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.

In the co-feature, Bellator veteran Chris “The Cleveland Assassin” Lozano took on late replacement James “The Unbreakable Heavy Hitter” Warfield in welterweight action, while “Smokin'” Joe Heiland faced Andrew Osborne at 155. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s NAAFS card.

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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.

Tonight’s bout between Sexton and Daly was the second of two semi-final matchups in the inaugural CWFC 125-pound women’s tournament. Sexton now advances on to face German standout Sheila “The German Tank” Gaff in the tournament final later this year, where a champion will be crowned.

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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.

Both fighters competed on the inaugural Invicta Fighting Championships card in April. Ellis engaged in a back-and-forth battle with Jessica Penne before succumbing to strikes midway through round three. Davis submitted Nicdali “The Night Queen” Rivera-Calanoc with a second-round Kimura.

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Season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter concluded tonight at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann and Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger, with the winner moving one step closer to title contention.

Tonight’s co-main event featured the lightweight final of The Ultimate Fighter 15, as “Maverick” Michael Chiesa battled Al Iaquinta for this season’s title. In other main card action, Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira faced former TUF winner Jonathan Brookins. MMARising.com has play-by-play for the card.

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Standout wrestler Daniel Cormier made the most of a big opportunity in the finals of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix on May 19th. Cormier, who entered the eight-man tournament as a late replacement, defeated Josh “The Warmaster” Barnett and now vaults up the heavyweight rankings.

In women’s action this past month, Jessica “Jag” Aguilar posted her ninth win in her past ten bouts by defeating former long-time pound-for-pound queen Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii at Bellator 69. Aguilar assumes the top spot at 115 pounds and climbs further up the pound-for-pound listings.

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An untimely hand injury has forced former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort out of a planned rematch with fellow TUF Brasil coach Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva at UFC 147 on June 23rd. Silva will instead face another former foe, Rich “Ace” Franklin, in the main event.

The bout between Franklin and Silva will be contested at a catchweight of 190 pounds and is the latest in a series of changes to the card, which takes place in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The event also features a heavyweight battle between Fabricio Werdum and Mike Russow.

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Two of the top submission specialists in the women’s bantamweight division will face off at Invicta Fighting Championships 2 on July 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. Raging Wolf champ Alexis Davis battles ex-Smackgirl titleholder Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano in the night’s 135-pound co-main event.

The Davis-Akano bout, along with the remainder of the 13-fight card, was officially announced today. Davis has won four of her past six fights and is the fourth Canadian fighter to join the Invicta FC 2 card. Akano has finished 14 opponents to date and looks to rebound from a decision loss in January.

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Former Strikeforce title challenger Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche looks for her second straight win when she faces 2007 HOOKnSHOOT champ Kaitlin Young at Invicta Fighting Championships 2 on July 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. The featured bantamweight matchup was announced today.

Carmouche and Young made their Invicta FC debuts at the promotion’s inaugural event in April. Carmouche earned a dominant first-round TKO victory over local fighter Ashleigh Curry, while Young engaged in a spirited back-and-forth war with Leslie Smith that ultimately ended in a Split Draw.

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