Katie Howard defeats Kyra Batara

On Saturday January, 19 2013 at Full Combat Fighting Federation: "Rumble at the Roseland 69" at The Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon.

#21 ranked 115-pound fighter Katie Howard (3-1-0) defeated Kyra Batara (1-1-0) by unanimous decision in their 115-pound amateur MMA Championship match.

Katie is a 5'5 twenty-five year old fighter from Portland, Oregon. She trains at G.I.R.L.S. Gym where she is coached by Sarah and Gary Oriza.

I asked Katie when she started training and what got her into training, here is her answer, "I started training in January of 2010 after my father posted an article
on my door that he thought I'd be interested in about another fighter out of G.I.R.L.S. Gym.  I was not interested in actually getting in the cage and fighting at that time, but as my training progressed, and I had success in my local grappling tournaments, moving into MMA competition only made since."