The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil tonight for UFC Fight Night 95: “Cyborg vs Länsberg.” The event was headlined by a 140-pound catchweight bout between Invicta FC champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and Lina “Elbow Princess” Länsberg.

In the featherweight co-feature, former 135-pound champion Renan “Barao” Pegado faced Phillipe “The Filipino Assassin” Nover. At heavyweight, Roy “Big Country” Nelson squared off against fellow contender Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s main card.

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UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk puts her title on the line against a familiar foe on November 12th at UFC 205 in New York City, New York. Jędrzejczyk is set to face off against fellow Polish star Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a rematch from a March 2012 amateur bout.

UFC officials confirmed the title fight on Friday following a report from Flo Combat. Also confirmed was a bantamweight bout between former champ Miesha “Cupcake” Tate and Raquel “Rocky” Pennington, first reported by ESPN. Elsewhere, Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche battles Katlyn Chookagian.

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Following a shocking upset loss in May, Marloes “Rumina” Coenen looks to get back into featherweight title contention when she steps back into the cage on November 4th at Bellator 163: “McGeary vs Davis” in Uncasville, Connecticut. Coenen takes on unbeaten Brazilian Talita “Treta” Nogueira.

Bellator officials announced the fight on Friday. Coenen was expected to compete for the inaugural Bellator Women’s Featherweight Championship at Bellator 155, but was instead submitted by short-notice replacement foe Alexis “Sneaky Zebra” Dufresne. Nogueira has won all six of her pro bouts.

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Invicta Fighting Championships capped off a stellar night of fights with an action-packed main event title bout tonight in Kansas City, Missouri. In the Invicta FC 19 main event, Jennifer Maia outpointed Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi to become Invicta FC Undisputed Flyweight Champion.

Maia and Modafferi each took home an additional $1500 for Fight of the Night honours. Bantamweight contender Irene Aldana and atomweight prospect Julia “Jewels” Jones both earned $1000 Performance of the Night bonuses for stoppage wins in their featured bouts on tonight’s card.

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Invicta FC Interim Flyweight Champion Jennifer Maia became an undisputed titleholder with a hard-fought five-round Split Decision victory tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 19 in Kansas City, Missouri. Maia edged out Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi in the championship main event.

With tonight’s win, Maia was awarded the newly-vacant Invicta FC Flyweight Championship, which was taken from Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak earlier this week. In the Invicta FC 19 co-feature, Ayaka Hamasaki retained her atomweight title against Jinh Yu Frey via doctor stoppage due to a cut.

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Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 19th all-female card tonight at the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 19 was headlined by a flyweight championship bout between interim titleholder Jennifer Maia and veteran Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi.

In the co-main event, Ayaka Hamasaki defended her Invicta FC Atomweight Championship against Jinh Yu Frey. At bantamweight, Mexican knockout artist Irene Aldana faced Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin in a bout between top contenders. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Invicta FC 19.

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Public weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 19 took place tonight at McFadden’s Sports Saloon in Kansas City, Missouri. A flyweight title bout between interim champion Jennifer Maia and Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi is scheduled to headline Friday’s eight-fight all-female card.

In the Invicta FC 19 co-main event, Ayaka Hamasaki defends her Invicta FC atomweight title against Jinh Yu Frey. Bantamweight Irene Aldana battles Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin in a bout between former Invicta FC title challengers. MMARising.com has full Invicta FC 19 weigh-in results.

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2016 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Champion Mio Tsumura cruised to a quick and emphatic stoppage victory in her return to action tonight at Shoot Boxing 2016: Act.4 in Tokyo, Japan. Tsumura steamrolled an overmatched Renju Date en route to a commanding TKO triumph in just 36 seconds.

Tsumura, who captured this year’s Girls S-Cup title in July, swarmed on her opponent with non-stop offence right from the opening bell. She scored two quick knockdowns, then dropped Renju for a final time with a powerful right hook that finished the fight and earned Tsumura an impressive win.

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