Jewels stars Mika “Future Princess” Nagano and Rina Tomita will compete in separate bouts at Brace For War 17: “Brace Girls” on October 27th in Southport, Queensland, Australia. Nagano faces Alexandra Chambers in the night’s main event, while Tomita battles Claire Fryer in the co-feature.
Both Japanese fighters were initially added to the all-female card earlier this summer, but Nagano first had to get past newcomer Tomo Maesawa at Jewels: “21st Ring” this past month. Tomita is 1-1 since her return to action after undergoing successful surgery for cervical cancer in March 2011.
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Former friends turned rivals Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig and Michele “Diablita” Gutierrez will face off for a second time at Bellator Fighting Championships 84 on December 14th in Hammond, Indiana. The rematch was officially announced earlier today and will be contested at 115 pounds.
Herrig and Gutierrez first clashed in Gutierrez’s pro debut in November 2009. Herrig prevailed via Unanimous Decision and has won six of her eight bouts since then. Gutierrez is currently looking to rebound from a decision loss to Sarah “KO Kid” Maloy on the inaugural Invicta FC card in late April.
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Serbia’s Sanja Sučević posted her third straight win and second under the Super Fight League banner tonight at SFL 4 in Mumbai, India. Sučević dispatched of Spanish youngster Irene “La Nina” Cabello with a barrage of punches early in the second round of their co-main event matchup.
Sučević made an instant name for herself in mid-March by upsetting the previously unbeaten Lena “Hunter” Ovchynnikova at Super Fight League’s inaugural event. She has yet to go the distance in any of her professional fights and was dominant throughout tonight’s featured bout with Cabello.
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Two years ago, Stephanie “Macaquinha” Frausto entered fights with limited training and no game plan. Plain and simple, she was there to scrap. Today, under the tutelage of brother-in-law Jorge Gurgel, Frausto is unbeaten at 105 pounds and is one of the fastest-rising female prospects in MMA.
On Saturday, Frausto scored her biggest victory to date with a 48-second submission of Amy Davis at Invicta FC 3. She credits Gurgel for stressing the importance of fighting smart and sticking to a game plan. Now 2-0 as an atomweight, Frausto looks forward to new challenges in the coming year.
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“I’ve got to warn you, I’m shopping for beer right now so I might be a little distracted,” says Shayna Baszler, who proceeds to flawlessly multitask as we discuss her career for the next 40 minutes. “The Queen of Spades” is enjoying a rest week following her submission victory at Invicta FC 3.
Baszler has been fighting for nearly a decade, but unlike other veterans who have struggled in recent years, she remains at the top of her game thanks to a unique skill set and a brilliant analytical mind. Baszler now has her sights set on avenging a recent loss and capturing Invicta FC gold early next year.
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On Saturday night, newly-crowned Invicta FC atomweight champ Jessica Penne was beaming backstage at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The 29-year-old’s six-year journey to the top had culminated with a slick submission victory over Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama at Invicta FC 3.
Penne admits to feeling a sense of relief after finally achieving her goal of becoming a world champion and the number one fighter in her division, but she knows that this is only the beginning. As the reigning titleholder, Penne now has a big target on her back, but she wouldn’t have it any other way.
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A total of five fighters received bonuses for their performances on Saturday night at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 in Kansas City, Kansas. Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson and Lacey “The Ladie” Schuckman each pocketed an extra $1500 for their spirited Fight of the Night bout.
Unbeaten Scottish standout Joanne Calderwood earned an additional $1000 for her first-round Knockout of the Night over Ashley “Smashley” Cummins. The $1000 Submission of the Night honour was split between bantamweight prospect Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke and Stephanie “Macaquinha” Frausto.
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Invicta Fighting Championships staged a successful third event tonight at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. In the night’s main event, Jessica Penne prevailed over Jewels titleholder Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama to become the inaugural Invicta FC Atomweight Champion at 105 pounds.
Grappling specialist Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler picked up her first Invicta FC win tonight by submitting rising bantamweight star Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio in the co-main event, and Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith stopped Kaitlin Young in a much-anticipated rematch from April.
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