Undefeated Ukrainian prospect Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz shocked the MMA world with a huge victory in her Octagon debut on April 11th at UFC Fight Night 64. Moroz vaults up the 115-pound women’s strawweight rankings after submitting the heavily-favoured Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood.

Moroz was not the only female fighter to earn a big win in April. Unbeaten Brazilian rising star Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza captured the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship at Invicta FC 12, and Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis submitted long-time bantamweight rival Sarah Kaufman at UFC 186.

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UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk is set to make the first defence of her title on June 20th at UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin, Germany. The undefeated Jędrzejczyk faces off against former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Jessica Penne in the 115-pound main event.

UFC officials announced the change today. UFC Fight Night 69 was initially slated to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira, but Gustafsson withdrew due to an injury. Penne now steps in to challenge Jędrzejczyk for UFC title gold.

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Former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson is set to make her Octagon debut on July 12th at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale in Florida. Waterson, who is moving back up to 115 pounds, takes on outspoken TUF 20 alum Angela “Your Majesty” Magana.

Long before she captured Invicta FC gold in April 2013, Waterson spent the first two years of her career competing as a strawweight; winning six of her nine bouts. She now makes her much-anticipated UFC debut against the polarising Magana, who looks to put an end to a three-fight losing skid.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis showcased her slick submission skills and gained a measure of revenge tonight at UFC 186: “Johnson vs Horiguchi” in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Davis submitted rival Sarah Kaufman in the second round of their bantamweight trilogy fight.

Earlier on tonight’s card, Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau made a successful strawweight debut with a Unanimous Decision victory over TUF 18 finalist Jessica “The Ragin'” Rakoczy. Also at 115, Randa “Quiet Storm” Markos outpointed Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly in an action-packed matchup.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Bell Centre in Montréal, Québec, Canada tonight for UFC 186: “Johnson vs Horiguchi.” The injury-riddled card was headlined by a UFC Flyweight Championship bout between champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and Kyoji Horiguchi.

In tonight’s bizarre catchweight co-main event, former UFC champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson returned to the Octagon to battle Fabio Maldonado. Michael “The Count” Bisping took on C.B. “The Doberman” Dollaway in a middleweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Tonight’s Invicta Fighting Championships 12 card featured a number of excellent bouts at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. A bantamweight battle between Raquel “Lionheart” Pa’aluhi and Ediane “India” Gomes was one of two matchups to share Fight of the Night honours.

The second bout to earn a $1500 FOTN bonus was a strawweight clash between Sharon “The Dream Catcher” Jacobson and Delaney “Lil’ Scrappy” Owen. In addition, new strawweight champion Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza and Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin each won $1000 Performance bonuses.

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Undefeated Brazilian rising star Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza picked up the biggest victory of her career tonight in the main event of Invicta Fighting Championships 12 in Kansas City, Missouri. Souza submitted Katja “Killer Bunny” Kankaanpää to win the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship.

Tonight’s co-feature saw another Brazilian standout, Vanessa Porto, edge out Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi in a flyweight rematch that was much closer than the judges’ scorecards suggested. At 145, Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin impressively submitted Amanda “The Lady Killer” Bell.

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Invicta Fighting Championships held its 12th event tonight at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 12 was headlined by a strawweight championship bout between champion Katja “Killer Bunny” Kankaanpää and undefeated challenger Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza.

In tonight’s flyweight co-feature, Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi battled Vanessa Porto in a contender’s rematch. Amanda “The Lady Killer” Bell welcomed Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin to the Invicta FC cage in a featherweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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