Former Invicta FC atomweight ace Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson picked up her biggest strawweight victory to date in her much-anticipated UFC debut tonight at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada. Waterson submitted Angela “Your Majesty” Magana in the third round.

Tonight’s victory was a crucial one for Waterson, who moved back up to 115 pounds for the first time since April 2010. She survived an early armbar scare from Magana and took control of the ground battles as the fight progressed before ultimately finishing Magana with a rear-naked choke.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for part two of its doubleheader tonight at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale. The card featured a welterweight bout between Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

Also on the card tonight, Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman battled Hayder “Hulk” Hassan in the TUF 21 Welterweight Final. Michael Graves took on Vicente “The Silent Assassin” Luque in another featured matchup at 170 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 189: “Mendes vs McGregor.” The event was headlined by a UFC Interim Featherweight Championship bout between Chad “Money” Mendes and “The Notorious” Conor McGregor.

In tonight’s co-main event, UFC Welterweight Champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler made the first defence of his title in a rematch against Rory “Red King” MacDonald. Dennis “The Menace” Bermudez battled Jeremy “Lil’ Heathen” Stephens. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Top strawweight prospect Jamie Moyle took another step towards title contention with a hard-fought Split Decision win on Thursday night at Invicta Fighting Championships 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Moyle edged out Amy “The Resurrection” Cadwell Montenegro in Thursday’s Fight of the Night.

Moyle and Montenegro each pocketed an extra $1500 for their spirited bout, but they were not the only bonus winners on Thursday. Featherweight ace Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and Amber Leibrock both earned Performance of the Night honours of $1000 apiece for their crushing first-round knockouts.

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Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino retained her title with another quick and violent victory on Thursday night at Invicta Fighting Championships 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Justino stopped Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin early in round one of the Invicta FC 13 headliner.

Two new Invicta FC champions were also crowned on Thursday. Veteran standout Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger dominated Irene Aldana en route to capturing the vacant Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship, while Ayaka Hamasaki took the Invicta FC atomweight title from Hérica Tibúrcio.

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Invicta Fighting Championships held its 13th event tonight at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Invicta FC 13 was headlined by a featherweight championship matchup between dominant reigning champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and challenger Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin.

In the Invicta FC 13 co-main event, Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger took on Irene Aldana for the vacant Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Hérica Tibúrcio defended her Invicta FC Atomweight Championship against Ayaka Hamasaki. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 13 card.

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Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 13 took place today at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. A featherweight title bout between Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin headlines the card, which features two additional championship bouts.

In the co-feature, Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger takes on Irene Aldana for the vacant Invicta FC bantamweight title. Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Hérica Tibúrcio defends against Ayaka Hamasaki. MMARising.com has live coverage for the Invicta FC 13 weigh-ins tonight at 6:00 P.M. Pacific time.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum put forth the best performance of his career and extended his winning streak to six on June 13th at UFC 188 in Mexico. Werdum submitted Cain Velasquez in the third round to become the new UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Champion.

Elsewhere this past month, UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk retained her title with a dominant third-round TKO victory over former Invicta FC titleholder Jessica Penne. Jędrzejczyk remains atop the strawweight division and climbs further up the pound-for-pound rankings.

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