Ring Girl: 9/12/14
By Nicole Kato
Yet another local fighter has made it into the UFC. A huge congratulations to Ewa Beach’s Kailin Curran, whose professional record currently stands at 3-0. “I was overwhelmed and in shock,” says Curran. “(I was) just really happy and excited!” The 115-lbs. fighter first got involved in the MMA circuit back in 2010 and gives big props to her intermediate and high school coaches Mark Buelow, Brian Weida, “Coach” Arakawa and Rick Lee of Animal House Gym, where Curran started training. Now, she trains under Mark Munoz, Mel Menor and Jason Manly up in California. “I loved to compete, and I love what the sport had to offer,” she adds. Her next bought is Nov. 22 in Austin for UFC Fight Night and this time will go head to head with Paige VanZant. The 23-year-old fighter is training hard for her upcoming bout and trains Monday to Saturday to stay in top shape. “Each day is different, but my week consists of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, Muay Thai, stand up, wrestling and Olympic lifting,” she explains. Check out her official UFC fighter profile at ufc.com/fighter/Kailin-Curran … X-1 Events is alive and well, thanks to president Aumauinuuese Puni. Head down to Aloha Stadium Sept. 26 to see Falaniko Vitale in his retirement bout against Jaime Jara. More details on the fights next week.
