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In breaking news, #3 ranked 145 pounderHiroko Yamanakatook one step closer to getting a match with Strikeforce champion, Cyborg Santos. At the S-Cup event in Japan, Hiroko faced debuting mma fighter and top muay thai fighterSandy Furner, who was substituting for Olympic freestyle wrestling bronze medalist Randi Miller, who had suffered a hand injury during training. Furner would do some effective striking until Hiroko took down the muay thai fighter, securing the choke at 1:45 in the first round.
Strikeforce had stated to MMARising that they would be watching the match carefully, but there was no guarantees that Hiroko would be getting the shot at Santos. Hiroko has been campaigning the past year for a shot at the 145 pound Strikeforce champ.
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Strikeforce Champ Sarah Kaufman
In breaking news, Strikeforce has announced the date and location for Sarah Kaufman's second Strikeforce title defense. Kaufman will face #2 ranked 145 pounder Marloes Coenen in San Jose Oct. 9. This will be the first time Kaufman has been off a Challenger’s card, and the first time Marloes Coenen has ever dropped to 135 pounds.
Coenen’s last match was with tko loss to Strikeforce 145 pound title holder Cyborg Santos back in January. Coenen was expected to have a match for Glory 12 in October, but that card was cancelled. Kaufman’s last match was with Roxanne Modafferi this past July, in which won by TKO. The winner of this match will face Meisha Tate.
No revenge match this time - Zoila Frausto's just out for the win!
Thursday night, Bellator returns to the historic Chicago Theatre for Bellator 25 with a packed fight card of eight scheduled fights that feature three tournament fights and a match up of two top welterweight veterans.
In the Heavyweight division, undefeated Polish sensation Damian Grabowski (13-0) makes his US debut against ground-and-pound specialist Scott Barrett (10-1). (Check out the Bellator Promo video below on Grabowski.)
Also, 2-time NCAA Champion Cole Konrad (4-0) will place his unblemished MMA record on the line against Spanish submission ace Rogent Lloret (9-1-1) in another quarterfinal bout.
You'll find Season 2 welterweight finalist, Dan “the Handler” Hornbuckle (21-3), on this card as well, as he attempts to rebound from his Season 2 finals loss against UFC veteran “Bad” Brad Blackburn (17-11-1).
And while we're very much interested in the men's fights, what we're especially excited about are the WMMA fights. Thursday night, the Women's division offers another quarterfinal tourney fight, featuring undefeated Jessica Pene (7-0), against Zoila "The Warrior Princess" Frausto (7-1, with her only loss being to Miesha Tate ), whose shocking "revenge of the sister" (and clearly the underdog) KO of pre-tournament favorite, Rosi Sexton, at Bellator 23, catapulted her into the minds and hearts of fight fans. (Please see the video of the fight between Sexton and Frausto below.)
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It wasn’t pretty, but #10 ranked Miesha Tate is now second in line for the 135 pound title.
Tate defeated Maiju Kujala and #6 ranked Hitomi Akano to win the inauguralStrikeforceWomen’s 135 pound tournament this past Friday night in Phoenix.
The 2 three minute rounds seemed inadequate for the fighters to really showcase their skills, and go full out to get a win. Bad reffing by the Arizona State Athletic commission and the substitution of the ten second knock by the ten second whistle confused fighters. However, the fighters did their best to showcase their skills, and three more Strikeforce newbies are now in the public eye.
Tate’s semi-final match was tougher than expected, as the now (4-2) Kujala who was able to go for a choke on the bottom, while Tate was trying for a should choke, would be stood up in the first. Tate would dominate round 2 with strikes and takes the match by unanimous decision.
The Art of Talking Trash: (tok-ing) (chr-ash) disparaging, taunting,or boastful comments especially between opponents trying to intimidate each other.
For most of us trash talking began on the playground with the obligatory, "My Dad can beat up your Dad!" Now, talking trash is part of our culture with the popularity of Mixed Martial Arts growing by leaps and bounds. Male or female alike, trash talk can be used as a motivational tool or simply to try and throw an opponent off of their game.
An MMA fighter who should give a class entitled "The Art of Talking Trash" is Chael Sonnen. The Middleweight contender spouted more trash before his UFC middleweight title fight with Anderson Silva than any other fighter before.
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Angela Magana
Angela Maganais out of the Bellator 115 pound tournament due to injury. News broke this past weekend that Magana had broken her foot from training with a larger training partner, and under doctor’s orders, couldn’t compete. Magana will be put in as an alternate if anyone gets injured.
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Picture of Roger Huerta visiting with his mother, Jo Ramirez, in Texas. Ramirez legally adopted him in 2002. (Image courtesy of Danny Turner/SI.)
He's a professional MMA fighter. Now we find out he respects and is a protector of women. My thinking is we have his mother, Jo Ramirez, who lives in Texas, to thank for setting him straight and helping to have an influence on this gentleman. Ramirez legally adopted Huerta in 2002.
According to reports, and a video of a fight scene by TMZ, Roger Huerta, the professional mixed martial artist and former UFC fighter, put the beatdown on a man who knocked a woman down and out with a sucker punch in front of a bar at 2 a.m. last weekend in Austin, Texas. This isn't an easy video to watch, as at the start of the video, you'll see graphic footage is shown of the man knocking the woman down.
According to news reports: "Bystanders immediately attended to the woman, who crumbled to the ground as a result of the strike. Huerta instantly confronted the attacker while shouting, 'You just punched a f---in girl!' As he approached him, the camera glanced away but several seconds later, it focused back on the confrontation as Huerta took his shirt off and sprinted after the attacker who assaulted the woman just moments earlier.
While the fight that took place was blocked by chaos and the crowd of people blocking the view, the female attacker ends up sprawled out on the street lying unconscious as Huerta finalizes his attack. Police eventually arrived at the scene to restore order as the bloody man was picked up off the ground.
No arrests have been as of yet, but Huerta’s manager addressed the video by informing TMZ, 'I have not spoken to Roger yet about this incident, but I can say that it’s in his nature to be very protective of women.'"
All I can say is, bless Huerta's heart - I think what he did, while maybe not the best decision, as who knows if the guy who hit that woman was high or had a weapon, was admirable. I'm sure we'll hear from people saying that fighting is wrong, hitting is not the answer, and all that jazz, but frankly, I don't care. Kudos to Roger Huerta.
Here's the video of Huerta coming to the rescue of the innocent woman.
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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as a future Olympic event!
Okay ladies - be sure to read and sign the online petition: "Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as a future Olympic event" which is hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition service, here: Olympic MMA
I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might agree, too. If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider signing yourself. Thanks!
The Art of Talking Trash: (tok-ing) (chr-ash) disparaging, taunting,or boastful comments especially between opponents trying to intimidate each other.
