After close to four years away, Revelina “Nana” Berto will make her return to MMA competition on November 17th. The member of the famed Berto fighting family is scheduled to face Strikeforce veteran Stephanie Webber at Real Fighting Championships 28: “Legacy” in Punta Gorda, Florida.
Berto, sister to boxing champ Andre and fellow MMA fighter James Edson, is undefeated in her career and posted three wins in short succession before taking a lengthy hiatus from the sport. Webber is coming off of a submission victory in June and has yet to see round three in her professional career.
An illness has forced flyweight Sheila “The German Tank” Gaff out of her Cage Warriors title bout with Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton. Gaff and Sexton were set to face off for the promotion’s inaugural 125-pound women’s title at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 49 on October 27th in Wales.
Featherweight contender Julia “The Jewel” Budd has experienced a lot in just six fights. From her debut for Strikeforce to her current run in Invicta Fighting Championships, the Muay Thai standout’s career has played out in front of hundreds of thousands of onlookers over the past two years.
In the past 18 months, the female flyweight division has developed into one of MMA’s premier women’s weight classes. One of its fastest rising stars, Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak, is currently riding a six-fight winning streak and scored an impressive Unanimous Decision victory at Invicta FC 3.
Seventeen-year-old prospect Shino VanHoose returns to the Pancrase ring on November 10th at Pancrase Progress Tour 12 in Tokyo, Japan. The grappling specialist is set to face Sadae “Manhoef” Suzumura in a featured atomweight matchup that was officially announced this past weekend.
Diana “Dynamite” Rael snapped the first two-fight losing streak of her career with an impressive submission victory on Saturday night at Made For War 1 in Castle Rock, Colorado. Rael handed fellow atomweight prospect Darla “Train Wreck” Harris her first pro loss via second-round rear-naked choke.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil tonight for UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar.” The card featured a non-title light heavyweight bout between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva and “The American Psycho” Stephan Bonnar.
After twelve planned bouts failed to materialise, Bellator champ Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Gurgel at last has an opponent for her long-awaited return to action at Bellator Fighting Championships 78 on October 26th in Dayton, Ohio. Gurgel is expected to face Casey “KO” Noland in a flyweight matchup.