The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s doubleheader of events continued tonight with UFC Fight Night 56: “Shogun vs St. Preux” at Tancredo Neves Municipal Gymnasium in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua faced Ovince St. Preux in the light heavyweight main event.

Also on the card tonight, Warlley Alves battled Alan “Brahma” Jouban in the welterweight co-feature. Elsewhere at 170 pounds, Claudio “Hannibal” Silva met Leon “Rocky” Edwards and Dhiego Lima squared off against Jorge “Blade” de Oliveira. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham will become the first Korean female fighter to compete inside the world-famous Octagon when she makes her UFC debut in the coming months. Ham, who is set to move back up to strawweight, signed with the UFC at the beginning of November.

Ham’s UFC signing was first announced by Road FC officials earlier this week and MMARising.com learned of additional aspects of the deal through a source with knowledge of the situation. Ham recently retained her 48kg Deep Jewels title by submitting Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka on Monday.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Allphones Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia tonight for UFC Fight Night 55: “Rockhold vs Bisping.” The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold and Michael “The Count” Bisping.

Also on tonight’s card, “Raging” Al Iaquinta faced off against Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson in the lightweight co-feature. Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker battled Clint “Headbussa” Hester at 185 pounds and Soa “The Hulk” Palelei took on Walt “The Big Ticket” Harris in main card heavyweight action.

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Highly-touted prospect “Thug” Rose Namajunas notched the first victory for Team Melendez during tonight’s seventh episode of The Ultimate Fighter 20: “A Champion Will Be Crowned.” Namajunas put her team on the board by submitting Team Pettis’s Alex “Astro Girl” Chambers late in round one.

Both fighters felt pressure leading up to tonight’s elimination round bout, as Chambers was tasked with keeping Team Pettis’s perfect record intact and Namajunas looked to end Team Melendez’s disappointing losing streak. In the end, Namajunas dominated the fight and was very emotional in victory.

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One of Brazil’s top female fighters, Juliana “Julie” Werner, picked up a dominant second-round submission win in the co-main event of Saturday’s XFC International 7 card in São Paulo, Brazil. The striker showcased her underrated ground game in victory over Iryna “Delsa” Shaparenko.

The XFCi 7 card also featured four quarterfinal bouts in the promotion’s latest women’s strawweight tournament. Liana “Li” Ferreira Pirosin, Marina “The Iron Woman” Moroz, Dora Perjes and Viviane “Sucuri” Pereira all kept their undefeated records intact with key wins and move on to the semi-finals.

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Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Seo Hee Ham retained her 48kg title with a second-round submission victory tonight at Deep Jewels 6 in Tokyo, Japan. Ham finished long-time rival Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka with an armbar midway through the second round of their main event trilogy fight.

Elsewhere on tonight’s card, recent WSOF title challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino returned to her winning ways with a Unanimous Decision victory over grappling specialist Ayaka Miura. Top star Shizuka Sugiyama picked up her second win over Yurika Nakakura in a competitive rematch.

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Japan’s all-female Deep Jewels promotion returned with its sixth fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo. Deep Jewels 6 was headlined by a Deep Jewels Featherweight Championship trilogy fight between reigning champ Seo Hee Ham and top title challenger Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka.

Also on tonight’s card, recent WSOF title challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino looked to get back on track in her Deep Jewels return against Ayaka Miura. Top star Shizuka Sugiyama faced Yurika Nakakura in a rematch from September 2012. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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With Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino out due to an ankle injury, atomweight champ Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson meets Hérica Tibúrcio in the Invicta Fighting Championships 10 headliner. The event is set for December 5th at Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas.

Two additional matchups have also been confirmed for the Invicta FC 10 card. Top bantamweight contender Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger takes on Cindy “Battlecat” Dandois. Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi battles Vanessa Porto in a rematch to determine a flyweight title challenger.

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