Two of MMA’s top 135-pound female fighters will collide in a five-round title fight at Jackson’s MMA Series 4 on April 9th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2007 HOOKnSHOOT Women’s Grand Prix Champion Kaitlin Young will face well-rounded veteran Julie “Fireball” Kedzie in a featured bout on the card.
Both fighters recently took part in the ill-fated Ultimate Women Challenge reality show competition last year, though results from the fights that took place during filming have yet to be released. The bout between Young and Kedzie will determine the first Jackson’s MMA Series Women’s Champion.
In five days, Cage Warriors champion and top UK talent Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton will compete in her home country of England for the first time in over five years when she headlines Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 40 in North London. Sexton will face Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi.
A second women’s bout is in the works for Crowbar MMA: “Spring Brawl 2” on April 29th in Fargo, North Dakota. Shana “Rock Solid” Olsen and fellow Strikeforce veteran Elaina “Beef” Maxwell have verbally agreed to square off in a 145-pound matchup on the card. Bout agreements are not yet signed.
An injury in training has forced former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz out of a main event bout with Antonio Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 24 on March 26th. Nogueira will remain on the card and is now slated to face unbeaten prospect Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis.
Two featured matchups have been added to the upcoming UFC 130 card on May 28th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will take on Matt “The Hammer” Hamill, while Thiago “Pitbull” Alves squares off with Ricky “The Horror” Story.
After a solid card last Saturday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Strikeforce came to the Cedar Park Center near Austin, Texas tonight for Strikeforce Challengers 14. The event was headlined by an incredible lightweight battle between Pat “Bam Bam” Healy and Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm.
Tachi Palace Fights returned tonight with their eighth event, “All or Nothing,” at the Tachi Palace Resort and Casino in Lemoore, California. The card was headlined by a TPF Middleweight Championship bout between champion Leopoldo Serao and experienced UFC veteran David “The Crow” Loiseau.
Rising female star and Bellator tournament veteran Jessica “Jag” Aguilar has found an opponent for her upcoming fight at G-Force Fights: “Bad Blood 5” on February 26th in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Aguilar will battle England’s Simona Soukupova, who has yet to taste defeat in her pro career.