Jewels Lightweight Queen Champion Ayaka Hamasaki will make her U.S. debut against Austria’s Jasminka Cive at Invicta Fighting Championships 2 on July 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com learned of the bout’s possibility this past week. GroundandPound.de confirmed the fight today.
Hamasaki is coming off of a dominant first-round submission victory over Japanese legend Yuka “Vale Tudo Queen” Tsuji in May. The Megumi Fujii protégé is one of the sport’s premier female fighters. Cive has yet to go the distance in her career and most recently scored a TKO victory in March.
Top-ranked amateur standout Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres looks for her second title win of 2012 when she faces Amber Stautzenberger at American Battle Championship: “Rumble At Renegades 11” on July 16th in West Palm Beach, Florida. The 115-pound title bout was announced on Monday.
Unbeaten Brazilian prospect Claudia Gadelha makes her U.S. debut against April “La Princessa Azteca” Coutino at Element Fighting Championship 2: “Full Throttle” on June 9th in Dallas, Texas. The bout is expected to be contested at 125 pounds and was officially announced this past week.
Shoot Boxing Japan Women’s Flyweight Champion Ai Takahashi earned a spot in the finals of the “2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5” tournament tonight at Shoot Boxing 2012: “Road To S-Cup, Act.3” in Tokyo, Japan. Takahashi defeated Rio Kamikaze in the second of two semi-final bouts.
2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup Champion Erika Kamimura earned her second victory over South Korean rival Seo Hee Ham on Saturday night at Rise 88 in Tokyo, Japan. Kamimura defeated Ham by Unanimous Decision after three rounds in a high-paced matchup under kickboxing rules.
The North American Allied Fight Series returned to the Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio tonight for NAAFS: “Fight Night In The Flats 8.” The event was headlined by an NAAFS Featherweight Championship battle between Frank “The Tank” Caraballo and “Mexican Muscle” Antonio Castillo, Jr.
England’s top female fighter, Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton, had all she could handle but emerged victorious at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 47 tonight in Dublin, Ireland. Sexton earned a competitive Unanimous Decision win over hometown star Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly after three rounds.
A 110-pound title bout between veteran submission grappler Lisa Ellis and Muay Thai practitioner Amy “Lil’ Dynamite” Davis is in the works for United Combat Sports: “Caged Combat 6” on July 14th in Grand Ronde, Oregon. The targeted matchup was announced by Davis on Friday night.