Deep Jewels held its first event of 2023 tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The Deep Jewels 40 card was headlined by a non-title matchup between Deep Jewels Flyweight Champion Rin Nakai, who has her sights set on a return to the UFC, and Aoi Kuriyama, who was unbeaten in 2022.

In the strawweight co-main event, rising star Namiko “Hime” Kawabata clashed with Deep Jewels prospect Machi Fukuda. Elsewhere on the card, Hikaru Aono took on popular star Kate “Lotus” Oyama in a 49kg super atomweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Deep Jewels 40.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia on Sunday for UFC 284: “Makhachev vs Volkanovski.” In the main event, UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev defended his title against featherweight champion Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski.

In the co-main event, Yair “El Pantera” Rodriguez squared off against Josh Emmett for the UFC Interim Featherweight Championship. Elsewhere on the main card, Jack Della Maddalena took on Randy “Rude Boy” Brown in welterweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC 284.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 218: “Lewis vs Spivak.” The event was headlined by a rescheduled heavyweight matchup between contenders Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and Sergey “The Polar Bear” Spivak.

In the light heavyweight co-main event, Da Woon “Sseda” Jung took on Devin “Brown Bear” Clark. Elsewhere on the main card, Marcin “Tybur” Tybura faced off against Blagoy “Baga” Ivanov in a featured heavyweight clash. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 218.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship crowned two new champions at its first pay-per-view event of 2023 on January 21st in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the UFC 283 main event, Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill defeated former champ Glover Teixeira to win the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

Also at UFC 283, Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno earned his second victory over Deiveson “Deus da Guerra” Figueiredo in their fourth fight and claimed the UFC Flyweight Championship. In women’s flyweight action, Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade easily defeated “Lucky” Lauren Murphy.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil tonight for UFC 283: “Teixeira vs Hill.” The card featured a vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship matchup between former champion Glover Teixeira and rising star Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill.

In the co-main event, UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson “Deus da Guerra” Figueiredo and interim titleholder Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno squared off for a fourth time in order to attempt to determine an undisputed champion. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 283 card.

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Invicta Fighting Championships returned to ReelWorks Denver in Denver, Colorado tonight with its latest all-female card. Invicta FC 51 was headlined by an Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship matchup between reigning champion Taneisha “Triple Threat” Tennant and challenger Talita Bernardo.

In the co-feature, Kristina “Warhorse” Williams and Ketlen “Esquentadinha” Souza met for the vacant Invicta FC Flyweight Championship. Elsewhere on the card, Serena “The Southpaw Outlaw” DeJesus faced “Big Bad” Olga Rubin. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 51 card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship held its first event of 2023 tonight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card was headlined by a light heavyweight matchup between Sean “Tarzan” Strickland, who stepped in to compete as a replacement on very short notice, and Nassourdine Imavov.

In the featherweight co-main event, Dan “50K” Ige took on Damon “Action” Jackson. Elsewhere on the main card, Punahele “Story Time” Soriano squared off against Roman Kopylov in a featured middleweight showdown. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 217 card.

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Deep Jewels Flyweight Champion Rin Nakai’s hopes to return to the UFC will have to wait, as she will remain in Japan for her next fight. Nakai is scheduled to face Aoi Kuriyama in a flyweight matchup at Deep Jewels 40, which will take place on February 18th at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo.

Deep Jewels officials announced the bout on Monday. Nakai, who recently signed with new management, has not fought since she won the vacant Deep Jewels flyweight title this past May. Kuriyama was unbeaten in 2022, earning decision wins in both of her bouts under the Deep Jewels banner.

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