UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel “D.C.” Cormier retained his title with an impressive second-round submission victory on April 8th at UFC 210 in Buffalo, New York. Cormier finished Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for the second time and he retains his spot atop the 205-pound rankings.
Following his main-event defeat, Johnson announced his abrupt retirement from the sport and he vacates his spot among the light heavyweight top ten. Also at UFC 210, Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi moved up in the middleweight rankings with a win over “All-American” Chris Weidman.
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Competing for the second time in a five-week span, strawweight rising star Cynthia Calvillo earned another big victory tonight at UFC 210: “Cormier vs Johnson 2” in Brooklyn, New York. Calvillo submitted Pearl Gonzalez in the third round of a featured matchup on tonight’s pay-per-view main card.
Calvillo, who won her Octagon debut at UFC 209 this past month, impressed onlookers with her slick ground game en route to victory tonight. Earlier on the card, Katlyn “Blonde Fighter” Chookagian narrowly edged out Mexican standout Irene Aldana in a closely-contested bantamweight showdown.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York tonight for UFC 210: “Cormier vs Johnson 2.” The event was headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between champion Daniel “D.C.” Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.
In tonight’s middleweight co-feature, former UFC champion “All-American” Chris Weidman took on Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi. Cynthia Calvillo competed for the second time in five weeks when she battled Pearl Gonzalez at strawweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
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Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger survived early scares and retained her title with a second-round submission victory tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 22 in Kansas City, Missouri. Evinger submitted Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya in a much-ancitipated rematch.
Former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza made a strong case for a future title shot by quickly knocking out atomweight champ Ayaka Hamasaki in tonight’s strawweight co-main event. Also at 115, Jodie Esquibel edged out DeAnna “The Argentine Assassin” Bennett.
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Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 22nd all-female card tonight at the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 22 was headlined by a bantamweight championship rematch between champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger and Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya.
In the strawweight co-main event, Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki moved up in weight to face former 115-pound champ Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza. DeAnna “The Argentine Assassin” Bennett took on Jodie Esquibel. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Invicta FC 22.
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Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 22 took place this morning in Kansas City, Missouri for Saturday’s seven-fight all-female card. The event is headlined by an Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship rematch as champ Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger takes on Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya.
In the Invicta FC 22 co-main event, Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki moves up to 115 pounds to face former strawweight champ Livia Renata “Livinha” Souza. DeAnna “The Argentine Assassin” Bennett battles Jodie Esquibel. MMARising.com has full Invicta FC 22 weigh-in results.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first women’s featherweight champion was crowned this past month when multi-time Muay Thai world titleholder Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie took a hard-fought decision victory over Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm in the UFC 208 headliner.
History was made once again on March 3rd when Julia “The Jewel” Budd stopped MMA pioneer Marloes “Rumina” Coenen at Bellator 174 to become the inaugural Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion. Budd moves up further in the 145-pound rankings, while de Randamie enters the top five.
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Former Strikeforce champion and UFC contender Sarah Kaufman bounced back from her first two-fight losing streak with a clear-cut decision victory tonight at Battlefield Fighting Championship 1 in Seoul, South Korea. Kaufman defeated Jessica-Rose “Jessy Jess” Clark in the co-main event.
Kaufman dominated the first round of tonight’s featured bantamweight bout on the ground after taking Clark down, and she remained in control of the fight on the feet in rounds two and three. After cruising to victory on the scorecards, Kaufman announced plans to compete again for Battlefield FC.
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