Welterweight standout Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal scored a high-profile win and the BMF Championship on November 2nd at UFC 244 in New York. Masvidal battered and bloodied Nate Diaz en route to a doctor stoppage after the end of the third round in their featured main event matchup.
Also at UFC 244, Darren “The Gorilla” Till edged out Kelvin Gastelum in the middleweight co-main event and now ascends the 185-pound rankings, and Katlyn “Blonde Fighter” Chookagian defeated Jennifer Maia at flyweight. At UFC Fight Night 164, Jan Blachowicz earned a key light heavyweight win.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Ibirapuera Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil tonight for UFC Fight Night 164: “Blachowicz vs Souza.” The card was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Jan Blachowicz and former middleweight title contender Ronaldo “Jacaré” Silva.
In tonight’s 205-pound co-main event, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua returned to action to battle Paul “Bearjew” Craig. Also on the main card, Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira took on Jared “Flash” Gordon in a lightweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 164 card.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York tonight for UFC 244: “Masvidal vs Diaz.” The card was headlined by a welterweight BMF Championship bout between two of the UFC’s most popular stars, Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal and Nate Diaz.
In the middleweight co-feature, Kelvin Gastelum battled Darren “The Gorilla” Till. At welterweight, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson looked to get back on track to title contention when he took on Vicente “The Silent Assassin” Luque. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 244 card.
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Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 38th all-female card tonight at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Invicta FC 38 was headlined by a vacant strawweight championship bout between Japanese standout Kanako Murata and former Bellator title challenger Emily “Gordinha” Ducote.
In the flyweight co-feature, Vanessa Porto faced Karina Rodríguez in a non-title bout due to Rodríguez missing weight. Strawweight prospects Mallory Martin and Cynthia “Sin” Arceo squared off in a matchup at 115 pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for tonight’s Invicta FC 38 card.
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Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya captured the UFC Middleweight Championship with an impressive second-round knockout win on October 5th at UFC 243 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Adesanya stopped Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker and now takes over the top spot at 185 pounds.
Elsewhere in October, former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna JÄ™drzejczyk earned a key win over Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson at UFC Fight Night 161, and Seo Hee Ham scored a second-round stoppage of fellow super atomweight contender Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin FF 19.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore tonight for UFC Fight Night 162: “Maia vs Askren.” The card was headlined by a welterweight contender’s matchup between jiu-jitsu specialist Demian Maia and standout wrestler “Funky” Ben Askren.
In the lightweight co-main event, Michael “The Menace” Johnson took on Stevie “Braveheart” Ray. Also at lightweight, Frank “The Crank” Camacho battled Beneil Dariush. Ciryl “Bon Gamin” Gane faced Don’Tale “Lord Kong” Mayes at heavyweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
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In one of her most impressive performances to date, reigning Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion Tomo Maesawa made a successful defence of her title on Tuesday afternoon at Deep Jewels 26 in Tokyo, Japan. Maesawa defeated rival Emi Tomimatsu for a second time in the card’s main event.
Competing on just one day’s notice, former Pancrase champion and veteran Japanese star Rin Nakai scored a quick stoppage win in the Deep Jewels 26 co-headliner. Nakai, who replaced an overweight “King” Reina Miura in the 63kg bout, armbarred Titapa “Diamond Rose The Rocket” Junsookplung.
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Deep Jewels showcased its 26th all-female fight card on Tuesday afternoon at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 26 was headlined by a Deep Jewels Atomweight Championship rematch between defending champion Tomo Maesawa and top-ranked title challenger Emi Tomimatsu.
In the 63kg co-main event, Rin Nakai stepped in on one day’s notice to face Titapa “Diamond Rose The Rocket” Junsookplung after Junsookplung’s original opponent, “King” Reina Miura, missed weight by more than five pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 26 card.
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