North American Allied Fight Series champ Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly will defend her newly-won 125-pound women’s title in the main event of NAAFS: “Eve Of Destruction 2” on November 19th in Medina, Ohio. The promotion announced Daly’s participation on the all-female card earlier today.
Daly won the title on June 4th by submitting the previously unbeaten Jessica “Evil” Eye in the second round at NAAFS: “Fight Night In The Flats 7.” She had been scheduled to face Roxanne Modafferi for BlackEye Promotions on October 1st, but that fight is now off due to Daly’s obligations to NAAFS.
The quarterfinal matchups for the 2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup have now been announced. This year’s field includes familiar faces and newcomers, and over half of the participants are also active mixed martial artists. The event will take place on August 19th at Shibuya-Ax in Tokyo, Japan.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania tonight for UFC 133: “Evans vs Ortiz 2.” The event was headlined by a rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz, who first faced off in 2007.
On July 30th, Dutch standout Marloes Coenen suffered the first submission defeat of her storied mixed martial arts career. A mere four days later, the former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion received notice that her tenure with Strikeforce had come to an abrupt and shocking end.
Former top contender Mike “Quick” Swick has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 134 bout with Erick “Indio” Silva after tearing the ACL and MCL in his knee during training. The embattled welterweight has been sidelined for 18 months due to illness and injuries, and has dropped back-to-back fights.
Former rivals Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri and Joachim “Hellboy” Hansen will square off for a second time at DREAM.17 on September 24th in Saitama, Japan. Kawajiri will make his featherweight debut in the fight after Hansen, a former DREAM Lightweight Champion, dropped down in weight last year.
Just days after Alistair Overeem was abruptly released from his Strikeforce contract, three of the former champion’s Golden Glory teammates have also been cut. Overeem’s brother, Valentijn, along with UFC fighter John Olav Einemo and ex-Strikeforce champ Marloes Coenen were all released.
The women took centre stage in a busy month of MMA in July, and Miesha “Takedown” Tate capped off the month by winning the Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Championship from veteran Marloes “Rumina” Coenen. Tate takes over the top spot at 135 and cracks the top five pound-for-pound.