A women’s bout between prospects Marianna “The Crushen Russian” Kheyfets and Munah Holland is currently in the works for Bellator Fighting Championships 63 on March 30th in Uncasville, Connecticut. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney confirmed plans for the fight with MMARising.com today.

Both fighters earned victories in their respective bouts this past weekend. Kheyfets kept her unbeaten record intact with a first-round doctor stoppage victory over Heather “Hurricane” Clark at XFC 16, while Holland earned a Majority Decision win against Pearl Gonzalez at Ring of Combat 39.

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Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya earned her fourth straight knockout win Saturday night at Verdict Fighting Championship 1 in Moscow, Russia. Kunitskaya made short work of the debuting Ekaterina Saraykina in a featured women’s matchup that ended just past the one-minute mark of the opening round.

Kunitskaya will make a quick return to action following her victory over Saraykina. She is set to face the much larger Anna Melikhova, a Muay Thai practitioner, in an open-weight bout at Lion’s Fights 1: “The Beginning” on March 3rd. Kunitskaya could give up as much as 50 pounds at fight time.

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Legend Fighting Championship 7 took place tonight at the City of Dreams Grand Hyatt Ballroom in Cotai, Macau. The card was headlined by a Legend Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion Myung Ho “Wolverine” Bae of South Korea and China’s Jingliang “The Leech” Li.

In the co-feature, Legend Bantamweight Champion Honggang “The Master” Yao put his title on the line against unbeaten Chinese compatriot Tuerxun Jumabieke, while Wenbo Liu battled Matt “Rolling Bear” Cain in a featured middleweight matchup. MMARising.com has play-by-play for the card.

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Xtreme Fighting Championships came to the Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee tonight for XFC 16: “High Stakes.” The HDNet-televised event was headlined by a lightweight battle between UFC veterans Jamie “C-4” Varner and Drew “Night Rider” Fickett.

Also on the card, XFC mainstay Carlos Mikey Gomez faced Josh Samman in the middleweight co-feature. Rising female stars Marianna “The Crushen Russian” Kheyfets and Heather “Hurricane” Clark faced off in a 125-pound women’s bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s card.

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A featherweight bout between top contenders “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier will headline UFC on Fuel TV 3 on May 15th in Fairfax, Virginia. UFC officials announced the fight today after both fighters campaigned for the matchup earlier this week.

Jung has posted back-to-back wins inside the Octagon via the rarely-seen Twister submission and a seven-second knockout, respectively, since he made the jump to the UFC in March. Poirier has won five straight fights and finished Max Holloway in impressive fashion at UFC 143 this past weekend.

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Three new fights have been confirmed for Jewels: “18th Ring” on March 3rd in Tokyo, Japan. Former Strikeforce title challengers Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi and Takayo Hashi will face off in a featured matchup on the all-female card. Both fighters look to rebound from recent setbacks.

Also announced for the card today was a bout between grappling specialists Yuko “Amiba” Oya and Emi Tomimatsu. Unbeaten Valkyrie veteran Ayame “Iris” Miura will make her Jewels debut against Norway’s Celine Haga. Miura earned four wins for Valkyrie before the promotion’s collapse in 2010.

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Brazilian standouts Vanessa Porto and Jennifer Maia will face off for a second time in the main event of Pink Fight MMA 2 on February 25th in Rio de Janeiro. The rematch will be contested for the first Pink Fight women’s title at 132 pounds. Tatame reported details of the event on Wednesday.

Porto defeated Maia in the pair’s first meeting in October, though the result was not without some controversy. Referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the fight due to a Porto armbar in the second round, but Maia did not tap out and she now looks to avenge her lone career defeat later this month.

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A long-awaited grudge match between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones and former training partner “Suga” Rashad Evans is now official for UFC 145 on April 21st in Atlanta, Georgia. UFC officials confirmed the fight on Monday evening. Eleven bouts are now in place for the card.

Jones and Evans have been on a collision course since early last year, but injuries to both fighters postponed plans for the pair to face off inside the cage. Currently riding a four-fight winning streak, Evans will finally receive his shot at former stablemate Jones and the young phenom’s title in April.

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