An illness has forced Russia’s Milana Dudieva out of her bantamweight bout with Strikeforce veteran Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes at Invicta Fighting Championships 2 on July 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith will now face off with Nunes on the main card.
The change was officially announced by the promotion earlier today. Smith engaged in a spirited Fight of the Night battle with Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 1 in April that ended in a Split Draw. Nunes makes her promotional debut in the fight and looks to rebound from only the second loss of her pro career.
A planned lightweight bout between Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya and Danielle “The Curse” West was scrapped along with the rest of the Starlight Events: “Gladiator World Cup 2012” card on Friday night in Marbella, Spain after promoters allegedly fled with the event money prior to the show.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for one of its biggest events to date at UFC 148: “Silva vs Sonnen 2.” The card featured a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Chael Sonnen.
Bitter rivals Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Chael Sonnen clash in a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch tonight at UFC 148: “Silva vs Sonnen 2” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sonnen came within two minutes of defeating the long-time middleweight king when the pair first met back in August 2010.
Reign Training Center’s Rachael Cummins made a successful drop down to the flyweight division on Friday night at Tuff-N-Uff: “Festibrawl 2” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cummins needed just 31 seconds to submit Chrissy Lim to advance to the finals of the Tuff-N-Uff 125-pound women’s tournament.
Brazilian standout Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm returns to action on July 13th when she battles rising star Munah Holland at Matrix Fights 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the 130-pound catchweight bout with matchmaker Andria Caplan today.
A 135-pound Queen of Pancrase title tournament begins on September 1st on the Pancrase 2012 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals card in Tokyo, Japan. The four- or eight-woman bracket includes unbeaten standout Rin Nakai and will determine the first Pancrase women’s bantamweight champion.
Former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha “Takedown” Tate returns to action on August 18th at Strikeforce: “Rousey vs Kaufman” in San Diego, California. The grappling specialist faces Jackson’s MMA Series champ Julie “Fireball” Kedzie in a featured bantamweight matchup.