There’s ample evidence this week that female participation in mixed-martial arts – “ultimate fighting” – is on the rise. For one thing, the 20th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Fox Sports 1 ...

We tend to look back at MMA’s early days as a volatile, unpredictable and borderline unhinged collection of bizarro pugilism loosely defining the “era.” Japan’s all-women fight promotion Smackgirl, ...

Din Thomas thinks something has been missing from women's MMA in recent years, and he hopes it can come back as big fights loom on the horizon. It's now been more than a dozen years since UFC 157 in ...