In Part Two of this Michele Aboro interview we found out about the difficult circumstances surrounding retirement. In this third part we ask Michele about her transition into coaching, the Aboro Academy and the commendable Aboro Foundation.
In Part One of this Michele Aboro interview we introduced the living legend and were told about some of the challenges of training and competing as a female fighter in the 80’s and 90’s. In this second part we hear about the controversial retirement and what it takes to stand your ground in the face of prejudice.
In Awakening’s eyes Michele Aboro (London, England) is female martial arts royalty, a true pioneer of female combat sports. Finding an opponent in today’s world has definitely become easier, but still has its challenges. During Michele’s career, which spanned from 1990 – 2002, she would have faced incredible challenges as a female fighter.
November Female Fight Fixtures and ResultsThe most comprehensive list of female fights scheduled for November 2015 in the world. 256 fights / 26 countries
October Female Fight Fixtures and Results. The most comprehensive list of female fights scheduled for October 2015 in the world. 277 fights / 39 countries
September Female Fight Fixtures and Results 2015. The most comprehensive list of female fights scheduled for September 2015 in the world. 235 fights / 22 countries
August Female Fight Fixtures and Results. The most comprehensive list of female fights scheduled for August 2015 in the world. 218 fights / 28 countries
July Female Fight Fixtures and Results. The most comprehensive list of female fights scheduled for July 2015 in the world. 144 fights / 27 countries. Including Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and Submission Grappling.
June female fight fixtures and results. The most comprehensive listing for June 2015 in the world. 173 fights / 32 countries. Including Boxing, MMA, K1, Muay Thai and Submission Grappling. Updated daily, we’re sure there are more happening around world, and we will eagerly add them as we come across them! Feel free to contact us if you have info on any other fights, or if you feel we have made an error.
Ronda Rousey is widely known as one of, if not the most dangerous females on the planet in the octagon, as she continues to dominate in the bantamweight division of UFC. Rousey has found herself compared to one of the greatest fighters in history in legendary Mike Tyson recently.
Colleen Schneider MMA Fighter. Thanks to Colleen for helping us out with info for her Awakening Profile.
Fight Week: February 9th 2015. A look at some of the upcoming week’s female fights that either have “explosive” written all over them, or hold a key point of interest. Includes Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai.
Akvile Vitkauskaite MMA Fighter. Thanks to Akvile for helping us out with info for her Awakening Profile.
Fight Week: February 2nd 2015. A look at some of the upcoming week’s female fights that either have “explosive” written all over them, or hold a key point of interest. Includes Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai.
Here is the Monthly Most Viewed January 2015 listing. At the beginning of each month we take a look at the top ten most viewed female fighter profiles in the Awakening fighter database. We also include places 11 to 20 because the database is growing quickly!
Fight Week: January 26th 2015. A look at some of the upcoming week’s female fights that either have “explosive” written all over them, or hold a key point of interest. Includes Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai.
Fight Week: January 19th 2015. A look at some of the upcoming week’s female fights that either have “explosive” written all over them, or hold a key point of interest. Includes Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai.
February female fight fixtures and results. The most comprehensive listing for February 2015 in the world. 163 fights / 25 countries. Including Boxing, MMA, K1, Muay Thai and Submission Grappling. Updated daily, we’re sure there are more happening around world with the explosion of WMMA, and we will eagerly add them as we come across them! Feel free to contact us if you have info on any other fights, or if you feel we have made an error.
Alyssa Garcia MMA Fighter. Thanks to Alyssa for helping us out with info for her Awakening Profile.
Fight Week: January 12th 2015. A look at some of the upcoming week’s female fights that either have “explosive” written all over them, or hold a key point of interest. Includes Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai.
Awakening Awards Quick Results. For those of you that just want a quick overview of who won what in each of the Awakening Awards this year, here is are the quick results. Thanks to everyone that took part in the nominating and voting process – this year exceeeded our expectations.
The Awakening WMMA Awards 2014 results. The response this year was overwhelming and humbling, and saw approximately and 8 x increase on last years response. A huge thank you to everyone that took part. Of course a huge congratulations to all those that were nominated and to those that won their categories!
