Unbeaten Polish prospect Joanna Jędrzejczyk scored the biggest win of her MMA career tonight at “Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 12” in Moscow, Russia. The multi-time Muay Thai champ outstruck Russian standout Julia Berezikova en route to an impressive Unanimous Decision victory.
Jędrzejczyk displayed excellent takedown and submission defence during the fight and she thwarted most of Berezikova’s attempts to take the fight to the ground. Jędrzejczyk mixed up her strikes well in both rounds and put together crisp combinations that kept her ahead on the judges’ scorecards.
It did not come easily, but BJJ black belt Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis earned her first UFC win tonight at UFC 161: “Evans vs Henderson” in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Davis narrowly outpointed veteran contender Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton in a featured bantamweight bout on the main card.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada tonight for UFC 161: “Evans vs Henderson.” The injury-plagued card was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former UFC champion “Suga” Rashad Evans and Dan “Hendo” Henderson.
Multi-time boxing world champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm will look to keep her perfect professional MMA record intact when she faces Allanna “Hands of Stone” Jones at Legacy Fighting Championship 21. The event takes place on July 19th at Arena Theater in Houston, Texas.
An atomweight bout between former Jewels title contender Kikuyo Ishikawa and Amber “The Bully” Brown has been added to Pancrase 250, which is scheduled to take place on July 28th in Tokyo, Japan. Pancrase officials announced plans for the featured 105-pound matchup earlier today.
On July 13th, Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki travels back to Kansas City, Missouri for her second fight under the Invicta Fighting Championships banner. Her opponent has recently changed and she is now set to face off against BJJ black belt Claudia Gadelha in the Invicta FC 6 co-main event.
Unbeaten Scottish striker Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood once again has an opponent for her featured fight at Invicta Fighting Championships 6 on July 13th in Kansas City, Missouri. Calderwood will now face fellow two-time Invicta FC veteran Sarah “White Tiger” Schneider in a strawweight bout.
MMA Super Heroes has booked a pair of women’s grand prix tournaments for its inaugural event on July 13th at CEIL Sports Gymnasium in Louveira, São Paulo, Brazil. In one strawweight grand prix bout on the card, standout striker Kinberly Novaes faces off against talented grappler Hérica Tibúrcio.