Undefeated Mexican striker Alexa Grasso made a strong case for a shot at the Invicta FC strawweight title with an impressive decision victory tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 18 in Kansas City, Missouri. The talented 22-year-old defeated Jodie Esquibel in tonight’s 115-pound main event.
Grasso outstruck a game but outmatched Esquibel in all three rounds of the entertaining bout, and she now once again finds herself on the cusp of a title fight. In the Invicta FC 18 co-main event, Agnieszka “Kuma” Niedźwiedź posted a convincing decision victory over Christine “Knuckles” Stanley.
Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 18th all-female card tonight at the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 18 was headlined by a strawweight bout between undefeated Mexican star Alexa Grasso and The Ultimate Fighter 23 contestant Jodie Esquibel.
Public weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 18 took place tonight at McFadden’s Sports Saloon in Kansas City, Missouri. A strawweight bout between undefeated rising star Alexa Grasso and recent TUF 23 competitor Jodie Esquibel is set to headline Friday’s eight-fight all-female card.
Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai made a successful return to the flyweight division with a third-round TKO victory tonight at Pancrase 279 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai, who was competing at 125 pounds for the first time since 2008, stopped former boxing champion Emiko “Fujin” Raika.
Multi-time Muay Thai champion Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko earned the biggest victory of her MMA career in tonight’s UFC on FOX 20 main event in Chicago, Illinois. Shevchenko scored a convincing Unanimous Decision win over former UFC champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the United Center in Chicago, Illinois tonight for UFC on FOX 20: “Holm vs Shevchenko.” The event was headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout between former UFC champ Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko.
Following her Fight of the Year battle in May, former Deep Jewels champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi returns to the ONE cage on August 13th at ONE Championship 45: “Heroes of the World” in Cotai, Macau. Yamaguchi faces off against undefeated Brazilian prospect Istela Nunes de Souza.
Muay Thai sensation Germaine “The Iron Lady” de Randamie looks to continue her streak of impressive stoppage wins when she returns to action on September 3rd at UFC Fight Night 93: “Arlovski vs Barnett” in Hamburg, Germany. De Randamie is set to battle Ashlee Evans-Smith on the card.