The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 186: “Rozenstruik vs Gane.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between heavy-handed knockout artists Jairzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik and Ciryl “Bon Gamin” Gane.

In the light heavyweight co-main event, Nikita “The Miner” Krylov took on Magomed Ankalaev. Elsewhere on the main card, Montana De La Rosa squared off against Mayra “Sheetara” Bueno Silva in a featured flyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 186.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship stayed at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 185: “Blaydes vs Lewis.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight contender’s bout between standout wrestler Curtis “Razor” Blaydes and hard-hitting Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis.

In tonight’s co-main event, Ketlen “Fenômeno” Vieira, who weighed in over the bantamweight limit, took on Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya. Elsewhere on the main card, Charles “Boston Strong” Rosa battled Darrick Minner in featherweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Former strawweight contender Alexa Grasso made it two for two as a UFC flyweight with a hard-fought Unanimous Decision victory tonight at UFC 258: “Usman vs Burns” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grasso held off a late rally from the returning Maycee “The Future” Barber in tonight’s co-main event.

Also on tonight’s card, Polyana “Dama de Ferro” Viana earned her second straight first-round finish in a featured strawweight bout. Viana showcased her slick ground skills en route to submitting Malloy Martin with an armbar, and the quick victory earned Viana a Performance of the Night bonus.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 258: “Usman vs Burns.” The event was headlined by a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between champion Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman and challenger Gilbert “Durinho” Burns.

In the flyweight co-main event, Maycee “The Future” Barber returned to face off against standout striker Alexa Grasso. Elsewhere on the main card, Kelvin Gastelum took on Ian “The Hurricane” Heinisch in middleweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC 258 card.

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After regaining her title in December, Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki will face a familiar foe in her first championship defence on March 21st at Rizin Fighting Federation 27 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Hamasaki is set to face 2017 Grand Prix winner Kanna Asakura.

Rizin FF officials announced the rematch today. Hamasaki and Asakura first clashed in the inaugural women’s super atomweight title bout at Rizin FF 14 in late 2018, with Hamasaki prevailing via second-round armbar. Asakura earned her second shot at the belt by racking up four straight victories.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 184: “Overeem vs Volkov.” The event featured a heavyweight matchup between long-time contender Alistair “Demolition Man” Overeem and hard-hitting Alexander “Drago” Volkov.

In the bantamweight co-feature, Cory “Sandman” Sandhagen squared off against former lightweight champ Frankie “The Answer” Edgar. Elsewhere on tonight’s main card, Michael “The Menace” Johnson took on Clay “The Carpenter” Guida at 155. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier avenged a past loss and established himself as the UFC’s top active lightweight with an impressive stoppage victory on January 23rd at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Poirier knocked out rival “The Notorious” Conor McGregor in the second round.

Also at UFC 257, former Bellator Lightweight Champion “Iron” Michael Chandler vaulted into title contention with his first-round destruction of Dan “The Hangman” Hooker. Elsewhere on the card, Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood got herself back on track at flyweight by defeating Jessica “Evil” Eye.

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