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Written by Yael Grauer
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 Jen Tate (pictured) will take on Kaitlin Young in the opening round of the Freestyle Cage Fighting 135 pound tournament.
FCF Grand Prix Update
According to Robert Sargent at MMARising, Freestyle Cage Fighting has announced the tournament brackets for their 8-woman 135-pound tournament, the opening round of which will take place on January 30th in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The roster is as follows:
AJ Jenkins (16-2) vs. Sarah Schneider (4-3)
Jenkins is on a five-fight winning streak, and none of her fights have gone past the first round. Schneider lost to Sarah Kaufman this past April, but there's no shame in that, and she has notable wins over Julie Kedzie and Kaitlin Young.
Jan Finney (6-7) vs. Liz Carreiro (5-5)
Finney's last two fights were only one week apart and she finished both of her opponents in the first round via knockout. Her weakness in the past has been submission defense. Carreiro has won four out of her five fights by submission, so this is an interesting matchup for sure.
Kaitlin Young (4-3) vs. Jen Tate (5-1)
Katilin and Jen both have tremendous Muay Thai games, but all of Young's wins have come by way of knockout whereas Tate always has some submissions up her sleeve. Will be interesting to see where this fight goes.
Megumi Yabushita (18-15) vs. Shayna Baszler (9-6)
Yabushita fights primarily in Japan, with all but one of her wins coming by submission or decision. Baszler, who lost her last two fights to Sarah Kaufman and Cris "Cyborg" Santos is looking to turn her luck around. She is a tough fighter and good at pulling random submissions out of thin air, so maybe we'll get to see some of that as this fight will most likely go to the ground.
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If you had to miss the Women's Grappling Camp and Kyra Gracie's seminar, as I did, here's another chance to go to a really awesome event. Dates for the Annual Gfight Summit have been announced. It will take place from March 20 to 28th in Evansville, Indiana. The Summit will include an amateur women's show, a grappling competition, seminars, training, networking and fun. Some instructors include Patricia VanderMeer (Judo for MMA), Lana Stefanac (no-gi jiu jitsu), Merritt Warren (boxing and kickboxing), Julie Kedzie with her coach Greg Jackson (MMA), Shayna Baszler (MMA) and Bruce Shepard (BJJ). More details will be posted as they become available.
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Reading Material
This article about Kyra Gracie and the Treatment of Women in BJJ deserves a read
And here's one on women’s wrestling gaining popularity in conservative southern Iraq
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Fight Result
Stephanie Frausto (1-0) defeated Erica Madrid (0-1) via 1st round knockout on Sunday.
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Upcoming Fights
Always ready to face tough opponents, Val Coolbaugh (3-3) will be fighting Miesha Tate (7-2) at FCF 38.
Amber Powell (2-2) is fighting Tammie Schneider (3-8) at 5150/XFL: New Year's Revolution.
Katy Klinefelter and Cassie Roddish will both be making their professional MMA debuts at MCC 24: Reloaded
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