Yet another late change has been made to the women’s bantamweight bout at UFC 174: “Johnson vs Bagautinov” on June 14th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. With Milana Dudieva out, newcomer Elizabeth Phillips has now stepped in to face Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau on the card.

UFC officials announced the latest change on Friday. The card was initially scheduled to feature a bout between Dudieva and Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie, but de Randamie was forced to withdraw with an injury this week. A reason for Dudieva’s removal from the event was not announced.

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“Muay Thai Genius” Saya Ito looks to rebound from the first loss of her pro kickboxing career when she returns to the ring at Muaylok 2014: 2nd on July 13th in Tokyo, Japan. The 15-year-old Ito is set to face off against J-Girls Mini Flyweight Champion Momi in a featured matchup on the card.

The bout between Ito and Momi was announced this week. Ito turned pro in April following a 93-fight amateur career and picked up a five-round decision victory. Both Ito and Momi now look to get back on the winning track after dropping close decisions to top-level opponents in their most recent fights.

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With Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie sidelined due to an injury, Russian standout Milana Dudieva has received a new opponent for her fight at UFC 174: “Johnson vs Bagautinov” on June 14th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Dudieva now battles Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau.

News of the change was first reported by MMAnytt.se this past week and officially confirmed on Monday. Létourneau rebounded from a loss in the TUF 18 elimination round by stopping Jordan Moore on May 16th. Dudieva brings a two-fight winning streak into her long-awaited Octagon debut.

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Newly-crowned UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw shook up the MMA landscape with a huge victory on May 24th at UFC 173 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dillashaw stopped Renan “Barao” do Nascimento Mota Pegado in the championship main event and now claims the top spot at 135 pounds.

Elsewhere in May, Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai continued her climb up the 135-pound women’s rankings with a dominant Unanimous Decision victory over Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio, and strawweight Katja “Killer Bunny” Kankaanpää scored an impressive submission win in Finland.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s doubleheader of events concluded tonight with The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale at Geraldo José de Almeida State Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil. The event was headlined by a brief heavyweight matchup between Stipe Miocic and Fabio Maldonado.

In the TUF Brazil 3 heavyweight final, Antônio “Cara de Sapato” Carlos Jr. took on Vitor “Lex Luthor” Miranda. The TUF middleweight final matched Warlley Alves up against fellow unbeaten Marcio “Lyoto” Alexandre Jr. MMARising.com has play-by-play for the TUF Brazil 3 Finale main card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship began a doubleheader of events today with UFC Fight Night 41: “Munoz vs Mousasi” from O₂ World in Berlin, Germany. The card featured a middleweight bout as Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz took on Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi.

In the 185-pound co-main event, Francis “Limitless” Carmont battled C.B. “The Doberman” Dollaway. Also in the middleweight division, Luke “The Bigslow” Barnatt clashed with Sean “Tarzan” Strickland. MMARising.com has play-by-play and results for today’s UFC Fight Night 41 main card.

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Former Shoot Boxing Japan Women’s Flyweight Champion Ai Takahashi makes her J-Girls kickboxing debut on June 22nd at J-Girls: “The Shining Wild Angels 2nd” in Tokyo, Japan. Takahashi faces J-Girls Bantamweight Champion Madoka Jinnai in a 53.5-kilogram (117.7-pound) non-title bout.

J-Girls officials announced the matchup this past week. Takahashi picked up a quick first-round TKO victory in her most recent shoot boxing match in April. Jinnai is 2-0 since capturing the J-Girls title this past July and she most recently earned a lopsided Unanimous Decision win eight days ago.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 173: “Barao vs Dillashaw.” The event was headlined by a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between champion Renan “Barao” do Nascimento Mota Pegado and T.J. Dillashaw.

In tonight’s UFC 173 co-main event, Daniel “D.C.” Cormier and Dan “Hendo” Henderson faced off in a light heavyweight title contender’s bout. “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler took on Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger in a featured welterweight battle. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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