North American Allied Fight Series champion Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly will defend her 125-pound women’s title against Kelly Warren next month, but the bout takes place later than first planned. Daly and Warren face off at NAAFS: “Night of Champions 2011” on November 23rd in Canton, Ohio.
Daly, who captured the title by defeating Ohio favourite Jessica “Evil” Eye in June, had expected to face Warren at “Eve of Destruction 2” on November 19th, but that card has now been rebooked for December 17th. Daly has won three of her last four fights. Warren is unbeaten in three pro bouts.
Finnish standout Maiju “Mai” Kujala and once-beaten Spanish prospect Karla Benitez will face off at Cage 17: “Northern Storm” on November 5th in Oulu, Finland. The 55kg matchup, which was originally scheduled to take place at Cage 16 earlier this month, was announced by Kujala today.
A women’s bout between MMA veteran Megumi Yabushita and fellow pro wrestler Kyoko Kimura has been added to Pancrase Impressive Tour 11 on November 12th in Tokyo, Japan. The bout was officially announced by the promotion today and will serve as Kimura’s mixed martial arts debut.
Xtreme Fighting Championships returned after a ten-month hiatus tonight at XFC 14: “Resurrection” from the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida. The event was headlined by a 160-pound catchweight bout as former WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie “C-4” Varner squared off against “Ladies Love” Nate Jolly.
Bellator women’s champ Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Gurgel has suffered a significant setback and will be out of action until next year. Gurgel tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee and has been forced to withdraw from a planned bout with Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm at Bellator 57.
An untimely knee injury has forced UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre out of his main event bout with “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit at UFC 137 on October 29th in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC President Dana White announced the news and additional updates today.
Warrior-1 MMA travelled south to the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida tonight for Warrior-1 MMA 7: “Reloaded.” The promotion’s first U.S. card was headlined by a welterweight bout between former UFC contender “The Irish Hand Grenade” Marcus Davis and Chuck “Cold Steel” O’Neil.
Two-time All-American wrestler Carla Esparza will return to action at Xtreme Fighting Championships 15: “Tribute” on December 2nd in Tampa, Florida. The Bellator veteran will battle Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig in a 115-pound matchup. The bout was officially announced by the promotion today.