Standout striker “Windy” Tomomi Sunaba and Jewels veteran Yukiko Seki both picked up dominant decision victories in a pair of women’s bouts on Saturday night at Pancrase Impressive Tour 6 in Tokyo, Japan. Sunaba dispatched of Sadae “Manhoef” Suzumura in the night’s co-main event.
Earlier in the evening, Seki outlasted the still-winless Kimie “Sakura” Okada through two rounds to take a well-earned decision. After a disastrous 2006 to 2009 campaign, Seki has now won four of her last five fights, with the lone defeat during that time coming by way of a contentious Split Decision.
Strikeforce made its first appearance in the state of Nevada tonight with Strikeforce Challengers 17 from The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event was headlined by a welterweight trilogy bout between rivals “Vicious” Bobby Voelker and “Relentless” Roger Bowling.
Two more fights have been added to the UFC 135 card on September 24th in Denver, Colorado. The lighter weight classes will be on display when Diego “The Gun” Nunes faces Manny “The Anvil” Gamburyan at 145, and Cole “The Triangle” Escovedo takes on Takeya Mizugaki at 135 pounds.
Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm picked up another quick submission win in Brazil on Thursday night, as she defeated late replacement opponent Sheila “Amazon” at Iron Man Championship 10. Damm had been set to face Valentina Shevchenko, but her opponent was changed earlier this week.
Amanda “Powerhouse” Lucas will travel to Japan for her next mixed martial arts bout and she now has an opponent. The adopted daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucas faces Japanese veteran Hikaru Shinohara at DEEP: “55 Impact” on August 26th in Tokyo, Japan, in a bout announced today.
Former WEC champions Urijah Faber and Brian Bowles have agreed to face off at UFC 139, which is believed to be targeted for November 19th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The UFC announced plans for the bout today. Faber is coming off of a decision loss to Dominick Cruz at UFC 132.
UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz will make the next defence of his title on free television. Cruz will face Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson at UFC Live 6, which is set for October 1st at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. NBC Sports first reported on the bout today.
Female standouts Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi and Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly have verbally agreed to square off in a 125-pound bout at BlackEye Promotions 5, which is expected to take place on October 1st in Fletcher, North Carolina. Bout agreements have not yet been distributed.