Rin Nakai Set To Face Priscila De Souza At Pancrase 282 In NovemberBantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai continues her campaign in the flyweight division when she returns to action on November 13th at Pancrase 282 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai, who earned a stoppage win in July, is set to face off against veteran Brazilian contender Priscila de Souza on the card.

Pancrase officials announced the matchup earlier this week. Nakai dropped back down to 125 pounds for her return to Pancrase on July 24th and finished Emiko “Fujin” Raika in the third round. De Souza, who has also competed frequently as a bantamweight, has won four straight fights.

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Invicta FC 19 Bonuses: Maia vs Modafferi Named Fight Of The NightInvicta Fighting Championships capped off a stellar night of fights with an action-packed main event title bout tonight in Kansas City, Missouri. In the Invicta FC 19 main event, Jennifer Maia outpointed Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi to become Invicta FC Undisputed Flyweight Champion.

Maia and Modafferi each took home an additional $1500 for Fight of the Night honours. Bantamweight contender Irene Aldana and atomweight prospect Julia “Jewels” Jones both earned $1000 Performance of the Night bonuses for stoppage wins in their featured bouts on tonight’s card.

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Invicta FC 19 Results: Jennifer Maia, Ayaka Hamasaki Win Title FightsInvicta FC Interim Flyweight Champion Jennifer Maia became an undisputed titleholder with a hard-fought five-round Split Decision victory tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 19 in Kansas City, Missouri. Maia edged out Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi in the championship main event.

With tonight’s win, Maia was awarded the newly-vacant Invicta FC Flyweight Championship, which was taken from Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak earlier this week. In the Invicta FC 19 co-feature, Ayaka Hamasaki retained her atomweight title against Jinh Yu Frey via doctor stoppage due to a cut.

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Invicta Fighting Championships 19 Live Play-By-Play & ResultsInvicta Fighting Championships showcased its 19th all-female card tonight at the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 19 was headlined by a flyweight championship bout between interim titleholder Jennifer Maia and veteran Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi.

In the co-main event, Ayaka Hamasaki defended her Invicta FC Atomweight Championship against Jinh Yu Frey. At bantamweight, Mexican knockout artist Irene Aldana faced Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin in a bout between top contenders. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Invicta FC 19.

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Invicta Fighting Championships 19 Weigh-In ResultsPublic weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 19 took place tonight at McFadden’s Sports Saloon in Kansas City, Missouri. A flyweight title bout between interim champion Jennifer Maia and Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi is scheduled to headline Friday’s eight-fight all-female card.

In the Invicta FC 19 co-main event, Ayaka Hamasaki defends her Invicta FC atomweight title against Jinh Yu Frey. Bantamweight Irene Aldana battles Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin in a bout between former Invicta FC title challengers. MMARising.com has full Invicta FC 19 weigh-in results.

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Mio Tsumura Destroys Renju Date At Shoot Boxing 2016: Act 42016 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Champion Mio Tsumura cruised to a quick and emphatic stoppage victory in her return to action tonight at Shoot Boxing 2016: Act.4 in Tokyo, Japan. Tsumura steamrolled an overmatched Renju Date en route to a commanding TKO triumph in just 36 seconds.

Tsumura, who captured this year’s Girls S-Cup title in July, swarmed on her opponent with non-stop offence right from the opening bell. She scored two quick knockdowns, then dropped Renju for a final time with a powerful right hook that finished the fight and earned Tsumura an impressive win.

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Amanda Bobby Cooper vs Anna Elmose Booked For UFC Fight Night 99TUF 23 finalist Amanda Bobby “ABC” Cooper steps back into the Octagon in a featured matchup on November 19th at UFC Fight Night 99: “Kim vs Nelson” in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Cooper is set to face Anna “Panda” Elmose, who drops down from bantamweight for her strawweight debut.

UFC officials announced the fight today. Cooper advanced to the final round of The Ultimate Fighter 23 before falling to Tatiana Suarez Padilla at July’s TUF 23 Finale. Elmose seeks a fresh start in a new division after suffering a loss to Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie at UFC Fight Night 87.

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UFC Fight Night 94: "Poirier vs Johnson" Results & RecapThe Ultimate Fighting Championship came to State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas tonight for UFC Fight Night 94: “Poirier vs Johnson.” The event was headlined by a lightweight showdown between Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier and fellow 155-pound rising star Michael “The Menace” Johnson.

In tonight’s co-main event, Derek Brunson took on Uriah “Primetime” Hall in a battle between highly-touted middleweight contenders. Veteran lightweight Evan Dunham faced off against Rick “The Gladiator” Glenn, and grappling ace Roan “Jucao” Carneiro met Kenny Robertson in welterweight action.