Muay Thai sensation Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood is scheduled to compete in an all-European fight on December 7th at Invicta Fighting Championships 7 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Scottish strawweight faces unbeaten Finnish prospect Katja “Killer Bunny” Kankaanpää in a bout with title implications.

Invicta FC officials announced the 115-pound fight today. Calderwood has endured multiple opponent changes for her past two Invicta FC fights, but remains undefeated in three bouts for the promotion. Kankaanpää made a successful Invicta FC debut by defeating Juliana “Ju Thai” Carneiro Lima.

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Recent flyweight title challenger Vanessa Porto looks to get back into the championship hunt when she competes at Invicta Fighting Championships 7 on December 7th in Kansas City, Missouri. Porto is set to face off against former Bellator champion Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto Gurgel.

Invicta FC officials announced the 125-pound bout today. Porto earned a shot at the vacant Invicta FC flyweight title by defeating Tara LaRosa in October, but dropped a decision to Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak at Invicta FC 5. Frausto Gurgel looks to rebound from a loss in her Invicta FC debut.

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Three fights in three different weight classes have been added to Invicta Fighting Championships 7 on December 7th in Kansas City, Missouri. Canadian strikers Julia “The Jewel” Budd and Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet will face off in a featured featherweight matchup on the card.

Along with the Budd-Tweet bout, Invicta FC officials also announced today that bantamweight Kelly “Blood Red” Kobold will make her long-awaited promotional debut against Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger. In flyweight action, Munah “The Perfect Storm” Holland faces Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff.

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In one of the best fights in the history of The Ultimate Fighter competition, Raquel “Rocky” Pennington earned a big win during tonight’s sixth episode of TUF 18: “Team Rousey vs Team Tate” on FOX Sports 1 and Sportsnet 360. Pennington outpointed Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke after three rounds.

Both fighters put on excellent performances in tonight’s battle, which was even on the scorecards after two rounds. Pennington came on strong in an extension round to take a Unanimous Decision victory over Duke, giving Miesha “Cupcake” Tate a 3-2 lead over rival coach “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to José Corrêa Gymnasium in Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil tonight for UFC Fight Night 29: “Maia vs Shields.” The card was headlined by a pivotal five-round welterweight fight between world-renowned jiu-jitsu specialists Demian Maia and Jake Shields.

Also tonight, top welterweight prospect Erick “Índio” Silva took on Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim in the co-feature. Thiago Silva looked for his second straight win when he battled Matt “The Hammer” Hamill in a featured light heavyweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the main card.

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Former Jewels atomweight prospect Satomi “Sarami” Takano looks to get back on the winning track when she returns to action on November 17th at Deep: “Toyama Impact – Rookies 3” in Toyama, Japan. Takano is set to face off against skilled grappler Miyoko Kusaka on the card next month.

Deep officials confirmed plans for the bout this week. Takano opened her pro career with a pair of key victories for Jewels this past year, but she has suffered decision losses in each of her past two fights. Kusaka scored a much-needed victory over “Happy” Fukuko Hamada at Deep Jewels 1.

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This past Saturday night, MMA legend Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii fought for the final time in a rematch with Jessica “Jag” Aguilar at Vale Tudo Japan 3rd in Tokyo. The controversial bout was marred by eye pokes and Aguilar was initially declared the winner by doctor stoppage after the second round.

VTJ officials announced today that the result of the fight has been changed. Aguilar retains her victory, but the win will now be officially classified as a Technical Majority Decision. Aguilar held a lead on two judges’ scorecards following the first two rounds. A third judge had the abbreviated bout even.

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One of MMA’s most experienced female fighters, Julie “Fireball” Kedzie, is set to welcome an Octagon newcomer to the UFC on December 7th at UFC Fight Night 33: “Hunt vs Bigfoot” in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Kedzie faces unbeaten Russian prospect Aleksandra “Stitch” Albu on the card.

UFC officials announced the featured bantamweight matchup today. Kedzie is coming off of a close Split Decision loss to Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie in her July UFC debut. Albu reportedly began her MMA career with four fights in Thailand and most recently earned a TKO victory in June.

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