A second kickboxing matchup has been added to the Jewels: “16th Ring” card on September 11th in Tokyo, Japan. Kozue “Azuma” Nagashima, who was victorious in the kickboxing main event of “13th Ring” in May, will face once-beaten South Korean Kim Sung Eun, who holds numerous titles.
Nagashima defeated Yukimi Kamikaze in their May headliner and she has captured championships of her own during her kickboxing career. The fight between Nagashima and Eun joins a previously announced kickboxing match between Chikako WSR and Satoko Ozawa on the September card.
A foot injury has forced Josh Thomson off of the upcoming Strikeforce card on September 10th in Cincinnati, Ohio. The embattled former champion had been scheduled to face Maximo “Maxi” Blanco, but he must now watch from the sidelines due to the injury. He has fought just four times in three years.
Two light heavyweight bouts have been added to the upcoming UFC 139: “Velasquez vs dos Santos” card on November 19th in San Jose, California. Ryan “Darth” Bader faces Jason “The Hitman” Brilz, while “The American Psycho” Stephan Bonnar squares off with Kyle “Kingsbu” Kingsbury.
Three more bouts have been announced for the Jewels: “16th Ring” card on September 11th in Tokyo, Japan. Teen prodigy Mizuki Inoue, who turned 17 on Friday, will take a huge step up in competition when she faces Jewels Lightweight Queen Champion Ayaka Hamasaki in a non-title matchup.
The “Strongest Female High School Student” reigns supreme. Tonight at Shibuya-AX in Tokyo, Japan, Erika Kamimura outlasted three opponents to win the 2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup tournament. The 18-year-old edged out kickboxer and MMA standout Seo Hee Ham in the finals of the event.
Final Valkyrie Open-Weight Champion Rin Nakai will put her unbeaten MMA record on the line against England’s Danielle “The Curse” West at Pancrase Impressive Tour 9 on September 4th in Tokyo, Japan. MMARising.com first learned of the bout on Wednesday and the promotion announced it today.
A featherweight bout between TUF 12 alum Pablo “The Scarecrow” Garza and rising star Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier is the first addition to the UFC On FOX 1 card on November 12th in Anaheim, California. The fighters have verbally agreed to the fight, which was officially announced earlier today.
One of the top stars in Japan’s Jewels promotion, Shizuka Sugiyama, is four months into a year-long trip to Australia and she is training diligently for her return to MMA. The karate black belt is learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the Gracie Oceania Training Centre in Marrickville, New South Wales.