The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio tonight for UFC on ESPN 33: “Blaydes vs Daukaus.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight matchup between Curtis “Razor” Blaydes and Chris Daukaus, who both looked to get back into contention.
In the flyweight co-main event, Joanne “JoJo” Wood took on Alexa Grasso. Elsewhere on the main card, 14-year UFC veteran Matt “The Immortal” Brown battled fellow striker Bryan “Bam Bam” Barberena in a featured welterweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
A third title fight has been added to the stacked Deep Jewels 37 card, which takes place on May 8th at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion Saori Oshima defends against 17-year-old rising star Moeri Suda, who looks to become the promotion’s youngest champion.
The newly-created Deep Jewels Featherweight Championship will be up for grabs on May 8th at Deep Jewels 37 in Tokyo, Japan. Yoko Higashi makes her promotional debut in the title fight, as she faces “King” Reina Miura in a rematch from the pair’s first bout at Deep: “101 Impact” this past June.
A second women’s super atomweight matchup has been added to the Rizin Fighting Federation 35 card on April 17th in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. Former title challenger Kanna Asakura looks to halt a two-fight losing skid when she welcomes Shooto champion Satomi “Sarami” Takano to the promotion.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to O2 Arena in London, England for the first time in more than three years tonight for UFC Fight Night 204: “Volkov vs Aspinall.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight contender’s bout between Alexander “Drago” Volkov and England’s own Tom Aspinall.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed back to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC Fight Night 203: “Santos vs Ankalaev.” The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Thiago “Marreta” Santos, who looked to get back into contention, and Magomed Ankalaev.
Former Pancrase champion Rin Nakai took one step closer to capturing another title with a second-round stoppage victory tonight at Deep Jewels 36 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai finished Shoko Fujita in the main event and now advances to semi-final round of the Deep Jewels Flyweight Grand Prix.
Deep Jewels kicked off its flyweight grand prix tournament tonight at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The Deep Jewels 36 card was headlined by a grand prix quarterfinal between UFC veteran and former Pancrase champ Rin Nakai and prospect Shoko Fujita, who looked to score a huge upset.