The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China tonight for UFC Fight Night 157: “Andrade vs Zhang.” The event featured a UFC women’s strawweight title bout between Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade and Weili “Magnum” Zhang.

In the welterweight co-main event, Jingliang “The Leech” Li battled Elizeu “Capoeira” Zaleski dos Santos. Kai “Don’t Blink” Kara-France faced Mark “Bumblebee” De La Rosa in other featured action on the main card. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 157 tonight.

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Following a 13-month layoff, Stipe Miocic regained the UFC Heavyweight Championship and the top spot in the heavyweight division on August 17th at UFC 241 in Anaheim, California. Miocic stopped former champion Daniel “D.C.” Cormier in the fourth round of the night’s championship main event.

Also at UFC 241, Paulo Henrique “The Eraser” Costa narrowly edged out Yoel “Soldier of God” Romero to crack the top three in the competitive middleweight ranks. UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko retained her title with a clear-cut win at UFC Fight Night 156.

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Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki rallied back from early adversity and picked up a first-round submission victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 18 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Hamasaki finished Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn with a slick armbar.

In addition to the Hamasaki-Boonsorn non-title matchup, Rizin FF 18 also featured two more 49kg women’s bouts. Title contender Kanna Asakura narrowly edged out Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella by Split Decision, and Ai Shimizu took a Unanimous Decision over Tabatha Ann “Batgirl” Watkins.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to the Honda Center in Anaheim, California tonight for UFC 241: “Cormier vs Miocic 2.” The event featured a UFC Heavyweight Championship rematch between current defending champion Daniel “D.C.” Cormier and challenger Stipe Miocic.

In the welterweight co-feature, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis took on Nate Diaz in a bout six years in the making. Elsewhere, Yoel “Soldier of God” Romero faced Paulo Henrique “The Eraser” Costa in a middleweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC 241 main card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay tonight for UFC Fight Night 156: “Shevchenko vs Carmouche 2.” The event featured a UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship rematch between Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko and Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche.

In the welterweight co-main event, Vicente “The Silent Assassin” Luque battled “Platinum” Mike Perry. Elsewhere tonight, Luiz Eduardo Garagorri faced off with Humberto Bandenay in a featured featherweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC main card.

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Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 36th all-female card tonight at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Invicta FC 36 was headlined by a vacant featherweight championship bout between Pam “Bam” Sorenson and fellow top-ranked contender “The Striking Viking” Kaitlin Young.

In the co-feature, Janaisa “Evil Princess” Morandin, who missed weight for the third time in her Invicta FC career, met former Bellator title challenger Emily “Gordinha” Ducote in what was intended to be a strawweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s Invicta FC 36 card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey today for UFC on ESPN 5: “Covington vs Lawler.” The event was headlined by a welterweight contender’s bout between former interim champion Colby “Chaos” Covington and “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler.

In the lightweight co-main event, Jim Miller battled fellow veteran Clay “The Carpenter” Guida. Also at 155 pounds, Joaquim “Netto BJJ” Silva took on Nasrat Haqparast, and Trevin Giles met Gerald “GM3” Meerschaert at middleweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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