Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 5 took place today at Aladdin Holiday Inn in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. An atomweight title bout between champion Jessica Penne and challenger Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson is set to headline Friday’s 13-fight all-female card.
In the co-feature, veterans Vanessa Porto and Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak vie for the inaugural Invicta FC Flyweight Championship. Former Strikeforce champion Cris Cyborg takes on late replacement opponent Fiona Muxlow. MMARising.com has live coverage for today’s Invicta FC 5 weigh-ins.
Glena “Heartless” Avila has stepped in on short notice to face off against fellow strawweight prospect Amber “The Apex Predator” Stautzenberger at Dakota Fighting Championships 15 on April 20th in Fargo, North Dakota. The revised 115-pound matchup was officially announced earlier today.
Finally, I had my own event on the weekend. It was sold out, and over 2000 people joined the action. The fights were great and the audience had a lot of fun. Also, my fiancé Willi won the Austrian title with a spectacular fight. After nearly two full nights without any sleep, I headed off to Invicta.
A catchweight bout between teen prospect “12 Gauge” Paige VanZant and Courtney Himes has been added to this Saturday’s Bush Cree Promotions: “Cage Wars 15” event in Grand Junction, Colorado. VanZant and Himes are expected to face off at 124 pounds on the professional portion of the card.
Long-time UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre cruised to a one-sided Unanimous Decision victory in his latest title defence at UFC 158: “St. Pierre vs Diaz” on March 16th. St. Pierre easily outpointed former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz and remains atop the 170-pound rankings.
Jewels title contender Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino has a new opponent for her upcoming bout at Pancrase 247 on May 19th in Tokyo, Japan. Fujino will now face off against unbeaten King of the Cage veteran Amber “The Bully” Brown, who replaces injured teammate Monica Lovato on the card.
Top Jewels star Mika “Future Princess” Nagano had her work cut out for her today in the main event of Jewels: “23rd Ring” in Tokyo, Japan. The popular grappler earned a close Unanimous Decision victory over fellow submission specialist Emi Tomimatsu in a back-and-forth battle at 114 pounds.
Jewels showcased its first event of the year on Saturday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. Jewels: “23rd Ring” was headlined by a lightweight contender’s bout between promotional star Mika “Future Princess” Nagano and talented grappling specialist Emi Tomimatsu at 114 pounds.