After a year of injury setbacks and waiting on the sidelines, top 145-pound contender Erin “Steel” Toughill is likely to make her long-awaited Strikeforce debut on August 21st in Houston, Texas. The fight would be Toughill’s first in well over a year, dating back to a May 2009 decision victory.
Reports earlier this week had suggested that Toughill could make her promotional debut at Strikeforce Challengers 10 eight days prior, but Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker informed MMARising.com that the Houston event is a strong possibility. No opponent has been determined as of yet.
The long-awaited Strikeforce 135-pound women’s tournament is currently targeted for Strikeforce Challengers 10 on August 13th in Phoenix, Arizona. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed the date with MMARising.com today, as well as the names of four of the tournament participants.
Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum shocked the MMA world on June 26th when he submitted “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko in just 69 seconds. The upset victory sees Werdum temporarily take over the top spot in the heavyweight rankings, pending the July 3rd UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Championship bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin.
Two of the four opening round bouts for the Bellator 115-pound women’s tournament are official. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney confirmed with MMARising.com today that Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii will take on Angela Magana, while Jessica “Jag” Aguilar faces Lynn “Lights Out” Alvarez.