Former Golden Gloves boxing champion Munah Holland earned the biggest win her of young MMA career tonight at Matrix Fights 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The hard-hitting striker stopped Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm in a featured flyweight matchup.
Holland has won four straight fights since suffering her lone career defeat in December 2010. She has finished three opponents with strikes, including tonight’s one-punch knockout of Damm. Despite a solid first round against Holland, Damm remains winless in her past four fights in the United States.
A third women’s bout has been added to Strikeforce: “Rousey vs Kaufman” on August 18th in San Diego, California. Jewels star Hiroko Yamanaka will make her second appearance for Strikeforce when she faces Muay Thai standout Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie in bantamweight action.
Two of MMA’s top amateur competitors will face off for a second time at Momentum Fighting Championship: “Fight Night 2” on July 21st in Anaheim, California. Stephanie “The Shark” Gonzalez puts both her unbeaten record and her 115-pound Momentum FC title on the line against Kaiyana Rain.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to HP Pavilion in San Jose, California tonight for UFC on Fuel TV 4: “Munoz vs Weidman.” The card was headlined by a middleweight bout between “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Mark Munoz and fellow top contender “All-American” Chris Weidman.
There are so many new pieces of my life as an MMA fighter; I am not really sure where to begin this blog. I recently moved from St. Louis to the Quad Cities and, with that, changed my camps and management. In addition, this year, women finally have a legitimate home with the launch of Invicta FC.
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will look to end a two-fight losing skid when he faces Brazilian standout Glover Teixeira at UFC 153 on October 13th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UFC officials confirmed plans for the bout today after an initial report from 
An illness has forced Russia’s Milana Dudieva out of her bantamweight bout with Strikeforce veteran Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes at Invicta Fighting Championships 2 on July 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith will now face off with Nunes on the main card.
A planned lightweight bout between Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya and Danielle “The Curse” West was scrapped along with the rest of the Starlight Events: “Gladiator World Cup 2012” card on Friday night in Marbella, Spain after promoters allegedly fled with the event money prior to the show.