The Cage Free Chicks Podcast
We examine the world of combat sports through the female lens and discuss how martial arts have helped shape some of the toughest women in the world. As the world of combat sports continues to exponentially grow, so does its female population both in and outside of the "cage." From fighters and promoters to journalists and photographers, our goal is to cover the full spectrum of the women who continuously shape this beautiful sport.
Episodes
For Episode 34, Michelle and Nadya are joined by Danyelle Wolf. Danyelle is a lifelong athlete, artist, advocate, believer of god, business woman and more. Having played every single sport under the sun, Danyelle was a three sport student athlete at Millersville University from which she graduated with a degree in teaching and fine art. After quitting her lucrative career as a life coach, Danyelle set out on a path to become a prof...
For Episode 33, Michelle and Nadya are joined by Sarah Bonney. Sarah is the WKA national kickboxing champion and TEAM USA Kickboxing member working steadfast towards her dream of becoming an MMA fighter. Having found boxing post college, Sarah found the courage to quit her stable and well paying government job to become a professional fighter. It was under the tutelage of Kaizen MMA’s Sensei Nima Mazhari that Sarah found physical a...
For episode 32, Michelle and Nadya have the absolute pleasure of chatting with the one, the only: Carly “The Cookie Monster” Esparza. Carla is the innagural INVICTA FC strawweight champion as well as the innagural UFC straweight champion, a title she won in the finale of The Ultimate Fighter Season 20: Strawweights; the first ever all women season of TUF. Carla is an exceptional and learned wrestler, a graduate of the esteemed Menl...
For episode 31, Michelle and Nadya are joined by none other than Sa'idah Durkee aka The Ginja Ninja herself. Sa'idah is a highly accomplished purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu who has won Pans in both Gi and No Gi, a Masters Worlds, as well as a bronze in a Worlds Gi and a silver at a Worlds No Gi. Life has taken Ginja Ninja on a wild ride, from New Mexico to growing up in Egypt where she did high level gymnastics and later transi...
In our last episode of 2019, we had the opportunity to sit down with ourselves and answer some fan questions! Thank you all, from the very bottom to the tippy top of our hearts for the most wonderful journey of the last nine months! We are super excited to bring all of you new stories and perspectives in 2020.
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year,
Nadya & Michelle
And as always, our song is:
WE BROKE THE CAGE (Cage Free Chi...
For episode 29, Michelle and Nadya are joined by Kayla Hracho, a fighter out of the legendary American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida. Kayla found fighting at the age of 22 through boxing, which quickly transformed from simply a means to keep herself in shape into the stepping stones for building a career in MMA. Throwing caution to the wind, Kayla moved from Pennsylvania to Florida and never looked back, only forward. Kayla is...
For episode 28, Michelle and Nadya are joined by Lara Lay and Arthur Hinojosa: the brilliant wife & husband duo behind WREAPER WRESTLING. By blending Arthur’s passion for wrestling, health & fitness with Lara Lay’s expertise in culture, fashion & business, WREAPER WRESTLING has become a premier source for a superior wrestling lifestyle. The main goal of WREAPER WRESTLING is to bring visibility and awareness to women’s w...
For episode 27, Michelle and Nadya are joined by Natalie “Lady Killface” Morgan, a very accomplished Muay Thai fighter, turned Mixed Martial Artist fighting out of THE YARD Muay Thai. Having originally moved out to Los Angeles to pursue music, Natalie found a whole new dimension of rhythm inside the cage when she picked up Muay Thai to keep in shape. Her grit and infatiguable determination led Natalie to 5 amateur, and 1 pro Muay T...
For episode 26, Michelle and Nadya have the privilege of sitting down with the one and only: Roxanne “Roxy” Saffaie. Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Thought Leader in Personal Empowerment & Empowerment Coach, make up artist to the stars as well as Founder & Host of BlackBeltBeautyRadio podcast. Roxy lives and works by her mantra “360 Degrees of Beauty,” and is the ultimate personification of how you feel on the inside directly impa...
For episode 25 Michelle and Nadya have the most incredible honor of sitting down with Jessica Penne. In the scope of the development of women’s MMA and laying down the foundation that has helped the sport achieve its current heights, Jessica Penne is one of the sport’s unsung heroes. Having been a professional fighter for over a decade, in our humble and honest opinion, Jessica does not get the recognition her career so rightfully ...
or Episode 24, Michelle and Nadya had the pleasure of chatting with Paulina “Firefox” Granados, Combates superstar, our kindred foodie spirit and chaser of dreams. Hailing from Corpus Christi, Texas, Paulina has made her home in San Diego, training out of the illustrious Team Alliance. We take a wonderful drive through Paulina’s life, taking time to wonder at the most important moments: like seeing a picture of Gina Carano on MySpa...
For Episode 23, Michelle and Nadya had the pleasure of chatting with Suzette Howe, a rennaisance woman if there ever was one. Suzette is an author, mixed martial artist, second “mom” to many fighters as well as the mom of former WEC and UFC Champion, Dominick Cruz. Suzette takes us on a brilliant drive of her life and the experiences that have allowed her to fulfill her long burning dream of becoming an author. She is currently wor...
For Episode 22, Michelle and Nadya had the pleasure of chatting with Miranda "Fear The" Maverick, a professional mixed martial artist fighting for Invicta FC, an all women's fighting organization. Miranda is also currently pursuing her PhD in industrial and organization psychology. Miranda is the perfect embodiment of what an ambassador to our beloved sport should be, as well as what it means to be an empowered gal in today's day a...
In this episode Michelle and Nadya have the pleasure of chatting with Alandria Brown, an amateur MMA fighter with aspirations of UFC gold and world domination. Hailing from a small Tennessee town, she knew the road to her success lay in Los Angeles and so she packed up two suits cases, grabbed her dog Luna and full sent towards the horizon. Her path has not been without tribulations however, she has had to overcome several injuries...
In this episode Michelle and Nadya have the pleasure of chatting with Katherine Shai: 5x National Team Member, 2x Olympic Team Alternate, and University World Champion for Team USA in wrestling. She is also the daughter of legendary US Wrestler, 3 time Olympian and longtime coach of the Woman's Wrestling Team at Menlo College, Lee Dale Allen. We know Katherine through her active involvement in the wrestling community via LuchaFit, ...
In this episode Michelle and Nadya have the pleasure of sitting down with Vanessa Adriance, a multi-hyphenate badass. Vanessa is a lawyer working in environmental litigation, an amateur boxer out of Wildcard Boxing, and author. Vanessa takes us through her journey from post Katrina New Orleans to Los Angeles, her divorce and finding her true voice through boxing under the tutelage of Zac “Kid Yamaka” Wohlman. We also talk about how...
In this episode Michelle and Nadya have the pleasure of sitting down with Mike Saffaie, a strength & conditioning coach as well as professional body builder based in Torrance, California. Mike works with some of the world's top athletes & fighters in MMA today, as well as everyday people who are seeking to elevate themselves physically and mentally. Mike is also a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt under Rener & Ryron Gracie...
In this episode Michelle and Nadya have the pleasure of sitting down with Jiggy Yoon, professional Hypewoman for Compassionate Gangsters. From South Korea, to Queens, to Southern California: Jiggy has never once bowed to the pressures of life, but has always risen to occasion and then some. She is a Type 1 Diabetic who is constantly striving to figure out how to reconcile her diagnosis and her athletic passions from dance, to Cross...
In this episode Michelle and Nadya have the pleasure of chatting with Coach Carmen Bott. Carmen is an absolutely brilliant international performance coach out of Vancouver specializing in collision sports athletes such as wrestlers and football linemen. She is the mastermind behind HUMAN MOTION, a wonderful training facility in Port Moody, BC. Coach Bott is also a professor at Simon Fraser University, author of THE WRESTLER'S EDGE ...
In this episode Michelle and Nadya have the pleasure of chatting with Lydia Des Dolles. She is the creator of FIGHT CONNECT TV (nee MMA CONNECT TV), panelist on Virgin Media 1's talk show ELAINE, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt, fellow podcaster and ex-rockstar.
Lydia on social media:
INSTA: @lydiadesdolles @FightConnectTV @TheFirstExchange
TWITTER: @LydiaDesDolles @FightConnectTV
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