The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates tonight for UFC on ABC 1: “Holloway vs Kattar.” The event was headlined by a featherweight contender’s bout between former champion Max “Blessed” Holloway and Calvin “The Boston Finisher” Kattar.
In the welterweight co-main event, “The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit battled fellow veteran Matt “The Immortal” Brown. Elsewhere on the main card, Santiago “Gente Boa” Ponzinibbio squared off against Jingliang “The Leech” Li. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC card.
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Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira extended his winning streak to eight and made a strong case for a UFC lightweight title shot with a commanding victory on December 12th at UFC 256 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Oliveira dominated Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson and now vaults up the stacked 155-pound rankings.
A new Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion was crowned on December 10th when Juliana Velasquez defeated Ilima-Lei “The Ilimanator” Macfarlane at Bellator 254. At Rizin Fighting Federation 26 on New Year’s Eve, Ayaka Hamasaki regained the women’s super atomweight title in quick fashion.
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Ayaka Hamasaki recaptured the Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Championship in quick and decisive fashion at Rizin Fighting Federation 26 tonight in Saitama, Japan. Hamasaki submitted Miyuu Yamamoto with an impressive first-round leg scissor choke to regain the vacant 49kg title.
Earlier on the Rizin FF 26 card, Kanna Asakura made her case for a future title rematch with Hamasaki by scoring a hard-fought Unanimous Decision victory over Ai Shimizu. The 23-year-old Asakura, who was defeated by Hamasaki in the pair’s first fight two years ago, has won four straight bouts.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championsip concluded its latest series of events at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight with UFC Fight Night 183: “Thompson vs Neal.” The card was headlined by a welterweight showdown between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff “Handz of Steel” Neal.
In the bantamweight co-main event, former UFC Featherweight Champion José “Scarface” Aldo battled Marlon “Chito” Vera. Also on the main card tonight, Michel “Demolidor” Pereira took on Kalinn “Khaos The Ox Fighter” Williams. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 183.
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South Korean rising star Si Woo Park extended her winning streak to four with a hard-fought victory tonight at Deep Jewels 31 in Tokyo, Japan. Park overcame a point deduction tonight and placed herself in atomweight title contention by edging out Saori Oshima in the Deep Jewels 31 main event.
Elsewhere on the card, Seika Izawa kept her undefeated record intact by upsetting Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Miki Motono in the non-title co-main event. The highly-touted Izawa’s impressive showing earned her a title rematch with Motono, which may take place at Deep Jewels 32.
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Deep Jewels showcased its 31st all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 31 was headlined by a three-round atomweight contender’s bout between AACC prospect Saori Oshima and South Korean rising star Si Woo Park, who made her promotional debut.
In the co-main event, Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Miki Motono squared off against Seika Izawa in a non-title bout. Elsewhere on the card, Marina Kumagai took on Kate “Lotus” Oyama in a flyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s Deep Jewels 31 card.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship stayed at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 256: “Figueiredo vs Moreno.” The event featured a UFC Flyweight Championship bout between champion Deiveson “Deus da Guerra” Figueiredo and challenger Brandon “The Assassin Baby” Moreno.
In the lightweight co-main event, Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson took on fellow contender Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira. Also on the main card, Mackenzie Dern met fellow grappler Virna “Carcará” Jandiroba in featured action at strawweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC 256 tonight.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC on ESPN 19: “Hermansson vs Vettori.” The event, which underwent multiple changes today, featured a middleweight bout as Jack “The Joker” Hermansson battled Marvin “The Italian Dream” Vettori.
In the light heavyweight co-main event, Ovince “OSP” St. Preux took on Jamahal “Sweet Dreams” Hill. Elsewhere on the main card tonight, Gabriel “Moggly” Benitez faced Justin “Guitar Hero” Jaynes in lightweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC on ESPN 19 card.
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