Making the most of a second opportunity, Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres picked up a hard-fought win during tonight’s eighth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 20: “A Champion Will Be Crowned.” Torres defeated former ally “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings by Unanimous Decision in a competitive matchup.
Torres and Rawlings began the competition together on Team Melendez, but Torres, who was upset in her initial qualifying bout, was brought back into contention and moved to Team Pettis when Justine Kish suffered an injury. With the win over Rawlings, she moves on to the quarterfinal round.
Seven more fights have been confirmed for Invicta Fighting Championships 10, which takes place on December 5th at Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas. The all-female card is headlined by a previously announced atomweight title bout between Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson and Hérica Tibúrcio.
Former Deep Jewels interim lightweight champ Emi Tomimatsu returned to her winning ways with a well-deserved Split Decision victory on Sunday night at Road Fighting Championship 19 in Seoul, South Korea. Tomimatsu outpointed Hyo Kyung Song in a two-round strawweight bout on the card.
Competing in her home state, Juliana “Ju Thai” de Lima Carneiro picked up her first Octagon victory tonight at UFC Fight Night 56: “Shogun vs St. Preux” in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lima defeated UFC newcomer Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff in strawweight action on tonight’s main card.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s doubleheader of events continued tonight with UFC Fight Night 56: “Shogun vs St. Preux” at Tancredo Neves Municipal Gymnasium in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua faced Ovince St. Preux in the light heavyweight main event.
Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham will become the first Korean female fighter to compete inside the world-famous Octagon when she makes her UFC debut in the coming months. Ham, who is set to move back up to strawweight, signed with the UFC at the beginning of November.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Allphones Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia tonight for UFC Fight Night 55: “Rockhold vs Bisping.” The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold and Michael “The Count” Bisping.
Highly-touted prospect “Thug” Rose Namajunas notched the first victory for Team Melendez during tonight’s seventh episode of The Ultimate Fighter 20: “A Champion Will Be Crowned.” Namajunas put her team on the board by submitting Team Pettis’s Alex “Astro Girl” Chambers late in round one.