Competing in front of hometown fans, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis picked up his fourth straight win on August 31st at UFC 164: “Henderson vs Pettis 2” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pettis defeated ex-WEC rival “Smooth” Benson Henderson for a second time to become the UFC Lightweight Champion.

Also on the UFC 164 card, Josh “The Warmaster” Barnett moved closer to the top five in the heavyweight rankings by defeating Frank Mir. In women’s action in August, Deep Jewels staged its inaugural all-female event and Faith Van Duin became Storm MMA Women’s Featherweight Champion.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin tonight for UFC 164: “Henderson vs Pettis 2.” The event featured a much-anticipated UFC Lightweight Championship rematch between “Smooth” Benson Henderson and Anthony “Showtime” Pettis.

Also on the card tonight, Frank Mir faced fellow former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh “The Warmaster” Barnett in the co-feature. Chad “Money” Mendes battled Clay “The Carpenter” Guida in a featherweight contender’s bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC 164 card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana tonight for UFC Fight Night 27: “Condit vs Kampmann 2.” The card was headlined by a welterweight rematch between “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit and rival Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann.

Also on tonight’s card, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone faced Rafael dos Anjos in the lightweight co-feature. TUF 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum battled Brian Melancon at welerweight and Court “The Crusher” McGee took on Robert Whittaker. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 27.

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Hometown star Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton looks for her first UFC win when she returns to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 30: “Bisping vs Munoz” on October 26th in Manchester, England. Sexton will face off against Brazil’s Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade in a bantamweight bout on the card.

Sexton announced the fight today. She competes in her home country for the first time since February 2011 when she defeated Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 40. Andrade also seeks her first Octagon win after dropping her UFC debut in July.

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Georgia native Tyra “The Honey Badger” Parker evened her pro MMA record with an impressive win tonight at Dakota FC 16: &#8220Fall Brawl 2013” in Fargo, North Dakota. Parker submitted Michele “Diablita” Gutierrez with a slick armbar early in the second round of their featured flyweight matchup.

Tonight’s bout marked only the second time that Parker had seen round two in her pro MMA career. She picked up right where she left off following a dominant opening five minutes and got the one-sided fight back down to the mat early in the second round, where she locked on the fight-ending armbar.

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Fresh off of her release from Bellator, Jessica “Evil” Eye has signed on as the latest addition to the UFC women’s bantamweight roster. The popular Ohio native could next face former Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman at UFC 166: “Velasquez vs dos Santos 3” on October 19th in Houston, Texas.

Eye’s UFC signing was initially reported by OHMMA and the fight against Kaufman was noted this evening during UFC Tonight on FOX Sports 2. A date and event were not announced for the planned Eye-Kaufman fight, but MMARising.com has learned that UFC 166 will likely play host to the bout.

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Mexico’s Xtreme Kombat promotion will crown its first women’s flyweight champion on August 31st at Xtreme Kombat 20 in the city of Cuautitlán Izcalli. A four-woman grand prix tournament featuring some of the country’s top prospects will determine the promotion’s inaugural female titleholder.

Among those competing in the title tournament is former bantamweight standout Anely “Neka” Jimenez, who has yet to taste defeat in seven fights. Jimenez drops down to 125 following a victory in November. She is joined in the tournament by Alexa Grasso, Karina Rodriguez and Sandra Chimeyo.

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Former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Sarah Kaufman’s UFC debut will have to wait a little longer. The Victoria, British Columbia native is without an opponent for her August 28th fight at UFC Fight Night 27: “Condit vs Kampmann 2” and has been officially removed from the card.

MMAjunkie.com first reported on the fight cancellation today. Kaufman was set to face Sara McMann, but McMann withdrew from the event earlier this month due to undisclosed reasons. UFC officials were unable to secure a new opponent for Kaufman, who will now be moved to an upcoming event.

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