History was made once again earlier this week with the announcement that Season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter reality show competition will feature an all-female strawweight cast in May 2014. The winner of TUF 20 will then be crowned as the first UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion at 115 pounds.

UFC President Dana White confirmed the news on Wednesday, and a total of 11 of the show’s 16 participants have been revealed. All 11, including reigning strawweight champion Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza, make the move over from their former home at Invicta Fighting Championships.

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Brazil’s long-running Jungle Fight promotion will crown its first women’s bantamweight champion when highly-touted prospect Larissa Moreira Pacheco faces devastating knockout artist Irene Aldana at Jungle Fight 63. The event is set to take place on December 21st in Belém, Pará, Brazil.

Jungle Fight officials announced the championship fight earlier this week. Moreira has finished all eight of her professional opponents to date and she has only been out of the first round twice. Mexico’s Aldana captured the Xtreme Kombat women’s bantamweight title with two quick wins in October.

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She came up short on the scorecards, but Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith did not leave empty-handed tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 7 in Kansas City, Missouri. Smith earned her fourth Fight of the Night bonus for her bout with Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak.

Both Honchak and Smith pocketed an additional $1500 for their spirited five-round title tilt, which headlined tonight’s Invicta FC 7 card. Flyweight rising star Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff took home an extra $1000 for her Knockout of the Night victory over Munah “The Perfect Storm” Holland.

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Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak successfully defended her title in the main event of Invicta Fighting Championships 7 tonight in Kansas City, Missouri. Honchak earned a five-round Unanimous Decision victory over challenger Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith.

In tonight’s co-main event, Lauren Murphy captured the inaugural Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship with a fourth-round injury stoppage win over “The Queen of Mean” Miriam Nakamoto. Strawweight prospect Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres excelled in victory over Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig.

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Invicta Fighting Championships held its seventh all-female event tonight at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 7 was headlined by a flyweight championship bout between champion Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak and challenger Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith.

In tonight’s co-feature, Lauren Murphy faced “The Queen of Mean” Miriam Nakamoto for the inaugural Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Felice “Lil’ Bulldog” Herrig battled Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres in a featured strawweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Bantamweight superstar Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm once again showcased her world-renowned striking skills in victory tonight at Fresquez Productions: “Havoc” in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The ex-boxing champ ran her MMA record to 6-0 with a win over Angela “Hollywood” Hayes.

Holm picked Hayes apart with a variety of kicks and punching combinations throughout the fight, and she proved that she was not afraid of Hayes’s ground game by taking the action to the mat on multiple occasions. Holm’s dominance made it easy for the judges, who handed her a clear-cut win.

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Undefeated Brazilian prospect Bethe “Pitbull” Correia made a successful Octagon debut on short notice tonight at UFC Fight Night 33: “Hunt vs Bigfoot” in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Correia took a razor-thin Split Decision victory over veteran Julie “Fireball” Kedzie on the main card.

Tonight’s bantamweight bout was very close through two rounds and both women had success with their striking combinations on the feet. Correia pressed the action with punches and a takedown in the final round and her late-fight offensive rally proved to be enough for her to take the narrow win.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia tonight for UFC Fight Night 33: “Hunt vs Bigfoot.” The event was headlined by a five-round heavyweight bout between Mark “Super Samoan” Hunt and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.

Also tonight, former UFC light heavyweight champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua took on James Te Huna. Ryan “Darth” Bader battled Anthony “The Hippo” Perosh at 205 and Julie “Fireball” Kedzie faced Bethe “Pitbull” Correia in a bantamweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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