According to MMA Fighting, the video prompted an investigation into unsanctioned MMA fights by the California State Athletic Commission.
Watch the knockout below:
The untrained woman, widely referred to as a ‘soccer mom’, is named Katie Castro. She was matched up against Ilima MacFarlane, who is currently competing in the women’s flyweight division at Bellator. Within 10 seconds of the starting bell, MacFarlane brutally knocked out her opponent, who clearly looked like she didn’t belong inside the cage.
The video instantly went viral, garnering over a million views on the YouTube page of XFS. Castro’s appearance led to people criticizing the unsanctioned MMA promotion for letting an untrained woman step inside the cage with not only a trained fighter, but an elite one.
Owner of unsanctioned MMA promotion claimed Katie Castro is ‘far from being a soccer mom’
Xplode owner Gregg Sharp refused to accept that Castro was a ‘soccer mom’. He claimed she was a street fighter with a 0-3 record at the time. Sharp said Castro was a last-minute replacement for the fighter who was originally scheduled to fight MacFarlane.
He further accused publications of falsely using the term ‘soccer mom’ to refer to Castro.
At the time, the CSAC was seriously considering sanctions against fighters competing in these unregulated and unsanctioned events. CSAC chairman John Carvelli also claimed the commission would investigate whether some promoters were committing criminal acts by allowing them to fight.
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