Miesha “Takedown” Tate added yet another title belt to her collection tonight with a fourth-round submission of Marloes “Rumina” Coenen at Strikeforce: “Fedor vs Henderson” in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The win earned Tate the newly-renamed Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Championship.
Tate used takedowns and controlled on the ground during the first half of the bout, and fought through a tough second round that saw Coenen take her back and try for submissions. After taking Coenen down in round four, Tate secured the choke for the win and set up a rematch with Sarah Kaufman.
Strikeforce returned to the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois tonight for one of its biggest events at Strikeforce: “Fedor vs Henderson.” The card was headlined by a heavyweight bout between “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko and Strikeforce 205-pound champ Dan “Hendo” Henderson.
Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann put her standout wrestling skills to good use this evening, as she outwrestled former rival Tonya Evinger to a clear-cut Unanimous Decision victory at Titan Fighting Championship 19 in Kansas City, Kansas. The win was unquestionably her biggest to date.
Titan Fighting Championship returned to the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas tonight for Titan Fighting Championship 19 on HDNet. The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between WEC veteran “The” James Krause and former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion Clay French.
Three bouts have now been officially confirmed for the upcoming DREAM.17 event on September 24th in Saitama, Japan. DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki will face former WEC champion “Razor” Rob McCullough in one of the featured matchups announced for the card.
Boxing’s top female fighter, Holly “Hottie” Holm, will return to mixed martial arts competition on September 9th under the Fresquez Productions banner. The standout striker, who won her MMA debut in March, will face Strikeforce veteran Jan “Cuddles” Finney in a main event matchup announced today.
Jordan McDonald’s path to success in mixed martial arts may not have been a conventional one, but the former South Carolina native is currently one of the top amateur prospects in the sport. Foregoing a career in law, McDonald moved to Las Vegas and is now preparing for her biggest fight to date.
A heavyweight bout between Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve and Pat “HD” Barry is currently in the works for UFC Live 6 on October 1st in Washington, D.C. The fighters, who are separated by a full foot in height, have both verbally agreed to the matchup, which was officially announced earlier today.