Jessy Jess Strikes Gold in Australia
photo by MVP
“Women’s MMA Today” gets you caught up on the week that was and the week that will be in women’s MMA.
–Quick Results–
February 7 – Julia Jones (1-0) defeats Jenny Silverio (0-1) via Unanimous Decision at Fight Time 18
February 8 – Rebecca Heintzman (2-0) defeats Rachel Sazoff (0-2) via Split Decision at CFFC 31
February 8 – Jessy Jess (3-1) defeats Zoie Shreiweis (1-1) via RNC in round 1 at UCU 2
February 8 – Claudia Rey (3-0) defeats Kessiny Mara (0-1) via TKO in round 1 at NCF 19
February 8 – Polyana Viana (2-0) defeats Mirelle Oliveira (0-1) via Armbar in round 2 at Piauí Fight Gladiators 2
February 8 – CageSport 29
Reagan Benedetti (1-0) defeats Cheryl Chan (0-3) via Arm Triangle Choke in round 2
Katie Howard (1-0) defeats Miriam Cardoso (0-1) via Unanimous Decision
February 8 – XFC International 1: Brazil
Silvana Gomez Juarez (3-0) defeats Bianca Daimoni (3-1) via Armbar in round 3
Mayerlin Rivas (1-0) defeats Daiana Torquato (1-2) via Unanimous Decision
–Upcoming Bouts–
February 15 – Christina “Creepy” Tatnell (3-1) looks for her third consecutive victory against late replacement Helen “Hellraiser” Malone (2-0) at Valor 7 in Australia.
February 15 – Top flyweight prospects Amanda “Bobby” Cooper (0-0) and Brittney “Too Smooth” Dugas (0-0) face-off in their highly anticipated pro debuts at KOTC: “Unrestricted” in Walker, Minnesota.
February 15 – On the main card at Cage Warriors 64 in London, England, former multi-time Muay Thai world champion Amanda Kelly (1-0) takes on Laura “HotHead” Howarth (1-0) in bantamweight action, while Kirsty Davis (0-0) and Veera Nykanen (0-0) meet in their strawweight debut on the undercard. Preliminary action streams live on the Cage Warriors Facebook page followed by the main card streaming live at MMAjunkie.
February 16 – At Deep Jewels 3 in Japan, Mizuki Inoue (7-1) faces Emi Tomimatsu (6-7) in the finals for the Lightweight (115-pounds) Championship belt vacated by Ayaka Hamasaki due to injury. Also on the card:
Shizuka Sugiyama (10-3-1) vs Mizuho Sato (6-5-1)
Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama (9-3) vs Satomi “Sarami” Takano (3-2)
Masako Yoshida (17-19-5) vs Miyoko Kusaka (4-7-1)
Yuko “Amiba” Oya (6-3) vs Mamiko Mizoguchi (2-5-2)
Sachiko Fujimori (2-0) vs Shiori Hori (0-0)
Rankings info supplied by the Unified Women’s MMA Rankings.
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