After a shaky start, former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha “Cupcake” Tate put forth another impressive comeback performance en route to a hard-fought victory tonight at UFC 183: “Silva vs Diaz” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tate edged out Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann.
The opening round of tonight’s featured matchup did not go as planned for Tate, who was dropped early on and dominated on the ground. She came on strong in the late stages of round two and controlled the final five minutes on the mat to earn a competitive and entertaining Majority Decision victory.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 183: “Silva vs Diaz.” The card was headlined by a middleweight bout between former long-time UFC champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva and one-time Strikeforce titleholder Nick Diaz.
Hard-hitting Brazilian contender Amanda “Lioness” Nunes looks to rebound from a tough loss in September when she returns to the cage at UFC Fight Night 62: “Faber vs Assuncao” on March 21st in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nunes battles grappling ace Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler.
Following a 16-month hiatus from competition, Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie has an opponent for her Octagon return on March 14th at UFC 185: “Pettis vs dos Anjos” in Dallas, Texas. De Randamie meets Jungle Fight Women’s Bantamweight Champion Larissa Moreira Pacheco.
TUF 18 winner Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña is set to make her long-awaited return to the Octagon on April 4th at UFC Fight Night 63: “Mendes vs Lamas” in Fairfax, Virginia. Peña takes on Russian standout Milana Dudieva in a featured bantamweight matchup on the card.
After an ankle injury delayed her return to action, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino steps back into the cage on February 27th at Invicta Fighting Championships 11 in Los Angeles, California. The hard-hitting Justino defends against Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet.
WPMF Japan Women’s Pinweight Champion Saya Ito makes the first defence of her title on April 5th at Muaylok: “The Battle of Muay Thai 7” in Tokyo, Japan. The 16-year-old “Muay Thai Genius” is set to face J-Girls Pinweight Champion Chihiro Kira in a five-round bout on the card.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden tonight for UFC on FOX 14: “Gustafsson vs Johnson.” The event was headlined by a light heavyweight contender’s bout between hometown star Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.