The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 188: “Font vs Garbrandt.” The event was headlined by a featured bantamweight matchup between talented contender Rob Font and former UFC titleholder Cody “No Love” Garbrandt.
In the strawweight co-main event, Xiaonan “Fury” Yan faced former champ Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza as each looked to earn a 115-pound title shot. In heavyweight action, Justin “Bad Man” Tafa battled Jared “The Mountain” Vanderaa. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
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Invicta Fighting Championships returned to the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kansas today for Invicta on AXS TV: “Rodriguez vs Torquato.” The event was headlined by a vacant flyweight championship bout between Mexico’s Karina Rodriguez and Brazilian standout Daiana Torquato.
In the co-main event, Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella put her title on the line against Brazil’s Jéssica Correa Delboni. Elsewhere on the main card, Juliana “Killer” Miller met Claire “Grizzly” Guthrie at 125 pounds. MMARising,com has live play-by-play for the card.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Toyota Center in Houston, Texas tonight for UFC 262: “Oliveira vs Chandler.” The event was headlined by a vacant UFC Lightweight Championship matchup between long-time UFC contender Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira and “Iron” Michael Chandler.
In the 155-pound co-main event, Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson looked to get back into the title hunt when he battled Beneil Dariush, who had won six straight fights. At flyweight, Katlyn “Blonde Fighter” Chookagian faced Viviane “Vivi” Araujo. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC 262.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC on ESPN 24: “Rodriguez vs Waterson.” The event, which underwent numerous changes, was headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between Marina Rodriguez and Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson.
In the welterweight co-main event, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone took on Alex “The Great White” Morono. Also at 170 pounds, long-time contender Neil “The Haitian Sensation” Magny squared off against Geoff “Handz of Steel” Neal. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC on ESPN 24 card.
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UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman silenced critics and proved once again that he is the sport’s top 170-pound fighter on April 24th at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida. Usman knocked out Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal in round two of their main event rematch.
Also at UFC 261, “Thug” Rose Namajunas regained the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship with a first-round knockout of Weili “Magnum” Zhang. UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko dominated Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade to remain on top at 125 pounds.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC on ESPN 23: “Reyes vs Procházka.” The card was headlined by a pivotal light heavyweight matchup between top-ranked contenders Dominick “The Devastator” Reyes and Jiří “Denisa” Procházka.
In the featherweight co-feature, Giga “Ninja” Chikadze took on long-time UFC veteran “Killer” Cub Swanson. Elsewhere on the main card tonight, Ion “The Hulk” Cutelaba squared off against Dustin “The Hanyak” Jacoby at 205 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC on ESPN 23.
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