SCS Women’s Atomweight Champion Jinh Yu will make the first defence of her new title against Colorado-based prospect Darla “Train Wreck” Harris at Sugar Creek Showdown 18: “Declaration of Pain.” The event is set to take place on July 27th at the Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, Oklahoma.
Yu made a successful pro debut in early April when she submitted Meghan Wright to become the first SCS 105-pound women’s champion. The SCS 18 card features a second women’s title fight as Tamikka “Boom Boom” Brents and Amanda Miller vie for the vacant featherweight championship.
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey and fellow TUF 18 coach Miesha “Cupcake” Tate will face off for a second time at UFC 168 on December 28th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The title fight was officially announced today and 
Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum avenged a prior loss and earned one of the biggest victories of his career on June 8th. The decorated jiu-jitsu specialist submitted Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira in a rematch at UFC on Fuel TV 10 and retains his top-three spot in the heavyweight rankings.
Seven participants have been named for the inaugural “Deep Jewels” event, which will take place on August 31st at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Among those competing on the all-female card is former top Jewels star Mika “Future Princess” Nagano, who has won five of her past six bouts.
At age 16, Mizuki Inoue made her professional MMA debut in October 2010 for the Jewels promotion in Japan. Two months later, the karateka became one of the youngest tournament champions in mixed martial arts history by winning the 56-kilogram division of the Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix.
On April 5th, Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith came within a single point of defeating former Strikeforce champ Sarah Kaufman at Invicta FC 5. A win likely would have propelled the Cesar Gracie Fight Team standout on to the UFC, but Smith has instead made the most out of a new opportunity.
A neck injury has forced Julia “The Jewel” Budd out of her featherweight fight against Ediane “India” Gomes at Invicta Fighting Championships 6. Muay Thai champ Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet has stepped in to face Gomes on the card, which takes place on July 13th in Kansas City, Missouri.
Former Shoot Boxing Japan Women’s Flyweight Champion Ai Takahashi earned her third straight win tonight at Shoot Boxing 2013: Act.3 in Tokyo, Japan. Takahashi defeated Korean opponent Yuri Kim with a first-round standing guillotine choke after dominating the action in the brief fight.