Former Jewels and Invicta FC champ Ayaka Hamasaki added another title to her collection with an impressive second-round submission win tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 14 in Saitama, Japan. Hamasaki finished Kanna Asakura to become Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion.
Also on tonight’s card, Gabi Garcia rebounded from a series of controversial results earlier in the year and easily submitted striker Barbara Nepomuceno in light heavyweight action. Miyuu Yamamoto, competing in honour of her late brother, Norifumi, dominated veteran Mika “Future Princess” Nagano.
Deep Jewels showcased its 22nd all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 22 was headlined by a Deep Jewels Atomweight Championship bout between rivals Mina Kurobe and Tomo Maesawa, who faced off for a third time in tonight’s main event.
Former Deep Jewels and Invicta FC champion Ayaka Hamasaki picked up her second straight victory inside the Rizin FF ring tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 13 in Saitama, Japan. Hamasaki quickly dispatched of current Deep Jewels titleholder Mina Kurobe in a one-sided matchup at 49kg.
Deep Jewels showcased its 21st all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 21 was headlined by an atomweight contender’s bout between Deep Jewels mainstay Tomo Maesawa and South Korean rising star Jeong Eun Park, who looked for another key win.
Invicta FC matchmaker and Muay Thai standout Kaitlin Young returned to mixed martial arts competition for the first time since 2014 and scored a key victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 12 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Young defeated rising star “King” Reina Miura in featherweight action.
Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Grand Prix Champion Kanna Asakura extended her winning streak to eight with a Unanimous Decision victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 11 in Saitama, Japan. Asakura defeated Shoot Boxing star Rena Kubota for a second time in the 49kg headliner.
The 2018 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup took place tonight at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event was headlined by a 51kg mixed martial arts bout between Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Champion and four-time Girls S-Cup winner Rena Kubota and Brazilian Elaine “Pantera” Leal.
Deep Jewels showcased its 20th all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 20 was headlined by an atomweight contender’s bout between former strawweight titleholder Emi Tomimatsu and South Korea’s Jeong Eun Park, who made her Deep Jewels debut.