Brazilian rising star Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade took another step closer to the top of the women’s strawweight division with a quick and decisive win on September 10th at UFC 203: “Miocic vs Overeem” in Cleveland, Ohio. Andrade submitted Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood and vaults up the rankings.
Also at UFC 205, heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic retained his title with a first-round knockout victory over Alistair Overeem. In championship action at Invicta FC 19, reigning titleholders Jennifer Maia and Ayaka Hamasaki each retained gold with hard-fought wins in the night’s featured main events.