Lynn “Lights Out” Alvarez lived up to her nickname with a quick victory tonight at Dakota Fighting Championship 17: “Winter Brawl 2014” in Fargo, North Dakota. Alvarez choked out strawweight prospect Amber “The Apex Predator” Stautzenberger in round one of the co-main event on the card.
Also this evening, Jozette “The #1 Headbusta” Cotton kept her perfect professional record intact with a dominant Unanimous Decision victory at Dynasty Combat Sports 6: “The Future” in Omaha, Nebraska. Cotton defeated Jessica “Raising Havoc” Halverson in the 160-pound main event.
Voting for the 2013 Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Awards concluded earlier this month and winners have now been crowned in more than a dozen categories. This year, reigning Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak has been named Female Fighter of the Year.
Former Jewels postergirl Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka returns to the ring for a special appearance at Deep Jewels 3 on February 16th in Tokyo, Japan. The popular karateka is scheduled to face off against ex-Jewels rival Mika “Future Princess” Nagano in Nagano’s retirement exhibition match.
The Ultimate Fighter 18 winner Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña will make her post-TUF Octagon debut on March 15th at UFC 171: “Hendricks vs Lawler” in Dallas, Texas. The Washington native faces Brazilian rising star Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade in a featured bantamweight bout.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Marina Bay Sands in Marina Bay, Singapore today for UFC Fight Night 34: “Saffiedine vs Lim.” The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between final Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Tarec “Sponge” Saffiedine and Hyun Gyu “The Ace” Lim.
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey earned her second win over Miesha “Cupcake” Tate in the co-main event of UFC 168 on December 28th. With the win, Rousey kept her perfect professional record intact and she remains the top-ranked female fighter in MMA today.