Reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel “D.C.” Cormier captured his second UFC title on July 7th at UFC 226 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cormier knocked out former titleholder Stipe Miocic to become UFC Heavyweight Champion and the top-ranked heavyweight in the sport today.
Aso at heavyweight, Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and former champ Junior “Cigano” dos Santos earned key UFC victories in July. Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche upset former top-ranked flyweight Jennifer Maia, and Katlyn “Blonde Fighter” Chookagian defeated Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis.
Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Grand Prix Champion Kanna Asakura extended her winning streak to eight with a Unanimous Decision victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 11 in Saitama, Japan. Asakura defeated Shoot Boxing star Rena Kubota for a second time in the 49kg headliner.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 226: “Miocic vs Cormier.” The event was headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between Stipe Miocic and reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel “D.C.” Cormier.
The 2018 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup took place tonight at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event was headlined by a 51kg mixed martial arts bout between Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Champion and four-time Girls S-Cup winner Rena Kubota and Brazilian Elaine “Pantera” Leal.