(Photo courtesy: Esther Lin/STRIKEFORCE)

Kerry Vera, (1-1) Brandon Vera's wife, battled Kim "Sugar Free" Couture (1-1), Randy Couture's ex-wife, on Friday night, November 20, 2009, for Strikeforce.

Kerry fought for the Bellator Fighting Championships, before being signed to Strikeforce. She was on the TV show Fight Girls in 2006, and in the Ultimate Women Challenge in 2009.

Kim was married to 3 time former UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture. Unfortunately, Kim & Randy filed for divorce, althought Randy has continued to coach and support Kim's MMA career. In fact one of the reasons Kim backed out of her fight with Miesha Tate was due to the fact that she was served with divorce papers just before her fight.

In a world where women's MMA is a constant uphill battle, both of these women had the opportunity to prove the professionalism of women in martial arts - and show that we belong in the ring. Much like Gina Carano and Cris Santos, Kerry Vera and Kim Couture had the eyes of the world upon them, before and during the fight...so plenty of opportunity to prove themselves.

Unfortunately - in looking at the weigh-in pictures of Kerry and Kim, I'm more than a little concerned about how far back Kim has taken professional fighting for Women's MMA. I'm sure male viewers appreciate the view of Kim's rear end, sticking out of a thong, but seriously...what was she thinking? You just don't take your weigh-in pic in your underwear, ESPECIALLY if you're representing Women's MMA and you want to be taken seriously as a fighter. I'm totally disgusted with her unprofessionalism at this point.

Kerry, on the other hand, showed professionalism from beginning to end. Not only that, but she proved herself in the ring. To my mind, there's no doubt she's a fighter and a pro...so congrats to Kerry on her fine performance and hard work!

In the end, Kerry Vera beat Kim Couture.

Congratulations to Projekt Label Team Fighter Sarah Maloy for her first round victory at last weekend’s Vendetta Fighting Championships in Aruba. Sarah fought Rosa Columbo from Team Rage in the Cage in Arizona by Rear Nake Choke, 4:52 into Round 1. Can I just say we weren't surprised?!

Sarah was a guest on CageDivas on Sunday, Sept. 13th, 2009. Look for more information on that soon to come. And of course we've interviewed Sarah - you'll find that interview in detail on this website coming up soon!

Also, DON’T FORGET: You can buy Sarah’s Vendetta Walk Out Shirt on the Projekt Label Website.

Vendetta Fighting Championship Announces "A Night of Vengeance" September 5th, 2009 from the Renaissance Resort and Casino, Aruba!!

Oranjestad (Aruba) - It is one of those highlight reels that nobody seems to forget, unfortunately for Matt Serra, Shonie Carter with his spinning backfist buckling Serra's legs and knocking him out unconscious. Carter’s career in MMA has been highlighted by his awkward but effective style as well as his unique personality and seemingly great sense of humor. He is a man that seems calm under pressure both in and out of the cage.

On September 5th, 2009, Shonie Carter will step into the cage with another worthy contender in Derek Noble; combined these guys have close to 100 fights. Nobel, boasting a win over Thiago Alves earlier in his career, is looking to prove he is capable of handling the task ahead of him. Both men will be coming in at a catch weight 175lbs and we expect a great show from start to finish.

The featured fight of the card is the stacked 8 man tournament featuring fighters such as Team Quest's Aaron Stark; Carmello Marrero, Rage in the Cage Champion; Richard Hale; Heavy hitter Antwain Britt; Anjelo Araujo; undefeated Rodney Wallace; as well as two of Aruba's own bad boys, Fierce Striker Evan Nedd, and the self-proclaimed toughest man in the Caribbean, Gregory Milliard.

You said you wanted to see some female fight action – and we’re delivering! On the card are two tough but beautiful women: Sarah Ward-Maloy, a hard-hitting fighter who is fresh off of her loss at the SuperDome in New Orleans against Ivana Coleman and out to prove herself against BJJ specialist, Rosa Columbo, from Team Rage in the Cage out of Arizona.

Featured on Fox Sports South, this card will be anything but uneventful, and we expect fireworks in Aruba September 5th! The incredible Dean of the Liver Shot, Bas Rutten, will serve as the Commentator. Come join in the fun and fanfare!

Does anyone seriously believe this the end of Women’s MMA in America? I don’t think so. Gina’s only one female fighter – there are plenty more out there who are ready to make their presence known.

You may not know about them because they’re not famous yet, but if you start looking around your own neighborhood, you’ll start to see them. Why? Because this fight and the notoriety it brought has paved the way for female fighters to get noticed.

Well ladies - this is it!  Almost a year ago I suggested to Belinda Dunne, a TUFF female fighter out of New Zealand, that she get together a group of kiwi ladies to fight our TUFF American female fighters.  Introduced them to some TUFF female fighters in No. California.  One thing led to another, the date was set and the fight event is now HERE!

To be held this Saturday, May 31st, 2008, this historic event will be held at the Auckland Boxing Association in Australia. Princesses of Pain is a combined MMA and Kickboxing show and will feature an almost all woman card with US fighters competing against Australasia fighters. Our own Cindy Hales will take on Primetime MMA Champ Fiona Muxlow and American Kate Meehan will fight Primetime Kickboxing Champ Michelle Preston.