Strikeforce scraps two women’s bouts

A couple of women’s MMA fights have been dropped from upcoming Strikeforce cards.

Erin Toughill has withdrawn from her November 7 Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers bout against Marloes Coenen due to medical reasons. The winner of that fight was expected to advance to a title fight with 145-pound champ Cris “Cyborg” Santos, who was originally scheduled to face Coenen for the title on the Fedor vs. Rogers card but had to withdraw due to an injury suffered during ADCC sub wrestling world championships in September.

Meanwhile, it looks like I’ll have to wait a little bit longer to see Sarah Kaufman back in action. Kaufman’s bout with Takayo Hashi has been scrapped from November 20’s Strikeforce Challengers V: Woodley vs. Bears event. No reason has been given for the decision although MMA Junkie is reporting that the 135-pound bout could be rescheduled for early 2010.