The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey tonight for UFC 288: “Sterling vs Cejudo.” The event featured a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling and former flyweight champ Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo.
In the welterweight co-feature, Belal “Remember The Name” Muhammad faced Gilbert “Durinho” Burns for a future title shot. Elsewhere on the main card tonight, Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade clashed with Xiaonan “Fury” Yan at strawweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC 288.
Invicta Fighting Championships returned to ReelWorks Denver in Denver, Colorado with its latest all-female event tonight. The Invicta FC 53 card was headlined by an atomweight championship bout between new titleholder Jillian “Lionheart” DeCoursey and challenger Rayanne Amanda dos Santos.
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya took a measure of revenge and reclaimed his title with a second-round knockout win on April 8th at UFC 287 in Miami, Florida. Adesanya stopped long-time rival Alex “Poatan” Pereira to take back the top spot at 185 pounds.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC on ESPN 45: “Song vs Simón.” The event was headlined by a bantamweight matchup between two of the division’s most entertaining contenders, Yadong “Kung Fu Kid” Song and Ricky Simón.
With thoughts of a potential retirement on her mind, Kanna Asakura put on one of her best performances to date tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 5” in Tokyo, Japan. Asakura scored a Unanimous Decision victory over “V.V.” Mei Yamaguchi in featured super atomweight action.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC Fight Night 222: “Pavlovich vs Blaydes.” The main event featured a heavyweight contender’s bout between Sergei Pavlovich, who had knocked out five straight opponents, and Curtis “Razor” Blaydes.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed to T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri tonight for UFC on ESPN 44: “Holloway vs Allen.” The event was headlined by a featherweight contender’s bout between former champ Max “Blessed” Holloway and popular rising star Arnold “Almighty” Allen.
After her planned Rizin FF 42 bout was scrapped due to opponent Miyuu Yamamoto’s injury, Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Seika Izawa will compete on May 28th in the main event of Deep Jewels 41 in Tokyo, Japan. Izawa faces Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn in a 49kg matchup.