On Friday night in Dallas, Texas, former 14-time boxing world champ Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm improved her mixed martial arts record to 5-0 with another dominant TKO victory. Holm stopped late replacement opponent Nikki “Knuckles” Knudsen at Legacy Fighting Championship 24.

Ashlee Evans-Smith became CFA Women’s Featherweight Champion on Saturday when she TKOed Fallon “The Queen of Swords” Fox at CFA 12 in Coral Cables, Florida. And on Thursday, Carina “Barbie” Damm submitted Yelka “Princesa Inka” Torres Gallegos at 300 Sparta 4 in Lima, Peru.

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Two of the top female prospects on the Deep Jewels roster are set to collide on November 4th at Deep Jewels 2 in Tokyo, Japan. Highly-touted AACC fighter Megumi Sugimoto, an understudy of Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii, takes on Sachiko Fujimori, who won her pro MMA debut in 49 seconds.

The 53kg matchup between Sugimoto and Fujimori was officially announced this weekend. Also confirmed for the card is a 48kg bout between veteran journeywoman Yukiko Seki, who has won six of her past ten fights, and the returning Madoka Ebihara, who competes for the first time in four years.

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Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak makes the first defence of her new title on December 7th at Invicta Fighting Championships 7 in Kansas City, Missouri. Honchak is set to face off against fast-rising star Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith in a five-round championship fight.

Invicta FC officials announced the title bout today. Honchak became Invicta FC’s first 125-pound champion in April when she defeated Vanessa Porto at Invicta FC 5. She has won seven straight bouts. Smith made a successful flyweight debut at Invicta FC 6 in July when she defeated Jennifer Maia.

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The inaugural Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship is up for grabs on December 7th at Invicta Fighting Championships 7 in Kansas City, Missouri. Unbeaten rising star Lauren Murphy takes on multi-time Muay Thai world champion “The Queen of Mean” Miriam Nakamoto for the 135-pound title.

Invicta FC officials announced the fight today. Murphy stepped in on short notice for her Invicta FC debut in April and she has scored back-to-back wins for the promotion. Nakamoto earned a dominant first-round stoppage victory over ex-boxing champ “Diamond” Duda Yankovich at Invicta FC 6.

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Strawweight star Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig is set to face off against one of MMA’s brightest female prospects when she makes her Invicta FC debut at Invicta Fighting Championships 7. Herrig faces Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres in a featured bout on December 7th in Kansas City, Missouri.

Invicta FC officials announced the 115-pound bout today. Herrig picked up two key victories for Bellator and she has won six of her past seven fights. Former three-time amateur champion Torres is undefeated in her MMA career and scored a big win over “Thug” Rose Namajunas at Invicta FC 6.

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Muay Thai sensation Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood is scheduled to compete in an all-European fight on December 7th at Invicta Fighting Championships 7 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Scottish strawweight faces unbeaten Finnish prospect Katja “Killer Bunny” Kankaanpää in a bout with title implications.

Invicta FC officials announced the 115-pound fight today. Calderwood has endured multiple opponent changes for her past two Invicta FC fights, but remains undefeated in three bouts for the promotion. Kankaanpää made a successful Invicta FC debut by defeating Juliana “Ju Thai” Carneiro Lima.

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Recent flyweight title challenger Vanessa Porto looks to get back into the championship hunt when she competes at Invicta Fighting Championships 7 on December 7th in Kansas City, Missouri. Porto is set to face off against former Bellator champion Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto Gurgel.

Invicta FC officials announced the 125-pound bout today. Porto earned a shot at the vacant Invicta FC flyweight title by defeating Tara LaRosa in October, but dropped a decision to Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak at Invicta FC 5. Frausto Gurgel looks to rebound from a loss in her Invicta FC debut.

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Three fights in three different weight classes have been added to Invicta Fighting Championships 7 on December 7th in Kansas City, Missouri. Canadian strikers Julia “The Jewel” Budd and Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet will face off in a featured featherweight matchup on the card.

Along with the Budd-Tweet bout, Invicta FC officials also announced today that bantamweight Kelly “Blood Red” Kobold will make her long-awaited promotional debut against Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger. In flyweight action, Munah “The Perfect Storm” Holland faces Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff.

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