MMARising.com reports live from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas tonight for Invicta Fighting Championships 3. Tonight’s all-female fight card was headlined by the inaugural Invicta FC Atomweight Championship bout between Jessica Penne and Jewels champ Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama.
Also on the card, Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler tried for her first win under the Invicta FC banner when she battled rising star Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio. Kaitlin Young faced Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith in a rematch from Invicta FC 1. Play-by-play and results are available below.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota tonight for UFC on FX 5: “Browne vs Bigfoot.” The card endured a number of last-minute changes and featured a heavyweight bout between top prospect Travis “Hapa” Browne and veteran Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 3 were held today at Aladdin Holiday Inn in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. An atomweight title bout between fast-rising star Jessica Penne and Jewels champion Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama is set to headline Saturday’s 14-fight all-female card.
On Friday night, the Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota for UFC on FX 5: “Browne vs Bigfoot.” Headlining the card is a heavyweight matchup between unbeaten rising star Travis “Hapa” Browne and former EliteXC champion Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones persevered through early adversity and ultimately came out on top in his September 22nd title defence against former champ Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort. Jones submitted Belfort with a fourth-round keylock to retain his spot atop the division.
Former Smackgirl and Valkyrie champion Yuka “Vale Tudo Queen” Tsuji made short work of South Korean challenger Hyo Kyung Song on Saturday night at DEEP: “Osaka Impact 2012” in Osaka, Japan. Tsuji needed just 87 seconds to dispatch of Song with an impressive armbar from back control.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England tonight for UFC on Fuel TV 5: “Struve vs Miocic.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight matchup between submission specialist Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve and unbeaten prospect Stipe Miocic.
Standout wrestler Michelle “T-Cat” Ould put on what was arguably the best performance of her career tonight at Bellator Fighting Championships 74 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Ould took a clear-cut Unanimous Decision victory over Munah “The Perfect Storm” Holland in a featured flyweight bout.