After an impressive victory in April, Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig returns to the XFC cage at Xtreme Fighting Championships 19: “Charlotte Showdown” on August 3rd in Charlotte, North Carolina. Herrig faces off against England’s Simona Soukupova. The 115-pound bout was announced by Herrig today.
Herrig enters the fight after earning a dominant Unanimous Decision win over “Little” Patricia Vidonic at XFC 17 on April 13th. The talented striker has won six of her past eight. Soukupova opened career with a pair of TKO triumphs in 2010 and now looks to rebound from her first professional loss.
“Muay Thai Genius” Saya Ito added another impressive win to her 84-fight kickboxing record on Sunday night at Shobukai: “Muaylok 2012 – 2nd” in Tokyo, Japan. Ito defeated fellow 13-year-old prospect Yukari Yamaguchi via a razor-thin decision after two action-packed and competitive rounds.
Legend Fighting Championship returned to the City of Dreams Grand Hyatt Ballroom in Cotai, Macau tonight for Legend Fighting Championship 9. The event was headlined by a lightweight title eliminator bout between top Legend FC contenders Koji “The Commander” Ando and Rob Hill.
Fresh off of a first-round TKO win tonight in Poland, Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya will compete again in just three weeks when she faces Danielle “The Curse” West at Starlight Events: “Gladiator World Cup 2012.” The event takes place on July 6th in Marbella, Spain. West replaces an injured Stacy Hayes.
Top flyweight prospect Jessica “Evil” Eye faces one of her toughest tests to date at North American Allied Fight Series: “Rock N Rumble 6” on August 17th in Cleveland, Ohio. Eye will battle veteran contender Angela Magana in the night’s main event, which will be contested at 125 pounds.
Japanese standout Kikuyo Ishikawa is no longer set to compete at Invicta Fighting Championships 2 on July 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. Ishikawa’s opponent, “South Valley’s Own” Angelica Chavez, will now face Nicdali “The Night Queen” Rivera-Calanoc. The change was announced today.
Pacific Northwest veterans “Slick” Sally Krumdiack and “Little” Patricia Vidonic will face off in a featured strawweight bout at CageSport 20 on July 14th in Tacoma, Washington. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the matchup on Monday following an initial announcement from Vidonic.
Injured UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre is targeting a return to action against interim titleholder “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit at UFC 154 on November 17th in Montréal, Québec, Canada. UFC President Dana White confirmed plans for the fight on Friday night.