Tonight’s Strikeforce Challengers show (11 p.m. ET, Showtime) features Sarah Kaufman (10-0) vs. Takayo Hashi (13-1). The two will battle it out to determine Strikeforce’s first 135-pound women’s champion.
| Name | Sarah Kaufman |
| Record | 10 – 0 – 0 (Win – Loss – Draw) |
| Wins | 8 (T)KOs ( 80 %) 2 Decisions ( 20 %) |
| Association | Zugec Ultimate Martial Arts |
| Height | 5’5″ (166cm) |
| Weight | 135lbs (62kg) |
| Birth Date | 1985-09-20 |
| City | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Name | Takayo Hashi |
| Record | 12 – 1 – 0 (Win – Loss – Draw) |
| Wins | 4 Submissions ( 33.33 %) 8 Decisions ( 66.67 %) |
| Losses | 1 Submissions ( 100 %) |
| Association | Wajutsu Keishukai Tokyo |
| Weight | 140lbs (64kg) |
| City | Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
Q: This was supposed to happen in November. How come it was delayed until now?
Kaufman: I think the main reason it got delayed was in order to establish that it could be a title fight and just get it organized enough to make it a title fight.
They kind of decided toward the beginning of October that we were going to have this fight, and I just don’t think they had enough time to really figure out the division and what they were going to be doing with it.