SIU grad one of nation's top female fighters
Jill Fickes set to headline Carbondale mixed martial arts event
Jeff Engelhardt
Issue date: 1/31/08
The single stroke of a bell is all Jill Fickes remembers about her first fight.
Fickes was so nervous before the fight she doesn't remember how she beat an opponent with a 50-pound weight advantage, but she does remember the adrenaline rush.
Fickes has chased that rush ever since on her way to becoming a nationally ranked mixed martial artist. The 31-year-old is a Golden Gloves champion, has studied martial arts for the better part of 23 years and has trained with some of the best fighters in the world.
technorati tags:mixed martial arts ,mixed martial art ,mixed martial arts fights ,mixed martial arts fighting ,mixed martial arts news ,female mixed martial arts ,martial arts karate ,martial arts ,martial art ,japanese martial arts ,filipino martial arts ,shaolin martial arts ,chinese martial arts
Friday, February 1, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Kyra Gracie (born May 29th, 1985) (also spelled Kira), is the daughter of Flavia Gracie, and is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Her... -
I haven't done anything on MMA fighter Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc since 2102. Currently she has a 9-9-0 record a... -
Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a martial arts black belt. "When I do anything, I do it one hundred percent," she told us, and that i...
-
This is female MMA fighter Shannon Logan. This five foot six, 130 pound female grappler is trained not only in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, bu... -
Maggie Q, born Margaret Denise Quigley (born May 22, 1979), is an American actress and former fashion model. She initially gained fame in H... -
On April 5th, 2013 at the Ameristar Casino Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri they held Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson. This was notabl... -
The number two ranked Featherweight MMA fighter in the world, Julia "The Jewel" Budd (10-2-0). Julia was born on July 4th, 1983 i... -
Dato' Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng ( born August 6, 1962) is a Malaysian actress and dancer, well known for performing her own stunts in th... -
Name Gina Carano Record 3 - 0 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw) Wins 2 (T)KOs (66.67%) 1 Decisions (33.33%) Weight 140lbs (64kg) Style Kickbox... -
We haven't had a Sarah Ponce update in awhile, so here's one. Yes this lovely woman was the 2003 Ujena Swimwear Model of the Yea...
No comments:
Post a Comment