The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida today for UFC on ABC 5: “Emmett vs Topuria.” The event was headlined by a featherweight showdown between veteran contender Josh Emmett and undefeated finisher Ilia “El Matador” Topuria.
In the flyweight co-main event, Amanda Ribas battled Maycee “The Future” Barber in a bout to determine a future contender. Elsewhere on the main card, Austen Lane faced off against Justin “Bad Man” Tafa in a featured heavyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
Saori Oshima wasted no time in securing her third Rizin FF victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 43 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The two-division Deep and Deep Jewels champion quickly submitted Strawweight Queen of Pancrase Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa with a first-round scarf hold armlock.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC on ESPN 47: “Vettori vs Cannonier.” The event was headlined by a middleweight matchup between veteran contenders Marvin “The Italian Dream” Vettori and Jared “The Killa Gorilla” Cannonier.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada tonight for UFC 289: “Nunes vs Aldana.” The card was headlined by a UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship matchup between champion Amanda “Lioness” Nunes and challenger Irene Aldana.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held its latest event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight. UFC on ESPN 46: “Kara-France vs Albazi” was headlined by a flyweight contender’s clash between recent title challenger Kai “Don’t Blink” Kara-France and rising star Amir “The Prince” Albazi.
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling retained his title with a hard-fought Split Decision victory on May 6th at UFC 288 in Newark, New Jersey. Sterling edged out returning former champion Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo to remain on top of the 135-pound rankings.