2015 48kg Shoot Boxing Japan Girls S-Cup Champion Mio Tsumura picked up a dominant decision victory on Saturday night at Shoot Boxing 2015: “The Last Bomb” in Osaka, Japan. The fast-rising star handily defeated former J-Girls contender Mari in a one-sided matchup on the main card.

Establishing her dominance early on, Tsumura outstruck her opponent throughout the first two rounds of Saturday’s fight and she sealed her victory with an impressive suplex in round three. Tsumura has won seven straight fights and remains one of the top female stars on the Shoot Boxing roster.

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Former Deep Jewels Featherweight Queen Champion Seo Hee Ham is set to make her return to the Octagon on November 28th at UFC Fight Night 79: “Henderson vs Alves” in Seoul, South Korea. The standout striker battles Cortney “Cast Iron” Casey in a featured strawweight matchup on the card.

UFC officials announced the fight today. Ham was set to face “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 65 in May, but was forced to withdraw after suffering a nasal fracture. Casey stepped in for an injured Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 72 and dropped a close decision to Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood.

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TUF 18 winner Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña kept her perfect UFC record intact with a well-deserved Unanimous Decision victory tonight at UFC 192: “Cormier vs Gustafsson” in Houston, Texas. Peña outgrappled Jessica “Evil” Eye in featured bantamweight action on the main card.

With tonight’s win, Peña takes a big step towards a future shot at the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship. Earlier on the UFC 192 card, strawweight standout “Thug” Rose Namajunas made a triumphant return to the Octagon by submitting fellow TUF 20 alum Angela “Overkill” Hill.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas tonight for UFC 192: “Cormier vs Gustafsson.” The event featured a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Daniel “D.C.” Cormier and challenger Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson.

Also on tonight’s card, Ryan “Darth” Bader took on “Suga” Rashad Evans in the 205-pound co-feature. Jessica “Evil” Eye looked to rebound from a July setback when she battled TUF 18 winner Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña at 135 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC 192.

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Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger picked up her eighth straight win in the Invicta FC 14 main event on September 12th in Kansas City, Missouri. Evinger destroyed the previously unbeaten Pannie “Banzai” Kianzad in a non-title bout and climbs up the 135-pound rankings.

Other key winners in September included strawweight rising star “12 Gauge” Paige VanZant, who submitted Alex “Astro Girl” Chambers at UFC 191, and 17-year-old atomweight Kanna Asakura, who upset former Valkyrie champ and Invicta FC contender Yasuko “Ikuko” Tamada at Vale Tudo Japan 7th.

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Sixteen-year-old “Muay Thai Genius” Saya Ito picked up the biggest victory of her 12-year career in a high-profile matchup tonight at Suk Weerasakreck 10 in Tokyo, Japan. The talented young striker defeated Ayaka “Little Tiger” Miyauchi to become the new WPMF Women’s Pinweight World Champion.

Ito, who already holds the WPMF Japan pinweight title, captured the world championship with a clear-cut Unanimous Decision victory over Miyauchi after five rounds. Also on the card, WPMF Japan Women’s Bantamweight Champion Madoka Jinnai narrowly defeated Yoko Odamaki for a third time.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Sunday for UFC Fight Night 75: “Barnett vs Nelson.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC champion Josh “The Warmaster” Barnett and contender Roy “Big Country” Nelson.

Elsewhere on the card, Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi battled Uriah “Primetime” Hall in the middleweight co-feature. Kyoji Horiguchi took on Chico “King” Camus at 125, and Takeya Mizugaki faced George “Money” Roop at 135. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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2015 48kg Shoot Boxing Japan Girls S-Cup Champion Mio Tsumura aims to extend her six-fight winning streak when she returns to the ring on October 3rd at Shoot Boxing 2015: “The Last Bomb” in Osaka, Japan. Tsumura clashes with J-Girls mainstay Mari in a featured 48kg matchup on the card.

Tsumura captured this year’s 48kg Girls S-Cup Japan title on August 21st when she outlasted three opponents in one night including J-Girls champion Momi Furuta in the tournament final. Mari has struggled thus far in 2015 and she was eliminated by Furuta in the Girls S-Cup Japan quarterfinal round.

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