CAGE WARS MMA STRAWWEIGHT TITLE ON THE LINE

Posted on June 24, 2023 by vmetromultimedia Leave a comment

ERICA VALENTIN vs TATIANA CIRILO-SANTOS
CAGE WARS STRAWWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
JULY 7, 2023 / RIVERS CASINO & RESROT / SCHENECTADY, NY

QUEEN MMA Media

On July 7, 2023 at Cage Wars 59 Erica Valentin will square off against Tatiana Cirilo-Santos for the vacant Cage Wars amateur Strawweight (115 lbs) Championship Title.

ERICA VALENTIN PRIMED FOR CAGE WARS TITLE BOUT

Erica Valentin has battled her way into the top twenty New England and New York women’s amateur MMA pound for pound rankings in less than two years. Valentin made her amateur MMA debut in October of 2021. She trains out of Underdog Mixed Martial Arts in Connecticut and continues to build solid experience having fought under the promotional banners of Cage Titans, AMMO Fight League, Reality Fighting, Dead Serious, Maverick MMA, and Cage Wars. Valentin made her first appearance with the Cage Wars promotion against a game opponent, Kali Zervos back in September of 2022. Valentin charmed the New York crowd and delivered a strong unanimous decision victory.

In November of 2022 Valentin returned to Cage Wars 54 to face Eymie Moreno for the vacant Cage Wars amateur Strawweight Championship Title. Valentin came up short in a hard fought decision loss to Moreno. Despite the setback Valentin bounced back in her very next bout. In December of 2022 she captured the Dead Serious vacant amateur MMA catch-weight (122 lbs) Championship Title with a win over Gabby Marques in another co-main event. Valentin continues to improve step by step with each amateur matchup. She has shown she can throw hard in standup exchanges and can hold her own on the ground. Valentin brings a (3 – 4) amateur MMA record into the cage. The amateur’s is the place to develop experience. It is the place to grow and mature. Valentin’s progress is noticeable and her evolution is becoming more defined with every bout. She is becoming a very dangerous and formidable amateur MMA fighter.

Valentin is heading into the Cage Wars 59 Strawweight Championship fight coming off a disappointing championship title fight loss due to a cut stoppage against a talented up and coming prospect Janii Rosario back in March of this year at Maverick MMA 22. Shortly into the first round of the Rosario bout Valentin received a nasty cut that prompted the stoppage.

“The fight got called off because I got cut bad, but I wasn’t like knocked out or anything like that. I got right back into the gym the next day. Been working on my redemption,” – Erica Valentin

Valentin is happy to be back at Cage Wars. Even though she is out of Connecticut Valentin has come to think of the New York based Cage Wars as being her home.

“I feel alive when I perform in front of Cage Wars at Rivers Casino & Resort. I want to put on the best show that you guys will see from a strawweight contender.” – Erica Valentin

Valentin’s fights always bring energy and excitement. She always shows up for war.

“I feel like it’s a good matchup. She’s 3-2 and I’m 3-4. I just feel like stylistically we are good for each other,” explained Valentin about her upcoming title bout against Tatiana Cirilo-Santos.

When asked if she would like to see the fight be settled via standup or on the ground, Valentine’s reply – “I’m good where ever the fight goes.”

A win over Tatiana Cirilo-Santos would be a big victory for Valentin. It would give her the Cage Wars Strawweight title belt and allow her to gain another step closer to the summit of the northeast amateurs.

TATIANA CIRILO-SANTOS

Tatiana Cirilo-Santos fights out of New York and trains under American Killer Bees. She is ranked among New York’s pound for pound top fifteen women’s amateur MMA fighters. Cirilo-Santos made her amateur MMA debut in December of 2019 with a unanimous decision win against Kelly Knight at Triton Fights 16. She has gone on to produce a (3 – 2) record as an amateur with all three of her wins coming via decision.

This will be Cirilo-Santos first time under the bright lights of Cage Wars. A win over Valentin would bring Cirilo-Santos her first amateur title belt and push her higher up the amateur rankings. Both North East MMA Media and Queen MMA Media reached out to Cirilo-Santos for comments however she was unresponsive.

This looks to be an exciting, competitive title fight. These lady warriors have the firepower to bring the fight fans to the edge of their seats. These are two hungry strawweights ready for battle. With the winner grabbing the Cage Wars title and sending a clear message to the New York State and New England amateur strawweights who is who and what is what.