Female standouts Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi and Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly have verbally agreed to square off in a 125-pound bout at BlackEye Promotions 5, which is expected to take place on October 1st in Fletcher, North Carolina. Bout agreements have not yet been distributed.
MMARising.com confirmed plans for the fight with multiple sources earlier today. Daly is coming off of arguably her biggest win to date, in a June upset of Jessica “Evil” Eye for the NAAFS 125-pound women’s title. Modafferi has suffered a pair of razor-thin decision setbacks in bouts earlier this year.
A women’s bout between Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann and fellow wrestler Tonya Evinger is in the works for Titan Fighting Championship 19 on July 29th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the fight with a source close to the promotion after Evinger announced it.
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem will no longer compete in the second round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Overeem was removed from the tournament today due to what is being officially attributed to a toe injury. He has been replaced by Daniel Cormier.
A women’s bout between talented wrestler Michelle Ould and Golden Gloves boxing champion Munah Holland is in the works for Ring of Combat 37 on September 9th in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Verbal agreements are in place for the fight, though bout agreements have not yet been signed.
Brazilian striker Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos will welcome top Canadian prospect Jordan “Young Gun” Mein to the Strikeforce cage when the two face off on September 10th. Verbal agreements are now in place for the welterweight matchup, which was announced by the promotion today.
The co-main event is the latest bout to be scratched from the UFC 133 card due to injury, as Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira has withdrawn from his light heavyweight fight against Rich “Ace” Franklin. A bout between Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort and Yoshihiro Akiyama now serves as the co-feature.
Former top contender Evan Dunham will look to get back on track when he welcomes TUF 13 alum Shamar Bailey to the UFC lightweight division on September 17th. Dunham and Bailey have verbally agreed to face off at UFC Fight Night 25: “Battle on the Bayou” in New Orleans, Louisiana.
A middleweight matchup between TUF 8 alum “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and top prospect “All-American” Chris Weidman is in the works for UFC 138, which is expected to take place on November 19th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Verbal agreements are in place for the planned fight.