International strawweight prospects will collide on April 6th when Australia’s “Rowdy” Bec Hyatt faces Austrian striker Jasminka Cive at Invicta Fighting Championships 5. The event takes place at a venue to be determined in the state of Missouri and is headlined by a pair of Invicta FC title bouts.
MMARising.com confirmed plans for the Hyatt-Cive matchup with sources close to the negotiations on Sunday. Hyatt put on a strong performance in a hard-fought loss to Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza at Invicta FC 4. Cive makes her promotional debut after visa issues kept her out of Invicta FC 2.
A flyweight matchup between Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña and DeAnna Bennett has been added to the upcoming Showdown Fights 10: “Collard vs Clements” card on February 8th in Orem, Utah. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the bout with multiple sources on Sunday evening.
Amber “The Apex Predator” Stautzenberger picked up her first pro victory in quick and impressive fashion tonight at Dakota Fighting Championships 14: “American Dream” in Fargo, North Dakota. The Texas-based strawweight fighter submitted Summer Artherton with an armbar in just 67 seconds.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to United Center in Chicago, Illinois tonight for UFC on FOX 6: “Johnson vs Dodson.” The event featured a UFC Flyweight Championship bout between reigning champ Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and challenger John “The Magician” Dodson.
Pacific Xtreme Combat will stage its first pro female mixed martial arts bout on March 8th at PXC 36 in Mangilao, Guam, when Invicta FC competitor Kaiyana Rain takes on Hawaiian prospect Kailin Curran. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the 115-pound bout with the promotion on Friday.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Geraldo José de Almeida State Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil tonight for UFC on FX 7: “Belfort vs Bisping.” The event was headlined by a middleweight showdown between veterans Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort and Michael “The Count” Bisping.
Cage Combat champ Paulina “Firefox” Granados makes her pro debut on March 23rd at Xtreme Combat Productions and ABG Promotions: “Rocks Extreme MMA 2” in Corpus Christi, Texas. Granados has agreed to face off against Sarah “The Midget” Lagerstrom in an atomweight matchup.
On January 5th, bantamweight standout Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio took another big step towards the top of the 135-pound women’s division. The jiu-jitsu specialist dominated fellow Strikeforce veteran Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes in a featured bout at Invicta Fighting Championships 4.