The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California tonight for UFC on ESPN 41: “Vera vs Cruz.” The event was headlined by a bantamweight matchup between Marlon “Chito” Vera and former long-time 135-pound champion Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz.

In tonight’s featherweight co-main event, Nate “The Train” Landwehr took on David “Silent Assassin” Onama. Elsewhere on the main card, undefeated Combate Global tournament champion Yazmin Jauregui battled Iasmin Lucindo at strawweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed back to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC on ESPN 40: “Santos vs Hill.” The card was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former UFC title challenger Thiago “Marreta” Santos and rising star Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill.

In the welterweight co-main event, Vicente “The Silent Assassin” Luque battled Geoff “Handz of Steel” Neal. The card also featured The Ultimate Fighter 30 finals in both the men’s heavyweight and women’s flyweight divisions. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC on ESPN 40.

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UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda “Lioness” Nunes regained her title and the top spot at 135 pounds on July 30th at UFC 277 in Dallas, Texas. Nunes took a clear-cut Unanimous Decision win over Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña in a rematch from their first fight in December.

Also at UFC 277, Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno captured the UFC Interim Flyweight Championship by stopping Kai “Don’t Blink” Kara-France in the co-main event. At Rizin FF 37 on July 31st, four women advanced on in the Super Atomweight Grand Prix including champion Seika Izawa.

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In a battle between undefeated champions, Seika Izawa kept her perfect professional record intact in the Rizin Fighting Federation 37 main event tonight at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Izawa submitted Maria Laura Alves Fontoura in the first round of their 49kg tournament matchup.

The bout between Izawa, Rizin’s reigning women’s super atomweight champion, and Fontoura was one of four super atomweight grand prix bouts on tonight’s card. Former Rizin FF champion Ayaka Hamasaki was also victorious in her quarterfinal, as she easily outpointed Jessica “Jag” Aguilar.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas tonight for UFC 277: “Peña vs Nunes 2.” The event featured a UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship rematch between Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña and former champ Amanda “Lioness” Nunes.

In the co-feature, Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno faced off against Kai “Don’t Blink” Kara-France for the UFC Interim Flyweight Championship. Elsewhere on the main card tonight, Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis made his return against Sergei Pavlovich in a featured heavyweight matchup.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed over to O₂ Arena in London, England tonight for UFC Fight Night 208: “Blaydes vs Aspinall.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight contender’s bout between skilled wrestler Curtis “Razor” Blaydes and Tom Aspinall, who had won eight straight fights.

In the middleweight co-main event, Jack “The Joker” Hermansson took on Chris “The Action Man” Curtis, who also held an eight-fight winning streak. Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett met Jordan “The Monkey King” Leavitt at lightweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 208.

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Following a break for the summer, Deep Jewels is set to return with its next fight card on September 11th at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 38 will be headlined by an atomweight contender’s rematch between unbeaten rising star Aya Murakami and recent title challenger Moeri Suda.

The bout was one of ten fights announced for the card today. Murakami and Suda first faced off at Deep Jewels 30 in October 2020, which Murakami won via Unanimous Decision. Also set for Deep Jewels 38 is a 49kg super atomweight bout between Yuko Kiryu and Namiko “Hime” Kawabata.

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Invicta Fighting Championships held its latest all-female fight card tonight at ReelWorks Denver in Denver, Colorado. Invicta FC 48 was headlined by an Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship bout between new titleholder Taneisha “Triple Threat” Tennant and challenger “Big Bad” Olga Rubin.

In the bantamweight co-main event, UFC veteran Talita Bernardo faced off against Yana “Naná” Gadelha. Elsewhere on the card tonight, Liana “Li” Ferreira Pirosin met Kristina “Warhorse” Williams in a featured flyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 48 card.

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