Veteran contender Kate Jackson capped off her team’s remarkable run through the quarterfinals with a competitive decision victory during tonight’s ninth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23: “Team Joanna vs Team Claudia.” Jackson defeated Team Joanna’s Ashley Yoder in a close two-round fight.

Jackson’s win moved Team Claudia to a 7-1 final tally over Team Joanna in the quarterfinal round. Her ground and pound and a late offensive onslaught on the feet were just enough to propel her to a narrow Unanimous Decision victory. Following the fight, all four semi-final matchups were announced.

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Former UFC strawweight title challenger “Thug” Rose Namajunas seeks her fourth straight victory when she steps back inside the Octagon on July 30th at UFC 201: “Lawler vs Woodley” in Atlanta, Georgia. Namajunas faces unbeaten standout Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a top contender’s bout.

UFC officials confirmed the matchup on Monday evening following an initial report from ESPN. Namajunas recently avenged a loss by edging out Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres in a rematch at UFC on FOX 19. Kowalkiewicz has posted back-to-back decision victories since signing with the UFC.

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Brazilian standout Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade made a successful strawweight debut with a dominant TKO win tonight at UFC 199: “Rockhold vs Bisping 2” in Inglewood, California. Andrade stopped former Invicta FC champion Jessica Penne in the second round of a one-sided matchup.

Andrade kept Penne on the defensive right from the opening minute of the fight. She landed barrages of heavy punches that kept the Californian pinned against the cage wall. Penne stayed on her feet, but a final flurry of punches in round two gave Andrade the biggest victory of her pro career.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to The Forum in Inglewood, California tonight for UFC 199: “Rockhold vs Bisping 2.” The event featured a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between reigning champ Luke Rockhold and late-replacement challenger Michael “The Count” Bisping.

In tonight’s co-main event, UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz put his belt on the line in a trilogy bout against rival “The California Kid” Urijah Faber. Max “Blessed” Holloway faced Ricardo “The Bully” Lamas at 145. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Highly-touted striker Amanda Bobby “ABC” Cooper kept Team Claudia’s perfect record intact with a close and competitive decision victory during tonight’s seventh episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23: “Team Joanna vs Team Claudia.” Cooper narrowly edged out Team Joanna’s Jamie Moyle.

The opening round of the action-packed strawweight bout saw both fighters land hard strikes on the feet until Moyle scored a late takedown, but Cooper rallied in the second stanza and she dominated the final moments of the fight by battering a bloodied Moyle with ground and pound to seal a victory.

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Stipe Miocic ascended to the top of the heavyweight rankings with a huge victory on May 14th at UFC 198: “Werdum vs Miocic” in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The Ohio native knocked out former titleholder Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum in the first round to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger continued her climb up the 135-pound rankings with a dominant decision victory at Invicta Fighting Championships 17. On the same card, Angela “Overkill” Hill captured the Invicta FC strawweight title with a hard-fought decision win.

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It was not the exciting performance that fans had hoped for, but Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann emerged victorious tonight at UFC Fight Night 88: “Almeida vs Garbrandt” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The standout wrestler outpointed former training partner Jessica “Evil” Eye in a bantamweight bout.

Tonight’s fight featured sparse action, and the crowd grew restless as the fighters cautiously circled each other throughout the tepid opening round. McMann’s takedowns and ground control in the final ten minutes were enough to earn her a clear-cut but uninspiring Unanimous Decision victory.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC Fight Night 88: “Almeida vs Garbrandt.” The event was headlined by a bantamweight bout between top prospects Thomas “Thominhas” Almeida and Cody “No Love” Garbrandt.

In the featherweight co-main event, former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan “Barao” Pegado battled Jeremy “Lil’ Heathen” Stephens. Tarec “Sponge” Saffiedine took on Rick “The Horror” Story in welterweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 88 card.

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