UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda “Lioness” Nunes became the first woman to simultaneously hold two UFC titles on December 29th at UFC 232. Nunes knocked out Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino to capture the UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship and the top pound-for-pound spot.

Nunes’s top rival, Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko, ascended to the top of the 125-pound ranks by claiming the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship at UFC 231. Also at 125 pounds, Ilima-Lei “The Ilimanator” Macfarlane retained her Bellator flyweight crown at Bellator 213 in her home state of Hawaii.

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Former Jewels and Invicta FC champ Ayaka Hamasaki added another title to her collection with an impressive second-round submission win tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 14 in Saitama, Japan. Hamasaki finished Kanna Asakura to become Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion.

Also on tonight’s card, Gabi Garcia rebounded from a series of controversial results earlier in the year and easily submitted striker Barbara Nepomuceno in light heavyweight action. Miyuu Yamamoto, competing in honour of her late brother, Norifumi, dominated veteran Mika “Future Princess” Nagano.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to The Forum in Inglewood, California tonight for UFC 232: “Jones vs Gustafsson 2.” The event, despite a venue change, featured a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between Jon “Bones” Jones and Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson.

In the co-main event, UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino defended against 135-pound titleholder Amanda “Lioness” Nunes. “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit battled “Maverick” Michael Chiesa at 170. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 33rd all-female card tonight at the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 33 was headlined by an atomweight championship rematch between champ Jinh Yu Frey and top-ranked challenger Minna “Brutsku” Grusander.

In the strawweight co-feature, UFC veteran “Dynamite” Danielle Taylor took on Montserrat “Conejo” Ruiz. Also at 115 pounds, standout wrestler Sharon “The Dream Catcher” Jacobson battled 19-year-old prospect Kay Hansen. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 33 card.

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Road FC Women’s Atomweight Champion Seo Hee Ham retained her title with a hard-fought Unanimous Decision victory tonight at Road Fighting Championship 51 in Seoul, South Korea. Ham defeated challenger Jeong Eun “Little Wolf” Park in the competitive three-round main event.

Ham, who previously knocked out Invicta FC champion Jinh Yu Frey one year ago, had a much tougher fight on her hands tonight, but her superior striking and ground and pound propelled her to victory. In the action-packed co-main event, Su-Yeon Lee made a successful debut against Ye Ji Lee.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada tonight for UFC 231: “Holloway vs Ortega.” The event was headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship bout between champion Max “Blessed” Holloway and top contender Brian “T-City” Ortega.

In tonight’s co-main event, Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko battled long-time rival Joanna Jędrzejczyk for the newly-vacant UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship. Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira took on Gunnar “Gunni” Nelson at welterweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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Deep Jewels showcased its 22nd all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 22 was headlined by a Deep Jewels Atomweight Championship bout between rivals Mina Kurobe and Tomo Maesawa, who faced off for a third time in tonight’s main event.

In the featherweight co-feature, popular star “King” Reina Miura clashed with Germany’s Judith Ruis. Satomi “Sarami” Takano took on Yuko Saito in an atomweight contender’s bout, and Mika “Future Princess” Nagano battled Tanja Hoffmann. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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