The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico tonight for UFC 188: “Velasquez vs Werdum.” The event was headlined by a UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Championship bout between Cain Velasquez and interim titleholder Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum.
Also on tonight’s card, former Strikeforce champ Gilbert “El Niño” Melendez battled ex-Bellator titleholder Eddie Alvarez in the lightweight co-feature. Kelvin Gastelum took on Nate “The Great” Marquardt in a middleweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 188 card.
Invicta Fighting Championships returns with its 13th all-female event on July 9th at The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Invicta FC 13 card is headlined by a featherweight title bout between champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and challenger Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin.
Former WSOF Women’s Strawweight Champion Jessica “Jag” Aguilar has signed with the UFC and will make her Octagon debut on August 1st at UFC 190: “Rousey vs Correia” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Aguilar faces BJJ black belt Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha in a 115-pound title contender’s bout.
Following a disappointing decision loss in January, Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann looks to get back into bantamweight title contention when she battles hard-hitting Brazilian Amanda “Lioness” Nunes at UFC Fight Night 73: “Teixeira vs St. Preux” on August 8th in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana tonight for UFC Fight Night 68: “Boetsch vs Henderson.” The card featured a brief middleweight bout between Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch and former two-division PRIDE champ Dan “Hendo” Henderson.
Japan’s leading all-female mixed martial arts promotion, Deep Jewels, has announced a number of significant changes to its rule system and weight classes. The changes will first be implemented at Deep Jewels 9, a caged event that will now take place on August 29th at Differ Ariake in Tokyo.
After coming up short in his first bid for UFC title gold, Daniel “D.C.” Cormier made the most of a second chance and claimed the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on May 23rd at UFC 187 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cormier submitted Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and takes over the top spot at 205.
Final Valkyrie champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi captured another prestigious title tonight in the Deep Jewels 8 main event in Tokyo, Japan. Yamaguchi defeated two opponents in one night to win the Deep Jewels Featherweight Grand Prix and became the second Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion.