The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin tonight for UFC 164: “Henderson vs Pettis 2.” The event featured a much-anticipated UFC Lightweight Championship rematch between “Smooth” Benson Henderson and Anthony “Showtime” Pettis.

Also on the card tonight, Frank Mir faced fellow former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh “The Warmaster” Barnett in the co-feature. Chad “Money” Mendes battled Clay “The Carpenter” Guida in a featherweight contender’s bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC 164 card.

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Former Jewels title challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino survived early scares and emerged victorious in the Deep Jewels 1 main event tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Fujino used a rear-naked choke to defeat South Korean challenger Hyo Kyung Song in the late stages of round two.

Fujino’s one-time Jewels foe, Mika “Future Princess” Nagano, picked up her fourth straight victory on tonight’s card when she submitted Akiko “Betiko” Naito. Both Fujino and Nagano will compete in the Deep Jewels lightweight title tournament, which is set to begin at Deep Jewels 2 on November 4th.

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The newly-formed Deep Jewels promotion held its inaugural all-female event tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 1 was headlined by a 52-kilogram mixed martial arts bout between former Jewels title challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino and South Korean striker Hyo Kyung Song.

Elsewhere, Kozue “Azuma” Nagashima battled Ji Yun Kim in a kickboxing match. Jewels star Mika “Future Princess” Nagano took on Akiko “Betiko” Naito in Naito’s retirement fight and Celine Haga faced Sadae “Manhoef” Numata. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 1 card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana tonight for UFC Fight Night 27: “Condit vs Kampmann 2.” The card was headlined by a welterweight rematch between “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit and rival Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann.

Also on tonight’s card, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone faced Rafael dos Anjos in the lightweight co-feature. TUF 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum battled Brian Melancon at welerweight and Court “The Crusher” McGee took on Robert Whittaker. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 27.

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Hometown star Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton looks for her first UFC win when she returns to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 30: “Bisping vs Munoz” on October 26th in Manchester, England. Sexton will face off against Brazil’s Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade in a bantamweight bout on the card.

Sexton announced the fight today. She competes in her home country for the first time since February 2011 when she defeated Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 40. Andrade also seeks her first Octagon win after dropping her UFC debut in July.

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Georgia native Tyra “The Honey Badger” Parker evened her pro MMA record with an impressive win tonight at Dakota FC 16: &#8220Fall Brawl 2013” in Fargo, North Dakota. Parker submitted Michele “Diablita” Gutierrez with a slick armbar early in the second round of their featured flyweight matchup.

Tonight’s bout marked only the second time that Parker had seen round two in her pro MMA career. She picked up right where she left off following a dominant opening five minutes and got the one-sided fight back down to the mat early in the second round, where she locked on the fight-ending armbar.

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Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai is set to take on her toughest opponent to date on September 29th at Pancrase 252: “20th Anniversary” in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Nakai will face former BodogFight champion Tara LaRosa in a bantamweight bout that was officially announced today.

Nakai is coming off of a first-round submission victory over King of the Cage titleholder Brenda “Boom Boom” Gonzales in May. Long-time contender LaRosa’s three-fight winning streak was snapped in her October Invicta FC debut. Officials did not specify whether Nakai’s belt would be on the line.

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Fresh off of her release from Bellator, Jessica “Evil” Eye has signed on as the latest addition to the UFC women’s bantamweight roster. The popular Ohio native could next face former Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman at UFC 166: “Velasquez vs dos Santos 3” on October 19th in Houston, Texas.

Eye’s UFC signing was initially reported by OHMMA and the fight against Kaufman was noted this evening during UFC Tonight on FOX Sports 2. A date and event were not announced for the planned Eye-Kaufman fight, but MMARising.com has learned that UFC 166 will likely play host to the bout.

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