The anticipated rematch between Tara LaRosa and Roxanne Modafferi scheduled for Ironheart Crown XII on November 8th in Chicago has been scratched after the American Fight League withdrew funding for the matchup.
Sherdog first reported the cancellation earlier today.
The AFL has made headlines in 2008 by signing free agents LaRosa, regarded as MMA’s top female talent, [...]

American Fight League has announced that several of it’s top fighters, female fighters Tara LaRosa and Roxanne Modafferi and featherweight Raphael Assuncao, will be in action at Ironheart Crown’s November 8th event, dubbed “Ironheart Crown XII: Resurrection”, at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, Illinois.
LaRosa (14-1) will rematch with Modafferi (12-4) on the November card. LaRosa [...]

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