Strawweight rising star Maryna “The Iron Woman” Moroz seeks another big victory when she steps back into the Octagon on August 6th at UFC Fight Night 92: “Rodriguez vs Caceres” in Salt Lake City, Utah. Moroz battles undefeated 115-pound standout Justine Kish on the televised main card.

UFC officials announced the matchup this evening. Moroz is coming off of a competitive decision win over Cristina “Barbie” Stanciu at UFC Fight Night 86 in April. Kish posted a controversial Unanimous Decision victory over Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff in her January Octagon debut at UFC 195.

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Fresh off of impressive stoppage victories this past month, Joanne “JoJo” Calderwood and Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade are set to collide in a featured matchup on September 10th at UFC 203: “Miocic vs Overeem” in Cleveland, Ohio. UFC officials announced the strawweight bout today.

Calderwood secured her second straight UFC victory in a one-off flyweight bout on June 18th when she finished Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau at UFC Fight Night 89. Andrade made a successful strawweight debut on June 4th when she destroyed former Invicta FC champ Jessica Penne at UFC 199.

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Former Invicta FC champion Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson looks to make it two-for-two inside the UFC Octagon when she returns to action on September 3rd at UFC Fight Night 93: “Arlovski vs Barnett” in Hamburg, Germany. Waterson squares off against Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly.

UFC officials announced the strawweight matchup this morning. Waterson has not fought since winning her UFC debut at the TUF 21 Finale one year ago. Daly has won three of her past four fights, and she most recently dominated prospect Ericka Almeida at UFC Fight Night 76 in October.

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With undefeated prospect Manjit Kolekar sidelined due to visa issues, Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Mizuki Inoue has stepped in to compete on July 29th at Invicta Fighting Championships 18 in Kansas City, Missouri. Inoue is set to face the returning Lynn “Lights Out” Alvarez on the card.

Invicta FC officials announced the change on Thursday. Inoue has racked up three straight wins including a January submission victory over Lacey “The Ladie” Schuckman at Invicta FC 15. Veteran Alvarez now makes her first appearance for Invicta FC since the promotion’s third event in 2012.

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Two-division CFFC champion Katlyn Chookagian made a successful UFC debut with a big win tonight at UFC Fight Night 91: “McDonald vs Lineker” in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Chookagian took a Unanimous Decision victory over former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion “Lucky” Lauren Murphy.

Ealier on tonight’s card, strawweight prospect Cortney “Cast Iron” Casey earned her first UFC victory in quick and dominant fashion. Casey stopped Cristina “Barbie” Stanciu with vicious ground and pound in the first round, then called out former UFC champion Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota tonight for UFC Fight Night 91: “McDonald vs Lineker.” The event was headlined by a bantamweight bout between Michael “Mayday” McDonald and John “Hands of Stone” Lineker.

In the lightweight co-main event, Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson squared off against late replacement Landon “Groovy” Vannata. Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch battled Josh “Anqa” Samman in a featured middleweight bout. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC Fight Night 91 card.

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Hard-hitting Brazilian veteran Amanda “Lioness” Nunes achieved her dream of becoming a UFC champion with a sensational victory tonight at UFC 200: “Tate vs Nunes” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nunes destroyed Miesha “Cupcake” Tate in the main event to become UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

Tonight’s quick and devastating victory was unquestionably Nunes’s most impressive performance to date, and she now becomes the latest woman to hold the 135-pound title. Her first challenger may be TUF 18 winner Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña, who defeated “Alpha” Cat Zingano tonight.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight for UFC 200: “Tate vs Nunes.” The event, which underwent late changes, was headlined by UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha “Cupcake” Tate defending against Amanda “Lioness” Nunes.

In tonight’s co-feature, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar returned to the Octagon to battle Mark “Super Samoan” Hunt. Daniel “D.C.” Cormier faced last-minute replacement foe Anderson “The Spider” Silva at light heavyweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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