Q&A with Female MMA Fighter Marissa “Shorty” Caldwell
Q&A with Female MMA Fighter Marissa “Shorty” Caldwell
Courtesy: MMAmadhouse.com
Marissa is 23, fights out of Cincinnati Ohio with Rod Housley and Team Vision (Lou Aldridge, Scott O’Brien, and Jeremy Pender), holds a BJJ blue belt under Aaron Thomas (a brown belt under Carlson Gracie Jr.)
She holds a job as a mentor at a rehab center for clients with special needs, coached grade school volleyball, taught beginner piano, volunteered at a crisis pregnancy center, and a team member of two christian retreats.
Marissa is sponsored by 3B, Fight Ribbon and Actual Fighter.
On September 18th Marissa “Shorty” Caldwell (4-1) will square off against the 2009 National Amateur Women’s Champion Jessica “Evil” Eye (6-0) of Strong Style Fight Team in the Main Event of the NAAFS “Eve of Destruction” Ohio’s first ever all female MMA Event.
MMAmadhouse.com was very pleased to be granted this interview with Marissa Caldwell, this is how it went down!
MadHouse- How is training coming along and how much are you looking forward to your fight with Jessica Eye on September 18th?
Marissa- Training is great… my team kicks my butt on a daily basis. I love that I have so many talented, but more importantly hard working fighters around me. I love that I go through so much hard training that the fights always seem like the easy part.
I’m pumped for the 18th! It’s the second time I’ll be going into a town to fight their “poster girl.” Also it’ll be the second time I get to hand an undefeated girl her first heart breaking loss.
MadHouse- NAAFS “Eve of Destruction” Sept. 18th is an all female MMA event, how do you feel about being the Main Event on a card that is sure to get a great amount of coverage across North America and beyond?
Marissa- It’s really just another fight for me. I do my best to stay focused on whats most important. I’m going to go in and do work, if that catches National attention awesome but even if it doesn’t I still come out knowing I gave my all and have no regrets.
MadHouse- What do you know about Jessica Eye and how do you see the fight going down?
Marissa- Jessica seems to have done well for herself in her area, but I don’t think she’s ever really been tested yet. I’ll be happy to do that for her. From what I’ve seen of her previous fights, September 18th will be a very bad night for her. I plan on dominating every aspect of this fight.
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August 14th, 2010 at 4:55 am
This is going to be one hell of a fight, the MMA world needs to know about it.
August 16th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Good luck Marissa!!! Please show everyone just how overrated Eye really is!!!