Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 20th all-female card tonight at the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 20 was headlined by a bantamweight championship bout between champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger and challenger Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya.

In the co-feature, Angela “Overkill” Hill defended her Invicta FC Strawweight Championship against Kaline “The Dark Angel” Medeiros. Atomweight prospect Simona “Lil’ Evil” Soukupova took on former Invicta FC champion Hérica Tibúrcio. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Invicta FC 20.

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Public weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 20 took place tonight at the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. A bantamweight title bout between champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger and Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya headlines Friday’s eight-fight all-female card.

In Invicta FC 20’s co-feature, Angela “Overkill” Hill defends her strawweight title against Kaline “The Dark Angel” Medeiros. Former atomweight champ Hérica Tibúrcio takes on veteran contender Simona “Lil’ Evil” Soukupova in featured action. MMARising.com has full Invicta FC 20 weigh-in results.

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“The Notorious” Conor McGregor made MMA history on November 12th by becoming the first man to simultaneously hold two UFC championship titles. The reigning featherweight king knocked out Eddie Alvarez in the night’s one-sided main event to become the new UFC Lightweight Champion.

Also at UFC 205, Joanna Jędrzejczyk retained her strawweight title and her spot atop the 115-pound rankings with a hard-fought victory over Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Bantamweight rising star Raquel “Rocky” Pennington upset former UFC champion Miesha “Cupcake” Tate, who abruptly retired.

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In spite of a late opponent change, Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai cruised to a one-sided victory in flyweight action tonight at Pancrase 282 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai dominated Charlene “The Machine” Watt en route to a second-round TKO stoppage in tonight’s co-main event.

Nakai took Watt down in both rounds and battered her opponent with strikes from the top until the bout was finally waved off. Elsewhere on the card, Krush kickboxing champion Syuri Kondo kept her perfect MMA record intact with a first-round TKO win over short-notice replacement Sharmah Devaiah.

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UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk successfully retained her title with a hard-fought victory tonight at UFC 205: “Alvarez vs McGregor” in New York City, New York. Jędrzejczyk took a Unanimous Decision win over challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a rematch from 2012.

Tonight’s card also featured a pair of bouts in the women’s bantamweight division. Raquel “Rocky” Pennington defeated former UFC champion Miesha “Cupcake” Tate, who retired after the fight, and Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche edged out the previously unbeaten Katlyn “Blonde Fighter” Chookagian.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York tonight for UFC 205: “Alvarez vs McGregor.” The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between Eddie Alvarez and 145-pound titleholder “The Notorious” Conor McGregor.

In the co-main event, Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley defended his UFC Welterweight Championship against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk battled Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a rematch. MMARising.com has play-by-play for the card.

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Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Champion Rena Kubota extended her winning streak to 18 with a Unanimous Decision victory tonight at the 2016 Shoot Boxing World S-Cup in Tokyo, Japan. Kubota defeated Brazilian MMA standout Kinberly Novaes in a 51kg matchup that headlined tonight’s card.

In featured action, Kubota’s teammate and protégé, two-time Girls S-Cup winner Mio Tsumura, captured the inaugural Shoot Boxing Japan Women’s Minimumweight Championship with a very hard-fought, six-round decision victory over long-time rival Akari “Union” Nakamura in an excellent fight.

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Strawweight rising star Alexa Grasso made a successful UFC debut in front of a partisan crowd tonight at UFC Fight Night 98: “Dos Anjos vs Ferguson” in Mexico City, Mexico. The undefeated Mexican standout took a convincing Unanimous Decision victory over TUF 20 alum “Hurricane” Heather Clark.

Grasso hurt her opponent with a head kick and a barrage of punches in the opening round tonight, but Clark survived the onslaught and kept the fight competitive in rounds two and three. Grasso’s superior striking kept her ahead on the scorecards, and she was rewarded with a well-deserved win.

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