The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 82: “Hendricks vs Thompson.” The event was headlined by a welterweight showdown between Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.
Also on the card tonight, Roy “Big Country” Nelson faced off against Jared “The Big Show” Rosholt in the heavyweight co-feature. Ovince “OSP” St. Preux took on Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante in a light heavyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 82 main card.
After recovering from a third serious knee injury, Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz made a triumphant return to the Octagon on January 17th at UFC Fight Night 81. Cruz edged out bitter rival T.J. Dillashaw to become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion, and he takes over the top spot at 135 pounds.
Atomweight prospect Shino VanHoose makes a quick return to action on February 26th at Real Fighting Championships 36: “Resurrection” in Tampa, Florida. The 20-year-old, who made her Invicta FC debut this month, is set to face off against local standout Jenny “The Phoenix” Silverio on the card.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey tonight for UFC on FOX 18: “Johnson vs Bader.” The event was headlined by a five-round light heavyweight contender’s bout between recent title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Ryan “Darth” Bader.
Recent UFC title challenger Bethe “Pitbull” Correia looks to rebound from the first loss of her career when she competes on April 16th at UFC on FOX 19 in Tampa, Florida. Correia is expected to face TUF 18 semi-finalist Raquel “Rocky” Pennington in a featured bantamweight clash on the card.
Top-ranked bantamweight contender Amanda “Lioness” Nunes steps back into the Octagon on March 5th at UFC 196: “Dos Anjos vs McGregor” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hard-hitting Brazilian takes on multi-time kickboxing world champion Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko in a featured matchup.
WPMF Women’s Pinweight Champion Saya Ito makes the next defence of her title on March 21st at Suk Weerasakreck 12 in Tokyo, Japan. Ito is set to compete in a rematch against Ayaka “Little Tiger” Miyauchi, whom she defeated for the prestigious championship in late September.
Fresh off of her Invicta FC 15 victory this past weekend, Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Mizuki Inoue is set to compete again on March 6th at Deep Jewels 11 in Tokyo, Japan. Inoue faces off against highly-touted striker Nori Date in one of six new matchups announced for the card today.