Rosi Sexton Signs for EliteXC

The United Kingdom’s best known female Mixed Martial Arts fighter has signed a major contract.

Rosi Sexton, the current CWFC Female Champion has signed for a 3 fight deal in the USA with Elite XC. As yet her first bout has not been scheduled but Warrior Promotions expect to confirm shortly that this will take place in August of this year.

The unbeaten BodogFIGHT veteran is already know and highly regarded across the world having previously fought and defeated; Carina Damm, Windy Tomomi and Julia Berezikova. Following the recent success of the inaugural CBS Showtime broadcast on May 31, Rosi will increase her media exposure to become a household name throughout North America when she faces some of the toughest female opposition that the USA has to offer when she fights on the televised shows. Elite XC and CBS recorded a peak viewing audience of 6.51m for its inaugural broadcast on May 31.

Not a stranger to media publicity, Rosi is constantly in demand in the worldwide MMA media for interviews and general commentary in the mainstream press for her views on female MMA alongside her various other duties including full time mother, osteopathy student, contributor to Fighters Only Magazine and her commitment to her twice daily training at SBG in Manchester.

When asked in a recent interview how she coped with her varied responsibilities she quipped:

“I cut corners and rely on my natural brilliance”.

As a PhD carrying Doctor in theoretical computer sciences, who are we to argue, not us that’s for sure considering she can dead lift nearly twice her own weight and has been training in Mixed Martial Arts for 9 years.

Her coach and partner, Karl Tanswell of SBGUK in Manchester is as excited about the news as Rosi after months of considering rival offers following the BodogFIGHT collapse and is relishing the opportunity to prove Rosi's skills once again on one of the biggest platforms for MMA in the world.

Karl is responsible for all of her training and has devised a unique method of developing and improving her takedowns using a harness.

“The harness is all about landing her hips and keeping up hip pressure” he explains. “If she can keep up hip pressure, she's good. When we travel, we've got no one for her to spar with, so that gives her what she needs”.

Rosi Sexton is the most high profile figure in UK female MMA. She contributes regularly to Fighters Only magazine. As well as contributing articles - she frequently appears demonstrating techniques in the training section.

EliteXC have embraced female Mixed Martial Arts - unlike the UFC. In their ground breaking network show on CBS television, EliteXC heavily promoted their star female asset Gina Carano. Carano is arguably better known in the USA than any other fighter on the EliteXC roster. She is best known for her appearances on the popular television show - American Gladiators.

Warrior Promotions, who manage Rosi Sexton, are currently engaging with prospective sponsors to maximize the huge exposure this will provide.