FEMALES TO MAKE THEIR TKO DEBUT

FEMALES TO MAKE THEIR TKO DEBUT: THE START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL

(MONTREAL, CANADA) May 7th, 2007 – TKO Major League MMA is delighted to announce its first ever female mixed martial arts (MMA) bout when SARAH KAUFMAN (4-0-0), fighting out of Victoria, B.C., squares off against VALERIE LETOURNEAU (1-0-0), fighting out of Montreal, QC. MMA has traditionally had a reputation of being a male-dominated, testosterone-driven sport. However, a growing number of women, like Montreal’s own Valerie Letourneau, will paint a different picture for you. “Fighting for TKO is like a dream come true for me! I have wanted to fight for this company for a very long time and I feel ready and very excited for June 1st!”

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http://www.mmaringreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1221&Itemid=47

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MMA: Katrine Alendal

" Take Katrine Alendal. A professional MMA fighter, she spends almost all of her free time training at Fairtex (when she isn’t bartending). She has separate coaches for Muay Thai, Jujitsu, strength training and boxing. She has a trainer, a former heavyweight boxer turned mixed martial artist, but says boxing may be the weakest part of her game. But her punches are crisp and full of power. If someone walks into her right cross, it’s lights out.

Though Alendal lost her first professional fight, she showed a fighter’s heart. Rather than tapping out once her opponent had her in a chokehold and conceding the match (as is customary), she fought on until she finally passed out. Though she could have been seriously hurt, one can’t help but admire her tenacity.

As fighters like Alendal incorporate more boxing into their fight game, they might give boxing its heart back. Viewers like myself won’t need expensive pay-per-view events to see good boxing and watch good fights. "

Full article at:
http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=68e8e74068a2ffb94019b79c24f837ae

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MMA Fighter:Rima Haddad

Rima Haddad
Height: 5' 4"
Preferred Fighting Weight: 118 - 118 lbs
Date of Birth:
Dominant Hand: right
Fighting out of: team Renzo Gracie
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Trainer: Pat Cooligan
Style:Mixed Martial Arts

http://www.tuffgrrlz.com/index.asp?page=competitors&fighter_id=12

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Kickboxing: Brenda Harrison

Brenda Harrison
Nickname: 2sweet
Height: 5' 6"
Preferred Fighting Weight: 117 - 122 lbs
Date of Birth: 9/26/1973
Dominant Hand: right
Fighting out of: Thunder Kickboxing
Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A.
Trainer: Eddie Monger
Style: Kickboxing

More info:
http://www.tuffgrrlz.com/index.asp?page=competitors&fighter_id=13


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Kickboxing/Muay Thai: Jodi Hensel

Jodi Hensel
Height: 5' 7"
Preferred Fighting Weight: 130 - 130 lbs
Dominant Hand: right
Fighting out of: Peterec's Kickboxing & Karate Centre,Victoria, British Columbia Canada
Trainer: Stan Peterec
Style Win :Kickboxing/Muay Thai

http://www.tuffgrrlz.com/index.asp?page=competitors&fighter_id=7

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MMA Fighter: Nicole Hess

Nicole Hess
Height: 5'4"
Preferred Fighting Weight: 120 - 125 lbs
Date of Birth: August 18,1987
Dominant Hand: Right
Fighting out of: Mi-Ki-Do Martial Arts
Alexandria, Virginia U.S.A.
Trainer: Mike Hess
Style: Mixed Martial Arts,Kickboxing/Muay Thai

http://www.tuffgrrlz.com/index.asp?page=competitors&fighter_id=104

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Women Fight Their Way Into Mixed Martial Arts - NAM

Women Fight Their Way Into Mixed Martial Arts - NAM:

"SAN FRANCISCO -- As mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting continues to draw capacity crowds to arenas and sports bars from Tokyo to Las Vegas, many commentators see its appeal in its similarity to street fighting. Legal MMA moves such as 'take downs,' 'choke holds' and 'ground and pound' techniques (where a fighter pins his opponent down and beats him with his fists and elbows) can come across more like barroom brawl strategies than practiced moves and give MMA a reputation as a male-dominated, testosterone-driven sport.

However, a growing number of women fighters like Katrine (pronounced Katrina) Alendal paint a different picture. 'Mixed martial artists are some of the most conditioned athletes in the world,' says the 36-year-old fighter who studies muy-thai kick-boxing, jiujitsu, Western boxing and judo. 'It takes a lot of skill, a lot of training and a lot of conditioning.' She emphatically denies any relationship between MMA and street fighting."