SAN JOSE, Calif. – Despite earning Strikeforce’s first-ever 135-pound
title in the main event of Friday’s “Strikeforce Challengers VI” event
in San Jose, Calif., Canadian Sarah Kaufman was
unable to deliver the type of brutal striking finish that has quickly
become her hallmark.
Nevertheless, after earning all five rounds of a 25-minute affair with
grappling ace Takayo Hashi, Kaufman said she was
happy with the ultimate result.
“I’m really happy with my performance,” Kaufman told MMAjunkie.com following the win. “I really feel like I did
execute my gameplan very well. I wasn’t able to finish the fight, but I
was able to control the fight.”