The Ultimate Fighting Championship stayed at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 206: “Holm vs Vieira.” The event was headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout between former UFC champ Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Ketlen “Fenômeno” Vieira.
In the welterweight co-main event, Santiago “Argentine Dagger” Ponzinibbio took on Michel “Demolidor” Pereira. Elsewhere on the main card, Chidi “Bang Bang” Njokuani met Duško “Thunder” Todorović in middleweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 206.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC on ESPN 36: “Blachowicz vs Rakić.” The event was headlined by a light heavyweight matchup between former 205-pound UFC champion Jan Blachowicz and top contender Aleksandar “Rocket” Rakić.
In the co-main event, also at light heavyweight, Ryan “Superman” Spann took on Ion “The Hulk” Cutelaba. Elsewhere on the main card tonight, “Dangerous” Davey Grant battled Louis “Da Last Samurai” Smolka at bantamweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC on ESPN 36.
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Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its latest all-female fight card at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas tonight. Invicta FC 47 was headlined by a strawweight title bout between new champ Emily “Gordinha” Ducote and former 105-pound atomweight titleholder Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella.
In the co-main event, Courtney “The Lion” King faced off against Chelsea Chandler at featherweight. Also on the card, Lindsey “Damsel” VanZandt took on Jillian “Lionheart” DeCoursey in an atomweight contender’s bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s Invicta FC 47 event.
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Rin Nakai continued her career resurgence with two victories in one day at Deep Jewels 37 today in Tokyo, Japan. Competing at the famed Korakuen Hall, Nakai defeated Tae “Te-a” Murayama and Shizuka Sugiyama in grand prix bouts to become the inaugural Deep Jewels Flyweight Champion.
Today’s Deep Jewels 37 card featured two additional title fights. Atomweight champion Saori Oshima made a successful defence against 17-year-old Moeri Suda, and Yoko Higashi became the first Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion by defeating “King” Reina Miura in their championship rematch.
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Deep Jewels made its return to the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday afternoon for Deep Jewels 37, which featured three championship fights. The event was headlined by the finals of the promotion’s flyweight grand prix, which crowned the inaugural Deep Jewels Flyweight Champion.
In the co-main event, Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion Saori Oshima defended against 17-year-old prospect Moeri Suda. Yoko Higashi and “King” Reina Miura met in a rematch for the inaugural Deep Jewels Featherweight Championship. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Deep Jewels 37.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed to Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona tonight for UFC 274: “Oliveira vs Gaethje.” The event was headlined by a would-be UFC Lightweight Championship matchup between Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira, who missed weight, and Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje.
As a result of Oliveira’s controversial weight miss, the title was vacated and only Gaethje was eligible to win the championship tonight. In the co-feature, UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion “Thug” Rose Namajunas faced off against Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza in a rematch from December 2014.
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UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski retained his title and extended his winning streak to 21 with a fourth-round TKO victory on April 9th at UFC 273 in Jacksonville, Florida. Volkanovski stopped “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and he remains #1 at 145 pounds.
Also at UFC 273, Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling narrowly edged out Petr “No Mercy” Yan in a rematch to remain UFC Bantamweight Champion. At Rizin FF 35 in Tokyo, Seika Izawa defeated Ayaka Hamasaki for a second time to capture the Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Championship.
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