Deep Jewels Bantamweight Champion Ji Yeon Kim competes in one of her most high-profile bouts to date on May 22nd at Top Fighting Championship 11: “Top FC vs Kunlun Fight” in Seoul, South Korea. Kim faces China’s top-ranked female fighter Jin “The Fighting Rose” Tang at 130 pounds.
Top FC officials announced the co-main event matchup this past week. Kim, who also holds the Gladiator women’s bantamweight title, captured Deep Jewels gold in August by defeating veteran Takayo Hashi. Tang, a top star for Kunlun Fight, has tasted defeat just two times in her past 13 bouts.
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Competing in front of a partisan crowd in her home country, Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie earned a devastating knockout win tonight at UFC Fight Night 87: “Overeem vs Arlovski” in Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands. The elite bantamweight striker finished Anna “Panda” Elmose.
De Randamie received a tremendous ovation from the fans in attendance, who looked on intently as she ended Elmose’s night with a first-round knee to the body. In strawweight action, Polish star Karolina Kowalkiewicz picked up an impressive Unanimous Decision win over “Hurricane” Heather Clark.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands tonight for UFC Fight Night 87: “Overeem vs Arlovski.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and former champ Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski.
In tonight’s heavyweight co-main event, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva took on Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve. Albert “Einstein” Tumenov battled Gunnar “Gunni” Nelson, and Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie faced Anna “Panda” Elmose. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.
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Flyweight prospect Rachael Ostovich earned a key victory on Saturday night at Invicta Fighting Championships 17 in Costa Mesa, California. The Hawaiian edged out Ariel Beck on the preliminary card, and both Ostovich and Beck took home an additional $1500 for Fight of the Night honours.
MMARising.com confirmed the bonus with Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp, along with two Performance of the Night winners. Newly-crowned Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela “Overkill” Hill and featherweight contender Megan Anderson earned an additional $1000 for their wins.
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Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger retained her 135-pound title with a dominant decision win tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 17 in Costa Mesa, California. Evinger defeated a game but overmatched Colleen “The Thoroughbred” Schneider in the main event.
Tonight’s card also featured a second title fight. In the 115-pound co-feature, Angela “Overkill” Hill earned her third straight win and captured the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship by edging out the previously unbeaten Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza in an entertaining, back-and-forth five-round battle.
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Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 17th all-female card tonight at The Hangar at The OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California. The Invicta FC 17 card featured a bantamweight championship bout between Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger and Colleen “The Thoroughbred” Schneider.
In tonight’s co-main event, Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza put her title on the line against Angela “Overkill” Hill. Latoya “Black Mamba” Walker battled Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet at 145. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s Invicta FC 17 card.
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Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 17 took place this afternoon at the Costa Mesa Marriott in Costa Mesa, California. Bantamweight champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger defends against Colleen “The Thoroughbred” Schneider in the 135-pound main event of Saturday’s all-female fight card.
In the co-feature, Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza puts her title on the line against Angela “Overkill” Hill. Latoya “Black Mamba” Walker battles Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet at featherweight. MMARising.com has live coverage for today’s Invicta FC 17 weigh-ins.
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Angela “Unstoppable” Lee kept her undefeated record intact and scored the biggest win of her MMA career tonight at ONE Championship 42: “Ascent To Power” in Kallang, Singapore. The 19-year-old star edged out “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi to become the inaugural ONE Women’s Atomweight Champion.
Tonight’s main event bout was a thrilling back-and-forth battle that featured countless submission attempts from both fighters. Lee had Yamaguchi in danger on multiple occasions, but Yamaguchi nearly knocked her opponent out early in round three. After 25 minutes of action, Lee took home the title.
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