VALKYRIE has added two more matches to their Nov. 8 debut at Differ Ariake. The great news for fans in North America is that Roxanne Modafferi will be on the show. Of course Roxy is a US fighter living and training in Japan. She recently signed with the AFL but her Nov. 8 fight in Chicago against Tara LaRosa was cancelled because those idiots don't have two nickels to rub together. So Roxy was very depressed. She trains at the WK dojo and spoke to VALKYRIE producer Yasuko Mogi. I even wrote VALKYRIE suggesting that putting Roxy on the show would be a very popular move with fans here. And that's what they've done. Of course Roxy's record is 12-4 and her most recent fight was a win over Vanessa Porto at the Apr. 3 FFF show. Her opponent is Chisa Yonezawa. She was the 1999 All Japan Karate champ but this will be her MMA debut. The fight will be fought under Novice rules with two three minute rounds. I hope Roxy is in better spirits now.
The other match is a Welterweight match with two tough fighters so it should be really good. It will be WINDY Tomomi vs Emi Fujino (pictured). Tomomi is a veteran kickboxer and she trains at Pancrase. Her record is 11-8. She has tremendous power and is capable of overpowering her opponent but she's a little suspect on the ground. Her most recent fight was a KO win over J-Girls kickboxer Azuma on the Apr. 26 Smackgirl show. Many fans will recall when Rosi Sexton broke Tomomi's ankle on a Bodog show a couple of years ago. Fujino trains at WK and her record is 8-1. She suffered her first loss to Megumi Yabushita on the July 21 GCM show. It should be interesting to see if Fujino can handle Tomomi's power. It could be over quickly but Fujino may have the edge if it goes the distance.
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