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.
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.
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.
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.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida tonight for UFC Fight Night 70: “Machida vs Romero.” The abbreviated fight card was headlined by a middleweight bout between Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Yoel “Soldier of God” Romero.
Undefeated Ukrainian prospect Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz looks for her second UFC victory when she steps back into the cage on August 23rd at UFC Fight Night 74: “Holloway vs Oliveira” in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Moroz is set to battle Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau on the card.
One of the UFC’s fastest rising female stars, “12 Gauge” Paige VanZant, makes her return to the Octagon on September 5th at UFC 191 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The popular 21-year-old is expected to face off against Australia’s Alex Chambers in a featured strawweight bout on the card.
Former Shoot Boxing Japan Women’s Flyweight Champion Ai Takahashi overcame a shaky second round and picked up her sixth straight victory on Sunday night at Shoot Boxing 2015: Act.3 in Tokyo, Japan. Takahashi edged out 16-year-old prospect Nori Date in a closely-contested bout.