Atomweight prospect Shino VanHoose makes a quick return to action on February 26th at Real Fighting Championships 36: “Resurrection” in Tampa, Florida. The 20-year-old, who made her Invicta FC debut this month, is set to face off against local standout Jenny “The Phoenix” Silverio on the card.
Real FC officials announced the matchup this week. VanHoose, who began her career in Japan and recently relocated to the United States, looks to rebound from a short-notice submission setback at Invicta FC 15. Miami’s Silverio has won three straight fights including her Real FC debut in July.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey tonight for UFC on FOX 18: “Johnson vs Bader.” The event was headlined by a five-round light heavyweight contender’s bout between recent title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Ryan “Darth” Bader.
Recent UFC title challenger Bethe “Pitbull” Correia looks to rebound from the first loss of her career when she competes on April 16th at UFC on FOX 19 in Tampa, Florida. Correia is expected to face TUF 18 semi-finalist Raquel “Rocky” Pennington in a featured bantamweight clash on the card.
Top-ranked bantamweight contender Amanda “Lioness” Nunes steps back into the Octagon on March 5th at UFC 196: “Dos Anjos vs McGregor” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hard-hitting Brazilian takes on multi-time kickboxing world champion Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko in a featured matchup.
WPMF Women’s Pinweight Champion Saya Ito makes the next defence of her title on March 21st at Suk Weerasakreck 12 in Tokyo, Japan. Ito is set to compete in a rematch against Ayaka “Little Tiger” Miyauchi, whom she defeated for the prestigious championship in late September.
Fresh off of her Invicta FC 15 victory this past weekend, Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Mizuki Inoue is set to compete again on March 6th at Deep Jewels 11 in Tokyo, Japan. Inoue faces off against highly-touted striker Nori Date in one of six new matchups announced for the card today.
Former Deep Jewels champion Seo Hee Ham looks to make it two in a row inside the Octagon when she returns to action on March 20th at UFC Fight Night 85: “Hunt vs Mir” in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Ham is set to face off against hometown star “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings at 115 pounds.
UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk makes the next defence of her title on July 8th at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jędrzejczyk is set to face off against Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha in a rematch from the pair’s first fight in December 2014.