With Honoka Shigeta injured and out of her planned bout against Namiko “Hime” Kawabata, a new main event has been booked for Deep Jewels 48 on March 23rd in Tokyo, Japan. Former Rizin FF, Invicta FC and Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki will battle Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda.
Deep Jewels officials announced the 49kg super atomweight clash today. Hamasaki last competed for the promotion more than ten years ago at Deep Jewels 5. The veteran now makes her return in an intriguing fight against 20-year-old rising star Suda, who has won four of her past five bouts.
Two-time Deep Jewels interim strawweight title challenger Machi Fukuda seeks her second Rizin FF victory when she returns to the promotion on March 30th at Rizin Fighting Federation 50 in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Fukuda is set to face 2024 Shooto Infinity League winner Seo Young Park.
Invicta Fighting Championships headed to Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia tonight with its latest all-female fight card. Invicta FC 60 was headlined by a bantamweight clash between former title challenger “Big Bad” Olga Rubin and Mayra Cantuária, who hoped to rebound from a defeat in August.