Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Mizuki Inoue looks to rebound from a pair of close defeats inside the Invicta FC cage when she defends her title on August 29th at Deep Jewels 9 in Tokyo, Japan. Inoue faces off against familiar foe Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino for a third time on the card.
Deep Jewels officials announced the title bout this week. The fighters first clashed in July 2010 when a 15-year-old Inoue made a successful pro kickboxing debut by upsetting Fujino. She earned her second win over the veteran standout in November 2013 under MMA rules at Deep Jewels 2.
It was not the exciting performance that many had hoped for, but Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres kept her perfect pro record intact with a Unanimous Decision victory tonight at UFC 188: “Velasquez vs Werdum” in Mexico City, Mexico. Torres outpointed Angela “Overkill” Hill in a main card matchup.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico tonight for UFC 188: “Velasquez vs Werdum.” The event was headlined by a UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Championship bout between Cain Velasquez and interim titleholder Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum.
Invicta Fighting Championships returns with its 13th all-female event on July 9th at The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Invicta FC 13 card is headlined by a featherweight title bout between champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and challenger Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin.
Former WSOF Women’s Strawweight Champion Jessica “Jag” Aguilar has signed with the UFC and will make her Octagon debut on August 1st at UFC 190: “Rousey vs Correia” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Aguilar faces BJJ black belt Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha in a 115-pound title contender’s bout.
Following a disappointing decision loss in January, Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann looks to get back into bantamweight title contention when she battles hard-hitting Brazilian Amanda “Lioness” Nunes at UFC Fight Night 73: “Teixeira vs St. Preux” on August 8th in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana tonight for UFC Fight Night 68: “Boetsch vs Henderson.” The card featured a brief middleweight bout between Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch and former two-division PRIDE champ Dan “Hendo” Henderson.
Japan’s leading all-female mixed martial arts promotion, Deep Jewels, has announced a number of significant changes to its rule system and weight classes. The changes will first be implemented at Deep Jewels 9, a caged event that will now take place on August 29th at Differ Ariake in Tokyo.