Female fighter Amanda ‘Lioness Of The Ring’ Nunes (6-1) has reportedly suffered a hairline fracture to her foot, forcing her out of her upcoming 135 lb women’s bout with Julie ‘Fireball’ Kedzie (16-8) at this months Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum event.
MMADiehards.com broke the news on Wednesday morning noting that at that time, no word on a replacement for Nunes had surfaced.
The match between Nunes and Kedzie was one of two female bouts on the Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum card, as fan favorite Gina Carano was set to return against Sarah D’Alelio in a 145 lb bout. The event is scheduled to take place on June 18 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The main card will air on Showtime while the preliminary card is set to air on HDNet, which included the Nunes vs Kedzie bout.
Nunes has fought at both 145 lbs and 135 lbs, debuting with Strikeforce at the bigger weight class in her last fight. She earned a fourteen second knockout against Canadian Julia Budd last January at the Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffedine event. The ‘Lioness of the Ring’ is currently training out of the AMA Fight Club in North Jersey.
This bout was to have been Kedzie’s debut with Strikeforce, but now appears to be in jeopardy unless the promotion can find her a new opponent in less than three weeks. She has rattled off four straight wins, which includes winning the Jackson’s MMA Series Women’s Bantamweight title last April at a Jackson’s MMA Series 4 event.