The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the United Center in Chicago, Illinois tonight for UFC on FOX 20: “Holm vs Shevchenko.” The event was headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout between former UFC champ Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko.
In tonight’s lightweight co-main event, Edson Barboza battled Gilbert “El Niño” Melendez. Francis “The Predator” Ngannou faced Bojan Mihajlović in a heavyweight bout, and Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig took on Kailin Curran at strawweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.
Following her Fight of the Year battle in May, former Deep Jewels champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi returns to the ONE cage on August 13th at ONE Championship 45: “Heroes of the World” in Cotai, Macau. Yamaguchi faces off against undefeated Brazilian prospect Istela Nunes de Souza.
Muay Thai sensation Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie looks to continue her streak of impressive stoppage wins when she returns to action on September 3rd at UFC Fight Night 93: “Arlovski vs Barnett” in Hamburg, Germany. De Randamie is set to battle Ashlee Evans-Smith on the card.
Strawweight rising star Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz seeks another big victory when she steps back into the Octagon on August 6th at UFC Fight Night 92: “Rodriguez vs Caceres” in Salt Lake City, Utah. Moroz battles undefeated 115-pound standout Justine Kish on the televised main card.
Fresh off of impressive stoppage victories this past month, Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood and Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade are set to collide in a featured matchup on September 10th at UFC 203: “Miocic vs Overeem” in Cleveland, Ohio. UFC officials announced the strawweight bout today.
Former Invicta FC champion Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson looks to make it two-for-two inside the UFC Octagon when she returns to action on September 3rd at UFC Fight Night 93: “Arlovski vs Barnett” in Hamburg, Germany. Waterson squares off against Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly.
With undefeated prospect Manjit Kolekar sidelined due to visa issues, Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Mizuki Inoue has stepped in to compete on July 29th at Invicta Fighting Championships 18 in Kansas City, Missouri. Inoue is set to face the returning Lynn “Lights Out” Alvarez on the card.
Two-division CFFC champion Katlyn Chookagian made a successful UFC debut with a big win tonight at UFC Fight Night 91: “McDonald vs Lineker” in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Chookagian took a Unanimous Decision victory over former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion “Lucky” Lauren Murphy.