Bantamweight title contenders Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis and Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche will face off in a featured main card matchup at UFC Fight Night 31: “Fight For The Troops 3” on November 6th in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Yahoo! Sports first reported on plans for the pivotal fight earlier today.
Davis made a successful Octagon debut on June 15th when she outpointed Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton in a competitive bout at UFC 161. Carmouche rebounded from a loss to champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey in her UFC debut by stopping Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade at UFC on FOX 8 in July.
Season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter premiered tonight on FOX Sports 1 and Sportsnet 360. In the elimination round, 32 male and female bantamweights competed in 16 two-round fights in hopes of earning a spot in the TUF house and continuing on towards the finals and a six-figure UFC contract.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Jornalista Felipe Drumond Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil tonight for UFC Fight Night 28: “Teixeira vs Bader.” The card was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between veteran top contender Glover Teixeira and Ryan “Darth” Bader.
On Saturday night, featherweight prospect Faith Van Duin became Storm MMA’s inaugural 145-pound women’s champion at “Storm Damage 3” in Canberra, Australia. The New Zealand native defeated three opponents in Storm MMA’s first women’s grand prix tournament to capture the title.
Competing in front of hometown fans, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis picked up his fourth straight win on August 31st at UFC 164: “Henderson vs Pettis 2” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pettis defeated ex-WEC rival “Smooth” Benson Henderson for a second time to become the UFC Lightweight Champion.