Former UFC strawweight title challenger “Thug” Rose Namajunas seeks her fourth straight victory when she steps back inside the Octagon on July 30th at UFC 201: “Lawler vs Woodley” in Atlanta, Georgia. Namajunas faces unbeaten standout Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a top contender’s bout.

UFC officials confirmed the matchup on Monday evening following an initial report from ESPN. Namajunas recently avenged a loss by edging out Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres in a rematch at UFC on FOX 19. Kowalkiewicz has posted back-to-back decision victories since signing with the UFC.

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Former Jewels champion Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama captured another title on Sunday afternoon at Deep Jewels 12 in Tokyo, Japan. Sugiyama edged out Emi Tomimatsu in the three-round main event to become Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion in front of a capacity crowd at Shinjuku FACE.

Sunday’s win capped off a run of redemption for Sugiyama, who struggled after losing her Jewels Featherweight Queen Championship in 2013. Also at Deep Jewels 12, Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka earned a first-round finish in the co-main event, and 17-year-old Nori Date upset Yuko “Amiba” Oya.

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Deep Jewels held its 12th all-female fight card on Sunday at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 12 featured a vacant atomweight title bout between former Deep Jewels interim strawweight champion Emi Tomimatsu and one-time Jewels 106-pound titleholder Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama.

In Sunday’s atomweight co-feature, recent title challenger Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka looked to get back on the winning track when she faced Hana Date. Yuko “Amiba” Oya met Nori Date in a 54kg catchweight contest. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 12 card.

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Brazilian standout Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade made a successful strawweight debut with a dominant TKO win tonight at UFC 199: “Rockhold vs Bisping 2” in Inglewood, California. Andrade stopped former Invicta FC champion Jessica Penne in the second round of a one-sided matchup.

Andrade kept Penne on the defensive right from the opening minute of the fight. She landed barrages of heavy punches that kept the Californian pinned against the cage wall. Penne stayed on her feet, but a final flurry of punches in round two gave Andrade the biggest victory of her pro career.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to The Forum in Inglewood, California tonight for UFC 199: “Rockhold vs Bisping 2.” The event featured a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between reigning champ Luke Rockhold and late-replacement challenger Michael “The Count” Bisping.

In tonight’s co-main event, UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz put his belt on the line in a trilogy bout against rival “The California Kid” Urijah Faber. Max “Blessed” Holloway faced Ricardo “The Bully” Lamas at 145. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Highly-touted striker Amanda Bobby “ABC” Cooper kept Team Claudia’s perfect record intact with a close and competitive decision victory during tonight’s seventh episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23: “Team Joanna vs Team Claudia.” Cooper narrowly edged out Team Joanna’s Jamie Moyle.

The opening round of the action-packed strawweight bout saw both fighters land hard strikes on the feet until Moyle scored a late takedown, but Cooper rallied in the second stanza and she dominated the final moments of the fight by battering a bloodied Moyle with ground and pound to seal a victory.

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Stipe Miocic ascended to the top of the heavyweight rankings with a huge victory on May 14th at UFC 198: “Werdum vs Miocic” in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The Ohio native knocked out former titleholder Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum in the first round to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger continued her climb up the 135-pound rankings with a dominant decision victory at Invicta Fighting Championships 17. On the same card, Angela “Overkill” Hill captured the Invicta FC strawweight title with a hard-fought decision win.

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It was not the exciting performance that fans had hoped for, but Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann emerged victorious tonight at UFC Fight Night 88: “Almeida vs Garbrandt” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The standout wrestler outpointed former training partner Jessica “Evil” Eye in a bantamweight bout.

Tonight’s fight featured sparse action, and the crowd grew restless as the fighters cautiously circled each other throughout the tepid opening round. McMann’s takedowns and ground control in the final ten minutes were enough to earn her a clear-cut but uninspiring Unanimous Decision victory.

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