A second women’s bout has now been added to the UFC 170: “Rousey vs McMann” card, which takes place on February 22nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Highly-touted jiu-jitsu black belt Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis faces fast-rising star Jessica “Evil” Eye in a featured bantamweight contender’s matchup.
UFC officials announced the fight on Monday night. Davis has won seven of her past eight fights and she sports a perfect 2-0 record inside the UFC. Eye made a big statement in her Octagon debut in October by outpointing former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Sarah Kaufman at UFC 166.
Undefeated Olympic medallists will clash when wrestling powerhouse Sara McMann challenges UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey at UFC 170 on February 22nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event title fight was announced following UFC 168 on Saturday night.
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey retained her title in an amazing fight tonight at UFC 168: “Weidman vs Silva 2” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rousey submitted bitter rival Miesha “Cupcake” Tate with her signature armbar in tonight’s highly entertaining co-main event.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 168: “Weidman vs Silva 2.” The event was headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between champion “All-American” Chris Weidman and Anderson “The Spider” Silva.
Japanese star Mika “Future Princess” Nagano has confirmed plans for her retirement from mixed martial arts in early 2014. Nagano is the latest in a string of recent retirees and she will compete in a final exhibition match at Deep Jewels 3 on February 16th in Tokyo. The news was announced today.
On Monday night, three-time Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Champion Rena Kubota picked up her eighth straight win at Shoot Boxing 2013: “Tomohiro Oikawa Retirement Event” in Osaka, Japan. Kubota stopped short-notice replacement opponent Yuri Kim in the late stages of the opening round.
On Saturday night, 19-year-old rising star Larissa Moreira Pacheco scored her biggest win to date at Jungle Fight 63 in Belém, Pará, Brazil. Pacheco stopped Mexican striker Irene Aldana in round three of the co-feature to win the inaugural Jungle Fight Women’s Bantamweight Championship.
Voting is now underway for the 2013 Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Awards. This year’s edition again features more than a dozen categories. These awards recognise notable achievements made by fighters, promotions and other individuals associated with the sport over the course of the past year.