The Ultimate Fighting Championship held its latest event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight. UFC on ESPN 46: “Kara-France vs Albazi” was headlined by a flyweight contender’s clash between recent title challenger Kai “Don’t Blink” Kara-France and rising star Amir “The Prince” Albazi.
In the featherweight co-main event, Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres took on Daniel “The Pit” Pineda. Elsewhere on the main card tonight, lightweight veteran Jim “A-10” Miller faced UFC newcomer Jesse Butler, who stepped in on mere days’ notice. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling retained his title with a hard-fought Split Decision victory on May 6th at UFC 288 in Newark, New Jersey. Sterling edged out returning former champion Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo to remain on top of the 135-pound rankings.
At just 19 years of age, undefeated rising star Machi Fukuda has quickly become one of the top prospects on the Deep Jewels roster. The skilled grappler earned her third professional victory on Sunday night when she defeated Korean challenger You Jeong Kim at Deep Jewels 41 in Tokyo.
Rizin FF and Deep Jewels champion Seika Izawa earned her fifth stoppage victory in tonight’s 49kg super atomweight main event at Deep Jewels 41 in Tokyo, Japan. The undefeated Izawa submitted a returning Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn with a slick triangle choke in the first round.
Deep Jewels headed to New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight with its latest all-female event. The Deep Jewels 41 card was headlined by a 49kg super atomweight bout between current Deep Jewels and Rizin FF titleholder Seika Izawa and the returning Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn.
Shooto held its inaugural “Colors” event on Sunday afternoon at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The all-female card was headlined by a 110-pound Shooto Women’s Super Atomweight Championship bout between champ Satomi “Sarami” Takano and highly-touted challenger Ayaka Watanabe.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed back to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC Fight Night 223: “Dern vs Hill.” The card was headlined by a featured women’s strawweight clash between standout grappler Mackenzie Dern and long-time UFC veteran Angela “Overkill” Hill.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina today for UFC on ABC 4: “Rozenstruik vs Almeida.” The card was headlined by a heavyweight matchup between heavy-handed finishers Jairzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik and Jailton “Malhadinho” Almeida.