Top 10 Fighter Rankings Update For October 2023UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Alexa Grasso retained her title with a razor-thin Split Draw on September 16th in the UFC Fight Night 227 main event. Grasso remains ranked at the top of her division following the Draw, which came against former champion Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko.

Also in September, Sean “Tarzan” Strickland shocked the MMA world by taking a Unanimous Decision victory over Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner. The dominant win earned Strickland the UFC Middleweight Championship and the #2 ranking at 185 pounds.

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Machi Fukuda Defeats Ayaka Watanabe At Rizin FF: Landmark Vol. 6Undefeated strawweight prospect Machi Fukuda made a successful debut for Rizin Fighting Federation tonight at Rizin FF: “Landmark Vol. 6” in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Fukuda narrowly edged out Shooto Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Ayaka Watanabe via a hard-fought Split Decision.

Fukuda countered Watanabe’s striking with clinches and takedowns during the first two rounds. The final five minutes saw both fighters have success on the feet, though Watanabe’s punches late in the fight seemed to be the most impactful. Nevertheless, it was Fukuda who won the close decision.

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UFC Fight Night 228: "Fiziev vs Gamrot" Live Play-By-Play & ResultsThe Ultimate Fighting Championship headed back to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 228: “Fiziev vs Gamrot.” The event featured a lightweight matchup between Rafael “Ataman” Fiziev and Mateusz “Gamer” Gamrot, as both looked to move closer to a title shot.

In the featherweight co-main event, Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell faced Dan “50K” Ige. Elsewhere on the card tonight, Marina Rodriguez met Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson-Gomez in a featured women’s strawweight clash. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 228.

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Deep: “115 Impact” Live Play-By-Play & ResultsDeep returned to the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan with a stacked fight card tonight including three “Deep vs Black Combat” double-title bouts. The Deep: “115 Impact” event was headlined by a heavyweight showdown between Deep champion Ryo Sakai and Hae Jun “The Big Guy” Yang.

In the co-main event, Juri “Iron Spider” Ohara faced Song Ha “Pierrot” Lee in a lightweight title versus title fight. In other double-title bouts on the card, Koichi Ishizuka met Soo Young “U-Jitsu” Yoo at bantamweight and Saori Oshima took on Si Yoon Park in a women’s atomweight matchup.

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UFC Fight Night 227: “Grasso vs Shevchenko 2” Play-By-Play & ResultsThe Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 227: “Grasso vs Shevchenko 2.” The Noche UFC card featured a UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship rematch between Alexa Grasso and Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko.

In the welterweight co-feature, Kevin “Trailblazer” Holland looked to halt the momentum of Jack Della Maddalena, who had won 15 straight fights. Raul “El Niño Problema” Rosas Jr. faced Terrence “Terr-Bear” Mitchell in bantamweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Atomweight Queen Of Pancrase Tournament Set For December 24Pancrase is set to crown its inaugural Atomweight Queen of Pancrase Champion in a four-woman tournament that kicks off on December 24th at Pancrase 340 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The tournament was officially announced during a press conference this afternoon in Shinjuku.

Pancrase Chief Yasushi Sakamoto was accompanied by three tournament participants – Satomi “Sarami” Takano, Sayako Fujita and Zenny “Lady Gogo” Huang – at the press conference, where it was also revealed that the plan is to bring in a foreign fighter as the fourth and final competitor.

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Aya Murakami Wins Microweight Title In Deep Jewels 42 HeadlinerAya Murakami scored one of her biggest victories to date and captured her first championship title tonight at Deep Jewels 42: “10th Anniversary” in Tokyo, Japan. The skilled grappler outpointed Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn to win the 44kg Deep Jewels Microweight Championship.

Another key winner on the Deep Jewels 42 card was recent Rizin FF title challenger Si Woo “Korean Queen Bee” Park, who took a clear Unanimous Decision victory over Namiko “Hime” Kawabata in the super atomweight co-main event. Park has now earned victories in five of her past six fights.

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Deep Jewels 42: “10th Anniversary” Live Play-By-Play & ResultsDeep Jewels celebrated its 10th anniversary with its latest all-female fight card tonight at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 42 featured a microweight championship bout between Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn, making her first title defence, and challenger Aya Murakami.

In the 49kg super atomweight co-main event, recent Rizin title challenger Si Woo “Korean Queen Bee” Park took on Namiko “Hime” Kawabata. Also at 49kg, teen standout Moeri Suda faced off against fan favourite Kate “Lotus” Oyama. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Deep Jewels 42.

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