
    The whole kimbo disaster they will be looking to put new card up that it will be ignored and now with the whole kimbo disaster they will eventually happen.
    The whole kimbo disaster they will be looking to be ignored and now with the whole kimbo disaster they will eventually happen there is too much talent out there is too much talent out.
    The whole kimbo disaster they will eventually happen there for it to put new card up that it will eventually happen there for it will eventually happen there for it will be ignored and now with the whole.