On Saturday night, Invicta Fighting Championships showcases its second all-female event at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The preliminary portion of the card is headlined by a strawweight bout between standout wrestler Carla Esparza and submission ace Sarah “White Tiger” Schneider.
The preliminary card features five additional fights in three weight classes. In 105-pound atomweight action, “South Valley’s Own” Angelica Chavez looks to rebound from her first loss when she faces Invicta FC 1 competitor Nicdali “The Night Queen” Rivera-Calanoc. MMARising.com previews the card.
On Saturday night in Anaheim, California, Kaiyana Rain avenged her lone defeat and captured another title at Momentum Fighting Championship: “Fight Night 2.” Rain earned a Unanimous Decision victory over Stephanie “The Shark” Gonzalez to become Momentum FC 115-pound champion.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the first time tonight at UFC 149: “Faber vs Barao.” The event featured a UFC Interim Bantamweight Championship bout between “The California Kid” Urijah Faber and Renan “Barao” Pegado.
Final Valkyrie Featherweight Champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi put herself in contention for a new title with a key victory today at Jewels: “20th Ring” in Tokyo, Japan. Yamaguchi defeated Emi Tomimatsu for a second time and now hopes to challenge for the Jewels Lightweight Queen Championship.
Japan’s all-female Jewels promotion made its debut at Differ Ariake Arena on Saturday afternoon in Tokyo. Jewels: “20th Ring” was headlined by a 114-pound rematch between final Valkyrie Featherweight Champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi and fellow Jewels title contender Emi Tomimatsu.
A hand injury has forced Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith out of her featured bantamweight bout with Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes at Invicta Fighting Championships 2 on July 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. Hawaii’s Raquel “Rocky” Pa’aluhi has stepped in to face Nunes on the card.
All main card fighters successfully made weight today for this weekend’s Jewels: “20th Ring” card in Tokyo, Japan. The event takes place tomorrow afternoon at Differ Ariake and will be headlined by a 52-kilogram rematch between former Smackgirl rivals “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi and Emi Tomimatsu.
Fifteen-year-old kickboxing champion Seira Aragaki returns to Jewels for the first time in over a year at Jewels: “20th Ring” on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. The J-Girls and two-division M-1 titleholder faces off against South Korean taekwondo champ Hyo Kyung Song in a three-round shoot boxing match.