Siler to meet Lance Palmer in MMA fight; Brenda Enriquez wins pro debut

Some short nuggets of MMA and boxing information:

-- Former amateur SteelFist women's MMA champ Brenda Enriquez (seen above) turned pro last weekend in a Combates America MMA card, scoring a unanimous decision win over Shyann Farmer. It was judged the fight of the night, as Enriquez won 29-28 on all cards.

-- Ogden MMA pro Steven Siler is scheduled to meet Lance Palmer, former WSOF champ, in a Professional Fight League MMA bout on Nov. 2. The PFL is the revamped WSOF, of which Siler was of late a part of. It's another tough assignment for former UFC veteran Siler, but it's also a great opportunity.

-- Both Palmer and Siler have a common opponent in former Ogden MMA pro Pat Reeves, whom bolth stopped in round one of bouts in Orem (Palmer) and Ogden (Siler). Siler announced the bout, scheduled to be in Washington DC, by posting an Sept. 15 MMA  Bulletin article on his Facebook page.

-- Proving Grounds Invitational 3 is Saturday, Sept. 23 at KOA in Layton, 109 W. Gentile. (http://www.provinggroundsinvitational.com/tickets/) A lot of prominent local fighters will be participating. The aforementioned Steven Siler will be competing, so will Lucus Montoya, amateur Aaron Thomson, and former MMA pro Craig Mock, as well as MMA's Nick Rossborough. Here is the event's Facebook page.

BOXING: There was a charity boxing event in Draper last weekend that fell off my radar, but here's a news article about it. Greg Hughes, speaker of the Utah House, who has an impressive boxing collection/shrine in his office, was in the ring tossing punches. Sorry to have missed that.

MORE MMA: Reminder that in a little more than a week Fierce Fighting Championship has a card in Tooele. It looks like quite a good card. I am interested particularly in seeing how Tanner Cowan and Aaron Thomson do, as I have followed their careers with interest. But good luck to all the fighters.

And next month SteelFist will be back with a card that includes Kyle Herrera versus Thiago Alves, Francisco Alcantara versus Carson Gregory. Also fighting in separate bouts are Thomas Hughes and AJ Garcia. We'll try too preview some match ups as the date, Oct. 14, draws near.

--  Here's a look at the state athletic commission website's schedule. A pro boxing event is scheduled at The Complex on Nov. 3. We'll let you know if we learn more about it.