The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its return to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates tonight for UFC 280: “Oliveira vs Makhachev.” The stacked card was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira and top contender Islam Makhachev.
In the co-feature, UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling put his title on the line against former champ T.J. Dillashaw. Also at 135 pounds, Petr “No Mercy” Yan took on “Sugar” Sean O’Malley in a contender’s bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC 280.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship concluded another run of events at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today with UFC Fight Night 212: “Grasso vs Araujo.” The card was headlined by a women’s flyweight clash between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo, as each looked to secure a title shot.
Deep Jewels is set to stage its next event on November 23rd at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 39 features a bantamweight matchup between Yoko Higashi, who recently captured the promotion’s featherweight title, and Thailand’s Titapa “Diamond Rose The Rocket” Junsookplung.
Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa earned an impressive victory on September 25th at Rizin Fighting Federation 38 in Saitama, Japan. The undefeated Izawa submitted Anastasiya Svetkivska with an armbar to remain atop the women’s super atomweight rankings.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC Fight Night 211: “Dern vs Yan.” The closed-door card was headlined by a women’s strawweight contender’s bout as standout grappler Mackenzie Dern faced hard-hitting striker Xiaonan “Fury” Yan.
Shooto Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Satomi “Sarami” Takano makes her second Rizin FF appearance on November 6th at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 4” in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Takano will face PAWFC strawweight champ Maria Laura Alves Fontoura in a 49kg matchup.
Invicta Fighting Championships held its latest all-female fight card tonight at Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, Oklahoma. Invicta FC 49 was headlined by an Invicta FC Atomweight Championship bout between reigning champion Jéssica Correa Delboni and challenger Jillian “Lionheart” DeCoursey.
Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa kept her perfect MMA record intact with a second-round submission win tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 38 in Saitama, Japan. Izawa defeated Anastasiya Svetkivska in the co-main event to advance on to the 49kg grand prix final.