The following was written by a medical doctor.  Please support the lady in your life, read this letter, and then sign the petition.  AS FOLLOWS:

I'll never forget the look in my patients eyes when I had to tell them they had to go home with the drains, new exercises and no breast. I remember begging the doctors to keep these women in the hospital longer, only to hear that they would, but their hands were tied by the insurance companies.

I promised that in Part 2 of this series, I'd start actually reviewing a company, product, or service.

On April 25th, I had the opportunity to interview Chris Leo, one of the company partners at Projekt Label - and I believe this review has allowed me to delve into all three aspects, because Projekt Label provides products and services.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always kind of been one to choose the underdog. I try to “buy local” when I can. Get my vege’s from the local farmer’s stand out on the highway. That sort of thing. Pretty easy to figure out how to buy from those guys, I mean they’re right there. And when it comes to purchasing MMA products, gear or services, I try to be just as choosy. When it comes to the fancy, slick MMA products out there today, however, it’s kind of hard to figure out who the underdog is and who you can trust. Like how can you tell who’s out there strictly to slide in the ring for a quick buck and get out before wasting any energy…and who’s sincere? In my opinion, there’s only one way – get to know the people behind the product or service, then test it out. I did that with the fellows over at Projekt Label.

Who’s Projekt Label and what do they do? Well, they sponsor their fighters through product sales, like T-shirts and MMA gear. Each fighter gets to design their own stuff, with help from the experts at the company, if requested. The fighter can even sell their own stuff to raise funds to help pay expenses. Pretty cool idea.

In Part 1 of this report, I'll talk a bit about a new sport. No - not MMA. This is the sport of "Monetizing MMA." It's a new fad that's starting to appear. The issue is, who can you trust?

Mixed martial arts or MMA has evolved in the past 5 years – ask anyone who’s been around for at least that length of time or longer. MMA isn't just a passing fad. It's no longer just Boxing’s little brother. It is a sport unto itself. With this recognition comes some responsibility, because once the general population “discovers” a new industry, so do the retailers…the ones who are good, bad and ugly. We’ve all seen them: companies who want to jump in on the MMA-bandwagon, so they create a product that they hope will sell, hype it up, and do their best to monetize their efforts simply for gain. And why shouldn’t they – I mean, it is the American way, right?

Wrong. At least in my opinion. My mentor once told me that for one to be successful, they need to ensure others around them are successful, and make every effort to improve the lot of others. With such effort, you will then realize success. So by helping others, you help yourself. I’m sure there’s some sort of ancient Chinese proverb that probably says it better, but hey – I’m just relating here.

• Hitomi Akano
• Katrina Alendal
• Shayna Baszler
• Kim Couture
• Carina Damm
• Tonya Evinger
• Jan Finney
• Sarah Kaufman
• Julie Kedzie
• Melanie Lacroix
• Debi Purcell
• Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos
• Miesha Tate
• Erin Toughill
• Michelle Waterson

Now for the list of female MMA fighters who are currently in negotiations with Strikeforce:

• Gina Carano
• Marloes Coenen
• Takayo Hashi
• Roxanne Modafferi
• Rosi Sexton
• Yoko Takahashi
• Keiko Tamai
• Kaitlin Young

*All fighters are in alphabetical order.

Southern Kentucky Combat League

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Southern Kentucky Combat League is gearing up for their next huge Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Cage Fight event. The event will be held May 9th, 2009, doors open at 7:30 p.m. and bell rings at 8:00 p.m. EST. A couple of female fighters from Knoxville, TN will be fighting that night: Linda Worley and Sidney Yates. It'll be the 3rd ammy fight for Linda, and the 1st cage fight for Sidney, so all y'all from Knoxville and the surrounding area be sure to drive on up there to watch the fights. Show these ladies some love and support! We're sending out some love right now - WOOHOO! IT IS GOING TO BE One G8 NIGHT!

Check it out: Kid Tapout, Full Mount Fight Gear, Cage Craze, Talk MMA, Tammy TV, XFC's New Pro Fighter Julio Gallegos, Fight for Life, 2 female bouts, two title matches and GRAVEL SWITCh is going to be there...WHAT MORE COULD you ask for?

SKCL is GROWING TREMENDOUSLY!! Look HERE

This event will be hosted at The Center for Rural Development at 2292 S. Hwy 27, Somerset, KY. at Light #15. There will be concessions for food/drink!

XFC will be putting on the 2nd pro-mma event in Knoxville, Tennessee. The highly-anticipated featherweight showdown between undefeated Bruce “The Noose” Connors (6-0) of Orlando, Florida and Jarrod “The Wild Card” Card (9-2-1) of Jacksonville, North Carolina will now be for the XFC featherweight world championship. The two 145-pound fighters will battle in the main event of XFC 8: “Regional Conflict” on Saturday, April 25, at the 21 thousand-capacity Thompson-Boling Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee. The event will be televised live nationwide, exclusively on HDNet.

I had the opportunity to interview Bruce “The Noose” Conners the other day. This interesting, insightful, and life-experienced fighter says he’s ready to bring his game to the ring. Read all about my exclusive interview with Bruce and learn a bit about what motivates him and why he wants to fight.

Katrina: Your history is very impressive: briefly, according to sherdog.com, you’ve “served two tours in Kosovo and Afghanistan as a sniper scout with the U.S. Marines; and have served as an officer with the Florida police department’s SWAT team. In lieu of this history, what led you to fight pro-mma? Why switch? I mean, secure job, retirement, benefits, good pay...
Bruce: Yes I did, thank you I was in Kosovo and Afghanistan and I served in Florida on the SWAT team! Yes – MMA is something I’ve always been interested in ever since I was a kid. I’ve always been into the martial arts but I never knew that I could actually make money at it (laughs!) I watched one of the beginning UFC’s and it’s always been a dream of mine! I’m only 29 years old and since most MMA fighters mature in their late 30’s, I figure I’ve got some time left to fight!

Katrina: What did you think of Chuck Liddell’s performance this weekend?
Bruce: Sort of disappointed. He did a lot for the sport and he’s had his time. every fighter has that moment when they have to decide if it’s time to move on to bigger and better things.