Two of Japan’s top female fighters will meet once again when Saori “Little Giant” Oshima and Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda rematch at Deep: “127 Impact” on September 15th in Tokyo. The atomweight matchup, which Suda requested following her recent Rizin win, was officially announced today.

Oshima earned a quick technical submission win against a 17-year-old Suda in a May 2022 atomweight title fight at Deep Jewels 37. She has suffered recent setbacks, however, whereas Suda has quickly risen up the rankings and has submitted four consecutive opponents including Ayaka Hamasaki.

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Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa overcame an overweight opponent and cruised to another quick victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Super Rizin 4” in Saitama, Japan. Izawa submitted Yu Jin Shin, who missed weight for the non-title strawweight matchup.

Izawa’s title was initially set to be on the line tonight, but Shin failed to make weight for the second consecutive fight even after the weight limit had been increased. Also tonight, Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda spoiled the Rizin debut of 17-year-old Noeru “Noel” Narita in their super atomweight bout.

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Two-division Deep Jewels champ Seika Izawa has vacated her strawweight title and an undisputed championship bout has been booked to headline Deep Jewels 50 on September 7th in Tokyo, Japan. Si Woo Park has been elevated from interim to full champion and faces Machi Fukuda in a rematch.

Deep Jewels officials announced the championship status change and a total of 13 bouts for the Deep Jewels 50 card on Friday. In addition to the Park-Fukuda championship rematch, the milestone card will be co-headlined by a 50kg bout between Emi Tomimatsu and Keito “Kate Lotus” Oyama.

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Shooto held its fifth all-female Colors event tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The nine-fight Shooto: “Colors 5” card was headlined by a strawweight matchup between promotional veteran Momoka Hoshuyama and 17-year-old prospect Atsuhi Takada, who turned pro in December.

In the co-feature, Chiyo Takamoto faced Mio Shimaya in an Infinity League 2025 women’s super atomweight tournament bout. Elsewhere on the card, Mikiko “NFC” Hiyama sought her first victory against Noa Tokumoto at atomweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the “Colors 5” card.

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Namiko “Hime” Kawabata overcame a tough first round and an opponent who missed weight en route to earning her second straight win tonight at Deep Jewels 49 in Tokyo, Japan. Kawabata finished former Pancrase champion Honoka Shigeta with a triangle armbar in the 49kg main event.

In the 58kg co-feature, Yuka “Dosukoi” Okutomi made a successful return to Deep Jewels and scored a one-sided Unanimous Decision victory over Aoi Kuriyama, who was riding a four-fight winning streak. The performance was a crucial one for Okutomi, who had struggled since her last win in 2023.

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Deep Jewels remained at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday for its latest all-female fight card. Deep Jewels 49 was headlined by a 49kg super atomweight bout between Namiko “Hime” Kawabata and former Flyweight Queen of Pancrase Champion Honoka Shigeta, who missed weight.

In the 58kg co-main event, surging striker Aoi Kuriyama put her four-fight winning streak on the line against Yuka “Dosukoi” Okutomi, who made her return to the promotion following a bout for ONE Championship in July. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 49 card.

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Deep Jewels strawweight contender Machi Fukuda improved to 2-0 under the Rizin banner with a dominant second-round stoppage win tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 50 in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Fukuda finished Seo Young Park late in the second round of their featured bout.

Fukuda engaged in a striking battle with Park during the opening round of the bout between the 21-year-olds, but she shifted strategies in round two and battered her Korean foe with ground and pound en route to the victory, which extended Fukuda’s current streak of stoppage wins to three.

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20-year-old Moeri Suda scored the biggest victory of her mixed martial arts career in a major upset tonight at Deep Jewels 48 in Tokyo, Japan. Suda submitted former Jewels, Rizin FF and Invicta FC champ Ayaka Hamasaki with a rear-naked choke in the 49kg super atomweight main event.

Neither Suda nor Hamasaki were originally slated to compete on tonight’s card, but both stepped in when the initial headlining bout was cancelled last month. Suda, who has now earned submission wins in four of her past five fights, made the most of the opportunity with her massive victory tonight.

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