The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Paulo Sarasate Gymnasium in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil tonight for UFC on Fuel TV 10: “Nogueira vs Werdum 2.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira and Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum.
Also on the card, William “Patolino” Macario took on Leonardo Santos in the TUF Brazil 2 Welterweight Final. Thiago Silva battled Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante at 205 pounds and Erick “Indio” Silva faced Jason “The Kansas City Bandit” High at 170. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
Hawaiian prospect Kailin Curran is set to take on her most experienced opponent to date on August 9th at Pacific Xtreme Combat 38 in Mangilao, Guam. Curran faces grappling specialist Emi Tomimatsu in a strawweight bout. MMARising.com confirmed the fight with PXC CEO E.J. Calvo today.
Shoot Boxing rivals “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi and Lorena “Lady Pitbull” Klijn are set to face off for a second time on June 23rd at Shoot Boxing 2013: Act.3 in Tokyo, Japan. Yamaguchi narrowly defeated Klijn when the fighters first met in the semi-finals of the 2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup tournament.
So let’s start from the top. My name is Cassie Robb, I am 22 years old and from Casper, Wyoming. I started fighting when I was 19 after seeing another girl step into the cage, which really inspired me. Nobody had faith in me that I could do it. I was always into girly sports like figure skating, cheerleading and gymnastics, although I’d always wondered what it would be like to box.
Former Jewels star Shizuka Sugiyama will make her DEEP debut on July 20th at DEEP: “Tokyo Impact – Lightweight GP 2013 Semifinal” in Tokyo, Japan. Sugiyama faces journeywoman Chisa Yonezawa in a featured bout on the card. The promotion officially announced the fight earlier today.
Former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Sarah Kaufman will make her Octagon debut against Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann at UFC on FOX Sports 1 #2: “Condit vs Kampmann 2” on August 28th in Indianapolis, Indiana. The bout was officially announced on UFC Tonight.
Hard-hitting strikers Sheila “The German Tank” Gaff and Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes will face off at UFC 163: “Aldo vs Pettis” on August 3rd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
A knee injury has forced Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza out of her July 13th title defence against Jewels champ Ayaka Hamasaki at Invicta Fighting Championships 6 in Kansas City, Missouri. Hamasaki now faces Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha on the card.