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.

Stautzenberger wasted no time in taking her opponent down to the ground. She passed straight to mount and transitioned to the fight-ending armbar. The swift win gets Stautzenberger back on track after she dropped a close decision to “12 Gauge” Paige VanZant in her September professional debut.

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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.

Also on the card tonight, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson looked to get back on the winning track when he faced fast-rising star Glover Teixeira. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone battled Anthony “Showtime” Pettis at 155. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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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 Rain-Curran bout is the first in a series of female fights that PXC hopes to stage in the coming year. Rain, a former three-time amateur champion, made her pro debut at Invicta FC 3 in October. Curran now competes as a professional for the first time following a successful run as an amateur.

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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.

In other action, Daniel Sarafian tried for his fifth straight win when he faces C.B. “The Doberman” Dollaway. Gabriel “Napão” Gonzaga faced “Big” Ben Rothwell in a heavyweight bout. Thiago Tavares battled Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov at 155. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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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.

MMARising.com confirmed plans for the 105-pound bout with sources close to the negotiations this week. Granados is unbeaten in her MMA career and captured the Cage Combat title in December. Lagerstrom, a talented striker from Washington, turns pro five weeks before she faces Granados in Texas.

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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.

D’Alelio has won three of her four fights for Invicta FC and is the only fighter to have competed on each of the all-female promotion’s four cards to date. Invicta FC has provided bright and timely opportunities for D’Alelio and the charismatic fighter intends to continue her rise up the ranks this year.

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This Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Sao Paulo, Brazil for the first time since 1998. UFC on FX 7: “Belfort vs Bisping” takes place at Geraldo José de Almeida State Gymnasium and is headlined by a bout between Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort and Michael “The Count” Bisping.

Elsewhere on the card, Daniel Sarafian makes his Octagon debut against C.B. “The Doberman” Dollaway. Gabriel “Napão” Gonzaga takes on “Big” Ben Rothwell and Thiago Tavares battles unbeaten prospect Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov. MMAGirls’ Joanne Spracklen previews the card.

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UFC Lightweight Champion “Smooth” Benson Henderson will make the next defence of his title against final Strikeforce 155-pound king Gilbert “El Niño” Melendez at UFC on FOX 7. The main event championship bout is set to take place on April 20th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

Also confirmed for the UFC on FOX 7 card is a rescheduled bout between Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. Both matchups were initially confirmed by Yahoo! Sports and formally announced by UFC officials earlier today.

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