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![]() WORLD NUMBER ONE FEMALE BOXER SWITCHING TO MMA
By Martial News Reporter HOLLY
Holm - the world number one boxer - is switching over to MMA full time. The
American fighter has decided to hang up her boxing gloves in effort to
focus on
her MMA career. Her
last time in the ring will be her fight against McGee on May 11th. Holly
made the decision following the decision of the UFC to create a female
division
which saw Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche make MMA history in February. The
31-year-old fighter said: "I sleep good at night knowing that I've
challenged myself over my career rather than just take what's supposed
to be
easy "I
feel like my passion's just going to MMA." Holly,
who trains at Jackson Mixed Martial arts, Albuquerque, has a 32-2-3
boxing
record and is a three division world champion 18 times. "Since
I first started fighting, it became my passion," Holm said. "I
decided a long time ago, after quitting school to fight, that I would
box as
long as my heart was in it. One of my biggest and controversial fights
was
against Christy Martin "Then,
it was Mary Jo Sanders. There's always a champion. This is my own
journey.
Every one of my fights have helped me to believe in myself." +++MARCH
EDITION+++
ASIAN GAMES WUSHU GOLD MEDALIST SWITCHES TO MMA By Sean O'Connor A FORMER Asian Games Wushu gold medalist has moved over to fighting in Mixed Martial Arts. Rene Catalan won a gold medal at the South East Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines, in 2005. Now he has switched over to MMA and while enter the cage on April 5th when he competes in the ONE Fighting Championships: Kings and Champions. The event is being held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore. He is facing BJJ exponent Alex "Little Rock" Silva in a flyweight bout. Catalan
said: "ONE FC
is the largest mixed
martial arts promotion in Asia. I have fought in Wushu world
competitions, SEA
Games and Asian Games but my fight on April 5th will be the
most-watched
competition in my life. "I embrace the opportunity and I’m confident I will have my hand raised at the end of the fight." He is being joined by fellow Filipino Kevin Belington who is fighting Thanh Vu of Vietnam in a bantamweight clash. +++FEBRUARY
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MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF MMA FIGHTER![]() By Martial News ReporterA MAN has been arrested for the murder of
an MMA fighter. James
Rajbhandari, 26, was arrested by police for the killing of Wyatt Lewis
who was
stabbed to death. UFC
fighter Nick "The Promise" Ring told local media: "In the year
2000, it was almost unheard of that people were doing MMA, and Wyatt
was one of
the original crew doing this," said . "Even
though we lost touch over the years, I always considered him a close
friend." |
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