The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the O₂ Arena in London, England tonight for UFC Fight Night 84: “Silva vs Bisping.” The event was headlined by a five-round middleweight bout between former long-time UFC champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Michael “The Count” Bisping.

Also on the card, Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi faced off against Thales Leites in the 185-pound co-feature. Unbeaten rising star Tom Breese battled Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura at welterweight, and Brad “One Punch” Pickett took on Francisco “Cisco” Rivera in a featured bantamweight bout.

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After suffering a pair of controversial decision defeats, former Invicta FC champion Lauren Murphy earned her first UFC victory tonight at UFC Fight Night 83: “Cerrone vs Oliveira” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Murphy stopped short-notice replacement Kally Faszholz very late in the third round.

Faszholz got off to a strong start in the opening round, but Murphy took over as the fight progressed and she overwhelmed Faszholz with elbows before the final bell. Elsewhere, Ashlee Evans-Smith eked out a decision win over Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” Reneau in a bout marred by dreadful scoring.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tonight for UFC Fight Night 83: “Cerrone vs Oliveira.” The event was headlined by a five-round welterweight showdown between contenders Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira.

Also on the card tonight, Derek Brunson took on Roan “Jucao” Carneiro in the middleweight co-feature. Cody “No Love” Garbrandt met Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes, and Dennis “The Menace” Bermudez battled Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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Competing for the fifth time in a nine-month span, Angela “Unstoppable” Lee picked up another impressive submission win tonight at ONE Championship 38: “Tribe of Warriors” in Jakarta, Indonesia. The undefeated 19-year-old finished Rebecca “The Professor” Heintzman early in the second round.

Lee, who has fought exclusively for ONE since turning pro in May, battered Heintzman with punches and knees to the face in round one of tonight’s 120-pound catchweight bout. She landed more knees on the ground in the second stanza and secured a neck crank that forced Heintzman to submit.

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Former Bellator champion Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto returned to the bantamweight division for the first time since 2010 and earned a close decision victory tonight at Tachi Palace Fights 26: “Brawl In The Hall” in Lemoore, California. Frausto outpointed Corina Herrera in a thrilling bout.

In spite of a significant size and experience disadvantage, Herrera made a big statement with her impressive performance tonight against Frausto, who threatened with numerous submission attempts. Frausto could not secure a finish, but she halted her four-fight losing skid with the decision victory.

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Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki is set to make the first defence of her title on March 11th at Invicta Fighting Championships 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Japanese standout faces off against rising star Amber “The Bully” Brown in the 105-pound championship main event.

Invicta FC officials announced the fight today along with eight additional matchups. In one, Vanessa Porto battles Jennifer Maia for the Invicta FC Interim Flyweight Championship. Teammates Alexa Grasso and Irene Aldana will also be in action in featured bouts on the Invicta FC 16 card.

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Former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Lauren Murphy has received a new opponent for her upcoming bout on Sunday night at UFC Fight Night 83: “Cerrone vs Oliveira” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Murphy now faces off against unbeaten UFC newcomer Kelly Faszholz on the preliminary card.

UFC officials confirmed the change today. Murphy was originally slated to battle TUF 18 semi-finalist Sarah “Cheesecake” Moras, who was forced to withdraw due to an injury. Murphy most recently dropped a controversial decision in April, while Faszholz earned a submission win in November.

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After a disappointing UFC debut in August, former WSOF champion Jessica “Jag” Aguilar looks for a much-needed victory on April 23rd in a strawweight matchup at UFC 197: “Cormier vs Jones 2” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aguilar is set to face off against Brazilian standout Juliana “Ju Thai” Lima on the card.

UFC officials announced the fight today. Aguilar, who famously declared that she had “decided to become UFC champion” this past year, dropped a lopsided Unanimous Decision to Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha at UFC 190. Lima has won back-to-back fights and hopes to enter UFC title contention.

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