Competing in her home state, Juliana “Ju Thai” de Lima Carneiro picked up her first Octagon victory tonight at UFC Fight Night 56: “Shogun vs St. Preux” in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lima defeated UFC newcomer Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff in strawweight action on tonight’s main card.
Lima kept Ansaroff pinned down on the mat during much of rounds one and two, but Ansaroff remained active from her back and Lima’s offensive attacks were limited. The pace slowed in the final round and Ansaroff got the better of the striking exchanges, but still came up short on the scorecards.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s doubleheader of events continued tonight with UFC Fight Night 56: “Shogun vs St. Preux” at Tancredo Neves Municipal Gymnasium in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua faced Ovince St. Preux in the light heavyweight main event.
Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham will become the first Korean female fighter to compete inside the world-famous Octagon when she makes her UFC debut in the coming months. Ham, who is set to move back up to strawweight, signed with the UFC at the beginning of November.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Allphones Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia tonight for UFC Fight Night 55: “Rockhold vs Bisping.” The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold and Michael “The Count” Bisping.
Highly-touted prospect “Thug” Rose Namajunas notched the first victory for Team Melendez during tonight’s seventh episode of The Ultimate Fighter 20: “A Champion Will Be Crowned.” Namajunas put her team on the board by submitting Team Pettis’s Alex “Astro Girl” Chambers late in round one.
One of Brazil’s top female fighters, Juliana “Julie” Werner, picked up a dominant second-round submission win in the co-main event of Saturday’s XFC International 7 card in São Paulo, Brazil. The striker showcased her underrated ground game in victory over Iryna “Delsa” Shaparenko.
With Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino out due to an ankle injury, atomweight champ Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson meets Hérica Tibúrcio in the Invicta Fighting Championships 10 headliner. The event is set for December 5th at Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas.
KSW Women’s Strawweight Champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz earned a big win in her Invicta FC debut on Saturday at Invicta Fighting Championships 9 in Davenport, Iowa. The Polish star outpointed Deep Jewels Lightweight Champion Mizuki Inoue in the action-packed Invicta FC 9 Fight of the Night.