Fighters appearing on the Feb. 15 Smackgirl show appeared at a signing ceremony at a restaurant in Tokyo. Smackgirl Open Weight Champ Megumi Yabushita & US fighter Debi Purcell were both interviewed by Sportsnavi.
Megumi Yabushita said it's been a long time since she won the Open Weight Title but she is looking forward to her first title defense against Amanda Buckner. She says she is very happy to be back under Smackgirl rules after a tough jiu jitsu rules loss to Keiko Hattori a couple of weeks ago. She wasn't familiar with that style of match and she wants to show her strength under SGS rules. Amanda Buckner has been to Japan once previously and Megumi says she is familiar with her style. Yabushita says she has been working on improving her judo throw technique and submission holds. She is hoping for an exciting match and is confident of victory.
Veteran US fighter Debi Purcell will finally make her long awaited Japanese debut. She was supposed to appear on the World Remix Tournament in November 2004 but had to cancel due to injury. Her opponent will be Hitomi Akano. Purcell is considered a leader in the US womens MMA scene. Japanese fans have wanted to see her since her appearance at King Of The Cage. Debi says she is very excited to make her long overdue Japanese debut. She has watched tapes of her opponent Akano and says she moves fast and is a very good fighter. Of course Debi wants to win and she wants to win by KO.
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