The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) announced today the signing of a fight between national women's champion kickboxer Felice Herrig and local fighting sensation Iman Achhal. The 120 pound fight will take place at UWC 5: MAN “O” WAR, which will be held February 21st, 2009 at the George Mason University Patriot Center Arena in Fairfax, VA.
Both women will be making their professional MMA debuts.
Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig is a champion kickboxer with an 18-2-1 record, holding multiple national titles from both the IKF and the W.A.K.O. She trains MMA with UFC legend Matt Hughes, Elite XC World Champ Robbie Lawler, and top MMA wrestling coach Marc Fiore out of H.I.T. Squad in Granite City, Illinois. Herrig is a veteran of Chuck Norris' World Combat League and a winner on the Oxygen Channel's Fight Girls.
Iman “Mannie” Achhal holds an amateur MMA record of 4-0-1. She has fought in CageFest, Operation Octagon and the Barbarian Fight Club. An immigrant who fled Morocco to escape an arranged marriage with a much older man and then endured homelessness before becoming a Fairfax County firefighter. Achhal describes fighting mixed martial-arts as “My American Dream”. Acchal fights as part of Team Royce Gracie out of Capital Jiu-Jitsu, in Northern Virginia.
Women’s MMA is a fast rising phenomenon in the world of sports. Two of the top ten most-viewed fights in the history of mixed martial arts were women’s bouts aired on CBS in 2008, each drawing more than 5 million viewers. Its no secret to the fans that female fighters are skilled and willing to throw down.
The card will be co-headlined by the first ever UWC bantamweight world championship fight featuring Mike “The Hulk” Easton vs Chase “The Rage” Beebe and a light heavyweight battle between Antwain “The Juggernaut” Britt vs Jamal “The Suit” Patterson.
Visit www.uwcmma.com for more info!
Both women will be making their professional MMA debuts.
Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig is a champion kickboxer with an 18-2-1 record, holding multiple national titles from both the IKF and the W.A.K.O. She trains MMA with UFC legend Matt Hughes, Elite XC World Champ Robbie Lawler, and top MMA wrestling coach Marc Fiore out of H.I.T. Squad in Granite City, Illinois. Herrig is a veteran of Chuck Norris' World Combat League and a winner on the Oxygen Channel's Fight Girls.
Iman “Mannie” Achhal holds an amateur MMA record of 4-0-1. She has fought in CageFest, Operation Octagon and the Barbarian Fight Club. An immigrant who fled Morocco to escape an arranged marriage with a much older man and then endured homelessness before becoming a Fairfax County firefighter. Achhal describes fighting mixed martial-arts as “My American Dream”. Acchal fights as part of Team Royce Gracie out of Capital Jiu-Jitsu, in Northern Virginia.
Women’s MMA is a fast rising phenomenon in the world of sports. Two of the top ten most-viewed fights in the history of mixed martial arts were women’s bouts aired on CBS in 2008, each drawing more than 5 million viewers. Its no secret to the fans that female fighters are skilled and willing to throw down.
The card will be co-headlined by the first ever UWC bantamweight world championship fight featuring Mike “The Hulk” Easton vs Chase “The Rage” Beebe and a light heavyweight battle between Antwain “The Juggernaut” Britt vs Jamal “The Suit” Patterson.
Visit www.uwcmma.com for more info!
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