Rizin FF and Deep Jewels champion Seika Izawa earned her fifth stoppage victory in tonight’s 49kg super atomweight main event at Deep Jewels 41 in Tokyo, Japan. The undefeated Izawa submitted a returning Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn with a slick triangle choke in the first round.
In the co-main event, Jeong Eun “Little Wolf” Park prevailed in her return to Deep Jewels. Park stopped teen standout Moeri Suda with punches late in the first round of their 49kg matchup. At strawweight, unbeaten rising star Machi Fukuda finished You Jeong Kim with a first-round hammerlock.
Deep Jewels headed to New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight with its latest all-female event. The Deep Jewels 41 card was headlined by a 49kg super atomweight bout between current Deep Jewels and Rizin FF titleholder Seika Izawa and the returning Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn.
In the co-main event, also at 49kg, Moeri Suda clashed with top Road FC contender Jeong Eun “Little Wolf” Park. Elsewhere on the card, highly-touted prospect Machi Fukuda took on You Jeong Kim in a strawweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Deep Jewels 41.
Shooto held its inaugural “Colors” event on Sunday afternoon at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The all-female card was headlined by a 110-pound Shooto Women’s Super Atomweight Championship bout between champ Satomi “Sarami” Takano and highly-touted challenger Ayaka Watanabe.
In the atomweight co-feature, Aira Koga met former ONE Championship contender Zenny “Lady Gogo” Huang. Also at 105 pounds, Shooto veteran Miku Nakamura faced off against undefeated prospect Mayu Kawanishi. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Shooto: “Colors 1” event.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed back to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 223: “Dern vs Hill.” The card was headlined by a featured women’s strawweight clash between standout grappler Mackenzie Dern and long-time UFC veteran Angela “Overkill” Hill.
In the middleweight co-main event, Edmen “The Golden Boy” Shahbazyan took on Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez. Elsewhere on the main card tonight, former Invicta FC champion Emily “Gordinha” Ducote battled “Loopy” Lupita Godinez at 120 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina today for UFC on ABC 4: “Rozenstruik vs Almeida.” The card was headlined by a heavyweight matchup between heavy-handed finishers Jairzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik and Jailton “Malhadinho” Almeida.
In the light heavyweight co-main event, Anthony “Lionheart” Smith battled Johnny Walker. Elsewhere on the main card, Daniel “D-Rod” Rodriguez faced off against Ian “The Future” Garry in a featured welterweight fight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC on ABC 4 card.
Two-division Deep and Deep Jewels titleholder Saori Oshima will compete at her fifth different weight as a professional on June 24th at Rizin Fighting Federation 43 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Oshima faces new Strawweight Queen of Pancrase Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa in a 115-pound matchup.
The champion versus champion bout was officially announced for the card along with a second women’s matchup. Deep Jewels veterans Marina Kumagai and Aoi Kuriyama will meet in a bantamweight bout. Kumagai has won three straight, while Kuriyama looks to rebound from a February defeat.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey tonight for UFC 288: “Sterling vs Cejudo.” The event featured a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling and former flyweight champ Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo.
In the welterweight co-feature, Belal “Remember The Name” Muhammad faced Gilbert “Durinho” Burns for a future title shot. Elsewhere on the main card tonight, Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade clashed with Xiaonan “Fury” Yan at strawweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC 288.
Invicta Fighting Championships returned to ReelWorks Denver in Denver, Colorado with its latest all-female event tonight. The Invicta FC 53 card was headlined by an atomweight championship bout between new titleholder Jillian “Lionheart” DeCoursey and challenger Rayanne Amanda dos Santos.
In the bantamweight co-feature, “Big Bad” Olga Rubin and “Grizzly” Claire Guthrie squared off in a battle between top contenders. Former atomweight champion Jéssica “The Queen” Correa Delboni met “Dynamite” Danielle Taylor at 115 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.