For the second time this season, weight issues resulted in a cancelled fight during tonight’s 12th episode of The Ultimate Fighter 18: “Team Rousey vs Team Tate.” Davey Grant received a bye to the final round when teammate Anthony “Sharkbait” Gutierrez failed to make the 135-pound weight limit.
Gutierrez had himself received a bye to the semi-finals when his opponent, Cody Bollinger, was also unable to make weight. Like Bollinger, Gutierrez was exiled from the show. The semi-final round wraps up next Wednesday when Raquel “Rocky” Pennington faces Jessica “The Ragin'” Rakoczy.
Teen prodigy Mizuki Inoue looks to add another championship title to her collection when she returns to action at Deep Jewels 3 on February 16th in Tokyo, Japan. Inoue takes on fellow tournament finalist Emi Tomimatsu to determine the inaugural Deep Jewels Lightweight Champion at 114 pounds.
Three-time Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Champion Rena Kubota picked up her seventh straight win on Saturday night at Shoot Boxing Battle Summit: “Ground Zero Tokyo 2013” in Tokyo, Japan. The 22-year-old star narrowly outpointed late replacement opponent Maylee Won. Pomas of Thailand.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 167: “St. Pierre vs Hendricks.” The event was headlined by a much-discussed UFC Welterweight Championship bout between Georges “Rush” St. Pierre and Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks.
In the first female semi-final fight, Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña avenged a loss and scored the biggest victory of her career during Episode 11 of The Ultimate Fighter 18: “Team Rousey vs Team Tate” tonight. Peña submitted Sarah “Cheesecake” Moras with a second-round guillotine choke.
Julie “Fireball” Kedzie has received a new opponent for her second fight in the Octagon on December 7th at UFC Fight Night 33: “Hunt vs Bigfoot” in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Kedzie now faces off against unbeaten Brazilian prospect Bethe “Pitbull” Correia, who makes her UFC debut.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Goiânia Arena in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil tonight for UFC Fight Night 32: “Belfort vs Henderson.” The event was headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort and former Strikeforce champ Dan “Hendo” Henderson.
Strawweight prospect Amber “The Apex Predator” Stautzenberger faces her most experienced opponent to date on November 23rd at Xtreme Knockout 20 in Arlington, Texas. Stautzenberger is set to face off against Invicta FC veteran Lacey “The Ladie” Schuckman in a 115-pound bout on the card.