UFC Middleweight Champion Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker narrowly retained his title with a razor-thin Split Decision victory on June 9th at UFC 225 in Chicago, Illinois. Whittaker edged out rival Yoel “Soldier of God” Romero for a second time and remains atop the 185-pound rankings.
Also at UFC 225, Colby “Chaos” Covington climbed further up the 170-pound rankings by capturing the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship in the co-main event, and Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm dominated Megan Anderson for three rounds in featured women’s featherweight action.
Deep Jewels showcased its 20th all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 20 was headlined by an atomweight contender’s bout between former strawweight titleholder Emi Tomimatsu and South Korea’s Jeong Eun Park, who made her Deep Jewels debut.