Strawweight rising star Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau kept her perfect UFC record intact with an impressive victory tonight at UFC Fight Night 74: “Holloway vs Oliveira” in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Létourneau handed prospect Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz her first defeat.

Competing in her home country for the third straight time, Létourneau showcased her striking skills by dropping Moroz in the opening round. The Ukrainian rallied back in round two, but Létourneau shut Moroz’s offence down in the final round and walked away with a Unanimous Decision victory.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada tonight for UFC Fight Night 74: “Holloway vs Oliveira.” The event was headlined by a featherweight matchup between Max “Blessed” Holloway and Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira.

Also on the card, Neil Magny met Erick “Índio” Silva in the welterweight co-feature. Patrick “The Predator” Côté battled Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman, and Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz took on Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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One of Shoot Boxing’s biggest stars, four-time Girls S-Cup winner Rena Kubota, captured another title belt tonight at the 2015 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup event in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Kubota defeated late replacement Kane Chopirom for the vacant Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Championship.

Also on the card, Kubota’s protégé, two-time JKS48 tournament winner Mio Tsumura, earned three victories in one night to claim the 2015 48kg Shoot Boxing Japan Girls S-Cup Championship. Tsumura narrowly edged J-Girls Mini Flyweight Champion Momi Furuta in a closely-contested trilogy fight.

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UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey makes the next defence of her title on January 2, 2016 at UFC 195 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rousey is set to face off against former boxing champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm in what will likely serve as the main event.

Rousey was widely expected to face rival Miesha “Cupcake” Tate for a third time at some point in the coming months, but that fight will evidently have to wait. Rousey recently destroyed Bethe “Pitbull” Correia at UFC 190. Holm defeated Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” Reneau at UFC Fight Night 71.

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In spite of a pair of last-minute lineup changes, the 2015 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup took place tonight at Ōta-City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. The event was headlined by a Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Championship bout between Rena Kubota and Kane Chopirom.

Former women’s flyweight titleholder Ai Takahashi also received a new opponent for her non-tournament bout on the card tonight. She faced off against Hongthong Liangprasert. Tonight’s card featured all three rounds in the prestigious 2015 48kg Shoot Boxing Japan Girls S-Cup tournament.

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Stepping in on just two weeks’ notice, Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade looks for her second straight win when she faces a familiar foe on September 5th at UFC 191: “Johnson vs Dodson 2” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Andrade is set to face Raquel “Rocky” Pennington in a bantamweight rematch on the card.

Pennington was initially slated to face off against Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche in two weeks, but an injury forced Carmouche out of the fight. Andrade and Pennington first faced off at UFC 171 in March 2014 when Andrade eked out a narrow Split Decision victory over Pennington in a closely-contested bout.

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Four-time Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Champion Rena Kubota headlines the 2015 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup card on Friday night in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Kubota is set to face off against 17-year-old Muay Thai champ Jomkwan Sittongsak in a Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Championship bout.

The 48kg Girls S-Cup tournament itself features eight of Japan’s top female shoot boxers, and the winner of the one-night competition must defeat three opponents in order to claim the title. Elsewhere on the card, Shoot Boxing star Ai Takahashi faces Kanako Taniyama in a much-anticipated rematch.

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TUF 20 finalist “Thug” Rose Namajunas returns to action on October 3rd at UFC 192: “Cormier vs Gustafsson” in Houston, Texas. Namajunas is set to face fellow TUF 20 competitor Angela “Overkill” Hill in featured strawweight action on the card. UFC officials confirmed the fight on Monday evening.

Namajunas was initially scheduled to battle Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff at UFC 187 in May, but the bout was scrapped on mere hours’ notice when Ansaroff fell ill. Hill most recently suffered her first professional setback when she was outpointed by Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres at UFC 188.

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