Stipe Miocic ascended to the top of the heavyweight rankings with a huge victory on May 14th at UFC 198: “Werdum vs Miocic” in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The Ohio native knocked out former titleholder Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum in the first round to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger continued her climb up the 135-pound rankings with a dominant decision victory at Invicta Fighting Championships 17. On the same card, Angela “Overkill” Hill captured the Invicta FC strawweight title with a hard-fought decision win.