Veteran wrestler Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger made a successful flyweight debut on Saturday evening at Fight Hard MMA in St. Charles, Missouri. Evinger scored a Split Decision victory over long-time Brazilian standout Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm in the night’s main event.

Also on the Fight Hard MMA card, Tamikka “Boom Boom” Brents made her long-awaited pro debut and stopped Jessica “Raising Havoc” Halverson. In other action on Saturday night, Sadae “Manhoef” Suzumura submitted teen prospect Shino VanHoose at Pancrase Progress Tour 12 in Tokyo, Japan.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its first trip to CotaiArena in Cotai, Macau tonight for UFC on Fuel TV 6: “Franklin vs Le.” The event was headlined by a middleweight matchup between former UFC champion Rich “Ace” Franklin and one-time Strikeforce 185-pound titleholder Cung Le.

Also on the card, Thiago Silva faced unbeaten Bulgarian prospect Stanislav Nedkov in a light heavyweight showdown. Paulo Thiago faced Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim at welterweight, while Takanori “Fireball Kid” Gomi battled Mac Danzig at 155. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Two of MMA’s fastest-rising female prospects, Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres and “12 Gauge” Paige VanZant, will collide in a strawweight bout at Invicta Fighting Championships 4 in January. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the matchup with sources close to the promotion this week.

Torres made a successful pro debut with a Unanimous Decision victory over fellow three-time amateur champion Kaiyana Rain at Invicta FC 3 this past month and remains unbeaten in her eight-fight MMA career. VanZant is also undefeated and she has won all three of her bouts since debuting in April.

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A bout between unbeaten atomweights “Lightning” Liz McCarthy and Jodie Esquibel is in the works for Invicta Fighting Championships 4 in January. MMARising.com has confirmed with sources close to the promotion that verbal agreements are in place for the targeted 105-pound matchup.

McCarthy made her professional debut under the Invicta FC banner in July and put on arguably the best performance of her career in stopping Jessica Philippus at the end of round one. Esquibel has won both of her pro bouts for the Jackson’s MMA Series and is one of the top strikers in the division.

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Top-ranked bantamweight veterans Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler and Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis will face off in a rematch at Invicta Fighting Championships 4 in January. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the bout on Thursday evening following an initial report from MMAWeekly.com.

Baszler eked out a close but Unanimous Decision victory over Davis when the fighters first faced each other in March 2010. Both women are coming off of impressive submission victories in their most recent bouts for Invicta FC and the winner of the rematch may compete for an Invicta FC title next year.

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Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey will reportedly make history next year by competing in the UFC’s first female fight. According to a report from TMZ.com on Thursday, Rousey has signed with the promotion and will be recognised as its first women’s champion.

TMZ further reported that the upcoming Strikeforce event on January 12th, which features three title fights, will be the final Strikeforce show before the promotion closes its doors. Along with Rousey, former Strikeforce champion Miesha “Takedown” Tate has also reportedly signed on with the UFC.

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UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will make the first defence of his new title against TUF 14 winner John “The Magician” Dodson in the main event of UFC on FOX 6 on January 26th in Chicago, Illinois. UFC officials announced the matchup on Tuesday evening.

Also confirmed for the card is a lightweight contender’s bout between former WEC champ Anthony “Showtime” Pettis and long-time contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. A light heavyweight battle between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Glover Teixeira may also take place at UFC on FOX 6.

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DEEP Women’s Open-Weight Champion Amanda “Powerhouse” Lucas will return to action on December 8th at DEEP: “Cage Impact 2012 In Tokyo” at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan. Lucas faces pro wrestling veteran Yuiga in a non-title fight on the card. The bout was officially announced today.

Lucas captured the inaugural open-weight championship in February with a third-round submission victory over the returning Yumiko Hotta. She has won all three of her bouts under the DEEP banner. Smackgirl veteran Yuiga will compete in mixed martial arts for the first time in more than five years.

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