South Korean star Ga Yeon Song is set to make her professional mixed martial arts debut on August 17th at Road Fighting Championship 17 in Seoul. The 19-year-old striking sensation will compete in a featured 48kg atomweight bout on the card against an opponent to be announced soon.
Dubbed “the most beautiful MMA fighter in the world” by both Road FC and Korean media, Song has already proven that she has fighting skills to back up the hype that surrounds her. The popular kickboxer is unbeaten in her amateur career and hopes to become South Korea’s premier female fighter.
15-year-old “Muay Thai Genius” Saya Ito and reigning J-Girls Mini Flyweight Champion Momi engaged in an action-packed back-and-forth battle on Sunday night at Muaylok 2014: 2nd in Tokyo, Japan. The featured striking matchup ended in a competitive Majority Draw after three close rounds.
Following months of delays, Invicta Fighting Championships has officially announced a date and location for its eighth all-female fight card, which will feature two championship fights. Invicta FC 8 takes place on September 6th at a new venue, the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.
Legacy FC women’s champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm has at last signed a deal to compete for the world’s largest mixed martial arts organisation. The world-renowned former boxing superstar’s UFC signing was announced on Thursday and she may debut as early as this fall.
Undefeated bantamweight star “Alpha” Cat Zingano makes her long-awaited return to the cage on September 27th at UFC 178: “Jones vs Gustafsson 2” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The former number one contender is scheduled to face Amanda “Lioness” Nunes in what will likely serve as a title eliminator.
Five more fights have now been added to next month’s Deep Jewels 5 card in Tokyo, Japan. The event is set to take place on August 9th and features the welterweight (125-pound) debut of top star Shizuka Sugiyama, who faces off against South Korean striker Hyo Kyung Song in a featured bout.
This year’s Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup event will once again include two separate tournaments featuring many of the top female shoot boxers and kickboxers in the world. The 2014 tournaments are set to take place on August 2nd at Yamano Hall in the Yoyogi district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
TUF 18 semi-finalist Sarah “Cheesecake” Moras earned a hard-fought win in her official Octagon debut tonight at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada. Moras outpointed Alexis “Sneaky Zebra” Dufresne, who missed weight by eight pounds for the planned bantamweight bout.