Former Bellator champion Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto returned to the bantamweight division for the first time since 2010 and earned a close decision victory tonight at Tachi Palace Fights 26: “Brawl In The Hall” in Lemoore, California. Frausto outpointed Corina Herrera in a thrilling bout.
In spite of a significant size and experience disadvantage, Herrera made a big statement with her impressive performance tonight against Frausto, who threatened with numerous submission attempts. Frausto could not secure a finish, but she halted her four-fight losing skid with the decision victory.
Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki is set to make the first defence of her title on March 11th at Invicta Fighting Championships 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Japanese standout faces off against rising star Amber “The Bully” Brown in the 105-pound championship main event.
Former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Lauren Murphy has received a new opponent for her upcoming bout on Sunday night at UFC Fight Night 83: “Cerrone vs Oliveira” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Murphy now faces off against unbeaten UFC newcomer Kelly Faszholz on the preliminary card.
After a disappointing UFC debut in August, former WSOF champion Jessica “Jag” Aguilar looks for a much-needed victory on April 23rd in a strawweight matchup at UFC 197: “Cormier vs Jones 2” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aguilar is set to face off against Brazilian standout Juliana “Ju Thai” Lima on the card.
A second women’s bout has been added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night 85: “Hunt vs Mir” event on March 20th in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Former Invicta FC contender Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith battles Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai in bantamweight action on the preliminary card.
Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi seeks her first victory inside the PXC cage when she competes on March 18th at Pacific Xtreme Combat 52 in Mangilao, Guam. Yamaguchi faces off against skilled prospect Tessa “The Typhoon” Simpson in a featured 105-pound matchup.
Veteran flyweight contender Juliana “Julie” Werner steps back into the XFC cage for a featured matchup on March 19th at XFC International 14 in São Paulo, Brazil. Werner is set to battle once-beaten Argentinian standout Silvana “La Malvada” Gomez Juarez in one of four female fights on the card.
Undefeated rising star Angela “Unstoppable” Lee looks to keep her perfect record intact when she competes on February 20th at ONE Championship 38: “Tribe of Warriors” in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 19-year-old is set to face Rebecca “The Professor” Heintzman in a 120-pound catchweight bout.