Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 2 took place today at Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Main event competitors Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler and Sara McMann face off in a bantamweight title eliminator on the 14-fight all-female card.

In the Invicta FC 2 co-feature, Strikeforce veterans Alexis Davis and Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano meet at 135 pounds, while a third bantamweight contender’s bout pits Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche against Kaitlin Young. MMARising.com has live coverage of today’s Invicta FC 2 weigh-ins.

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On Saturday night, Invicta Fighting Championships showcases its second all-female event at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The main card features a bantamweight matchup between Olympic medallist Sara McMann and catch wrestling specialist Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler.

The night’s co-main event is one of four additional bantamweight bouts on the main card. Raging Wolf champ and Japanese jujutsu black belt Alexis Davis takes on former Smackgirl titleholder Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano in a battle of Strikeforce veterans. MMARising.com previews the card.

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On Saturday night, Invicta Fighting Championships showcases its second all-female event at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The preliminary portion of the card is headlined by a strawweight bout between standout wrestler Carla Esparza and submission ace Sarah “White Tiger” Schneider.

The preliminary card features five additional fights in three weight classes. In 105-pound atomweight action, “South Valley’s Own” Angelica Chavez looks to rebound from her first loss when she faces Invicta FC 1 competitor Nicdali “The Night Queen” Rivera-Calanoc. MMARising.com previews the card.

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On Saturday night in Anaheim, California, Kaiyana Rain avenged her lone defeat and captured another title at Momentum Fighting Championship: “Fight Night 2.” Rain earned a Unanimous Decision victory over Stephanie “The Shark” Gonzalez to become Momentum FC 115-pound champion.

Rain and Gonzalez first faced off in a competitive bout under the Grappling X banner in October when Gonzalez prevailed via razor-thin Split Decision. Rain dominated much of the rematch on Saturday to earn the Momentum FC title and she plans to make her professional debut later this year.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the first time tonight at UFC 149: “Faber vs Barao.” The event featured a UFC Interim Bantamweight Championship bout between “The California Kid” Urijah Faber and Renan “Barao” Pegado.

Also on the card, former Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector “Lightning” Lombard made his Octagon debut against Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch. Cheick Kongo faced Shawn “The Savage” Jordan in a featured heavyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 149 card.

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Final Valkyrie Featherweight Champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi put herself in contention for a new title with a key victory today at Jewels: “20th Ring” in Tokyo, Japan. Yamaguchi defeated Emi Tomimatsu for a second time and now hopes to challenge for the Jewels Lightweight Queen Championship.

Top Jewels star Shizuka Sugiyama made a successful return to action after a lengthy layoff while training abroad, but she had a much tougher fight on her hands than many had anticipated. Sugiyama earned a Split Decision victory over MMA pioneer Megumi Yabushita in a featured main card bout.

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Japan’s all-female Jewels promotion made its debut at Differ Ariake Arena on Saturday afternoon in Tokyo. Jewels: “20th Ring” was headlined by a 114-pound rematch between final Valkyrie Featherweight Champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi and fellow Jewels title contender Emi Tomimatsu.

Also on the card, Kozue “Azuma” Nagashima made her third appearance for Jewels when she faced Ji Yun Kim in the kickboxing co-main event. Shizuka Sugiyama returned to action against Megumi Yabushita in a featured MMA bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Jewels: “20th Ring.”

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A hand injury has forced Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith out of her featured bantamweight bout with Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes at Invicta Fighting Championships 2 on July 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. Hawaii’s Raquel “Rocky” Pa’aluhi has stepped in to face Nunes on the card.

MMARising.com confirmed the change with a source close to the promotion today. Smith is believed to have suffered a hairline fracture and a timetable for her return is not yet known. Pa’aluhi is Nunes’s third planned opponent after her original foe, Milana Dudieva, also withdrew due to an injury.

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