{"id":73894,"date":"2024-07-29T15:57:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=73894"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:57:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:57:21","slug":"fuse-media-announces-all-star-women-athlete-lineup-for-new-season-of-like-a-girl-premiering-wednesday-august-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/29\/fuse-media-announces-all-star-women-athlete-lineup-for-new-season-of-like-a-girl-premiering-wednesday-august-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuse Media Announces All-Star Women Athlete Lineup for New Season of &#8220;Like a Girl&#8221; Premiering Wednesday, August 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73895\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MJ-Acosta-Ruiz-and-Joy-Taylor-like-a-girl.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MJ-Acosta-Ruiz-and-Joy-Taylor-like-a-girl.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MJ-Acosta-Ruiz-and-Joy-Taylor-like-a-girl-300x178.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Fuse Media revealed the all-star athlete lineup for season two of its empowering series, <em><strong>&#8216;Like a Girl,&#8217;<\/strong><\/em> premiering Wednesday, August 21 @ 9:00 PM ET. Hosted by MJ Acosta-Ruiz and Joy Taylor, the six-episode season features Diana Flores, Lucero Acosta and Melissa Amaya, Sydney Leroux, Ali Riley and Kennedy Fuller, Taylor Townsend, Flau&#8217;jae Johnson and Emma Malabuyuo. &#8216;Like A Girl&#8217; offers an intimate, personal perspective on the issues women face on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8216;Like A Girl&#8217;<\/strong> <\/em>continues to celebrate athletes&#8217; passion for competition and explores what it means to be an elite woman athlete in sports today, focusing on the parallel cultural challenges in sports and women&#8217;s lives in general. As hosts and executive producers of the new season, Acosta-Ruiz and Taylor, eager to embark on this transformative journey together, are poised to amplify the voices of women in empowering roles. 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She&#8217;ll discuss the opportunities that allowed her and the sport of flag football to reach new heights.<\/p><div id=\"morty-901463461\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Combate Global&#8217;s Lucero Acosta and Melissa Amaya &#8211; premieres Wednesday, August 28 @ 9PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Two MMA fighters from Combate Global let their defenses down and open up about their personal lives and the incredible support that female fighters receive from this league.<\/p>\n<p>Angel City FC&#8217;s &#8211; Sydney Leroux, Ali Riley &amp; Kennedy Fuller premieres Wednesday, September 4 @ 9PM ET<\/p>\n<p>An all-access pass to the women-run, pro women&#8217;s sport&#8217;s team impacting the future of their sport well beyond the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Rapper and College Basketball Sensation Flau&#8217;jae Johnson &#8211; premieres Wednesday, September 11 @ 9PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Reaching one&#8217;s full potential with one of the highest-earning college basketball players.<\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon Champion Taylor Townsend &#8211; premieres Wednesday, September 18 @ 9PM ET<\/p>\n<p>A world class tennis player discusses the hard-hitting subjects of body image and pregnancy for professional athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Olympic Gymnast Emma Malabuyo, premieres Wednesday, September 25 @ 9PM ET<\/p>\n<p>A gymnast heading to the 2024 Olympics talks about the impact of the coach\/athlete relationship.<\/p>\n<p>The new season of <em><strong>&#8216;Like A Girl&#8217;<\/strong><\/em> premieres Wednesday, August 21 @ 9:00 PM ET on Fuse.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/nRBUSRtgTAolX4dNXi6ffTvd1g9.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Like a Girl<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Fuse<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Documentary<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 6<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>We\u2019re turning the phrase \u201cLike A Girl\u201d on its head. 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