Picking up another impressive first-round victory, Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson stopped Japanese veteran Masako Yoshida in the first round of their fight tonight at Crowbar MMA: “Spring Brawl.” The win was Waterson’s second in a row since a loss to former SNMMA champ Elena “Babydoll” Reid just over one year ago.
Waterson, who recently dropped down in weight from 115 pounds, handed Yoshida just the second TKO loss of her 38-fight career. Waterson has now won five of her last six fights, with all coming by stoppage.
Keeping her undefeated record intact, rising featherweight prospect Shana “Rock Solid” Olsen picked up a hard-fought decision over women’s MMA pioneer Yoko Takahashi tonight. The back-and-forth bout was featured as part of an excellent Cage Fighting Xtreme: “Mayhem In Minneapolis” card.
World Extreme Cagefighting held its first major pay-per-view event tonight with WEC 48: “Aldo vs Faber” at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The stacked card was headlined by a WEC Featherweight Championship bout between Jose Aldo and “The California Kid” Urijah Faber.
The UFC’s first card in Boston, Massachusetts could feature a blockbuster light heavyweight bout. Fighters Only Magazine first reported today that a fight pitting legends Randy “The Natural” Couture and James “Lights Out” Toney is in the works for UFC 118 on August 28th.
A lightweight title eliminator between Kenny “KenFlo” Florian and Gray “The Bully” Maynard has been signed for the main card of UFC 118 in Boston, Massachusetts. Florian, a Boston native, confirmed that the bout was set during an episode of MMA Live this evening.
A lightweight bout between final PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori “Fireball Kid” Gomi and former UFC title challenger Joe “Daddy” Stevenson is reportedly in the works for UFC On Versus 2 in August. Heavy.com first reported on the fight today, which remains in the early stages of planning.
Just over two months after he was cut from the UFC, Canadian heavyweight Tim “The Thrashing Machine” Hague has re-signed with the promotion. He will replace Chad Corvin in a bout with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran at UFC 113 in Montréal. MMAjunkie.com first reported on the change today.
As a 13-year veteran of the sport, Yoko Takahashi is one of the most experienced fighters in mixed martial arts. She is one of only two women to ever take current Strikeforce champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos to a decision and returns to the United States on April 24th when she faces Shana Olsen.