A 135-pound women’s bout between tough veteran Julie “Fireball” Kedzie and unbeaten prospect Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio will now take place at Jackson’s MMA Series 3 on December 18th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The fight, which was originally set to take place in September, was added to the card earlier this month and will serve as the co-main event.
Kedzie was forced to withdraw from the September matchup in order to take part in the filming of the Ultimate Women Challenge reality show, and will now return to action for just the second time in the last 17 months.
DaMMAge Fight League held its first event tonight with “The Big Bang” at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The solid debut card was co-headlined by a lightweight bout between Ring of Combat veterans Chris “The Story” Liguori and John “Greco” Salgado.
Two-time All-American wrestler and Bellator veteran Carla Esparza has stepped in to face unbeaten prospect Nina Ansaroff at Crowbar MMA: “Winter Brawl” on December 10th. Esparza replaces Patti Lee, who had previously been scheduled to square off with Ansaroff on the card.
UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo Jr. will have to wait a little longer to make the first defence of his new UFC title. The Brazilian phenom has been forced out of his January 1, 2011 bout with Josh “The Fluke” Grispi at UFC 125 due to what is reportedly compacted vertebrae in his spine.
On Friday night, submission ace Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler picked up her 14th career victory and second championship of 2010 when she stopped Elaina “Beef” Maxwell. The featured 140-pound title bout was part of The Cage Inc.’s “Battle At The Border 7” in North Dakota.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the famed Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan tonight for UFC 123: “Rampage vs Machida.” The main event featured a light heavyweight bout between former champs Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida.
Strikeforce made its way to the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi tonight for Strikeforce Challengers 12. The card was headlined by a lightweight bout between former Shooto champ Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro and American Kickboxing Academy’s Justin “The Silverback” Wilcox.
Sengoku Raiden Championship has booked the first of what could be as many as five women’s bouts for their year-end “Way of Soul” event on December 30th. Kickboxing champions Erika Kamimura and Chiharu will square off in a bout that both fighters hope will use full Muay Thai rules.