The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s doubleheader of events concluded tonight with The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale at Geraldo José de Almeida State Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil. The event was headlined by a brief heavyweight matchup between Stipe Miocic and Fabio Maldonado.

In the TUF Brazil 3 heavyweight final, Antônio “Cara de Sapato” Carlos Jr. took on Vitor “Lex Luthor” Miranda. The TUF middleweight final matched Warlley Alves up against fellow unbeaten Marcio “Lyoto” Alexandre Jr. MMARising.com has play-by-play for the TUF Brazil 3 Finale main card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship began a doubleheader of events today with UFC Fight Night 41: “Munoz vs Mousasi” from O₂ World in Berlin, Germany. The card featured a middleweight bout as Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz took on Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi.

In the 185-pound co-main event, Francis “Limitless” Carmont battled C.B. “The Doberman” Dollaway. Also in the middleweight division, Luke “The Bigslow” Barnatt clashed with Sean “Tarzan” Strickland. MMARising.com has play-by-play and results for today’s UFC Fight Night 41 main card.

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Former Shoot Boxing Japan Women’s Flyweight Champion Ai Takahashi makes her J-Girls kickboxing debut on June 22nd at J-Girls: “The Shining Wild Angels 2nd” in Tokyo, Japan. Takahashi faces J-Girls Bantamweight Champion Madoka Jinnai in a 53.5-kilogram (117.7-pound) non-title bout.

J-Girls officials announced the matchup this past week. Takahashi picked up a quick first-round TKO victory in her most recent shoot boxing match in April. Jinnai is 2-0 since capturing the J-Girls title this past July and she most recently earned a lopsided Unanimous Decision win eight days ago.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 173: “Barao vs Dillashaw.” The event was headlined by a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between champion Renan “Barao” do Nascimento Mota Pegado and T.J. Dillashaw.

In tonight’s UFC 173 co-main event, Daniel “D.C.” Cormier and Dan “Hendo” Henderson faced off in a light heavyweight title contender’s bout. “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler took on Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger in a featured welterweight battle. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Original Cage Warriors women’s champ Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton returns home for her next fight on June 7th at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 69: “Super Saturday” in London, England. Sexton faces undefeated Polish prospect Joanna Jędrzejczyk in a featured flyweight bout on the card.

Cage Warriors officials announced the fight on Thursday. Sexton is 6-0 under the Cage Warriors banner and she recently fought twice in the UFC. Jędrzejczyk is coming off of an impressive win this month. CWFC 69 also features a bout between Kerry “Rocksteady” Hughes and Amanda Kelly.

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Former Smackgirl champion Takayo Hashi captured another prestigious title in the main event of Deep Jewels 4 today in Tokyo, Japan. Hashi stopped top star Shizuka Sugiyama late in the third round of a competitive fight to become the first Deep Jewels Middleweight Champion at 135 pounds.

In one of many bouts on the card that ended with a technical submission, former Jewels postergirl Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka made a successful return by stopping Satomi “Sarami” Takano. Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham defeated Yuuki Kira in a kickboxing match.

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Deep Jewels staged its fourth all-female fight card today at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 4 was headlined by the first Deep Jewels Middleweight Championship matchup between promotional star Shizuka Sugiyama and former Smackgirl 128-pound champion Takayo Hashi.

Today’s co-main event featured the return of former Jewels postergirl Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka, who took on prospect Satomi “Sarami” Takano. Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham faced Yuuki Kira in a kickboxing match. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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KSW Women’s Champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz retained her 115-pound title with a first-round submission victory tonight at KSW 27: “Cage Time” in Gdańsk, Poland. The Polish rising star kept her unbeaten record intact by defeating Austria’s Jasminka “Impressive” Cive with a slick armbar.

Kowalkiewicz, who signed on with Invicta FC earlier this year, continues to impress with each passing fight. She took Cive down early in tonight’s title bout and prevented her from doing anything on the ground. After working for a rear-naked choke, Kowalkiewicz switched to an armbar for the tapout win.

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