The undefeated Sarah Kaufman (picture) will step in for Kim Couture in a 135-pound bout against Miesa Tate at Strikeforce Challengers on May 15 in Fresno, California.

The women's fight will air on the televised portion of the card beginning at 11 PM ET on Showtime.

Kim Couture, the wife of UFC heavyweight Randy Couture, withdrew last week from the fight due to personal reasons.

Kaufman (8-0) picks up this fight in great fight condition. She last competed on April 23 and scored a second round stoppage over Sara Schneider at a PFC event. Kaufman has finished all eight of her fights.

Tate (6-1) has won her last four. Her sole loss was a head kick KO to EliteXC veteran Kaitlin Young.

A lightweight bout between undefeated Billy Evangelista (9-0) and BJ Penn-trained Mike Aina (11-6-1) will headline this SHO MMA card at the Save Mart Center.

The life of an MMA fighter has changed dramatically since the sports' inception some years ago. From movie roles to commercials to photo shoots to interviews, the daily routine for a fighter is anything but routine these days and no one knows that better than EliteXC women's star, Gina Carano.

As a part of the first main stage women's fight during the EliteXC inaugural show, Carano proved that female fighting can be just as exciting and tough as what the men do.

She also opened up a giant door for more opportunities as soon after her fighting career took off, including her current 2nd job as "Crush" on American Gladiators.

Carano admits that her new found fame and lifestyle are a big switch, but when given the chance to reach out to new avenues in life, who wouldn't take the job?

"Anybody who gets a good opportunity would take it," said Carano. "I get a lot of flack from people who are like 'oh she's not serious about fighting' and that's not it at all. I'm just open minded. I'm not just a fighter, like I'm not just a female. I'm a bunch of things, I have a lot of interests."

The new job at American Gladiators, combined with interviews and other job opportunities have forced Carano to get the right people working on her behalf and staying focused on making it to the top of her chose sport of MMA.

"I'm really looking forward to after this fight just sticking to a routine and a program," commented Carano. "I'm just getting a handle on it, I think that's why I've slipped up in certain areas, missing weight, I've been all over the place, cause I didn't have any stability or anything."

The stability has come in the form of a full training camp, something she didn't have for her last fight in EliteXC against Kaitlin Young. Never one to make excuses, Carano is happy to have her focus back on fighting.

"I'm going to say that just in the last two months have I calmed down and started living normally and training normally," she stated. "I'm really liking just going in the gym, training for a fight. Cause I've been completely like chaos for the last year it seems like or even longer. I've been all over the place."

Having better people to surround her for business and promotion has freed Carano up to work solely on her fight skills while not missing a step on other projects either.

"I'm going to be a better fighter for it," Carano said of the recent changes in her professional life.

Ultimately, Carano can be whatever she wants to be because she is simply that talented, and she's enjoying the life she's led so far.

"I've been having a lot of fun with my life. I'm 26 years old and I've just had a good experience so far you know?"

Kaitlin Young may have lost her fight to Gina Carano on EliteXC's debut show on CBS, CBS-EliteXC Saturday Night Fights, but she has nothing to be ashamed of. Once again, the women put on a fantastic show and again propelled women’s mixed martial arts to another level.

Gina Carano, who is widely seen as the face of women's MMA, had struggled to make weight again. She weighed in four and a half pounds over the contracted weight due to her lack of time to train because of prior obligations with "American Gladiators". Even though she may have struggled to make the weight, Young expected Carano to be as tough as she was.

"I wasn't surprised," explained Young in a current interview with MMAWeekly Radio. "She's been fighting for a while. The girl clearly knows where she needs to be for a fight. I have a hard time believing that she wouldn't come prepared to fight. I felt that way beforehand, so I wasn't really surprised.”

The one thing that did surprise Young a little bit was the effectiveness of Gina Carano's front kick. "I was a little surprised. I think she had said after, that she had fought a Thai boxer too, a girl built exactly like me. The foot jab doesn't hurt necessarily, it's really frustrating. I would over commit and then she would set up her shot."

Young held her own in the fight and even stung Carano a few times with some stiff punches. Unfortunately for Young, it didn't seem to really affect Carano too badly.

"It didn't really surprise me," she commented. "I'm not really known for my hands. But she's a tough chick."

During the second round, Young's face seemed to swell pretty badly under her eye. However, that wasn't caused by a punch.

"I do remember getting elbowed. I think that's what did the majority of the damage," she said.

After the conclusion of the second round, the controversy began. The doctor had stopped the fight, much to Young's displeasure. While her face did look swollen, the swelling was located under the eye. Typically, in most fights, as long as the cut or swelling doesn't impair the vision of the fighter, they are allowed to go on. This is what caused the controversy in the fight. Young explained to MMAWeekly what happened in the corner.

"I've talked about this so much. The first doctor was going to okay me. I could see fine. I answered all of her questions fine. I was obviously coherent because I was arguing about the stoppage as soon as I heard it was stopped,” said Young.

"I continued to argue the whole way back even though the female doctor was checking my face. I was like 'I'm fine. Leave me alone.' I just want that to be over. I've said it before, I'd say it again. I don't think they should have stopped the fight. I don't think the stoppage was necessary."

Even though she may have lost the fight, the fans were extremely supportive of her efforts in the fight.

"I do hate dealing with a loss. You kind of put your heart and soul into it. It is hard to deal with. I think it was good for the people to see. The exposure was really good and the fans have been outstanding. They were all really cool and really supportive."

EliteXC has been one of the few organizations to really push their women's division since its inception. Even though Gina Carano has been the face they have been pushing, Kaitlin Young will return to fight under the EliteXC banner for at least two more fights.

"I'll be out there again. I signed a three-fight deal with them. Hopefully October or November."