Shooto showcased its second “Colors” event on Saturday afternoon at Toyosu PIT in Tokyo, Japan. The all-female card was headlined by a Shooto Women’s Atomweight Championship rematch between undefeated champ Chihiro Sawada and Miku Nakamura, who had won four straight fights.
In the 54kg co-main event, Pancrase Women’s Strawweight Champion Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa faced Korean newcomer Ju Kyung Heo. At strawweight, former Pancrase titleholder Karen took on Seo Young Park. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Shooto: “Colors 2” event.
Alex “Poatan” Pereira captured his second UFC title on November 11th in the main event of UFC 295 in New York City. The former middleweight champion stopped Jiří “Denisa” Procházka late in the second round to claim the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and the #2 spot at 205 pounds.
A non-title women’s super atomweight bout between Rizin champion Seika Izawa and Miyuu Yamamoto has been added to Rizin Fighting Federation 45, which takes place on December 31st in Saitama, Japan. The fight, originally planned to take place in May, was officially announced today.
Former professional baseball player Arisa Matsuda kept her perfect MMA record intact with a narrow Split Decision victory today at Deep Jewels 43 in Tokyo, Japan. Matsuda edged out former amateur rival Machi Fukuda in the main event to win the Deep Jewels Interim Strawweight Championship.
Deep Jewels returned to New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday for its latest all-female fight card. Deep Jewels 43 was headlined by an interim strawweight title rematch between unbeaten rising stars Arisa Matsuda and Machi Fukuda, who first clashed as amateur fighters two years ago.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Madison Square Garden in New York City tonight for UFC 295: “Procházka vs Pereira.” The event was headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship matchup between Jiří “Denisa” Procházka and former middleweight champ Alex “Poatan” Pereira.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil tonight for UFC Fight Night 231: “Almeida vs Lewis.” The card was headlined by a heavyweight matchup between fast-rising star Jailton “Malhadinho” Almeida and veteran Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis.
UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev retained his title with a quick and decisive knockout victory on October 21st at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Makhachev defeated reigning featherweight champ Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski in a short-notice rematch from the pair’s first fight in February.