Invicta Fighting Championships travelled to Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee, Oklahoma tonight for its latest all-female fight card. Invicta FC 61 was headlined by an atomweight championship bout between Elisandra “Lili” Ferreira de Oliveira and challenger Ana “La Guerrera” Palacios.

In the featherweight co-feature, Jamie “Snickers” Edenden battled Jackie “The Hybrid” Cataline in a grudge match. Former strawweight champ Emily “Gordinha” Ducote faced Thaiane “Pancadão” Souza, who badly missed weight again. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Invicta FC 61.

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Representing a new team, Deep and Deep Jewels Microweight Champion Saori “Little Giant” Oshima returns from an injury hiatus to compete on May 5th at Deep: “125 Impact” in Tokyo, Japan. Oshima faces Ye Ji Lee, who has twice before made headlines after scoring upset victories in Japan.

Deep officials announced the atomweight clash this past week. Oshima has not fought since she suffered a decision loss in her Invicta FC debut this past June, but she had won seven of eight fights prior to that. Lee’s two-fight winning streak came to an end at her most recent bout in September.

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Deep Jewels strawweight contender Machi Fukuda improved to 2-0 under the Rizin banner with a dominant second-round stoppage win tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 50 in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Fukuda finished Seo Young Park late in the second round of their featured bout.

Fukuda engaged in a striking battle with Park during the opening round of the bout between the 21-year-olds, but she shifted strategies in round two and battered her Korean foe with ground and pound en route to the victory, which extended Fukuda’s current streak of stoppage wins to three.

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20-year-old Moeri Suda scored the biggest victory of her mixed martial arts career in a major upset tonight at Deep Jewels 48 in Tokyo, Japan. Suda submitted former Jewels, Rizin FF and Invicta FC champ Ayaka Hamasaki with a rear-naked choke in the 49kg super atomweight main event.

Neither Suda nor Hamasaki were originally slated to compete on tonight’s card, but both stepped in when the initial headlining bout was cancelled last month. Suda, who has now earned submission wins in four of her past five fights, made the most of the opportunity with her massive victory tonight.

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Deep Jewels returned to New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight with 11 fights on its latest all-female card. Deep Jewels 48 was headlined by a 49kg super atomweight contest between former Jewels, Rizin FF and Invicta FC champion Ayaka Hamasaki and top prospect Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda.

In the bantamweight co-main event, Deep Jewels featherweight titleholder Yoko Higashi made her return to the promotion against Mana Akagi, who had posted first-round submission victories in two of her past three fights. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 48 card.

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Combate Global made its return with an all-female fight card tonight at Mediapro Studios in Miami, Florida. Combate Global: “Combate Female” was headlined by a 130-pound catchweight bout between Maritza Sanchez, riding a six-fight winning streak, and Kate “Queen of The South” Bacik.

In the strawweight co-main event, former WBO and WBC boxing champion Kenia Enriquez made her mixed martial arts debut against undefeated English prospect Hayley “The Bloody” Valentine, who looked to play spoiler. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the “Combate Female” card.

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Rising star Fumika Watanabe needed just over two minutes to capture the Flyweight Queen of Pancrase title tonight in the main event of Pancrase 352 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The 25-year-old Watanabe knocked out champion Shizuka Sugiyama, who was unsuccessful in her first defence.

Watanabe, who has racked up three straight wins since dropping a narrow Split Decision in her pro debut, claimed the belt with a nasty right hook. Also on the card, former Deep Jewels champ Miki Motono narrowly outpointed current Shooto titleholder Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino at strawweight.

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With Honoka Shigeta injured and out of her planned bout against Namiko “Hime” Kawabata, a new main event has been booked for Deep Jewels 48 on March 23rd in Tokyo, Japan. Former Rizin FF, Invicta FC and Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki will battle Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda.

Deep Jewels officials announced the 49kg super atomweight clash today. Hamasaki last competed for the promotion more than ten years ago at Deep Jewels 5. The veteran now makes her return in an intriguing fight against 20-year-old rising star Suda, who has won four of her past five bouts.

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