Top featherweight contender Julia “The Jewel” Budd picked up her sixth straight victory in featured action tonight at Bellator 146: “Kato vs Manhoef” in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Budd earned a Unanimous Decision win over the previously unbeaten Roberta “Crusher” Paim Rovel in a one-sided bout.

Tonight’s victory could potentially vault Budd into a future showdown against Marloes “Rumina” Coenen for the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight title. In other action tonight, Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe narrowly edged out Gabrielle “Gabanator” Holloway by Split Decision after three close rounds.

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Multi-time boxing world champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm shocked the MMA world with a huge victory tonight at UFC 193: “Rousey vs Holm” in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Holm knocked out “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey to become the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

Though she entered the title fight as a massive underdog, Holm dominated the bout from start to finish before finishing Rousey with a second-round head kick. In the co-main event, UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk outpointed a game Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia tonight for UFC 193: “Rousey vs Holm.” The event was headlined by a UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship bout as “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey met Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm.

Also on the card tonight, UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk put her title on the line against Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau in the co-feature. Mark “Super Samoan” Hunt faced Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in a heavyweight rematch. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Undefeated strawweight prospect Angela “Unstoppable” Lee made history and picked up her biggest victory to date tonight at ONE Championship: “Pride of Lions” in Kallang, Singapore. The highly-touted 19-year-old Lee submitted Natalie “The Kilapino” Gonzales Hills with a first-round Twister.

Gonzales Hills unleashed a barrage of punches and knees in the opening seconds of the fight, but Lee weathered the early storm and she reversed a takedown with an impressive sweep. Her ground strikes forced Gonzales Hills to give up her back, which led to Lee’s third ONE Championship win.

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2014 Shoot Boxing Japan Girls S-Cup Champion Yukari Yamaguchi claimed her first kickboxing title with her biggest victory to date tonight at J-Network: “J-Girls & J-Fight 2015 6th” in Tokyo, Japan. The 17-year-old Yamaguchi defeated Momi Furuta to win the J-Girls Mini Flyweight Championship.

Yamaguchi put together an impressive run this past year that culminated with her Girls S-Cup tournament victory, but she remained focused on fighting her way to a kickboxing title. Tonight, she outstruck longstanding champion Furuta for five rounds en route to capturing J-Girls title gold.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Geraldo José de Almeida State Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil tonight for UFC Fight Night 77: “Belfort vs Henderson 3.” The event was headlined by a middleweight trilogy fight between Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort and Dan “Hendo” Henderson.

Also on the card, former UFC title challenger Glover Teixeira met Patrick “Durkin” Cummins in the light heavyweight co-feature. Thomas “Thominhas” Almeida squared off against Anthony “El Toro” Birchak in bantamweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s main card.

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After an illness forced her out of a planned bout in May, strawweight Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff returns to the Octagon on January 2, 2016 at UFC 195: “Lawler vs Condit” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ansaroff faces off against TUF 20 member Justine Kish, who also returns following a lengthy hiatus.

The Ansaroff-Kish bout was initially reported on UFC Tonight, and the date and location were subsequently clarified by the UFC’s Thomas Gerbasi. Ansaroff was pulled from the UFC 187 card on mere hours’ notice due to influenza. Kish sustained a knee injury during TUF 20 and did not compete.

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Four-time Girls S-Cup winner and reigning Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Champion Rena Kubota is set to make her long-awaited MMA debut next month during the Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix in Saitama, Japan. Kubota battles fellow kickboxer and MMA debutant Jleana Valentino in a 51kg bout.

Rizin officials announced the matchup today. Kubota most recently captured Shoot Boxing’s women’s flyweight world title in August by stopping Kane Chopirom at the 2015 Girls S-Cup. Italy’s Valentino is a formidable striker who seeks to upset one of Japan’s biggest female stars next month.

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