The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC Fight Night 198: “Vieira vs Tate.” The event was headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout between contender Ketlen “Fenômeno” Vieira and former UFC champion Miesha “Cupcake” Tate.
In the welterweight co-feature, “Maverick” Michael Chiesa met unbeaten prospect Sean Brady. Elsewhere on the main card, Joanne “JoJo” Wood faced off against once-beaten Brazilian standout Taila Santos in a women’s flyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
While the victory did not come easily, Rena Kubota made it two-for-two against rival Miyuu Yamamoto tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 32 in Okinawa, Japan. Kubota survived Yamamoto’s strong ground and pound, then finished her with a counter knee and punches in the 50kg main event.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC Fight Night 197: “Holloway vs Rodriguez.” The event featured a featherweight bout between ex-champ Max “Blessed” Holloway and Yair “El Pantera” Rodriguez, who returned following a two-year hiatus.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York tonight for UFC 268: “Usman vs Covington 2.” The card was headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship grudge rematch as Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman met Colby “Chaos” Covington.
More than seven years after he first challenged for UFC title gold, Brazil’s Glover Teixeira captured the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on October 30th at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The 19-year veteran submitted Jan Blachowicz and now takes over the top spot at 205.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its return to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates today for UFC 267: “Blachowicz vs Teixeira.” The event was headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between champ Jan Blachowicz and long-time contender Glover Teixeira.
Two-division Deep and Deep Jewels champion Saori Oshima wowed fans with her breakout performance tonight in the co-main event of Rizin Fighting Federation 31 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Oshima earned her fourth straight win by upsetting Kanna Asakura via a hard-fought Split Decision.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship wrapped up its latest series of events at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today with UFC Fight Night 196: “Costa vs Vettori.” The event was headlined by a light heavyweight matchup between Paulo “The Eraser” Costa and Marvin “The Italian Dream” Vettori.