Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino successfully defended her 145-pound title tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 15 in Costa Mesa, California. The hard-hitting Justino finished challenger Daria Ibragimova very late in the opening round of the night’s main event.

Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza also retained her championship belt with a first-round TKO victory tonight. Souza stopped undefeated challenger DeAnna “The Argentine Assassin” Bennett in just 90 seconds and she now has her sights set on moving on to the UFC.

Read More…

Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 15th all-female fight card tonight at The Hangar at The OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California. Invicta FC 15 was headlined by a featherweight championship bout between champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and Daria Ibragimova.

In tonight’s co-main event, Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza defended against DeAnna “The Argentine Assassin” Bennett. Raquel “Lionheart” Pa’aluhi faced Colleen “The Thoroughbred” Schneider. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 15 card.

Read More…

Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 15 took place today at the Punishment Training Center in Huntington Beach, California. Featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino defends her belt against challenger Daria Ibragimova in the main event of Saturday’s all-female fight card.

In the co-feature, Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza defends her title against DeAnna “The Argentine Assassin” Bennett. Raquel “Lionheart” Pa’aluhi takes on Colleen “The Thoroughbred” Schneider at 135. MMARising.com has live coverage for the Invicta FC 15 weigh-ins.

Read More…

A flyweight bout between Ukrainian veteran Lena “Hunter” Ovchynnikova and local fan favourite Rebecca “Becky” Ruth has been added to Bellator 150: “Galvão vs Dantas 2,” which takes place on February 26th in Mulvane, Kansas. The matchup will be featured on the Spike-televised main card.

MMARising.com confirmed plans for the fight with Bellator officials this evening. Ovchynnikova, a skilled kickboxer, returns to MMA for the first time since earning a submission win in October 2014. Missouri’s Ruth went 3-0 in 2015 and all five of her career victories have come via a form of knockout.

Read More…

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm is set to make the first defence of her title on March 5th at UFC 197: “Dos Anjos vs McGregor” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The undefeated striker faces off against former Strikeforce champion Miesha “Cupcake” Tate.

UFC officials confirmed plans for the title fight today following a report from Bleacher Report’s Jeremy Botter this past week. Holm captured the title with a shocking knockout victory over “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey at UFC 193. Tate, who twice came up short against Rousey, has won four straight fights.

Read More…

A second women’s bantamweight bout has been added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night 82: “Cerrone vs Means” event, which takes place on February 21st in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” Reneau battles Ashlee Evans-Smith in featured action on the card.

UFC officials announced the matchup earlier today. Reneau looks to get back into title contention after dropping a Unanimous Decision to current bantamweight champ Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm. Evans-Smith returns to action for the first time since suffering her first loss at UFC 181.

Read More…

Two of the top stars on the Deep Jewels roster are set to collide on March 6th at Deep Jewels 11 in Tokyo, Japan. Former interim strawweight champ Emi Tomimatsu faces off against Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka in an atomweight contender’s bout that may determine a future title challenger.

Officials announced the matchup during today’s episode of Deep Jewels TV. Tomimatsu has won back-to-back fights since dropping a decision to Mina Kurobe in February. Ishioka was most recently defeated by then-champion Seo Hee Ham in a Deep Jewels atomweight title bout in November 2014.

Read More…

Following an eight-year retirement, former Deep Women’s Lightweight Champion Hisae Watanabe makes her return to MMA competition on February 7th at World Series of Fighting Global Championship 2 in Tokyo, Japan. Watanabe is set to face 16-year-old Ye Ji Lee in a featured matchup.

WSOF GC officials announced the fight this past weekend. Watanabe, who captured Deep’s 106-pound women’s title with a vicious knockout victory in August 2006, has not fought since earning a quick win in late 2007. Lee suffered a TKO loss very late in her MMA debut in July at Road FC 24.

Read More…