Just days after picking up an impressive victory at Freestyle Cage Fighting 49, Kaitlin Young has agreed to face one of Russia’s top female prospects on November 9th. The Minnesota native battles Milana Dudieva at ProFC 37 in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. The promotion announced the bout today.
Young returned after a six-month absence on October 1st and stopped late replacement opponent Liz Carreiro in the main event of the FCF card. All five of her credited wins have come by knockout. Dudieva has finished all but one opponent and has not lost since her February 2009 pro debut.
A Bellator Fighting Championships 125-pound women’s tournament is in the works for 2012. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney discussed the tournament with MMARising.com today, but reaffirmed that planning remains in early stages and the tournament may not take place until Bellator’s seventh season.
Amanda “Powerhouse” Lucas will make her return to mixed martial arts competition on October 29th at DEEP: “Cage Impact” in Tokyo, Japan. The adopted daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucas will face Japanese veteran Mika “Hari” Harigai in a bout announced by the promotion today.
Hard-hitting Minnesotan Kaitlin Young earned her fifth knockout victory and first of 2011 on Saturday night in the main event of Freestyle Cage Fighting 49 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Young stopped late replacement opponent Liz Carreiro with strikes at the 4:47 mark of the opening round.
BlackEye Promotions brought female fighters to the forefront at BlackEye Promotions 5: “Breast Cancer Beatdown” tonight in Fletcher, North Carolina. The charity fight card was headlined by a 125-pound women’s bout between Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi and Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. tonight for UFC Live On Versus 6: “Cruz vs Johnson.” The event was headlined by a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz and Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson.
A busy month of MMA in September was notable for two dominant victories. UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones retained his title and top spot at 205 by stopping Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Daniel Cormier enters the heavyweight ranks after knocking out Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
Injuries and illness have resulted in a number of late changes to Saturday’s Freestyle Cage Fighting 49 and BlackEye Promotions 5 cards. In Shawnee, Oklahoma, the main event of FCF 49 now features Kaitlin Young taking on local favourite Liz Carreiro, who steps in to replace Jan “Cuddles” Finney.