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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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.

In tonight’s welterweight co-feature, Santiago “Gente Boa” Ponzinibbio took on Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin. Antônio “Cara de Sapato” Carlos Jr. tried to rebound from his first pro loss when he battled Eddie “Truck” Gordon at 185 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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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.

UFC officials announced the strawweight matchup on Wednesday. Moroz shocked fans in her Octagon debut when she submitted heavy favourite Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood at UFC Fight Night 64. Former bantamweight Létourneau made a successful 115-pound debut with a win at UFC 186.

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