Former UFC title challenger Sara McMann earned one of the biggest victories of her career in a featured bantamweight matchup tonight at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada. McMann submitted BJJ black belt Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis with a second-round arm-triangle choke.

McMann has now won back-to-back bouts inside the Octagon and has set her sights on fighting her way back into title contention. Also on tonight’s TUF 24 Finale card, highly-touted strawweight prospect Jamie Moyle took home her first official UFC win by defeating talented Hawaiian Kailin Curran.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. The card was headlined by a UFC Flyweight Championship bout between dominant champ Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and challenger Tim Elliott.

In the co-feature, Joseph Benavidez took on rival TUF 24 coach Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo at 125 pounds. Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger battled Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal in a welterweight showdown between hard-hitting strikers. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela “Overkill” Hill retained her title and took another step up in the 115-pound rankings with a clear-cut Unanimous Decision victory at Invicta Fighting Championships 20 in Kansas City, Missouri. Hill defeated Kaline “The Dark Angel” Medeiros in the co-feature.

The Invicta FC 20 main event between Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger and Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya was overturned, leaving the bantamweight title in Evinger’s hands. Among the other key winners in November was Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha, who triumphed at UFC Fight Night 100 in Brazil.

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Though it did not come without a considerable amount of controversy, “Dynamite” Danielle Taylor picked up her first UFC victory tonight at UFC Fight Night 101: “Whittaker vs Brunson” in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Taylor narrowly edged out Seo Hee Ham in a featured strawweight bout.

Tonight’s fight was marred by two eyepokes that left Ham unable to see out of one eye, but she outstruck Taylor in round one and appeared to have won the second round after mounting her before the bell. Two judges disagreed and returned baffling 30-27 scorecards for Taylor, who took the win.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its way to Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia tonight for UFC Fight Night 101: “Whittaker vs Brunson.” The event was headlined by a middleweight showdown between Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker and fellow contender Derek Brunson.

In the lightweight co-feature, Andrew Holbrook squared off against Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews. Omari “Wolverine” Akhmedov took on Kyle “KO” Noke at welterweight, and Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski battled Yusuke Kasuya at 155 pounds. MMARising.com has full results for the card.

It did not come without controversy, but top-ranked strawweight contender Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha walked away with a Unanimous Decision victory tonight at UFC Fight Night 100: “Bader vs Nogueira 2” in São Paulo, Brazil. Gadelha defeated Cortney “Cast Iron” Casey in featured action.

Gadelha controlled the majority of tonight’s fight on the feet and on the ground, and she was well on her way to a victory until she threw an illegal soccer kick that grazed Casey’s head in round three. The fight continued with no points deducted, and Gadelha prevailed on the judges’ scorecards.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship concluded its doubleheader of events tonight at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil with UFC Fight Night 100: “Bader vs Nogueira 2.” The event featured a light heavyweight rematch between Ryan “Darth” Bader and Antonio Rogerio “Minotouro” Nogueira.

In the bantamweight co-main event, Thomas “Thominhas” Almeida battled Albert “The Warrior” Morales. Former title challenger Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha faced off against prospect Cortney “Cast Iron” Casey in a featured strawweight showdown. MMARising.com has complete results for the card.

TUF 23 finalist Amanda Bobby “ABC” Cooper picked up her first official UFC win in featured strawweight action tonight at UFC Fight Night 99: “Mousasi vs Hall 2” in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Cooper rallied to take a Unanimous Decision victory over former bantamweight Anna “Panda” Elmose.

Tonight’s preliminary card also featured a second women’s bout that ended in a third-round TKO victory for popular bantamweight contender Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” Reneau, who halted a two-fight losing streak by finishing veteran Russian standout Milana Dudieva with a barrage of elbows.

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