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Openly gay Carmouche fighting for plenty of causes this weekend
Liz Carmouche is like most people who fear something they're unfamiliar with; the former Marine hated MMA when she first saw it. Once she learned about the sport and began training, she quickly gained an understanding. Carmouche (on the left) would probably like to see people be as open-minded when it comes to someone's sexual preference.
According to Ben Fowlkes from MMAFighting, Carmouche will be the first openly gay fighter to fight under the Zuffa banner when she steps into the cage on Friday at Strikeforce Challengers 17. Carmouche faces a former champion in Sarah Kaufman (Showtime 11 p.m. ET/PT)
After years of having to hide her identity while an active Marine, Carmouche feels liberated. Said Carmouche:
"It was really difficult. I wouldn't say I came out so much as I came into my own. I really discovered what my sexuality meant to me and what that meant to me as a person. I was able to come out to my family, but other than that I couldn't come out to co-workers or to friends because of what that would mean for my military life and my career. That made my life difficult, because I felt like I was constantly conflicted and at war with myself every day that I faced people."
Carmouche's sexual preference flew under the radar in MMA, but she knows that wouldn't be the case if a male fighter announced he was gay.
"When [men] look at two women, it's 'lesbian action,'" she said. "That's attractive to them. Two men doesn't have that same appeal to them. Two women is just much more appealing to them, because they find it attractive."
Carmouche first felt acceptance in the gym.
"It's pretty funny, because it was obvious to all of us [that she was gay], I think," chuckled Carmouche's coach, Manny Hernandez. [...]
"At our school we look at it like, she's an athlete," Hernandez said. "She can definitely [expletive] you up. That is something that happens. There are male fighters in the lighter weight classes who will high-tail it out of here, because they didn't sign up to get beat up by a chick. But it happens."
Carmouche (5-1) has been successful in carrying those beatings over to the Strikeforce cage. Back in March, she shocked many by pounding Strikeforce's 135-pound champion Marloes Coenen for three-plus rounds before making a silly mistake and getting caught in a triangle choke. Keep in mind, Carmouche accepted the fight on 10 days notice and has only been a pro since last May. Coenen's been a pro since 2000.
Against Kaufman on Friday, Carmouche gets a chance to prove the Coenen fight wasn't a fluke and more importantly break some new barriers.
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Dana White UFC 131 Video Blog Day 2 - UFC
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COTW wins international design award!
We're excited to announce that Club Of The Waves has been awarded as the "People's Champ" at the prestigious 2010 Pixel Awards in the Art category! The website was originally nominated for the award in November. During December a record breaking 35,000+ people (public) voted on their favorite nominees, so we're delighted COTW came out on top! And we'd like to say a huge thank you to all of our fans who voted for us! :)
The Pixel Awards are a cutting-edge, international website design award, annually honoring compelling sites that have shown excellence in web design and development.
Our Editor remarked: "We're so stoked on this nomination, and not just for us, but for the recognition it gets our incredibly talented and hard-working featured surf artists and photographers".
You can see all the nominees here.
Club Of The Waves is listed under the Art category!
The Pixel Awards are a cutting-edge, international website design award, annually honoring compelling sites that have shown excellence in web design and development.
Our Editor remarked: "We're so stoked on this nomination, and not just for us, but for the recognition it gets our incredibly talented and hard-working featured surf artists and photographers".
You can see all the nominees here.
Club Of The Waves is listed under the Art category!
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07/30/2011
Bellator Sets Date for Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler Title Bout
Eddie Alvarez finally has a date for his next title defense.The reigning Bellator lightweight champion as well as arguably the top-rated fighter not under the Zuffa umbrella, Alvarez will take on season four tournament winner Michael Chandler on October 15 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Alvarez last fought at Bellator 39 in April, defeating Pat Curran by unanimous decision. The victory marked his seventh consecutive victory overall, and 12 of his last 13 for Alvarez. He is now 22-2 overall.
Alvarez should feel a nice home-field advantage, as Atlantic City is only about a one-hour drive from his hometown of Philadelphia.
Waiting for him there will be the 25-year-old Chandler, who trains out of Xtreme Couture and is a former collegiate wrestling All-American at the University of Missouri.
Chandler burst upon the MMA scene in impressive style, going undefeated in his first eight professional bouts thus far. In advancing to a championship match with Alvarez, he earned a submission win over Marcin Held and decisions over Lloyd Woodard and Patricky "Pitbull" Freire.
The October 15 show -- Bellator 54 -- will be broadcast live on MTV2.
