A 105-pound title fight between Stephanie “Macaquinha” Frausto and Diana “Dynamite” Rael headlines the inaugural Women’s Fighting Championship event on May 12th in Casper, Wyoming. MMARising.com confirmed details of the five-round title tilt with a source close to the negotiations tonight.
The all-female fight card also features a rematch between rivals Stephanie “The Scrapper” Skinner and Brittany Nipper, who first faced off in February. Skinner stopped Nipper late in the second round of the action-packed Fight of the Night battle and looks for her second straight win in the rematch.
2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Champion Erika Kamimura and tournament runner-up Seo Hee Ham will face off in a rematch under kickboxing rules at Rise 88 on June 2nd in Tokyo, Japan. Rise officials announced the bout on Tuesday. The winner moves on to challenge Rise Queen Rena Kubota.
A much-anticipated UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Chael Sonnen will now take place at UFC 148 on July 7th in Las Vegas. UFC President Dana White confirmed the date change today during a press conference with both fighters in Brazil.
The UFC 146 all-heavyweight main card underwent a pair of major changes this past weekend. UFC President Dana White has confirmed that former heavyweight champion Frank Mir will step in to challenge current titleholder Junior “Cigano” dos Santos on the May 26th card in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia tonight for UFC 145: “Jones vs Evans.” The event was headlined by a long-awaited UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Jon “Bones” Jones and former training partner “Suga” Rashad Evans.
Top Brazilian prospect Claudia Gadelha kept her unblemished record intact tonight in her first fight outside of her home country. Despite late event and opponent changes, Gadelha earned a Split Decision victory over Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau at Wreck MMA: “Road To Glory” in Gatineau, Québec.
Rising star Jessica “Evil” Eye won for the fourth straight time tonight in front of friends and family at Bellator Fighting Championships 66 in Cleveland, Ohio. Eye took a well-earned Unanimous Decision victory over short-notice opponent Anita “El Tigre” Rodriguez in a 131-pound catchweight bout.
Undefeated Toshido Martial Arts fighter Sarah “Cheesecake” Moras scored the biggest victory of her young MMA career on Thursday night at Conquest of the Cage 11 in Airway Heights, Washington. Moras stopped hometown favourite Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña after the second round.