Kristi “Violencia” Lopez took a step towards Tuff-N-Uff women’s flyweight title contention with a victory tonight at Tuff-N-Uff: “Mayhem In Mesquite 2” in Mesquite, Nevada. Lopez defeated veteran opponent Kari Lichtenwalner by Split Decision in a featured main card matchup on the all-amateur card.
Lopez pressed the action throughout with punches and maintained an edge in the clinches against the cage. She caught a kick from Lichtenwalner and threatened with a rear-naked choke in the third and final final round, and her offence proved to be enough to take the victory on the judges’ scorecards.
Three of the top female prospects in Texas earned decision victories in their home state tonight. Amber “The Apex Predator” Stautzenberger picked up her second straight win by defeating newcomer Ashley Allen in a featured strawweight matchup at Xtreme Knockout 18 in the city of Arlington.
Kentucky native Gina “Jellybean” Begley earned her third submission win tonight in a featured bout at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 7 in Broomfield, Colorado. Begley handed Sparta Combat League champ Shannon “Sinn” Culpepper her first career defeat via second-round guillotine choke.
I, for my part, received some great news today and solved a big problem of mine that hindered me in the past. What I mean is the visa problem that I have had. As some of you know, I was scheduled to fight at Invicta FC 2, but some visa issues stopped me. Even if it wasn’t my fault that time, this time we did everything according to plan and everything worked out perfectly.
A strawweight matchup between Joanne Calderwood and fellow Invicta FC veteran “Slick” Sally Krumdiack has been added to Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 53 on April 13th in Glasgow, Scotland. Cage Warriors officials announced plans for the 115-pound main card fight earlier today.
Despite a late opponent change, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos will still compete at Invicta Fighting Championships 5 on April 5th in Kansas City, Missouri. The former Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion is now scheduled to face off against Australian grappler Fiona Muxlow on the main card.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Ediane “India” Gomes has suffered an injury in training and is out of her Invicta Fighting Championships 5 bout against former Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. The fight had been set for April 5th in Kansas City, Missouri.
Strikeforce veteran Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes has sustained an arm injury and is out of her Invicta Fighting Championships 5 bout on April 5th in Kansas City, Missouri. In Nunes’s place, unbeaten prospect Lauren Taylor has stepped in to face Kaitlin Young in a bantamweight matchup.