Though it did not come without a considerable amount of controversy, “Dynamite” Danielle Taylor picked up her first UFC victory tonight at UFC Fight Night 101: “Whittaker vs Brunson” in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Taylor narrowly edged out Seo Hee Ham in a featured strawweight bout.

Tonight’s fight was marred by two eyepokes that left Ham unable to see out of one eye, but she outstruck Taylor in round one and appeared to have won the second round after mounting her before the bell. Two judges disagreed and returned baffling 30-27 scorecards for Taylor, who took the win.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia tonight for UFC Fight Night 101: “Whittaker vs Brunson.” The event was headlined by a middleweight showdown between Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker and fellow contender Derek Brunson.

In the lightweight co-feature, Andrew Holbrook squared off against Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews. Omari “Wolverine” Akhmedov took on Kyle “KO” Noke at welterweight, and Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski battled Yusuke Kasuya at 155 pounds. MMARising.com has full results for the card.

It did not come without controversy, but top-ranked strawweight contender Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha walked away with a Unanimous Decision victory tonight at UFC Fight Night 100: “Bader vs Nogueira 2” in São Paulo, Brazil. Gadelha defeated Cortney “Cast Iron” Casey in featured action.

Gadelha controlled the majority of tonight’s fight on the feet and on the ground, and she was well on her way to a victory until she threw an illegal soccer kick that grazed Casey’s head in round three. The fight continued with no points deducted, and Gadelha prevailed on the judges’ scorecards.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship concluded its doubleheader of events tonight at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil with UFC Fight Night 100: “Bader vs Nogueira 2.” The event featured a light heavyweight rematch between Ryan “Darth” Bader and Antonio Rogerio “Minotouro” Nogueira.

In the bantamweight co-main event, Thomas “Thominhas” Almeida battled Albert “The Warrior” Morales. Former title challenger Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha faced off against prospect Cortney “Cast Iron” Casey in a featured strawweight showdown. MMARising.com has complete results for the card.

TUF 23 finalist Amanda Bobby “ABC” Cooper picked up her first official UFC win in featured strawweight action tonight at UFC Fight Night 99: “Mousasi vs Hall 2” in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Cooper rallied to take a Unanimous Decision victory over former bantamweight Anna “Panda” Elmose.

Tonight’s preliminary card also featured a second women’s bout that ended in a third-round TKO victory for popular bantamweight contender Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” Reneau, who halted a two-fight losing streak by finishing veteran Russian standout Milana Dudieva with a barrage of elbows.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship began its doubleheader of events tonight at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland with UFC Fight Night 99: “Mousasi vs Hall 2.” The event was headlined by a middleweight rematch between Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi and Uriah “Primetime” Hall.

In the lightweight co-feature, Steven “Braveheart” Ray faced Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson. Alexander “Drago” Volkov battled Timothy Johnson at heavyweight, and Artem “The Russian Hammer” Lobov met Teruto “Yashabo” Ishihara at featherweight. MMARising.com has full results for the card.

Newly-crowned Invicta FC bantamweight champ Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya was one of four women to earn a Performance of the Night bonus tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 20 in Kansas City, Missouri. Kunitskaya submitted former champ Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger in the main event.

In one of her most impressive performances to date, former atomweight titleholder Hérica Tibúrcio took a convincing Unanimous Decision win over Simona “Lil’ Evil” Soukupova tonight. Other key winners on the Invicta FC 20 card were strawweight J.J. Aldrich and bantamweight Alexa Conners.

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Veteran Russian contender Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya made the most of a big opportunity and shocked the MMA world at Invicta Fighting Championships 20 tonight in Kansas City, Missouri. Kunitskaya submitted Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger to become the new Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion.

Evinger entered tonight’s championship main event as a heavy favourite, but Kunitskaya secured a first-round armbar for the upset victory. In the Invicta FC 20 co-main event, strawweight champion Angela “Overkill” Hill retained her title with a decision win over Kaline “The Dark Angel” Medeiros.

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