The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California tonight for UFC on FOX 9: “Johnson vs Benavidez 2.” The event was headlined by a UFC Flyweight Championship rematch between Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and Joseph Benavidez.
Also on the card, former WEC champ “The California Kid” Urijah Faber took on Michael “Mayday” McDonald in a bantamweight bout. Chad “Money” Mendes faced Nik “The Carny” Lentz at 145 and Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon battled Mac Danzig at 155. MMARising.com has play-by-play for the main card.
Three additional fights have been announced for the upcoming Deep Jewels 3 card on February 16th in Tokyo, Japan. Former Jewels Featherweight Queen Champion Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama looks for her second straight win when she takes on Satomi “Sarami” Takano in a featured matchup.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.