The Ultimate Fighting Championship stayed at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC Fight Night 194: “Dern vs Rodriguez.” The event was headlined by a featured strawweight contender’s matchup between elite grappler Mackenzie Dern and talented striker Marina Rodriguez.

In the welterweight co-main event, Randy “Rude Boy” Brown took on Jared “Nite Train” Gooden, who missed weight by three pounds. Also on the main card, Tim Elliott faced off against Matheus Nicolau Pereira at flyweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 194 card.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada today for UFC Fight Night 193: “Santos vs Walker.” The event was headlined by a light heavyweight battle between Thiago “Marreta” Santos, who looked to halt a three-fight losing streak, and striker Johnny Walker.

In the middleweight co-main event, Kevin “Trailblazer” Holland squared off against Kyle Daukaus. Elsewhere on the main card, Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira took on Niko “The Hybrid” Price in a featured matchup at welterweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 193 card.

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UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski fought through adversity and retained his title in a thrilling bout on September 25th at UFC 266 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Volkanovski took a Unanimous Decision victory over Brian “T-City” Ortega to remain atop the 145-pound rankings.

In the UFC 266 co-main event, Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko earned her eighth straight victory and retained her #1 spot in the women’s flyweight rankings. At UFC Fight Night 192, long-time light heavyweight contender Anthony “Lionheart” Smith scored another quick win in the main event.

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Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight GP winner Kanna Asakura is set to make her return to action on October 24th at Rizin Fighting Federation 31 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Asakura faces off against two-division Deep and Deep Jewels champion Saori Oshima in a featured 49kg matchup.

Rizin FF officials announced the bout earlier today. Asakura had her four-fight winning streak snapped in March when she was narrowly defeated by Ayaka Hamasaki in a title rematch at Rizin FF 27. Rising star Oshima became a double champ for Deep by winning two fights at Deep Jewels 33.

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UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko’s reign of dominance continued with her latest successful title defence tonight at UFC 266: “Volkanovski vs Ortega” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The champ scored a fourth-round stoppage of “Lucky” Lauren Murphy in the co-main event.

Tonight’s card featured two additional women’s flyweight bouts. Former 115-pound titleholder Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade stopped Cynthia Calvillo late in the first round of their main card fight, and rising star Taila Santos outpointed 44-fight veteran Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 266: “Volkanovski vs Ortega.” The event featured a UFC Featherweight Championship grudge match between reigning champ Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski and challenger Brian “T-City” Ortega.

In the co-main event, UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko defended her title against “Lucky” Lauren Murphy. Elsewhere on the main card, Nick Diaz returned to face “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler in a middleweight rematch. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC 266.

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In a rematch almost nine years in the making, Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki scored her second victory over friend Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 30 in Saitama, Japan. Hamasaki outpointed Fujino in a non-title 49kg bout.

Just as she did in the pair’s first matchup in December 2012, Fujino rallied late in tonight’s rematch, but it was not quite enough to seal a victory for the Pancrase champ. Earlier on the card, kickboxing sensation Rina “Panchan” Okamoto stayed unbeaten by defeating veteran Momoka Mandokoro.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship concluded its latest run of events at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight with UFC Fight Night 192: “Smith vs Spann.” The card was headlined by a light heavyweight contender’s bout between Anthony “Lionheart” Smith and Ryan “Superman” Spann.

In the co-main event, Ion “The Hulk” Cutelaba took on Devin “Brown Bear” Clark at 205 pounds. Also on the main card, Ariane “Queen of Violence” Lipski battled Mandy “Monster” Böhm in a featured flyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 192 card.

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