BRACE GIRLS ~ FIGHT CARD ANNOUNCED ~ Aussie MMA

The Australian Brace for War Organisation have released details of the Fight Card for their first  All Women's MMA Event.

MMA in Australia really is on the rise from an already lofty position. With the UFC TUF event: The Smashes showing the quality and depth of local fighters. UFC holding regular shows and of course countless great local MMA organisations.

Brace for War which is fronted by well known and respected Australian MMA figure Kya Pate are a well established organisation and this event is their first all Women's show.

Here's all the details:

BRACE 17 PRESS RELEASE

(SYDNEY 25 SEPTEMBER 2012 8.30am)

BRACE GIRLS FIGHT CARD ANNOUNCED

BRACE CEO Kya Pate today released the full card for the October 27th All Girls MMA fight event scheduled for the Gold Coast. This event is a historic event for Australian Mixed Martial Arts. It is the first time in the country’s history that this type of event is being staged. Women's MMA is still a growing sport and has been overshadowed by men’s MMA globally. It has been no surprise though that WMMA would continue to grow and gain more of the spotlight, especially considering the amount of interest that has been shown in Gina Carano, Rhonda Rousey and Miesha Tate over the last year or so.

Women have been competing on events like BRACE, Bellator, and Strikeforce for a number of years now, but it’s still rare for a full card to be made up completely of women. Events such as Jewels in Japan and Invicta FC in the United States have shown that there is a great deal of interest in WMMA and they have paved the way with full cards of women competing. BRACE known within Australia as one of the major players, being the only Australian event to stage in 7 cities over 4 states and with a heavy 2013 schedule looming, they have certainly played a major role in pioneering the sport "Down Under".

Kya Pate recently interviewed by No Gloves stated the reasons behind a full card of women competing “…girls would train as hard as the guys if not harder and it was very clear to me what this sport meant for their empowerment and enjoyment of life, so I suppose that was the main driving factor". Not only have BRACE decided to host a full card of women they have gathered together 95% of the country’s best calibre female competitors along with two Japanese Jewels stars. Fighters like Fiona Muxlow a great jiu jitsu champion and MMA fighter, Leanne Reid a champion Muay Thai fighter, Bianca Elmir and Australian Boxing Champion, Alex Chambers & Claire Fryer arguably regarded as the best 115's in the country amongst other notable females competing within Australia. BRACE will also feature two Japanese stars with Mika Nagano & Rina Tomita both fighting on the Jewels circuit.

FIGHT CARD

MAIN EVENT

Alex Chambers (AUSTRALIA) vs Mika Nagano (JAPAN)

Claire Fryer (AUSTRALIA) vs Rina Tomita (JAPAN)

Fiona Muxlow (Townsville) vs Leanne Reid (Sydney)

Sarah Morrison (Sydney) vs Bianca Elmir (Canberra)

Linda Nikeller (Gold Coast) vs Rhiannon Thompson (Tasmania)

Tanya Stevens (Tasmania) vs Mae-Lin Leow (Adelaide)

Shauna Carew (Brisbane) vs Gina Cardillo (Coffs Harbour)

Janice Yee (Sydney) vs Emma Rosenberg (Gold Coast)

Natalie Hills (Sydney) vs Sam Manderson (Townsville)

Kerry Barrett (Brisbane) vs Brettlyn Neal (Townsville)

Lana Kate (Melbourne) vs Helen Malone (Toowoomba)

Rebecca Steward (Wodonga) vs Maryanne Mullahy (Melbourne)

Kayla Woodbury (Coffs Harbour) vs Tam Ward (Newcastle)

Lisa Sutton (Toowoomba) vs Belinda Sedgwick (Canberra)

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http://www.southportrsl.com.au/ or by phoning (07) 5552 4200

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