The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts tonight for UFC Fight Night 26: “Shogun vs Sonnen.” The promotion’s debut on FOX Sports 1 was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Chael Sonnen.

Also on the card tonight, former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem faced Travis “Hapa” Browne in the co-feature. “The California Kid” Urijah Faber battled Iuri “Marajo” Alcantara in a featured bantamweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 26.

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Amber “The Apex Predator” Stautzenberger will look to extend her winning streak to four when she returns to action at Global Warrior Challenge 2: “USA vs Brazil.” The strawweight rising star has agreed to face Caroline Correia on the GWC 2 card, which is targeted for November 9th in Hawaii.

MMARising.com confirmed plans for the matchup today. Stautzenberger earned her biggest win to date when she defeated Glena “Heartless” Avila in a back-and-forth bout in April. Correia picked up a submission victory in December and now looks to bounce back from her first professional defeat.

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All 32 cast members have now been revealed for The Ultimate Fighter 18: “Team Rousey vs Team Tate,” which premieres September 4th on FOX Sports 1. UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey and Miesha “Cupcake” Tate serve as the coaches on two opposing teams.

For the first time in the show’s lengthy history, TUF 18 features both male and female bantamweights who will compete for one of two six-figure UFC contracts. During the premiere episode, each of the fighters will compete in an elimination fight in hopes of securing a spot inside the TUF house.

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14-year-old “Muay Thai Genius” Saya Ito added another prestigious title to her immense collection on Saturday at the Queen of Thailand’s Birthday Commemoration event in Bangkok. Ito defeated Pizza Sor. Thipjaroen for the undisputed WPMF Women’s Pinweight Championship at 100 pounds.

Ito captured the interim pinweight title in December when she stopped Thai opponent Muangsingjiew Oh. Wanchud. In June, Sor. Thipjaroen travelled to Tokyo and upset Japanese champion Chiharu to claim the true pinweight strap. Ito unified the two title belts with her victory on Saturday night.

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Strawweight prospect Kailin Curran improved her professional record to 2-0 with a hard-fought victory tonight at Pacific Xtreme Combat 38 in Mangilao, Guam. Curran took a close and competitive Unanimous Decision win over experienced Japanese veteran Emi Tomimatsu in the PXC 38 co-feature.

Tomimatsu put forth arguably the strongest performance of her career, but Curran’s takedown defence was on point and she secured two impressive throws in round one. Both women landed some nice combinations on the feet, but Curran maintained an edge in the exchanges en route to victory.

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Submission specialist Ana Maria “India” looks for her third victory of 2013 when she returns to the cage at Web Fight Combat 3 on September 30th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Maria is expected to face off against Dayana Silva, a veteran bantamweight contender who has won four of her past five fights.

MMARising.com confirmed plans for the fight with a source close to the negotiations on Thursday. Maria has won three straight bouts and she most recently submitted Maria Elisabete “Beth” Tavares at Web Fight Combat 2. Silva competes for the first time since scoring a TKO win in June 2011.

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MMA Super Heroes will crown its first women’s flyweight champion when rising stars Kalindra Faria and Juliana “Julie” Werner Aguiar meet at MMA Super Heroes 2 on October 12th in São Paulo, Brazil. The 125-pound championship fight was officially announced by the promotion this week.

Faria and Aguiar both earned key wins in the semi-final round of the MMA Super Heroes women’s flyweight grand prix this past month. Faria avenged a past loss by submitting Carina “Barbie” Damm early in round one. Aguiar picked up a one-sided Unanimous Decision victory over Vanessa Melo.

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Michele “Diablita” Gutierrez has received a new opponent for her upcoming flyweight bout at Dakota Fighting Championships 16: “Fall Brawl 2013” on August 23rd in Fargo, North Dakota. Gutierrez now meets Tyra Parker, who steps in to replace Jordan Nicole “Ninja Princess” Gaza on the card.

Gaza was forced to withdraw from the event earlier this week as a result of a medical suspension handed down by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation following a second-round TKO loss in an August 3rd boxing match. The Gutierrez-Parker bout was officially signed on Wednesday.

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