After several months of uncertainty, Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa at last has her next title challenger. Izawa will face undefeated Road FC fighter Yu Jin Shin, who is coming off of a massive weight miss, at Rizin FF: “Super Rizin 4” on July 27th in Saitama, Japan.

Rizin officials announced the championship fight today following several failed attempts to book a fight between Izawa and Rena Kubota. Also confirmed for “Super Rizin 4” is a second women’s super atomweight matchup between Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda and Noeru “Noel” Narita.

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Popular Deep Jewels fighter Keito “Kate Lotus” Oyama earned the biggest victory of her MMA career in featured women’s super atomweight action tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “World Series In Korea” in Incheon, South Korea. Oyama defeated former Road FC champion Yu Ri Shim.

Oyama, whose first Rizin FF bout ended in a disappointing defeat in July, captured her first win for the promotion in impressive fashion by outworking Shim in the striking and grappling exchanges. After struggling in the past with consistency, Oyama has now won three of her past four fights.

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Namiko “Hime” Kawabata overcame a tough first round and an opponent who missed weight en route to earning her second straight win tonight at Deep Jewels 49 in Tokyo, Japan. Kawabata finished former Pancrase champion Honoka Shigeta with a triangle armbar in the 49kg main event.

In the 58kg co-feature, Yuka “Dosukoi” Okutomi made a successful return to Deep Jewels and scored a one-sided Unanimous Decision victory over Aoi Kuriyama, who was riding a four-fight winning streak. The performance was a crucial one for Okutomi, who had struggled since her last win in 2023.

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Deep Jewels remained at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday for its latest all-female fight card. Deep Jewels 49 was headlined by a 49kg super atomweight bout between Namiko “Hime” Kawabata and former Flyweight Queen of Pancrase Champion Honoka Shigeta, who missed weight.

In the 58kg co-main event, surging striker Aoi Kuriyama put her four-fight winning streak on the line against Yuka “Dosukoi” Okutomi, who made her return to the promotion following a bout for ONE Championship in July. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 49 card.

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Invicta Fighting Championships headed to The LEX at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri tonight for its latest all-female fight card. Invicta FC 62 was headlined by a bantamweight bout between Katharina “The German Gypsy” Lehner, who failed to make weight, and “Big Bad” Olga Rubin.

In the flyweight co-feature, DeAnna “Vitamin D” Bennett, who also missed weight, faced Rayla “Índia” Nascimento. Also at flyweight, Milana Dudieva sought her second straight victory when she took on Amanda “Sardinha” Torres. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 62 card.

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Strawweight Queen of Pancrase Champion Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa makes her second Rizin FF appearance on June 14th at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 11” in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Hasegawa faces two-time Deep Jewels interim title challenger Machi Fukuda on the card.

The strawweight matchup was officially announced this week. Hasegawa’s debut for the promotion ended in a quick submission defeat two years ago. She now seeks redemption in the bout against Fukuda, who is a perfect 2-0 for Rizin including a dominant TKO victory at Rizin FF 50 in March.

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Much like she did eight years ago, Ye Ji Lee scored another high-profile upset victory over a top-ranked Japanese opponent tonight at Deep: “125 Impact” in Tokyo, Japan. The 25-year-old defeated Deep and Deep Jewels Microweight Champion Saori “Little Giant” Oshima in an atomweight bout.

Lee, who first rose to fame in Japan in March 2017 when she shockingly defeated former Deep and Smackgirl champion Satoko Shinashi, nullified Oshima’s submission attempts tonight and largely controlled the grappling battles en route to winning two out of three rounds on the scorecards.

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Headlined by a rescheduled super atomweight bout between Namiko “Hime” Kawabata and former Pancrase champion Honoka Shigeta, eight fights are now confirmed for Deep Jewels 49, which takes place on May 25th in Tokyo, Japan. Officials announced seven new fights for the card on Monday.

Kawabata and Shigeta were first booked to face each other at Deep Jewels 48 one month ago, but the fight was postponed when Shigeta sustained an injury. Among the other matchups announced for Deep Jewels 49 is a 58kg co-main event between Aoi Kuriyama and Yuka “Dosukoi” Okutomi.

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