The Ultimate Fighting Championship stayed at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC on ESPN 28: “Hall vs Strickland.” The event featured a middleweight matchup between veteran contender Uriah “Primetime” Hall and rising star Sean “Tarzan” Strickland, who had won four straight fights.
In the revised co-main event, Cheyanne “The Warrior Princess” Buys faced Gloria “Glorinha” de Paula in a women’s strawweight matchup. Also on the main card, Niklas “Green Mask” Stolze battled Jared “Nite Train” Gooden in welterweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
Two new champions will be crowned on August 27th at Invicta Fighting Championships 44: “A New Era” in Kansas City, Kansas. In the main event, Emily “Gordinha” Ducote makes her second bid for the vacant Invicta FC Strawweight Championship when she faces “Dynamite” Danielle Taylor.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC on ESPN 27: “Sandhagen vs Dillashaw.” The event featured a bantamweight contender’s matchup between Cory “Sandman” Sandhagen and ex-champ T.J. Dillashaw, who returned from suspension.
Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki makes her return to action on September 19th at Rizin Fighting Federation 30 in Saitama, Japan. Hamasaki is set to face off against fellow veteran Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino in a rematch from the pair’s first fight in 2012.
Following a layoff of more than four and a half years, former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha “Cupcake” Tate made a triumphant return to competition tonight at UFC on ESPN 26: “Makhachev vs Moises.” Tate stopped the retiring Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” Reneau in round three.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC on ESPN 26: “Makhachev vs Moises.” The event was headlined by a featured lightweight matchup between top-ranked Russian contender Islam Makhachev and Brazilian standout Thiago Moises.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 264: “Poirier vs McGregor 3.” The event featured a lightweight trilogy bout between ex-interim champion Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier and former two-division champ “The Notorious” Conor McGregor.
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya made a successful defence of his title in a one-sided but uneventful main event on June 12th at UFC 263. Adesanya defeated rival Marvin “The Italian Dream” Vettori for a second time and retains his spot atop the 185-pound rankings.