Reign Training Center representative Ashlee “The Terminator” Evans-Smith improved to 5-3 as an amateur and claimed the vacant Tuff-N-Uff 140-pound women’s title Saturday at Tuff-N-Uff: “The Fist-ival” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Evans-Smith took a clear-cut decision over Bridgette “Black Wolf” Batch.

Jocelyn “Lights Out” Lybarger captured the Tuff-N-Uff 125-pound women’s title by edging out Ashley Yoder via Split Decision. Lybarger’s twin sister, Jillian, withdrew due to an injury that prevented her from making weight and her 115-pound title was awarded to Stephanie “The Shark” Gonzalez.

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Strikeforce tournament veteran Colleen “The Beautiful Disaster” Schneider earned her second win as a professional tonight at Super Fight League 2 in Chandigarh, India. Schneider stopped England’s Cherie Buck with a barrage of punches and elbows midway through round two of the night’s co-feature.

While both fighters took the bout on short notice, Schneider appeared to be well-prepared right from the opening bell and she controlled much of round one on the ground. Schneider wasted little time in taking Buck down again in the second round before finishing her off with strikes from the top.

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An untimely injury has forced unbeaten rising star Cat “Alpha” Zingano off of the upcoming Invicta Fighting Championships 1 card on April 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed the news with a source close to the promotion today. The nature of Zingano’s injury is currently unknown.

Zingano was scheduled to face XFL champion Anita “El Tigre” Rodriguez in a bantamweight clash on the inaugural Invicta FC card. The bout has been scrapped entirely and the all-female event will now proceed with 11 fights. Rodriguez may still compete in the event of another main card injury.

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Lightweight rivals Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout and Spencer “The King” Fisher will face off for a third time at UFC on FX 4 on June 22nd in Atlantic City, New Jersey. UFC officials announced the bout on Tuesday. Fisher defeated Stout in the pair’s June 2007 rematch at UFC Fight Night 10.

Both fighters enter the trilogy bout coming off of losses to Thiago Tavares in their most recent fights, but Stout has won four of his past six and remains a threat in the lightweight division. By contrast, Fisher is in need of a big victory in June after dropping four of his past five inside the Octagon.

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Top-ranked strawweight fighters Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii and Jessica “Jag” Aguilar are set to face off in a featured matchup at Bellator Fighting Championships 69 on May 18th in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney confirmed the bout with MMARising.com earlier today.

Fujii and Aguilar will fight at 115 pounds, but both are likely to be part of a Bellator 125-pound women’s tournament that is currently targeted for late 2012 or early 2013. Rebney discussed tentative plans for the eight-woman tournament and listed names of some of its potential participants.

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While running to and from training sessions, working full-time as a nanny, attending college classes and cutting weight for my latest fight, I recorded a little Vlog of my last week of preparations. On March 31st, I faced off against Myndi “Moose” Collins in Davison, Michigan at 105 pounds.

Proving to be more difficult than I had anticipated, filming parts of life didn’t always work out as I’d planned. Half the time, I was recording my day while driving; an endeavor I suggest no one else undertake. I hope you all enjoy watching my Vlog as much as I enjoyed making it for you!

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Final Valkyrie Open-Weight Champion Rin Nakai will return to action on May 20th when she faces pro wrestling veteran Kyoko Kimura at Pancrase Progress Tour 6 in Okinawa, Japan. Nakai steps back into the ring for the first time since September for the fight, which was announced earlier today.

Nakai had taken a self-imposed hiatus from competition after she received criticism following a contentious Draw with England’s Danielle “The Curse” West in her most recent bout. The unbeaten powerhouse now makes her fourth appearance for Pancrase and looks to hand Kimura her first defeat.

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Top Japanese prospect Mizuki Inoue returns to Shoot Boxing in search of another big win on April 13th. The 17-year-old karateka faces 2011 Girls S-Cup semi-finalist Mina at Shoot Boxing 2012: “Road To S-Cup, Act.2” in Tokyo, Japan. Promotional officials announced the bout earlier today.

Two-time Girls S-Cup champion Rena Kubota was also set to compete on the April 13th card, but she has been forced out due to a fractured foot that will require surgery. An opponent had not yet been announced for Kubota and a timetable for the promotional poster girl’s return is currently unknown.

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