Following her devastating knockout victory over Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton at Bellator 23, Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto has been officially announced as Sexton’s replacement in the Bellator women’s 115-pound tournament in August. The promotion confirmed the news this evening.
Frausto delivered a crushing knee that knocked out the heavily favoured Sexton, leaving her with a 60-day medical suspension that has forced her out of the highly-anticipated tournament. Frausto will continue her gradual drop down in weight from 135 pounds to make the 115-pound limit.
A welterweight contender’s bout between former UFC title challenger Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy and final WEC champ “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit is in the works for UFC 120. MMAWeekly.com was first to report on the planned bout, which would take place on October 16th at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Strikeforce returned to the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California tonight with one of their biggest events to date at Strikeforce/M-1 Global: “Fedor vs Werdum.” The card was headlined by a heavyweight bout between “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum.
In a considerable upset, former Strikeforce 135-pound competitor Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto dropped down to 120 pounds tonight and knocked out Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton at Bellator Fighting Championships 23. The end came exactly two minutes into the first round.
The lineup for the Bellator Fighting Championships women’s 115-pound tournament is now complete. The promotion announced earlier today that American Top Team standout Jessica “Jag” Aguilar has officially signed on to be part of the impressive eight-woman tournament in August.
As the promotion prepares to begin its long-awaited 135-pound women’s tournament later this summer, MMARising.com can exclusively reveal four of the participants in the eight-woman bracket. Among them are Brazilian star Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm and former Strikeforce title challenger Marloes “Rumina” Coenen.
Fractured ribs have forced former long-time PRIDE champ Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva out of his featured middleweight bout with Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116. MMAFighting.com was first to report on the injury, which takes Silva out of the highly-anticipated July 3rd event.
World Extreme Cagefighting travelled north of the border tonight for WEC 49: “Varner vs Shalorus” at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The event was headlined by a lightweight contender’s bout between former champ Jamie “The Worm” Varner and Kamal “Prince of Persia” Shalorus.