Former strawweight contender Alexa Grasso made a successful flyweight debut in her featured matchup tonight at UFC Fight Night 175: “Smith vs Rakić” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The standout striker put forth an excellent showing en route to a Unanimous Decision win over Ji Yeon “Firefist” Kim.

In addition to Grasso’s impressive performance, UFC Fight Night 175 also featured a pair of women’s strawweight bouts. Polyana “Dama de Ferro” Viana quickly submitted Emily “Spitfire” Whitmire, while Mallory Martin rallied back from a rough first round to submit Hannah “Shockwave” Cifers.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 175: “Smith vs Rakić.” The event was headlined by a light heavyweight matchup between former title challenger Anthony “Lionheart” Smith and fellow contender Aleksandar “Rocket” Rakić.

In the welterweight co-main event, former UFC champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler battled Neil Magny. Elsewhere on the main card, Ji Yeon “Firefist” Kim squared off against Alexa Grasso in a featured flyweight showdown. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 175 card.

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UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic retained his title and his spot atop the division with a Unanimous Decision victory on August 15th at UFC 252 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miocic defeated rival Daniel “D.C.” Cormier in the pair’s trilogy bout, leading Cormier to confirm his retirement from the sport.

Also at UFC 252, Jiarzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik earned a first-round TKO stoppage of former UFC champion Junior “Cigano” dos Santos, and Frankie “The Answer” Edgar cracked the bantamweight top ten with a Split Decision victory over Pedro “The Young Punisher” Munhoz at UFC on ESPN 15.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship staged its latest event tonight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC on ESPN 15: “Munhoz vs Edgar” featured a bantamweight showdown between Pedro “The Young Punisher” Munhoz and former 155-pound champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar.

In the light heavyweight co-main event, Marcin Prachnio battled “Slow” Mike Rodriguez. Elsewhere on the main card, Austin “Thud” Hubbard took on Joe Solecki at 155, and Mariya Agapova faced Shana “Danger” Dobson at strawweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship stayed at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 252: “Miocic vs Cormier 3.” The card was headlined by a UFC Heavyweight Championship trilogy matchup between defending champ Stipe Miocic and former titleholder Daniel “D.C.” Cormier.

In the bantamweight co-main event, “Sugar” Sean O’Malley squared off against Marlon “Chito” Vera. Former heavyweight champion Junior “Cigano” dos Santos battled fellow contender Jairzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik in a featured bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 252 card.

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Former Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki got back on track with a dominant win tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 22 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Hamasaki submitted current Deep Jewels champ Tomo Maesawa in the strawweight co-main event.

Also on tonight’s card, Rizin FF Grand Prix Champion Kanna Asakura picked up her third straight victory in quick and one-sided fashion. Asakura made short work of Mizuki Furuse, finishing the talented young prospect with ground and pound in the first round of their super atomweight bout.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 174: “Lewis vs Oleynik.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between hard-hitting Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and submission ace Alexey “The Boa Constrictor” Oleynik.

In the middleweight co-main event, Omari “Wolverine” Akhmedov took on former UFC champion “All-American” Chris Weidman. Also at 185 pounds, Maki “Coconut Bombz” Pitolo squared off against Darren “The Dentist” Stewart. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC card.

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Overcoming a short-notice opponent change, former Invicta FC champion Jennifer Maia earned one of the biggest victories of her MMA career tonight at UFC Fight Night 173: “Brunson vs Shahbazyan.” Maia submitted top flyweight contender Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood late in the first round.

Maia, who was originally slated to face Viviane Araujo on tonight’s card, showcased her strong submission skills in tonight’s fight with Calderwood. Working from the bottom, Maia trapped Calderwood in an armbar for the submission victory, and she now enters a short list of title contenders.

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