Former Smackgirl and Valkyrie champion Yuka “Vale Tudo Queen” Tsuji will compete under the DEEP banner for the first time in more than nine years at DEEP: “Osaka Impact 2012” on September 29th in Osaka, Japan. The veteran star faces South Korean taekwondo champion Hyo Kyung Song.
Tsuji has fought sparingly in recent years due to injuries and a relative lack of available opponents. Her 14-fight winning streak came to an end in early 2010 and she is currently looking to rebound from a submission setback in May. Song recently debuted for Jewels in a July shoot boxing match.
Four years after it was first booked by the now-defunct EliteXC promotion, a bout between bantamweight strikers Sarah Kaufman and Kaitlin Young will take place at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the fight on Sunday.
Japanese superstar Rena Kubota captured her third Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup title tonight at Yamano Hall in Tokyo. The 21-year-old outlasted three opponents to become the first three-time S-Cup winner. Kubota will undergo surgery for a nagging injury and hopes to return in the coming months.
Shoot Boxing showcased its annual Girls S-Cup tournament tonight from Yamano Hall in the Yoyogi district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. This year’s edition included past winners Rena Kubota and Erika Kamimura, as well as MMA veterans Seo Hee Ham, “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi and Lisa Ellis.
Top flyweight prospect Munah Holland will make her return to the Bellator cage on September 28th at Bellator Fighting Championships 74 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The hard-hitting boxer is expected to face off against grappling specialist Michelle Ould on the event’s preliminary card.
Mixed martial arts veteran Lisa Ellis has stepped in on just two days’ notice to compete in tomorrow’s Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Ellis replaces Lena “Hunter” Ovchynnikova, who was removed from the card this week due to problems between SB and Ovchynnikova’s team.
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones will not compete in a rematch with Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida at UFC 152 on September 22nd in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As first reported by 
A partially torn MCL has forced former Strikeforce and PRIDE champ Dan “Hendo” Henderson out of his main event bout with UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones at UFC 151. The event, which was set to take place on September 1st in Las Vegas, Nevada, has now been cancelled.