The Aftermath

So I’m back at home, sitting on my couch – still reeling from last night’s fight and victory. If you didn’t already know: SPOILER ALERT!

I WON BY KO SLAM at 4:45 or Rd 3!!!!!

I never thought I would be saying that…but there it is. I have to sincerely thank Roxanne Modafferi for stepping in and putting on a fight. I would have preferred if she let me punch her more; however,  she was very crafty when it came to tying me up and not letting me break free.  I also wanted to thank Roxanne’s team for coming over and being very gracious in defeat. All my best to Roxanne for a quick healing time.

There really are soooo many people to thank: coach – Adam Zugec, strength coach – Tyler Goodale, Greg Jackson and Julie Kedzie for coming from New Mexico, my ZUMA team (both those present live and in spirit), Clinch Gear, Performance MMA, prettytoughfighter.com, mmafa.com and mmarising.com and of course Strikeforce/Showtime. Without all of your support, I wouldn’t be where I am today!

Thanks for reading and I’ll do a full update once the weekend is over.

// July 24th, 2010 // 11 Comments » // General

Fight Week Day 2-3

So it’s now Friday (fight day) morning and here I am sitting in my hotel. I have to say that Everett doesn’t have many places to get decent food – we’ve been trying to find a decent chicken breast all week and are yet to succeed; however, I did find some pretty good garlic bread after weigh ins last night!

A lot has been going on the past few days. On Wednesday, I woke up first thing and called around to get my hair done. After getting referred to 4 different places, I finally made an appointment for 2pm with a girl named Nicole. I did an interview with someone from the Toronto Canadian press and then Adam and I went in search of breakfast that wasn’t Denny’s…we ended up at Ihop. For the record, if someone in Everett gives you walking directions and says, “just turn left or right on Broadway,” ask how long down that road you have to walk. I think it must have taken us 35 min to walk each way.

We got dropped off at the hair place and while I was doing that and a few interviews (Victoria Times Colonist and setting up a time with Crooklyn from Tapout Radio) Adam went to the mall. I met him there after I was finished (but first I did the 15min walk 3 times as I made it all the way to the mall, forgot something so had to walk back to the salon, and then walked to meet Adam again). We finished off the night with a quick bite to eat, a light training session and then I started my weight cut.

Yesterday was just as busy…interviews for Strikeforce, photo shoot, interview with Croklyn at Tapout Radio and then finished cutting weight. The Washington Commission requires that you get to the weighins REALLY early; therefore, I was on weight by about 3 pm for a 7pm weigh in!

Everything went really well and I ate myself silly last night – I started with some garlic bread and salad and then ordered some pasta with chicken. I’m feeling good this morning and ready to have fun tonight!

// July 23rd, 2010 // 4 Comments » // General

Video Journal from www.mmafighting.com

Video Journal created by E. Casey Leydon and Esther Lin

// July 22nd, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Media

Cookies and Man Parts

…seem to be the 2 things that will get me on a main Strikeforce card…that and learning how to shake my assets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miuv-GiAUok&feature=related

I am currently the Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight Champion…yet I fought for the title on a Challengers Card. Now, I am set to defend said title against Roxanne Modafferi in just a few days – again – on a Challengers Card.

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// July 21st, 2010 // 1 Comment » // General