An injury in training has forced Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi out of her upcoming bout at Pacific Xtreme Combat 52 on March 18th in Mangilao, Guam. In her place, Satomi “Sarami” Takano has stepped in to face off against Tessa “The Typhoon” Simpson on the card.

PXC confirmed the change this weekend following an announcement from Yamaguchi, who did not disclose specifics of the injury. Takano dropped a controversial Split Decision earlier today in a kickboxing match at Deep Jewels 11. Simpson has tasted defeat just one time in her pro career.

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Ukrainian prospect Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz looks to rebound from the first loss of her career when she returns to the Octagon on April 10th at UFC Fight Night 86: “Rothwell vs Dos Santos” in Zagreb, Croatia. Moroz faces UFC newcomer Cristina “Barbie” Stanciu in a strawweight bout.

UFC officials announced the matchup this weekend. Moroz shocked many when she upset Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood in her UFC debut, but she was recently outpointed by Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau at UFC Fight Night 74. The undefeated Stanciu has knocked out or submitted four of her five foes.

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Miesha “Cupcake” Tate capped off a two-year journey back to UFC title contention with a sensational win tonight at UFC 196: “McGregor vs Diaz” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tate choked out Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm in round five to become the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

Tonight’s victory was a long time coming for former Strikeforce titleholder Tate, who was denied the UFC championship when she was defeated by “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey at UFC 168. Also on the UFC 196 card, Amanda “Lioness” Nunes earned a key win over Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 196: “McGregor vs Diaz.” The event was headlined by a welterweight grudge match between UFC Featherweight Champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor and the outspoken Nate Diaz.

Also on tonight’s card, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm made the first defence of her 135-pound title against top-ranked contender Miesha “Cupcake” Tate in the co-main event. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC 196 card.

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Middleweight contender Michael “The Count” Bisping picked up the biggest victory of his career on February 27th at UFC Fight Night 84 in London, England. Bisping edged out former long-time UFC champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva in the main event and ascends the 185-pound rankings.

Top welterweight prospect Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson also scored a key victory in February. Thompson destroyed former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks at UFC Fight Night 82. Elsewhere, Lauren Murphy earned her first official Octagon win at UFC Fight Night 83.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the O₂ Arena in London, England tonight for UFC Fight Night 84: “Silva vs Bisping.” The event was headlined by a five-round middleweight bout between former long-time UFC champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Michael “The Count” Bisping.

Also on the card, Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi faced off against Thales Leites in the 185-pound co-feature. Unbeaten rising star Tom Breese battled Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura at welterweight, and Brad “One Punch” Pickett took on Francisco “Cisco” Rivera in a featured bantamweight bout.

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After suffering a pair of controversial decision defeats, former Invicta FC champion Lauren Murphy earned her first UFC victory tonight at UFC Fight Night 83: “Cerrone vs Oliveira” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Murphy stopped short-notice replacement Kally Faszholz very late in the third round.

Faszholz got off to a strong start in the opening round, but Murphy took over as the fight progressed and she overwhelmed Faszholz with elbows before the final bell. Elsewhere, Ashlee Evans-Smith eked out a decision win over Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” Reneau in a bout marred by dreadful scoring.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tonight for UFC Fight Night 83: “Cerrone vs Oliveira.” The event was headlined by a five-round welterweight showdown between contenders Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira.

Also on the card tonight, Derek Brunson took on Roan “Jucao” Carneiro in the middleweight co-feature. Cody “No Love” Garbrandt met Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes, and Dennis “The Menace” Bermudez battled Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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