UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman retained his title with a hard-fought victory on December 14th at UFC 245 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Usman stopped bitter rival Colby “Chaos” Covington in the fifth round to remain on top of the competitive 170-pound rankings.
Also at UFC 245, Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski captured the UFC Featherweight Championship, and Amanda “Lioness” Nunes retained her women’s bantamweight title. At Rizin FF 20, Manel Kape earned the vacant bantamweight title and Seo Hee Ham won women’s super atomweight gold.
The third time was the charm for Seo Hee Ham, as the South Korean star avenged a loss and captured a title tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 20 in Saitama, Japan. Ham edged out a narrow Split Decision win over Ayaka Hamasaki to become Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion.
Japanese star Rena Kubota avenged a disappointing loss and scored one of her most high-profile victories to date tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 20 in Saitama, Japan. Kubota stopped Lindsey “Damsel” VanZandt late in the third round of their back-and-forth rematch on tonight’s main card.
One of Japan’s fastest rising stars, Kana Watanabe, kept her undefeated record intact and picked up her biggest career victory tonight at Bellator 237 in Saitama, Japan. Watanabe overcame a strong first round from Brazil’s Ilara “Arya Stark” Joanne and rallied to earn a third-round TKO stoppage.
Deep Jewels showcased its 27th all-female fight card tonight at the Abeno Activity Center in Osaka, Japan. Deep Jewels 27 was headlined by a three-round 54kg MMA bout between popular prospect Asami “Akaringo” Nakai and South Korea’s Si Yoon Park, who made her Deep Jewels debut.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea on Saturday night for UFC Fight Night 165: “Edgar vs Jung.” The card was headlined by a featherweight bout between former 155-pound champ Frankie “The Answer” Edgar and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 245: “Usman vs Covington.” The event was headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between champion Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman and Colby “Chaos” Covington.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. tonight for UFC on ESPN 7: “Overeem vs Rozenstruik.” The card was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Alistair “Demolition Man” Overeem and undefeated rising star Jairzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik.