Jessica Bednark collapsed during training and was rushed to the emergancy room yesterday with a bleed to her brain. The doctors preformed emergancy surgery to remove the pressure on her brain. They had to remove a small area of her skull as well. Jessica remains in a medically induced coma right now. She is in ICU and can not have any visitors until Tuesday or Wednesday.
Jessica is a professional female fighter, with a record of 5-2-0 at 135lbs. She was scheduled to fight June 12th against AJ Jenkins and was training when this happened.
I was informed by her camp that she does NOT have medical insurance and depended on her job for her training and bills. We need to come together right now and help Jessica. Her family was extremely grateful that we have posted bulletins, but now as a fighter community, we need to extend a helping hand. Hit your sponsors as well…….
PLEASE SEND ALL DONATIONS and cards to
Derek Gould
15824 Neon St NW
Ramsey MN
55303
Jessica you are a fighter with heart and courage, you will pull out of this. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers please
Sunday, 24 May 2009
Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 May 2009 )
Hey guys! Let’s kill 2 birds with one stone here: “Win a date with Tara to UFC 101!” We just need someone to put up 2 tix! Kirik…?????
UFC 101 will be when… oh, its on Aug 8 . Still have enough time to find Sponsors… Watching UFC with the top female fighter must be fun. but the prize includes Air ticket from Japan to the States?
AIR TICKET ! we can use it for Roxy to let her kick Tara`s A$$ hard!!
So, Non-Stop Punching Robot girl ” Sarah Kaufman” got it, BUT its a ONE-WAY ticket. She can NOt go back anymore. Shayna is waiting, Not only the Queen of Spade, She can not pass Roxy and Amanda to the Top of the moutain where Tara LaRosa is sitting on.
Kaitlin Young the another striker of her Generation will try to stop her. Kailtlin Young who has KOed Tate less than a minute in 2007. Of course Meisha Tate will come back to Stop this unstoppable brizzard.
For English speakers who wants to visit Japan and train Martial Arts, i just found this site named “Juggs vs. Japan” via News blog infiniteMMA which introduce MMA scene in the Southern Hemisphere.
Still most of contents are under construction, but once they add info, it will be a agreat site for Non- Japanese. I rememebre that “Juggs” was the guy who made independent documentary movie about Japanese MMA scene? not sure. Im lazy, i will check my bookmarks later.
This is good move of Strikeforce to makeup last mess. Once bodogFight had built a very tough and serious league of female division at 135 lbs. Amanda, Shayna, Akano, Julie Kedzie, Kelly Kobold and Roxanne Modafferi. All those tough and skilled fighter were gunning at “the Queen” Tara LaRosa. Just b4 the moment of death of bodogFIGHT, New breed Kaitlin Young was added on the list. Another unknown veteran fighter Sarah Schnider`s name was also spreaded for Fighting and winning over Young.
Talents and competition were already there, just they lost the place to show their skills. Why dont major orgs use them for their events? Its often said that “female bout steals the event/show”.
But I think that Kaufman and Tate should be able to relax and take it easy for a while after putting on the exciting fight May 15th. I will gladly face Shayna for them. It’s really no problem at all.
In fact, Shayna chicken winged me in BODOG a few years ago.
I want revenge.
I believe I can win. I don’t want an easy fight…I want a war. Will you go to war with me in the cage, Shayna?
Its also a war between 2 Generations, current top fighters and future queens like Kaufman, Young and Tate. You know what? There are so many tough competitors at ths Class. Tonya Evenger,Takayo Hashi, Molly Helsel, Ginele Marquez, Liz Posener, Jan Finny… the list is looong.