Valkyrie 02 Card Taking Shape

Greatest Common Multiple announced a handful of bouts for their second all-female Valkyrie card today. "Vale Tudo Queen" Yuka Tsuji takes on the Colorado-based Kate Martinez for the first Valkyrie Featherweight Champion, while the fighter she defeated at the first Valkyrie event - SmackGirl Cinderella Tournament winner "V Hajime" Yamaguchi - takes part in a four-woman tournament to determine the next challenger for the title.

Valkyrie 02
April 25, 2009
Differ Ariake
Tokyo, Japan

Valkyrie Featherweight Championship (5 rounds x 3 min.)
Yuka Tsuji (21-1) vs. Kate Martinez (1-0)

46.8kg Bout (3 rounds x 3 min.)
Naoko Omuro (8-7-3) vs. Sachiko "SACHI" Yamamoto (5-3-1)

Valkyrie Featherweight Eliminator Semi-Final (3 rounds x 3 min.)
Emi Fujino (8-2) vs. Megumi "V Hajime" Yamaguchi (3-2)

Valkyrie Featherweight Eliminator Semi-Final (3 rounds x 3 min.)
Kyoko Takabayashi (8-3) vs. "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba (12-9)

Also expected to participate is popular American fighter Roxanne Modafferi (13-4) who is currently riding a six-fight win streak.

Japan's other female MMA organization, JEWELS, has announced that their "3rd Ring" event will take place on May 16th at Shinjuku FACE, however no bouts have been confirmed.