Strikeforce veteran Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto will face another tough test when she returns to action at The Warriors Cage: “Meltdown” on May 16th. The talented kickboxer will square off with hard-hitting striker Michelle “Thundercat” Ould. Both Ould and Frausto confirmed plans for the 125-pound bout earlier this evening.
Frausto most recently suffered her first loss in a bout with Miesha “Takedown” Tate at Strikeforce Challengers 7, while Ould has not tasted defeat since a 2008 loss to current FCF champ Lynn Alvarez.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina tonight with a solid card at UFC Fight Night 21. The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between former two-time UFC title challenger Kenny “Ken-Flo” Florian and final PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori “Fireball Kid” Gomi.
A middleweight superfight between Hector “Shango” Lombard and former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo “Ely” Filho is planned for Bellator Fighting Championships 18 on May 13th. The promotion confirmed the news earlier today. Lombard’s Bellator title will not be on the line.
While first hoped to be returning to mixed martial arts in May for Freestyle Cage Fighting, female bantamweight star Amanda Buckner will remained sidelined until this Fall as she continues her recovery after successful ACL surgery. Buckner confirmed the update with MMARising.com on Friday.
Insurance and liability issues continue to create havoc for the city of Vancouver, British Columbia and it appears that a planned UFC event in June will no longer take place in the city. The Canadian Press reported earlier today that UFC 115, tentatively set for June 12th in Vancouver, is likely off and will be moved to Cincinnati, Ohio.
The second round of the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women’s Bantamweight Grand Prix took place last night at FCF 40 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In a pair of competitive three-round decisions, Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler and Jan “Cuddles” Finney were both victorious.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey tonight for UFC 111: “St. Pierre vs Hardy.” The card was headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between Georges “Rush” St. Pierre and brash challenger Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship adds to the stacked weekend of MMA tonight with UFC 111: “St. Pierre vs Hardy” from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The UFC Welterweight Championship will be on the line when Georges “Rush” St. Pierre faces Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy.