A flyweight battle between Michele “Diablita” Gutierrez and Jordan Nicole “Ninja Princess” Gaza has been added to Dakota Fighting Championships 16: “Fall Brawl 2013” on August 23rd in Fargo, North Dakota. Matchmaker Chris Nelson confirmed the fight with MMARising.com earlier today.

Gutierrez makes her return to the cage for the first time since dropping a Unanimous Decision to Sarah “KO Kid” Maloy at Invicta FC 1. Gaza most recently earned her first pro win in February when she submitted two-time Invicta FC veteran Kathina “Kill Switch” Catron at Xtreme Fight Night 11.

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Grappling specialist Hérica Tibúrcio scored the biggest victory of her career in a featured strawweight tournament semi-final bout on Saturday night at MMA Super Heroes 1 in Louveira, São Paulo, Brazil. Tibúrcio submitted top Brazilian prospect Kinberly Novaes with an armbar late in round three.

In flyweight semi-final fights, both Kalindra Faria and Juliana “Julie” Werner Aguiar advanced on to the tournament final with key wins. Faria submitted Carina “Barbie” Damm in a rematch from September 2009, while Aguiar earned a clear-cut Unanimous Decision victory over Vanessa Melo.

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Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith earned her third Fight of the Night bonus in her flyweight debut tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 6 in Kansas City, Missouri. Smith scored a Unanimous Decision victory over Brazilian contender Jennifer Maia in an action-packed fight on the main card.

Former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Jessica Penne won Submission of the Night tonight for her first-round rear-naked choke victory over Nicdali “The Night Queen” Rivera-Calanoc. “The Queen of Mean” Miriam Nakamoto won Knockout of the Night for her stoppage of “Diamond” Duda Yankovich.

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Former Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino added another title to her collection tonight with a dominant win at Invicta Fighting Championships 6 in Kansas City, Missouri. Justino stopped Marloes “Rumina” Coenen in a rematch for the Invicta FC featherweight title.

In tonight’s co-feature, Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha kept her unblemished record intact with a commanding victory over previously unbeaten Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki. Gadelha finished Hamasaki with a series of punches on the ground late in round three of their featured 115-pound fight.

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Invicta Fighting Championships held its sixth all-female event tonight at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 6 featured a pivotal featherweight championship rematch between former Strikeforce champions Marloes “Rumina” Coenen and Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino.

Also on tonight’s card, unbeaten standouts Ayaka Hamasaki and Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha faced off in a strawweight title eliminator bout. Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio took on rising star Lauren Taylor at 135 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 6 card.

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On just one day’s notice, Kathina “Kill Switch” Catron has stepped in as a last-minute replacement fighter on tomorrow night’s Invicta Fighting Championships 6 card in Kansas City, Missouri. Catron faces Livia “T-Rex” von Plettenberg in a flyweight bout on the preliminary portion of the card.

MMARising.com confirmed the change with the promotion. Von Plettenberg was first set to face Cassie “The Hulk” Robb in a 105-pound bout, but von Plettenberg weighed in at 113 pounds and the fight was scrapped. Catron earned a TKO win over Summer Artherton this past weekend in Omaha.

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Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 6 took place today at the Ameristar Casino Hotel Freedom Roadhouse in Kansas City, Missouri. A featherweight championship rematch between Marloes “Rumina” Coenen and Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino headlines the 13-fight all-female card.

In the co-feature, unbeaten title contenders Ayaka Hamasaki and Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha face off at 115 pounds. Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio takes on Lauren Taylor in a pivotal bantamweight bout on the main card. MMARising.com has live coverage for today’s Invicta FC 6 weigh-ins.

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An atomweight showdown between undefeated prospect Paulina “Firefox” Granados and fellow Texan Tessa Simpson has been added to Legacy Fighting Championship 23 on September 13th in San Antonio, Texas. The promotion officially announced the 105-pound matchup earlier this week.

Granados made a successful debut for Legacy FC in late May with a slick first-round submission of Maria Lopez at Legacy FC 20. Simpson fought three times in 2009 and earned quick stoppage wins in each of her first two bouts. She makes her return to the cage for the first time in four years.

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