The Ultimate Fighting Championship concluded its series of events on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates tonight with UFC on ESPN 14: “Whittaker vs Till.” The card was headlined by a middleweight bout between former champ Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker and Darren “The Gorilla” Till.

In the co-feature, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua faced Antonio Rogerio “Minotouro” Nogueira in a light heavyweight trilogy bout. Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum battled Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson in a featured heavyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC card.

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Rising star Miki Motono earned the biggest victory of her young MMA career tonight in the main event of Deep Jewels 29 in Tokyo, Japan. The AACC representative finished Asami “Akaringo” Nakai with first-round ground and pound to capture the vacant Deep Jewels Strawweight Championship.

Also on tonight’s card, Deep Jewels mainstay Shizuka Sugiyama overcame the challenge of Mika “Arami” Arai, finishing her smaller foe with an armbar late in a bantamweight bout. Ayaka Hamasaki and Emi Tomimatsu scored a 2-0 victory over Tomo Maesawa and Mizuki Furuse in tag-team grappling.

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Deep Jewels showcased its 29th all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 29 was headlined by a three-round matchup for the vacant strawweight championship between promotional mainstay Asami “Akaringo” Nakai and AACC prospect Miki Motono.

In the bantamweight co-main event, Shizuka Sugiyama faced Mika “Arami” Arai, who moved up in weight. Ayaka Hamasaki, Tomo Maesawa, Emi Tomimatsu and Mizuki Furuse competed in a four-woman grappling match. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s Deep Jewels 29 card.

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Former KSW champion Ariane “Queen of Violence” Lipski picked up her second UFC victory in quick and devastating fashion tonight at UFC Fight Night 172: “Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The flyweight standout finished Luana “Dread” Carolina with a kneebar.

Lipski, who halted a two-fight losing skid with a decision win in November, put herself back amongst the contenders at 125 pounds with tonight’s impressive win. She credited her coaches for rebuilding her self-confidence after the two UFC setbacks, and that showed in her performance tonight.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship staged its latest event tonight on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The UFC Fight Night 172: “Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2” card was headlined by a flyweight title rematch between Deiveson “Deus da Guerra” Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez.

In tonight’s middleweight co-main event, Jack “The Joker” Hermansson took on fellow contender Kelvin Gastelum. Elsewhere, Marc “Bonecrusher” Diakiese squared off against Rafael “Ataman” Fiziev in a lightweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 172 card.

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UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman retained his title with a Unanimous Decision win on July 11th at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi. Usman outworked short-notice replacement Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal in the main event and remains atop the welterweight rankings.

Also at UFC 251, Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski retained his UFC Featherweight Championship. Petr “No Mercy” Yan claimed the vacant UFC bantamweight title and held steady at 135, and “Thug” Rose Namajunas avenged her past loss to Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade at strawweight.

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Brazilian standout Taila Santos rebounded from her first career defeat with a dominant victory tonight at UFC on ESPN 13: “Kattar vs Ige” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The talented flyweight’s strong performance tonight earned her a Unanimous Decision win over “Meatball” Molly McCann.

In addition to Santos’s main card victory, the preliminary card featured a second matchup in the women’s flyweight division. Liana “She Wolf” Jojua picked up her first UFC win and showcased strong submission skills in a slick first-round armbar finish against Diana “The Warrior Princess” Belbita.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship remained on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates tonight for UFC on ESPN 13: “Kattar vs Ige”. The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between Calvin “The Boston Finisher” Kattar and Dan “50K” Ige, who both picked up key wins in May.

In the flyweight co-feature, Tim Elliott looked to halt a losing skid when he faced Ryan “Baby Face” Benoit. Elsewhere on the main card, Jimmie “El Terror” Rivera battled Cody “The Spartan” Stamann in featherweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s UFC on ESPN 13 card.

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