An injury has forced former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Sarah Kaufman out of her bout with fellow striker Kaitlin Young at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. Young now faces Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith in a rematch from Invicta FC 1.

Smith’s original opponent on the card, “Killer” Kim Connor-Hamby, is now set to face late replacement opponent Raquel “Rocky” Pennington, who has won back-to-back fights and earned an impressive Unanimous Decision victory at Invicta FC 2. Connor-Hamby is unbeaten in her MMA career.

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Three more fights have been added to next Saturday’s Jewels: “21st Ring” event in Tokyo, Japan. Norway’s Celine Haga faces Anna Saito in a 53kg MMA bout. In amateur kickboxing action, Yukari Yamaguchi faces fellow teen prospect Miiri Sasaki, while Ayumi Otaki battles Yurika Yanaki.

A planned rematch between Kozue “Azuma” Nagashima and Sung Eun Kim has been scrapped due to Kim suffering an injury in training. Nagashima now faces off against South Korean MMA champion Mi-Jeon Chan. The bout will still be contested using Muay Thai rules that permit elbow strikes.

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Multi-time Muay Thai champion Miriam Nakamoto made a successful MMA debut tonight at Red Canvas Fight Promotions: “Submission 2” in San Jose, California. Nakamoto earned a dominant second-round TKO victory over SikJitsu’s Elizabeth Phillips after controlling the fight throughout.

Nakamoto, who sports a 15-0 Muay Thai record and captured the WCK Champion of Champions title in mid-August, prevented Phillips from taking her down and scored with some solid strikes in the clinch. A final barrage of knees put Phillips away and Nakamoto walked away with a big win.

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Sarah “Cheesecake” Moras rebounded from her first professional loss with a quick win tonight at Aggression Fighting Championship 11: “Takeover” in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Moras finished BJJ brown belt Christina Barry with an armbar just 93 seconds into their 140-pound catchweight bout.

Moras bloodied her opponent’s nose with a big knee in the early goings, but Barry was able to take the fight to the mat. Moras swiftly transitioned into an armbar and wrenched back on Barry’s left arm. Barry cried out in pain and the bout was stopped, giving Moras the technical submission victory.

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Finnish strawweight prospect Katja Kankaanpää narrowly kept her unbeaten record intact tonight in the main event of Botnia Punishment 12 in Seinäjoki, Finland. The hometown favourite battled England’s Simona Soukupova to a hotly-contested Split Draw after 15 minutes of back-and-forth action.

The fighters traded takedowns in the opening rounds and both threatened with submissions. Kankaanpää worked for a kneebar late in round one and Soukupova nearly finished the fight with an armbar in the dying seconds of round two. The close fight ultimately ended with both fighters’ hands raised.

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“Hurricane” Heather Clark and Stephanie “Snowflake” Eggink will face off in a featured strawweight bout at Xtreme Fighting Championships 21: “Night of Champions 2” on December 7th in Nashville, Tennessee. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the fight with a source close to the negotiations today.

Both fighters will be making their 115-pound debuts after campaigns in the flyweight division. Clark is coming off of a quick submission victory at XFC 18 in June and has won five of her past six fights. Eggink looks to get back on the winning track after suffering her first professional loss in March.

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UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva will return to the light heavyweight division to face TUF 1 runner-up “The American Psycho” Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153 on October 13th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. USA Today and MMAjunkie.com first reported on the new main event tonight.

The Silva-Bonnar bout replaces the original UFC 153 main event between José “Scarface” Aldo and Frankie “The Answer” Edgar. Also targeted for the card is a heavyweight bout between Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira and Dave Herman. Glover Teixeira faces Fabio Maldonado at 205 pounds.

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Untimely injuries have once again created havoc for an upcoming UFC card, as Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and UFC Featherweight Champion José “Scarface” Aldo have been forced to withdraw from their respective bouts at UFC 153. The event takes place on October 13th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jackson had been scheduled to face Glover Teixeira in the co-main event, but an elbow injury will keep the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion on the sidelines. Aldo was booked to face Frankie “The Answer” Edgar, but suffered a foot injury in a motorcycle accident earlier this month.

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