Hot Fighter Alert: Sarah McLeod [Photos]
Victory Fighting Championships 35 goes down tomorrow night at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, featuring Abe Wagner, Joe Ellenberger, and a rising women’s MMA prospect named Sarah McLeod. (Thanks to BabesofMMA for the tip.) A native of Vancouver, Sarah has compiled a 3-2-1 record as an amateur, and will be facing New Hampshire-based fighter Heather Lambert (3-0).
Though Sarah started her fight career without any formal training, she has been honing her skills at Mid-America Martial Arts in Omaha since the beginning of the year, and is looking to build on her current two-fight win streak.
Also, and not that this is important or anything, but Sarah McLeod just happens to be a model and bikini competitor in her spare time. She is “always” single, and loves a good mullet. Follow ‘TNT’ on Facebook, and check out some more of her photos above…
Women’s MMA on the Regional Scene
In 2011, before the UFC had a women’s division, regional promotions such as Victory Fighting Championships in the Midwest were where female prospects like Sarah McLeod built their records, often fighting as amateurs while they gained experience.
That changed quickly. Strikeforce’s women’s divisions and the launch of Invicta FC in 2012 gave female fighters a clear path to the top, and the UFC added its first women’s division in 2013. Many of today’s top women started on cards like this one.