Seika Izawa Wins Decision, Kanna Asakura Retires At Rizin FF 48Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa remained undefeated with a clear-cut Unanimous Decision victory in non-title action tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 48 in Saitama, Japan. Izawa defeated former Rizin grand prix winner Kanna Asakura, who retired after the fight.

Izawa constantly worked for a finish throughout the three-round bout, and she threatened with numerous submission attempts, but Asakura escaped each time and she even rallied with stomps late in the fight. Both women reflected on the entertaining matchup when discussing it backstage.

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Invicta Fighting Championships 57 Live Play-By-Play & ResultsInvicta Fighting Championships returned to Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas tonight with an eight-fight all-female card. Invicta FC 57 featured a vacant atomweight championship bout between Elisandra “Lili” Ferreira de Oliveira and Andressa “Gauchinha” Romero, who both earned wins in June.

In the flyweight co-main event, former title challenger Kristina “Warhorse” Williams sought her fourth Invicta FC win when she battled Nayara “Capita” Maia. Also at 125 pounds, Liz “The Titan” Tracy faced DeAnna “Vitamin D” Bennett. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 57 card.

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Pancrase 347 Competitors Discuss Preparations For Upcoming BoutsSeveral of the top female fighters on the Pancrase roster were in attendance at a press conference today in Tokyo, Japan to discuss training for their upcoming matchups at Pancrase 347, which takes place on September 29th. The card features a total of four women’s bouts including one title fight.

Strawweight Queen of Pancrase Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa faces current Shooto titleholder Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino. Former flyweight champion Takayo Hashi, current atomweight champion Satomi “Sarami” Takano and former strawweight champion Karen also spoke about their featured fights.

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Machi Fukuda Submits Morgane Manfredi In Deep Jewels 46 HeadlinerRebounding from a pair of razor-thin interim title fight defeats, 21-year-old rising star Machi Fukuda scored a dominant win in her strawweight main event bout tonight at Deep Jewels 46 in Tokyo, Japan. Fukuda submitted Morgane “Souris” Manfredi with a second-round arm-triangle choke.

In tonight’s co-headliner, Namiko “Hime” Kawabata earned a much-needed Unanimous Decision victory over fellow striker Saki Kitamura in their 49kg super atomweight bout, and former microweight champ Aya Murakami finished Yuko Kiryu with an armbar in the second round at atomweight.

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Deep Jewels 46 Live Play-By-Play & ResultsDeep Jewels returned to New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight with its latest all-female fight card. Deep Jewels 46 was headlined by a strawweight clash between recent two-time Deep Jewels interim title challenger Machi Fukuda and France’s Morgane “Souris” Manfredi, who made her promotional debut.

In the 49kg super atomweight co-main event, Namiko “Hime” Kawabata sought a much-needed win when she took on Saki Kitamura. Elsewhere on the card, former microweight champion Aya Murakami met Yuko Kiryu at atomweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Deep Jewels 46.

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Invicta Fighting Championships 56 Live Play-By-Play & ResultsInvicta Fighting Championships travelled to the Stockyards Event Center in Denver, Colorado tonight with an eight-fight card. Invicta FC 56 was headlined by a bantamweight matchup between former flyweight titleholder Jennifer Maia, who made her return to the promotion, and Mayra Cantuária.

In the strawweight co-main event, former Invicta FC champ Valesca “Tina Black” Machado battled Russia’s Yulia Ostroverkhova. Undefeated Kelly Ottoni took on Jackie “The Hybrid” Cataline in a featured featherweight clash. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 56 card.

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Shooto: “Colors 3” Live Play-By-Play & ResultsShooto held its third all-female Colors event tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Shooto: “Colors 3” featured a vacant Shooto Women’s Atomweight Championship bout between Zenny “Lady Gogo” Huang and Aira Koga, who previously fought each other on the inaugural Colors card.

In the co-main event, Shooto Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Ayaka Watanabe clashed with Bo Hyun “The Witch” Park in a non-title strawweight matchup. Undefeated teen prospect Ayane Hirata battled Seo Young Park at atomweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the “Colors 3” card.

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Seika Izawa vs Kanna Asakura Announced For Rizin FF 48 In SeptemberRizin FF and two-division Deep Jewels champ Seika Izawa next competes on September 29th at Rizin Fighting Federation 48 in Saitama, Japan. Izawa is set to face 2017 Rizin Grand Prix Champion Kanna Asakura in a non-title bout, which will serve as the 26-year-old Asakura’s retirement fight.

Officials announced the matchup during “Super Rizin 3” earlier today. The undefeated Izawa faced another retiring opponent, Miyuu Yamamoto, on New Year’s Eve before most recently winning the Deep Jewels atomweight title. Asakura last fought in April 2023 when she defeated Mei Yamaguchi.

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