Gaff Upsets The Bash Olympic Medalist Makes Pro MMA Debut Plus More MMA News

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Gaff Takes out Daly Courtesy MMAMail.com

There is a new 125 pounder making waves in Europe.

“The German Tank” Sheila Gaff defeated #5 ranked 125 pounder Ash “The Bash” Daly over the weekend at Cage Warriors 41 in London. Gaff landed her heavy artillery, including knees and punches right off the bat, with Daly answering as hard as she could. Gaff’s power overwhelmed Daly, and the referee stopped the contest at 1:34 in the first round. This is Daly’s first ever tko loss, and her second loss overall. Gaff improves her record to 9-4-1.


Also in Europe this weekend, Romy Ruyssen improved to 4-1 by defeating Myriem el Banouti via armbar in round 1 at MMA OFC 02 in Colfontaine, Belgium.

Finally, Patricia Vidonic got an armbar submission on her opponent Kyane Hamptonat 1:41 of round 2 at Ultimate Showdown: Sidney Slam 5 in Montana.

Tuff-n-uff & URC champ Taylor Stratford

Double MMA amateur champ Taylor Stratford has two title defenses scheduled for the next two months. She’ll be defending her Tuff-n-uff 145 pound title against 3-0 Erika Newsome on May 27th in Vegas, and defending her Ultimate Reno Combat title verses Autumn Richardson in June. Tuff-n-uff will be streamed live on GoFightLive.tv for $10.

AAMMA Champ Jessamyn Duke

Amateur champion Jessamyn Duke also has a title match coming up. She will face Crystal Bentley for the AAMMA title May 7^th in Florence, KY. The match will be streamed live on Go Fight Live for $10.

Shana Olsen (left) & Elaina Maxwell (right) face off in Fargo

Two ranked fighters are set to duke it out in separate matches this week.

At Crowbar MMA in Fargo, ND, #7 ranked 145 pounder Shana Olsen (4-1) faces against Elaina Maxwell (4-4). Olsen is coming out her first career loss at the hands of Julia Budd via a second round TKO, while Maxwell will also be looking to rebound from a loss via a first round submission to Shayna Baszler.

Also on the card, #8 ranked 125 pounder Barb Honchak (3-1) takes on hard hitting Nina Ansaroff (1-1). Honchak will be looking for the hat-trick in 2011, having all ready defeated Felice Herrig in January and Amber McAvoy in March. In her last outing, Ansaroff loss via split decision to #7 ranked Carla Esparza at Winter Brawl in December.

The event will be streamed LIVE for $10 at http://www.gfl.tv/

Olympic Medalist Sara McMann

Making her pro MMA debut this weekend will be Olympic Silver medalist in wrestling Sara McMann. She will be facing Mariah Johnson at Extreme Challenge in Bettendorf, IA. McMann went 3-0 in her amateur career and has been signed to Strikeforce. Johnson is looking for her first win in the pro ranks.

In the only other pro match this week:

Lina Eklund faces Kristina Talvosaite at Superior Challenge 7: Rise of the Champions in Stockholm, Sweden.

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