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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Former Road FC champion Yu Ri Shim will compete in her home country of South Korea when she makes her third Rizin FF appearance on May 31st at Rizin Fighting Federation: “World Series In Korea.” Shim faces popular Japanese star Keito “Kate Lotus” Oyama in a super atomweight matchup.

Rizin officials announced the bout earlier this week. Shim debuted for the promotion in March 2024, but she remains in search of her first Rizin victory after falling to both Rena Kubota and Ayaka Hamasaki. Oyama also lost to Kubota in her Rizin debut, but she won both of her Deep bouts in 2024.

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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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