Ireland’s top female mixed martial artist, Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly, will ply her trade outside of Bellator Fighting Championships for the foreseeable future. Daly was notified of her release from the promotion on Thursday, but will still compete in a pair of non-Bellator bouts in the coming months.
Daly, who will face Sheila Gaff on April 24th and Jessica Eye on June 4th, speaks highly of her time with Bellator and sees the release as a positive opportunity to continue to develop her career. She may return to Bellator should the promotion proceed with a 125-pound women’s tournament.
Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts standout Julie “Fireball” Kedzie captured her first major title in more than five years on Saturday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Displaying improved striking skills, Kedzie defeated knockout artist Kaitlin Young in the main event of Jackson’s MMA Series 4.
Strikeforce came to the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California tonight for Strikeforce: “Diaz vs Daley.” The stacked card was headlined by a Strikeforce Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion Nick Diaz and hard-hitting British challenger Paul “Semtex” Daley.
The fourth instalment of the successful Jackson’s MMA Series took place tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the main event, Kaitlin Young faced Julie “Fireball” Kedzie in a five-round JMMAS Women’s Bantamweight Championship bout at 135 pounds.
Leading amateur promotion Tuff-N-Uff showcased 15 entertaining mixed martial arts bouts on Friday evening at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tuff-N-Uff Welterweight Champion Eddie “Ambien” Jackson successfully defended his title against Lee Henry Lilly in the main event.
All-female Japanese promotion Jewels has announced a significant change to its upcoming event schedule. After “12th Ring” was cancelled on March 11th following the massive earthquake near Japan, Jewels will move ahead with 13th Ring and 14th Ring on May 14th at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo.
The eight-man Japan Cup bantamweight tournament, first targeted for April 18th, has been delayed once again. The event will now take place on May 29th at the Saitama Community Arena in Saitama, Japan. MMARising.com learned of the change from a source close to the promotion late Tuesday.
Just one day after her main event victory in Pancrase, Mei “V.V” Yamaguchi has been announced for the promotion’s next event, Impressive Tour 4, on May 3rd. The reigning Valkyrie Featherweight Champion will face eight-year mixed martial arts veteran Akiko “Betiko” Naito in a featured matchup.