WPMF Women’s Pinweight Champion Saya Ito retained her title with a five-round decision victory on Monday night at “M-ONE” in Tokyo, Japan. Ito earned her second win over former champion Ayaka “Little Tiger” Miyauchi, whom she first defeated for the 100-pound WPMF title in September.
Ito, who turned 17 in January, has become one of Japan’s most popular female Muay Thai fighters since her initial bout with Miyauchi. She solidified her spot atop the pinweight rankings with another impressive performance in Monday’s title rematch that ended in a Majority Decision victory for Ito.
Undefeated strawweight rising star Karolina Kowalkiewicz makes her return to action on May 8th at UFC Fight Night 87: “Overeem vs Arlovski” in Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands. The popular Polish standout is set to face off against TUF 20 contestant “Hurricane” Heather Clark.
Hometown star “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings picked up a close decision victory in featured strawweight action on Sunday afternoon at UFC Fight Night 85: “Hunt vs Mir” in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Rawlings narrowly edged out Seo Hee Ham in a bout that was closer than the scores suggested.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on Sunday for UFC Fight Night 85: “Hunt vs Mir.” The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Mark “Super Samoan” Hunt and former UFC champion Frank Mir.
Krush women’s kickboxing champion Syuri Kondo is set to make her mixed martial arts debut on April 24th at Pancrase 277 in Tokyo, Japan. The popular striker and pro wrestler squares off against unbeaten teen prospect Kanna Asakura in a featured strawweight matchup on the main card.
Brazilian standout Jennifer Maia scored the biggest victory of her MMA career in the co-main event of Invicta Fighting Championships 16 tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada. Maia avenged a past loss by defeating countrywoman Vanessa Porto for the Invicta FC Interim Flyweight Championship.
Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki made a successful first defence of her 105-pound title in the main event of tonight’s Invicta Fighting Championships 16 card in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hamasaki survived a series of submission scares and finished Amber “The Bully” Brown in round three.
Invicta Fighting Championships showcased its 16th all-female fight card tonight at Trinidad Pavilion at Tropicana Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Invicta FC 16 was headlined by an atomweight championship bout between champion Ayaka Hamasaki and challenger Amber “The Bully” Brown.