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    Loma Lookboonmee Transitioning to MMA

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    Loma is making her Invicta FC debut, Saturday, Jan. 13 in Kansas City, Mo vs Melissa Wang. Ashley Nichols is also on the card.

    The event takes place from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo., and streams live on UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET.

    Invicta FC 27 Fight Card
    Bantamweight: Pannie Kianzad (8-2) vs. Sarah Kaufman (18-4, 1 NC)
    Flyweight: Vanessa Porto (19-8) vs. Mariana Morais (12-5)
    Strawweight: Sharon Jacobson (4-2) vs. Ashley Nichols (3-1)
    Atomweight: Ashley Cummins (5-4) vs. Stephanie Alba (3-1, 1 NC)
    Flyweight: Brogan Walker-Sanchez (4-0) vs. TBA
    Featherweight: Felicia Spencer (3-0) vs. Akeela Al-Hameed (0-0)
    Strawweight: Mallory Martin (1-2) vs. Tiffany Masters (2-1)
    Atomweight: Melissa Wang (1-0) vs. Loma Lookboonmee (0-0)
    Strawweight: Jade Ripley (0-0) vs. Helen Peralta (0-0)
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    The Male Gaze in Women’s MMA - Part 1: Genesis, Gina, and getting past Dana

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    The Male Gaze and Women’s MMA pt. 5: Doing something about it

     

    Individual interviewees in this article say that the male gaze affects the marketing, promotion, and match-making in MMA to a degree that the best fights aren’t being made and that athletes suffer missed opportunities. Some have emphasized the great deal of pressure for fighters to be someone they are not, as well as stress over the fear that their best efforts won’t be enough to help them achieve their goals (or decent earnings) in a sport they love.

     
    They admit that the added stress might have affected performances or even their desire to remain in the sport.
     
    This small sample group were asked whether big promotions like the UFC or Bellator had a responsibility to eliminate some of the issues discussed so far. And they were near unanimous in saying that promotions did not bear any responsibility to change what they are doing, as these organizations are independent companies who can act as they please. Though, many added that they would love to see promotions choose to act in a way that treats female fighters like male fighters, who succeed based on what they do and not who they are.

     

     

    Shannon Knapp says her own promotion, Invicta FC, “absolutely” has a responsibility to give fighters the best opportunities based on their performances.

     
    “As Invicita, and as females, we just have to continue to fight the good fight. Because, we can't tell people how they have to react or how they should run their businesses. They're not going to listen to us. We just have to keep standing strong and show that there's more to women’s MMA than pretty faces. There's depth, there's talent, and that deserves recognition.”
     
    Regarding other promotions, Knapp says, “You can't tell them what they need to be doing or should be doing. But I think companies have a responsibility to put on great fights. That's the commitment they’ve made.”

     

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    The Male Gaze in Women’s MMA - Part 1: Genesis, Gina, and getting past Dana

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    The Male Gaze in Women’s MMA pt. 4: This looks like an unfair fight

     

    Many of the fighters whose voices are in this piece believe that the opportunities to fight in the biggest matches, earn the highest amounts, and receive the most recognition in the sport are closely tied to their appearances and not their actions or abilities. High level athletes living with that belief – that things they can’t control can prevent them getting what they deserve in the sport – find themselves with a fairly unified feeling: ‘It sucks.’

     

     

    Prof. Whiteside of the University of Tennessee outlines another adverse effect female fighters live under due to the male gaze: the ‘delegitimization of their athletic prowess.’

     
    “If we see a famous golfer depicted on the cover of a golfing magazine topless, for instance, (as was the case with Lexi Thompson on the cover of Golf Digest) we, the viewers, do not see her as an athlete, but as a sexualized object. These images deny the public the opportunity to imagine women as empowered, active subjects, but instead only as objects. Thus, it becomes easy to dismiss women as legitimate athletes, which happens quite frequently in sporting conversations.”

     

     

     

    The focus on looks has also had an adverse affects on some female fighters in the form of abuse they have suffered online. Kedzie – who has received numerous rape threats – agrees the abuse is a symptom of the male entitlement that is rampant in society as a whole, not just limited to MMA fans.

     

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    The Male Gaze in Women’s MMA - Part 1: Genesis, Gina, and getting past Dana

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    Lauren Murphy, “And when women fight, one of the things they talk about is the way that they look. And I guess, for me, it's been a rude awakening in the last couple of years. To realize that it's not just hard work that is going to make me successful. It's also going to be how many Instagram followers I have, how many Twitter followers I have, how many sexy pictures I have on the internet. How much of my body I'm willing to show to the public. That's really been a rude awakening to me.”

     

    Pearl Gonzalez, “MMA is a mostly male dominated sport. There are far more divisions for men so there are more men by default,” she says. “Their opportunities, however, differ due to the fact that sex sells. Women have a greater possibility to earn outside media attention if they choose to allow that. Personally, I have been able to not only compete at the highest level, but I’ve also earned spots on TV shows, movies, and modeling. I’m not afraid of the attention it brings. After MMA, the possibilities are endless!”

     

     

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    The Male Gaze in Women’s MMA - Part 1: Genesis, Gina, and getting past Dana

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    The first in a five part series from Bloody Elbow about how the male gaze, gender norms and beauty standards impact the careers of women in MMA.
     

     

    “Although girls and women are more accepted than ever in sports, participating in sports is still in many ways a violation of gender norms. Largely because the traits we most value in sports – physicality, aggression, strength, etc. – are traits also associated with masculinity. Because of this disconnect, we often see female athletes objectified as a way to make them appear more feminine. Doing so 'brings things back into balance,' by assuring viewers that the women we see are not violating gender norms, but still are ‘real women’ in that they are feminine and, in many cases, available for sexual consumption.”

     

     

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