Former WIBA and IFBA Boxing Champion Elena “Babydoll” Reid will return to mixed martial arts action on April 17th. The talented striker will defend her Sovereign Nations MMA Women’s Flyweight Championship when she faces Alyx Luck at Playboy Fight Night in New Town, North Dakota.

Reid captured the title at Extreme Beatdown 5 last October by stopping Japanese veteran Masako Yoshida in the third round of their featured matchup. She has won all four of her MMA bouts to date by a form of knockout. Luck most recently competed for King of the Cage in February.

Reid (4-0-0) was set to challenge for the WBC Women’s Super Flyweight Championship in boxing in late February, but the bout was cancelled at the last minute due to complications with titleholder Ana María Torres. Instead, Reid will make the first defence of her title and look to keep her perfect MMA record intact when she battles Luck, who has fought four times since September.

Luck (2-2-0) is best known as the unfortunate victim of a highly controversial fight with Angelica Chavez. Luck was defeated by Chavez when the referee stopped the fight due to an armbar, though Luck did not submit and was not in any immediate danger. Luck put the controversial fight behind her and rebounded with a victory just three days later, but dropped her most recent fight for King of the Cage.

With both of Luck’s victories coming via strikes, the Wyoming native may be tempted to stand and trade punches with Reid, but as others such as Michelle Waterson have found out, that has not proven to be a winning strategy. Reid is one of the most technically sound boxers in mixed martial arts and has looked very impressive in each of her MMA fights thus far.

Playboy Fight Night takes place on April 17th at the 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North Dakota. The SNMMA Women’s Flyweight Championship bout is expected to headline the event.

SNMMA Womens Title Match - April 17th Fight Card Match-ups
-TBD vs SNMMA Champion Elena Reid Phoenix, AZ 4-0 (115lbs) 5 rounds   
-SNMMA Mens 145 Title Rich Taylor 12-10 St. Paul, MN vs SNMMA Champion Jamie Schmidt 8-2 Phoenix, AZ (145lbs) 5 rounds   
- Leo Kuntz 5-1 Linton, ND vs Jordan Shepherd 5-3 St. Cloud, MN (170lbs) 3 rounds - Chris Hugh 6-3 Bismarck, ND vs Mark Korzenowski 4-3 Denver, CO (170lbs) 3 rounds   
- Bruce Nelson 19-27 Fargo, ND vs Steve Gavin 3-3 Denver, CO (205lbs) 3 rounds
- Thane Lewis 2-0 Fargo,ND vs Justin Guthrie 3-2 Denver, CO (185lbs) 3 rounds
- William Brown Otter 1-1 SD vs Dean Lamb 1-0 MN (Hwt) 3 rounds   
- Jeremy Stetz 4-2 Fargo, ND vs Josh Huber 3-1 Denver CO (135lbs) 3 rounds  

Fight Night to the PLAYBOY Mansion
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

The National Indian Gaming Association is sponsoring this special event. The MMA & Kick Boxing with the SNMMA is hosting a Regional Ring Model Search.

Selected Winners compete at the Playboy Mansion. There will be special appearances by the Playmate of the Year, Kara Monaco; Playmates of the Month: Hiromi Oshima, Deana Brooks, Stacy Fuson, Pilar Lastra and Serra Tawan.

This event will include an open bar, VIP Rooms, DJ's, Dance Floors and red carpet with the playmates.

Tickets to this VIP event $100 ea.

Wednesday April 7th from 8pm-Midnight
On Broadway Event Center
615 Broadway

Beat Down 6 - Valentine's Weekend Massacre

Beatdown 6 Results from the 4 Bears Casino and Lodge Events Center in New Town, ND Saturday, February 13, 2010

Fight #1
Joe Skorick, Velva, ND vs. Casey Gray, Bismarck, ND
Casey -Winner 1:16 Rd. 1 (Strikes)

Fight #2
Bruce Johnson, Wabasha, MN vs. Brandon Wagner, Bismarck, ND
Brandon - Winner 2:55 Rd. 1 (Rear Naked Choke)

Fight #3
William Brown Otter, Mclaughlin, SD vs. Kevin Leier, Mandan, ND
William -Winner 1:37 Rd.1 (Tapout)

Fight # 4
Thane Lewis, Hawley, MN vs. Travis McCullough, Valley City, ND
Thane -Winner 3:26 Rd. 2 (Tapout)

Fight #5
Pablo Garza, Fargo, ND vs. Jason Fuentes, Minot, ND
Pablo - Winner 1:36 Rd. 2 (Rear Naked Choke)

Fight #6 Semi Main Event
Rosary Califano , Huntington Beach, CA vs. Michelle “Karate Hottie” Waterson, Albuquerque, NM
Michelle -Winner :15 Rd. 1 (Arm Bar)
*Arena Record

Fight #7 Main Event
Hollis Hugggins, Toronto, Canada - Helena Hybrid Gym vs. Leo “The Lion” Kuntz, Linton, ND
Leo -Winner 1:26 Rd. 3 (Tapout)