UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda “Lioness” Nunes retained her new title in quick and violent fashion tonight at UFC 207 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nunes blitzed and finished former champ “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey early in the first round of tonight’s one-sided championship main event.

Nunes showcased her formidable punching power throughout the 48-second contest, which saw Rousey rocked and wobbled on multiple occasions by the champion’s strikes. After a final salvo of right hands, referee Herb Dean waved off the fight, giving Nunes a huge victory in her first title defence.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 207: “Nunes vs Rousey.” The event was headlined by a UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship bout between Amanda “Lioness” Nunes and former champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey.

In tonight’s co-main event, UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz put his title on the line against unbeaten rival Cody “No Love” Garbrandt. Also at 135, ex-champ T.J. Dillashaw battled John “Hands of Stone” Lineker. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC 207.

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Competing for the first time in more than 17 months, former Invicta FC champion Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson was impressive in victory tonight at UFC on FOX 22 in Sacramento, California. Waterson choked out popular rising star “12 Gauge” Paige VanZant in the strawweight main event.

Waterson dominated the action on the mat after taking VanZant down in the opening round, and she pocketed an additional $50,000 in the form of a Performance Bonus for her impressive victory. In tonight’s Fight of the Night, Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith defeated Irene Aldana at bantamweight.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California tonight for UFC on FOX 22: “VanZant vs Waterson.” The event was headlined by a women’s strawweight bout between popular stars “12 Gauge” Paige VanZant and Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson.

In tonight’s welterweight co-main event, “Super” Sage Northcutt took on Mickey Gall. “The California Kid” Urijah Faber competed for the final time when he battled Brad “One Punch” Pickett in a featured bantamweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC main card.

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One of MMA’s brightest female prospects, Viviane “Sucuri” Pereira, made a successful Octagon debut tonight at UFC 206: “Holloway vs Pettis” in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Pereira overcame a significant size disadvantage en route to victory over former title challenger Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau.

Pereira struggled to find her range on the feet early in the fight against bantamweight-turned-strawweight Létourneau, but she secured a key takedown in round two and controlled the clinch battles in the final round. Pereira’s rally proved to be just enough to earn her a Split Decision win.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada tonight for UFC 206: “Holloway vs Pettis.” The event was headlined by a UFC Interim Featherweight Championship bout between Max “Blessed” Holloway and Anthony “Showtime” Pettis.

In the welterweight co-feature, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone took on Matt “The Immortal” Brown. Cub Swanson faced “The Korean Superboy” Doo Ho Choi at featherweight, and Tim Kennedy met Kelvin Gastelum at middleweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC 206 main card.

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She lost the battle with the scale, but Justine Kish picked up her second UFC victory in razor-thin fashion tonight at UFC Fight Night 102: “Lewis vs Abdurakhimov” in Albany, New York. Kish, who weighed in just over the strawweight limit, narrowly defeated Ashley “Spider Monkey” Yoder.

Kish and Yoder battled back and forth throughout the scramble-filled fight, which saw both women threaten with submission attempts and ground and pound. Also tonight, Juliana “Ju Thai” Lima bounced back from a tough loss in April by defeating prospect J.J. Aldrich in the 115-pound card opener.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to the Times Union Center in Albany, New York tonight for UFC Fight Night 102: “Lewis vs Abdurakhimov.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between popular contender Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and Shamil “Abrek” Abdurakhimov.

In the heavyweight co-main event, Francis “The Predator” Ngannou took on Anthony “Freight Train” Hamilton. At light heavyweight, Corey “Overtime” Anderson faced Sean “The Real OC” O’Connell, and Gian Villante battled Saparbek Safarov. MMARising.com has complete results for the card.