Seika Izawa remained undefeated and scored a second-round submission victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 45 in Saitama, Japan. The reigning Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion finished the retiring Miyuu Yamamoto with a rear-naked choke in non-title 49kg action.
Izawa, who also holds the Deep Jewels Strawweight Championship, has her eyes set on potentially adding a third divisional title to her résumé. Following her win tonight, Izawa expressed an interest in competing for the Deep Jewels Atomweight Championship, which is currently held by Si Yoon Park.
Pancrase celebrated its 30th anniversary with a stacked card featuring three championship fights on Sunday at the Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Pancrase 340 was headlined by a Welterweight King of Pancrase bout between champ Genpei Hayashi and Ryuichiro Sumimura.
Shooto showcased its second “Colors” event on Saturday afternoon at Toyosu PIT in Tokyo, Japan. The all-female card was headlined by a Shooto Women’s Atomweight Championship rematch between undefeated champ Chihiro Sawada and Miku Nakamura, who had won four straight fights.
Alex “Poatan” Pereira captured his second UFC title on November 11th in the main event of UFC 295 in New York City. The former middleweight champion stopped Jiří “Denisa” Procházka late in the second round to claim the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and the #2 spot at 205 pounds.