Two of Japan’s top female fighters will meet once again when Saori “Little Giant” Oshima and Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda rematch at Deep: “127 Impact” on September 15th in Tokyo. The atomweight matchup, which Suda requested following her recent Rizin win, was officially announced today.

Oshima earned a quick technical submission win against a 17-year-old Suda in a May 2022 atomweight title fight at Deep Jewels 37. She has suffered recent setbacks, however, whereas Suda has quickly risen up the rankings and has submitted four consecutive opponents including Ayaka Hamasaki.

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Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa overcame an overweight opponent and cruised to another quick victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Super Rizin 4” in Saitama, Japan. Izawa submitted Yu Jin Shin, who missed weight for the non-title strawweight matchup.

Izawa’s title was initially set to be on the line tonight, but Shin failed to make weight for the second consecutive fight even after the weight limit had been increased. Also tonight, Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda spoiled the Rizin debut of 17-year-old Noeru “Noel” Narita in their super atomweight bout.

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Two-division Deep Jewels champ Seika Izawa has vacated her strawweight title and an undisputed championship bout has been booked to headline Deep Jewels 50 on September 7th in Tokyo, Japan. Si Woo Park has been elevated from interim to full champion and faces Machi Fukuda in a rematch.

Deep Jewels officials announced the championship status change and a total of 13 bouts for the Deep Jewels 50 card on Friday. In addition to the Park-Fukuda championship rematch, the milestone card will be co-headlined by a 50kg bout between Emi Tomimatsu and Keito “Kate Lotus” Oyama.

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Combate Global staged another all-female fight card tonight at Mediapro Studios in Miami, Florida. Combate Global: “Combate Female 2” featured a strawweight matchup between undefeated Melissa “Mamba” Amaya and Shooto standout Megumi Sugimoto, who stepped in on short notice.

In the 130-pound co-main event, Kaytlin “Katniss” Neil battled the unbeaten Regina “Kill Bill” Tarin. Elsewhere on tonight’s card, Kelly Staddon looked to extend her winning streak when she faced Melissa Gomez at 110 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the “Combate Female 2” card.

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Two-time Deep Jewels interim strawweight title challenger Machi Fukuda improved her Rizin FF record to 3-0 with a dominant victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 11” in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Fukuda easily defeated Pancrase champion Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa.

Right from the opening minute, Fukuda put Hasegawa on the mat, and she kept her there for nearly the entire duration of the fight. Hasegawa was never able to get anything going, and played defence against Fukuda’s various choke attempts, leading Fukuda to a Unanimous Decision win.

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Shooto held its fifth all-female Colors event tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The nine-fight Shooto: “Colors 5” card was headlined by a strawweight matchup between promotional veteran Momoka Hoshuyama and 17-year-old prospect Atsuhi Takada, who turned pro in December.

In the co-feature, Chiyo Takamoto faced Mio Shimaya in an Infinity League 2025 women’s super atomweight tournament bout. Elsewhere on the card, Mikiko “NFC” Hiyama sought her first victory against Noa Tokumoto at atomweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the “Colors 5” card.

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After several months of uncertainty, Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa at last has her next title challenger. Izawa will face undefeated Road FC fighter Yu Jin Shin, who is coming off of a massive weight miss, at Rizin FF: “Super Rizin 4” on July 27th in Saitama, Japan.

Rizin officials announced the championship fight today following several failed attempts to book a fight between Izawa and Rena Kubota. Also confirmed for “Super Rizin 4” is a second women’s super atomweight matchup between Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda and Noeru “Noel” Narita.

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Popular Deep Jewels fighter Keito “Kate Lotus” Oyama earned the biggest victory of her MMA career in featured women’s super atomweight action tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “World Series In Korea” in Incheon, South Korea. Oyama defeated former Road FC champion Yu Ri Shim.

Oyama, whose first Rizin FF bout ended in a disappointing defeat in July, captured her first win for the promotion in impressive fashion by outworking Shim in the striking and grappling exchanges. After struggling in the past with consistency, Oyama has now won three of her past four fights.

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