An untimely injury has forced unbeaten rising star Cat “Alpha” Zingano off of the upcoming Invicta Fighting Championships 1 card on April 28th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed the news with a source close to the promotion today. The nature of Zingano’s injury is currently unknown.

Zingano was scheduled to face XFL champion Anita “El Tigre” Rodriguez in a bantamweight clash on the inaugural Invicta FC card. The bout has been scrapped entirely and the all-female event will now proceed with 11 fights. Rodriguez may still compete in the event of another main card injury.

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Lightweight rivals Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout and Spencer “The King” Fisher will face off for a third time at UFC on FX 4 on June 22nd in Atlantic City, New Jersey. UFC officials announced the bout on Tuesday. Fisher defeated Stout in the pair’s June 2007 rematch at UFC Fight Night 10.

Both fighters enter the trilogy bout coming off of losses to Thiago Tavares in their most recent fights, but Stout has won four of his past six and remains a threat in the lightweight division. By contrast, Fisher is in need of a big victory in June after dropping four of his past five inside the Octagon.

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Top-ranked strawweight fighters Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii and Jessica “Jag” Aguilar are set to face off in a featured matchup at Bellator Fighting Championships 69 on May 18th in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney confirmed the bout with MMARising.com earlier today.

Fujii and Aguilar will fight at 115 pounds, but both are likely to be part of a Bellator 125-pound women’s tournament that is currently targeted for late 2012 or early 2013. Rebney discussed tentative plans for the eight-woman tournament and listed names of some of its potential participants.

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While running to and from training sessions, working full-time as a nanny, attending college classes and cutting weight for my latest fight, I recorded a little Vlog of my last week of preparations. On March 31st, I faced off against Myndi “Moose” Collins in Davison, Michigan at 105 pounds.

Proving to be more difficult than I had anticipated, filming parts of life didn’t always work out as I’d planned. Half the time, I was recording my day while driving; an endeavor I suggest no one else undertake. I hope you all enjoy watching my Vlog as much as I enjoyed making it for you!

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Final Valkyrie Open-Weight Champion Rin Nakai will return to action on May 20th when she faces pro wrestling veteran Kyoko Kimura at Pancrase Progress Tour 6 in Okinawa, Japan. Nakai steps back into the ring for the first time since September for the fight, which was announced earlier today.

Nakai had taken a self-imposed hiatus from competition after she received criticism following a contentious Draw with England’s Danielle “The Curse” West in her most recent bout. The unbeaten powerhouse now makes her fourth appearance for Pancrase and looks to hand Kimura her first defeat.

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Top Japanese prospect Mizuki Inoue returns to Shoot Boxing in search of another big win on April 13th. The 17-year-old karateka faces 2011 Girls S-Cup semi-finalist Mina at Shoot Boxing 2012: “Road To S-Cup, Act.2” in Tokyo, Japan. Promotional officials announced the bout earlier today.

Two-time Girls S-Cup champion Rena Kubota was also set to compete on the April 13th card, but she has been forced out due to a fractured foot that will require surgery. An opponent had not yet been announced for Kubota and a timetable for the promotional poster girl’s return is currently unknown.

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Female fighters took centre stage during the month of March and the latest rankings update includes a number of significant changes. New Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey takes over the top spot at 135 pounds after her impressive main event win on March 3rd.

On the same Strikeforce card, former champion Sarah Kaufman won for the third straight time to set up a future title fight. In other action, Sheila “The German Tank” Gaff and Katja Kankaanpää earned key victories that have vaulted both women up the ranks at 125 and 115 pounds, respectively.

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Russian standout Milana Dudieva posted her eighth straight victory tonight at ProFC 40 in Volgograd, Russia. Dudieva stopped England’s Danielle “The Curse” West with punches in just 24 seconds, though the stoppage may have been premature and there was confusion following the bout.

West was aggressive right from the outset of the fight, but Dudieva kept her distance and landed a pair of counter rights that stunned her opponent on the way in. A right hook sent West to the mat and Dudieva continued to throw punches until the fight was waved off as a dejected West looked on.

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