The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas tonight for UFC on ESPN 43: “Vera vs Sandhagen.” The event was headlined by a pivotal bantamweight contender’s bout between divisional standouts Marlon “Chito” Vera and Cory “Sandman” Sandhagen.
In the co-main event, also at 135 pounds, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm battled Yana “Foxy” Santos. Elsewhere on the main card, Nate “The Train” Landwehr squared off against Austin “Lights Out” Lingo in featured featherweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the O2 Arena in London, England tonight for UFC 286: “Edwards vs Usman 3.” The event featured a UFC Welterweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Leon “Rocky” Edwards and Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman.
Invicta Fighting Championships held its latest all-female fight card tonight at ReelWorks Denver in Denver, Colorado. Invicta FC 52 was headlined by a strawweight title fight between champion Valesca “Tina Black” Machado, who had won four straight bouts, and challenger “Mad” Danni McCormack.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed to The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 221: “Yan vs Dvalishvili.” The card was headlined by a bantamweight contender’s bout between former champion Petr “No Mercy” Yan and Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili.
Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa has her next fight set for the upcoming Rizin Fighting Federation 42 card on May 6th in Tokyo, Japan. Izawa will face off against former title challenger Miyuu Yamamoto, who seeks a much-needed victory in the non-title matchup.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 285: “Jones vs Gane.” The card was headlined by a vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the returning Jon “Bones” Jones and former interim titleholder Ciryl “Bon Gamin” Gane.
A pair of marquee women’s bouts have been announced for the upcoming Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 5” event, which takes place on April 29th at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. In 51kg action, Rizin FF star Rena Kubota battles Combate Global standout Claire Lopez.
UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev narrowly retained his title with a close decision victory on February 12th at UFC 284 in Perth, Western Australia. Makhachev edged out featherweight champion Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski, who was looking to become a two-division titleholder.