It was not the exciting performance that fans had hoped for, but Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann emerged victorious tonight at UFC Fight Night 88: “Almeida vs Garbrandt” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The standout wrestler outpointed former training partner Jessica “Evil” Eye in a bantamweight bout.
Tonight’s fight featured sparse action, and the crowd grew restless as the fighters cautiously circled each other throughout the tepid opening round. McMann’s takedowns and ground control in the final ten minutes were enough to earn her a clear-cut but uninspiring Unanimous Decision victory.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC Fight Night 88: “Almeida vs Garbrandt.” The event was headlined by a bantamweight bout between top prospects Thomas “Thominhas” Almeida and Cody “No Love” Garbrandt.
Deep Jewels Bantamweight Champion Ji Yeon Kim kicked off her Top FC career with a big win tonight at Top Fighting Championship 11: “Top FC vs Kunlun Fight” in Seoul, South Korea. Kim earned a Unanimous Decision victory over China’s top female fighter, Jin “The Fighting Rose” Tang.
Alexis “Sneaky Zebra” Dufresne missed weight for the fourth straight time, but picked up the biggest victory of her career tonight at Bellator 155: “Carvalho vs Manhoef” in Boise, Idaho. Dufresne submitted MMA pioneer Marloes “Rumina” Coenen with an impressive first-round triangle armbar.
Team Claudia took a commanding 4-0 lead thanks to another impressive victory during tonight’s fifth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23: “Team Joanna vs Team Claudia.” Standout striker Lanchana Green earned a Unanimous Decision win over Team Joanna’s Helen “Hellraiser” Harper.
Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino made a successful Octagon debut in front of hometown fans and supporters tonight at UFC 198: “Werdum vs Miocic” in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Justino quickly stopped Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith in a 140-pound catchweight bout.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil tonight for UFC 198: “Werdum vs Miocic.” The event was headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum and challenger Stipe Miocic.
Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai drops down to the flyweight division for her return to Pancrase on July 24th at Pancrase 279 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai is set to face off against multi-time boxing world champion Emiko “Fujin” Raika in a featured matchup on the event’s main card.