Following an impressive win in her UFC debut, Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood has received an opponent for her second UFC bout. The Scottish standout will face unbeaten Ukrainian Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz on April 11th at UFC Fight Night 64: “Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2” in Kraków, Poland.

UFC officials announced the strawweight fight this morning. Calderwood made it to the quarterfinal round of TUF 20 before falling to “Thug” Rose Namajunas, but won her first official UFC bout in December. Moroz, who was previously signed to XFC, has finished all of her opponents to date.

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Former Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham looks to pick up her first UFC victory when she returns to the Octagon on May 10th at UFC Fight Night 65: “Miocic vs Hunt” in Adelaide, Australia. Ham is set to battle outspoken Australian star “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings on the card.

UFC officials announced the strawweight fight today. The card also features a second 115-pound women’s bout between former amateur standout Kailin Curran and Australian prospect Alex “Astro Girl” Chambers. All four fighters face potential must-win scenarios following defeats in their UFC debuts.

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With injuries and illness resulting in a pair of late changes to the card, former Valkyrie champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi has a new opponent for her featherweight grand prix quarterfinal bout at Deep Jewels 7 on February 21st in Tokyo, Japan. Yamaguchi is now set to face veteran Miyoko Kusaka.

Deep Jewels officials announced the change today. Yamaguchi was initially slated to face Ayaka Miura, but Miura was removed from the fight this week on the advice of her doctor. Kusaka’s scheduled reserve bout opponent, Pan Hui, was forced to withdraw from the card due to an injury in training.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado today for UFC Fight Night 60: “Henderson vs Thatch.” The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former lightweight champion “Smooth” Benson Henderson and Brandon “Rukus” Thatch.

Also on the card tonight, Max “Blessed” Holloway took on Cole “Magrinho” Miller in the featherweight co-feature. Neil Magny battled “Strasser” Kiichi Kunimoto at 170 pounds and Daniel Kelly met Patrick “The Beast of the East” Walsh. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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Featherweight standout Julia “The Jewel” Budd picked up her fifth straight win in her Bellator debut on Friday night at Bellator 133 in Fresno, California. Budd earned an extremely lopsided Unanimous Decision victory over short-notice replacement Gabrielle “Gabanator” Holloway on the main card.

Just as she did in each of her four fights for Invicta FC, Budd controlled the bout with Holloway on the mat and smothered her overmatched opponent. Holloway survived Budd’s bursts of ground and pound and made it to the final bell, but Budd walked away with an easy victory on the scorecards.

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BJJ black belt Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha looks to rebound from the first defeat of her MMA career when she returns to the Octagon on April 11th at UFC Fight Night 64: “Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2” in Kraków, Poland. Gadelha is expected to face Irish standout Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly on the card.

MMAFighting.com first reported on the targeted matchup on Wednesday night. Gadelha is coming off of a razor-thin Split Decision loss to Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC on FOX 13 on December 13th. One night earlier, Daly submitted Alex “Astro Girl” Chambers at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale.

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Four-time Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Champion Rena Kubota made a big statement in her triumphant return to kickboxing competition on Wednesday night at “No Kick, No Life 2015” in Tokyo, Japan. Kubota handily dispatched of Swedish Muay Thai champion Elli Maria Ekström in a one-sided fight.

Kubota, who was competing under kickboxing rules for the first time since 2011, dominated her experienced opponent with brutal combinations to the head and body. After two standing eight counts, the referee intervened to rescue Ekström from any further damage late in the lopsided second round.

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Former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Sarah Kaufman meets a familiar foe when she steps back into the Octagon on April 25th at UFC 186: “Dillashaw vs Barao 2” in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Kaufman is set to face long-time rival Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis for a third time.

UFC officials announced the trilogy fight late on Tuesday. Kaufman stopped Davis late in the pair’s first meeting in 2007, but a 2012 rematch under the Strikeforce banner was much more competitive and Kaufman narrowly eked out a razor-thin Majority Decision. She now seeks win number three in April.

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