The North American Allied Fight Series returned to the Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio tonight for NAAFS: “Rock N Rumble 6.” The event was headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between top NAAFS star Jessica “Evil” Eye and veteran Angela Magana, who made her promotional debut.

Also on the card tonight, NAAFS mainstay Isaiah “The Beast” Chapman looked to keep his unbeaten pro record intact when he faced Mike Nesto at 135 pounds. Torrance “The Tyrant” Taylor faced Tom “The Bomb” Waters in lightweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Four additional matchups have now been confirmed for Jewels: “21st Ring” on September 22nd in Tokyo, Japan. Promotional star Shizuka Sugiyama makes a quick return to action after a victory in July and faces Jewels newcomer Yurika Tanaka. The bout will serve as Tanaka’s MMA debut.

In one of three kickboxing matches added to the card, NJKF Bonita Boxeo champion Kozue “Azuma” Nagashima faces South Korean titleholder Sung Eun Kim in a rematch from Jewels: “16th Ring” in September. Nagashima won the first bout via second-round KO after landing a knee to the body.

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Unbeaten prospect Darla “Train Wreck” Harris returns to the cage to face Diana “Dynamite” Rael at Made For War 1 on October 13th in Castle Rock, Colorado. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the bout with the promotion this week. Harris and Rael are expected to face off at 105 pounds.

Harris has posted back-to-back wins this year and most recently decisioned Stephanie “The Scrapper” Skinner at Women’s Fighting Championship 1 in May. Rael looks to get back on track after suffering a first-round submission loss to Stephanie “Macaquinha” Frausto in the WFC 1 main event.

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Three marquee matchups are set for UFC on FOX 5, which takes place on December 8th at a venue to be determined. The card will be headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between “Smooth” Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz. UFC officials announced the fight on Tuesday night.

Also confirmed for the card is a light heavyweight bout between former UFC 205-pound champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and fast-rising Swedish prospect Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson. In welterweight action, “The Prodigy” B.J. Penn returns to the Octagon to battle Rory “Ares” MacDonald.

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After a contentious decision defeat at Invicta FC 2, Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler looks to get back on the winning track when she faces off against fellow submission specialist Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas.

MMARising.com confirmed plans for the bantamweight co-main event today. Baszler engaged in a back-and-forth battle with undefeated Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann in late July, but dropped a close decision. D’Alelio has earned submission victories in back-to-back fights for Invicta FC.

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One of MMA’s fastest rising female stars, Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak, steps back into the Invicta FC cage to face NAAFS champ Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the flyweight bout today.

Honchak is currently riding a five-fight winning streak that includes stoppage wins over Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi and Bethany Marshall. Daly has won four of her past six fights and looks to get back on track after a close decision setback in the Cage Warriors women’s tournament.

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Long-time pound-for-pound standout Tara LaRosa is set to make her Invicta FC debut against veteran Brazilian star Vanessa Porto at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the featured flyweight fight earlier today.

LaRosa has tasted defeat only once in her past 19 fights dating back over nine years and she has defeated most of the sport’s top female competitors over the course of her career. Porto has won seven of her past nine and she plans to make a big impact with a victory in her new home at 125 pounds.

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After an injury forced her out of a planned bout at Invicta FC 2, Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith returns to the promotion to face Cat “Alpha” Zingano at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the bantamweight matchup today.

Smith engaged in a Fight of the Night-winning bout with Kaitlin Young on the inaugural Invicta FC card and settled for a Split Draw when the cageside judges were unable to determine a victor. Zingano hopes that the third time will be the charm after injuries kept her off of the first two Invicta FC events.

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