The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Madison Square Garden in New York City tonight for UFC 295: “Procházka vs Pereira.” The event was headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship matchup between Jiří “Denisa” Procházka and former middleweight champ Alex “Poatan” Pereira.
In tonight’s co-main event, Sergei Pavlovich took on fellow rising star Tom Aspinall for the vacant UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship. Elsewhere on the main card, Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade battled Mackenzie Dern at 115. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 295 main card.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil tonight for UFC Fight Night 231: “Almeida vs Lewis.” The card was headlined by a heavyweight matchup between fast-rising star Jailton “Malhadinho” Almeida and veteran Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis.
In the welterweight co-feature, Gabriel “Marretinha” Bonfim battled Nicolas “Danish Dynamite” Dalby. Elsewhere on the main card, Rodrigo “Yogi Bear” Nascimento Ferreira faced Don’Tale “Lord Kong” Mayes in a heavyweight showdown. MMARising.com has play-by-play for tonight’s main card.
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UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev retained his title with a quick and decisive knockout victory on October 21st at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Makhachev defeated reigning featherweight champ Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski in a short-notice rematch from the pair’s first fight in February.
Elsewhere in October, Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino easily dispatched of title challenger “Alpha” Cat Zingano at Bellator 300 and moved up to the top spot at 145 pounds. Earlier on the same Bellator 300 card, Leah “The Curse” McCourt upset Sara McMann.
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Invicta Fighting Championships came to Citizens House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts tonight for Invicta FC 54. The five-fight card was headlined by an Invicta FC Strawweight Championship bout between new champion “Mad” Danni McCormack and challenger Karolina “Polish Assassin” Wójcik.
In the flyweight co-main event, recent title challenger Kristina “Warhorse” Williams looked to get back on track when she battled Dee Begley. Also on the card tonight, Hilarie Rose faced off against Andrea Amaro in a featured strawweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates tonight for UFC 294: “Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2.” The card featured a UFC Lightweight Championship rematch between Islam Makhachev and 145-pound champ Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski.
In the co-main event, former welterweight champ Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman moved up in weight to face Khamzat “Borz” Chimaev at 185 pounds. In light heavyweight action, Magomed Ankalaev met Johnny Walker. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 294 main card.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 230: “Yusuff vs Barboza.” The event was headlined by a featherweight matchup between “Super” Sodiq Yusuff, who had won back-to-back bouts, and long-time UFC contender Edson Barboza.
In the co-main event, former UFC title challenger Jennifer Maia took on Viviane “Vivi” Araujo at flyweight. Elsewhere on the card tonight, Jonathan “Dragon” Martinez battled Adrian Yanez in featured bantamweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 230 card.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 229: “Dawson vs Green.” The event was headlined by a lightweight showdown between Grant “KGD” Dawson, who had not lost since April 2016, and veteran contender Bobby “King” Green.
In the middleweight co-main event, Joseph “Bodybagz” Pyfer battled Abdul Razak “Judo Thunder” Alhassan. Elsewhere on the main card tonight, Alex “The Great White” Morono faced off against Joaquin “New Mansa” Buckley at welterweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.
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Two of the top strawweights on the Deep Jewels roster will compete for the promotion’s interim 115-pound title on November 23rd at Deep Jewels 43 in Tokyo, Japan. Arisa Matsuda and Machi Fukuda, who faced each other as amateur fighters in December 2021, will rematch for the championship.
The interim title bout was one of 12 fights that were officially announced for the card today. In the 49kg co-main event, highly-touted teen prospect Moeri Suda squares off against Saki Kitamura. Both fighters are coming off of victories this past month during the 10th anniversary Deep Jewels 42 event.
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