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Well since Friday’s win at Strikeforce’s CS 6 Sarah Kaufman is now looking forward to either some time off or she could be getting ready for her next match.
We all believe that Roxanne Modafferi is moving up in Unified Rankings to the #2 spot since Hashi lost to Kaufman and by tonight’s twitter by Roxy you will see that she is finding ways to prepare for Sarah Kaufman if she gets the call…from Roxy’s Twitter “Roxyfighter I can’t walk through the gym door without thinking bout how to train for Sarah Kaufman.@_@ I don’t even know if or when I’ll be fighting her”
MarQ our MMA analyst for women’s MMA believes that Roxy should get her shot before the 135lb tournament that strikeforce wants to put on sometime in the future, we don’t know that date but I am sure we will know soon.
Looking back at Roxy I believe she should get the next shot no matter what happens, but going through a tournament as this point would not be a good choice, I believe that the tournament should be for up and coming fighters to get their chance at a strikeforce contract. Usually it does not go like we want but sometimes they do listen to us in some sort of way and since MarQ has predicted some of the moves that Strikeforce has done which at least they are reading some of the stuff online or by chance we are getting things right in their thought processes.
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Tonight Sarah Kaufman brings home another gold medal in way of title belt for Canada and she did with power. Sarah Kaufman fighting against a tough competitor Takayo Hashi jabbed her way to the title of the welterweight 135lb division and did it with style. We usually see Sarah with a good ground and pound game especially from other fighters but the last three fights that Sarah has fought have gone the distance and tonight was no different.
Sarah dominating the fight from the beginning with jabs and some great right hands to the head of Hashi proved to make the fight a lot more interesting than what we are used to seeing in Kaufman. During her post fight interview Kaufman goes on to say that she apologizes for the way the fight went and said that this was the only way the fight could go. Hashi tried in the later rounds to take down Kaufman but as usual she always has the perfect defense for the take down in her sprawling technique.
Kaufman needed 5 rounds to win the title which show to be a little unusual since Sarah has 8KO’s in previous and like I said earlier she went the distance in the last three. Kaufman was ecstatic to put the belt and is ready to take on any challenger that is coming her way. According to Strikeforce there is going to be a 135lb tournament in which the winner will have a chance at the belt that Sarah Kaufman has now.
Now what does Sarah do, well as many of us in the FeMMA world we like to think that Sarah’s first title defense is going to be against number 3 ranked Roxanne Modafferi coming off her last win against Molly Helsel, Roxy looks to be in the next sport to fight Sarah and this will make Roxy a little more comfortable in the division she is supposed to be in. We do have to remember that Roxy fought Marloes Coenen and really had to gain weight for that fight and even though she lost Roxy showed so much courage for even taking the fight.
So what’s next for Sarah, I am sure she is going to head out to a nice restaurant and eat a good meal then head back to Canada for more training to defend her title in the coming months.
For more on who Sarah Kaufman you can always check out MySportsGeeks for all the latest details and news on women’s pro sports anytime.
STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS 6: FEBRUARY 26, 2010 ON SHOWTIME
venue: The Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California
Main Bouts (On Showtime):
-Sarah Kaufman def. Takayo Hashi by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45), R5
Takayo Hashi loses to Sarah Kaufman by unanimous decision in the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship tonight. Takayo was very emotional after the fight when looking at the camera it seemed that Takayo was really wanting to win this fight especially coming all the way from Japan. She wanted to show that women from Japan are just as good as the fighters in any part of the world.
Watching the fight Takayo was trying to stand up to Sarah and it was not what Takayo wanted but had to do something different which I think Takayo was watching video of Sarah other matches showing that Sarah has a perfect defense for take down moves. Every time Takayo wanted to go to the ground Sarah countered with a perfect sprawl and Takayo was dumbfounded on that move since she could not find a way to get Sarah on the ground.
Talking to our MMA expert MarQ-News Editor from fightergirls.com he said “That it looks like Takayo wanted to tire out Sarah” he goes on to say that the strategy did not work well for Takayo.
This fight was not the fastest in most women’s mma fights so it did go the distance and Takayo did her best to make the fight go to the ground which is Takayo specialty. She did a great job on hanging in there with Kaufman throwing some devastating jabs and right hand punches. It looked like that Takayo did everything right but for some reason she just couldn’t get Kaufman to the ground at all.
Congrats to Takayo from coming all the way from Japan and fighting the number 1 ranked fighter in the 135lb division. She did all she could do to win the fight but just could not do her game like she wanted.
While watching an interview with Strikeforce’s Herschel Walker on CS6, It was something that I could not believe that happened, Herschel during the interview, “I think MMA is the toughest sport and these MEN are courageous for getting in the ring and hanging in there”
OMG come on! the main event is a women’s bout and it seems that he said that they men are the only ones there, that is not really what women’s mma want for one of their fighters to say that its just a man’s game but needs to show that there are female fighters there fighting just as hard as the men.
I know it might not mean nothing, but come on again the Main Event is a women’s bout!
SportsGeeks
Today is the day for the 135lb welterweight title for Strikeforce and this fight is going to be a good one. Strikeforce announced a few days that this fight was moved up to the main event of the show. This will be the 3rd time in history that a women’s bout was made into a main event and this event is going to have many women fighter that are in the 135lb division watching like a hawk.
There are many fighters in the 135lb division in which me and MarQ believe right now is stacked, since some fighters choose to leave the 145lb division to fight in the lower weights and plus many want to take a crack at the #1 P4P Sarah Kaufman in the coming future.
Yesterday Kaufman and Hashi weighed in at respective weights of 132(Hashi) 133.8(Kaufman) well below the 135 limit which is actually surprising but not uncommon, both fighters I am sure are heading over the eatery and pigging out a little and drinking pedialite like most women fighters do after weigh-ins.
Well in a about a few hours both fighters will be heading to the forum to get in their rituals before the fights and I am sure both fighters are nervous but ready to fight like they have never done before. Strikeforce made a great decision making this fight a main event. These fighters have been waiting for an opportunity to fight for a title especially one that will be televised with many eyes watching from around the world and even in Canada.
I will be live blogging the event tonight in our forum over at BackStage Radio Lounge.
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Rammy
When Sarah Kaufman and Takayo Hashi step into the cage at Friday night’s Strikeforce Challengers card on Showtime, it will mark the second time that Strikeforce has given the main event to the ladies on a card otherwise made up of male fighters.
The first time — Gina Carano vs. Cris Cyborg in August — it felt like a big deal. This time it just feels like the logical fit, as the Kaufman vs. Hashi 135-pound title fight is the best bout on the card. And in a strange way, the fact that Kaufman vs. Hashi isn’t such a big deal might be a sign that women’s MMA has moved from novelty to widely accepted athletic competition.
"Showtime has been a great platform for the females to be exposed, and they’ve proven that they’re great athletes," said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker. "Good female fighters are out there. Are there more men? Of course. There are more male fighters than female fighters. But there are great female fighters out there that no one knows about and the platform that Showtime and CBS provide will expose them to a large audience."
The Ultimate Fighting Championship doesn’t promote female fights, and that has opened the door to Strikeforce becoming the industry leader for women’s MMA. Coker said it hasn’t always been easy to find high-quality female fighters, but that he believes his promotion is building quality women’s divisions at 135 and 145 pounds.
Toward that end, Strikeforce will launch eight-woman tournaments in those two weight classes this summer, with the winners getting title shots. Prior to that, Kaufman vs. Hashi will determine the Strikeforce 135-pound champion, and 145-pound champion Cris Cyborg will face Erin Toughill.
"We’re going to scour the earth for our tournaments, and the winners will be able to challenge the champions in our 135 and 145-pound weight divisions," Coker said. "Then we’re also going to start a 125-pound weight division."
The 125-pound division may include Tara LaRosa, considered by many to be America’s best female fighter.
"The reason we didn’t have a deal with Tara LaRosa is that we weren’t doing fights at 125 pounds," Coker said. "We’ve been focusing on the 135s and the 145s. When we do 125s, we’d be interested in Tara LaRosa."
For now, Strikeforce has one outstanding female champion in Cyborg, and will add another worthy title holder on Friday night.
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Join us live for live interviews with some of the best professional female mma fighters in the world along with some of the best professional women tackle football players. Within the past year we have interview LaTasha Marzolla, Debi Purcell and many other professional fighters.
Tara LaRosa Sarah Kaufman: Q: Is there any one person you would most like a chance to fight?
A: There really are quite a few talented 135er’s, but since Takayo Hashi is number 2 under me, I should fight her next. If Tara Larosa ever decides to make her way back up to 135, I think I should be her first fight, though 
LMAO! I miss ya girl! Are you going to that Gfight thing this year? I haven’t decided yet, I wanted to see what everyone else is doing. Oh and…uhhhh, be careful what you wish for there, pale warrior!
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Date / Time: 1/26/2010 3:00 PM
Join Rammy and MarQ-News Editor from fightergirls.com as we interview Sarah on the upcoming FCF Tournament and what is in store for her career.
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Erin Toughill Melanson Why is women’s MMA so "in" and "mainstream", but no one wants to step up and fight each other?? I hear all these Fem "fighters" say they’ll be such "great additions" to Strikeforce or they feel they are ready to fight "bigger names", but when they get asked? They’re either "BUSY" or "HURT"? WTF? Great way to keep women’s MMA rolling. Tired of the SH*T.
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wooot omg look at that food, now I am so hungry, hehe congrats on your win!! wooohoo you rock
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Look I got my red Robbin yumm
Again great fight Stephanie you are on your way to be the best in your division!
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