Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai earned one of her biggest wins to date tonight in the co-main event of Pancrase 247 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai overcame a slow start and submitted previously unbeaten King of the Cage champion Brenda “Boom Boom” Gonzales late in the opening round. In a second female fight on the [...]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil tonight for UFC on FX 8: “Belfort vs Rockhold.” The event was headlined by a five-round middleweight battle between Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort and former Strikeforce champion Luke Rockhold. Also on the card, submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza made his [...]

Eight more fights have been added to next Saturday’s Jewels: “24th Ring” event in Tokyo, Japan. Top Jewels star Mika “Future Princess” Nagano will aim for her third straight victory when she takes on Takumi Umehara, while former Valkyrie champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi faces Seo Ye Jung. In other MMA action on the main card, [...]

Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade will make her return to the flyweight division for a pair of high-profile matchups later this year. On June 15th, the talented 21-year-old faces off against fellow rising star Kalindra Faria at Real Fight 9, which is set to take place in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. In addition, [...]

Decorated BJJ black belt Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha kept her undefeated MMA record intact with a well-deserved Unanimous Decision victory tonight at Max Sport 13.2 in São Paulo, Brazil. Gadelha outpointed Hérica Tibúrcio in the lone female bout on the card and will next compete at Invicta FC 6. Gadelha kept Tibúrcio pinned down on the [...]

Invicta FC atomweight “Fancy” Laura Sanko is pregnant with her first child and has withdrawn from her planned fight at Invicta Fighting Championships 6 on July 13th in Kansas City, Missouri. In Sanko’s place, Cassie “The Hulk” Robb now faces Livia “T-Rex” von Plettenberg on the preliminary card. Robb returns to the Invicta FC cage [...]

Former Tuff-N-Uff champion Ashlee Evans-Smith is back in the inaugural CFA women’s featherweight tournament. The talented wrestler is now set to face Anna “Smiles” Barone in a semi-final bout at Championship Fighting Alliance 11, which takes place on May 24th in Coral Gables, Florida. MMARising.com confirmed the new booking with sources close to the fight [...]

Flyweight star Jessica “Evil” Eye is set to make her return to action on June 1st at NAAFS: “Fight Night In The Flats 9” in Cleveland, Ohio. Eye, who has been recovering from a serious back injury that she sustained in March, will take on Brazilian veteran Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm. Eye announced [...]

15-year-old kickboxing sensation Chihiro Imoto successfully defended her ACCEL Vassilis 48kg women’s title on Monday night at ACCEL vol.23 in Osaka, Japan. Imoto earned a one-sided Unanimous Decision victory over challenger Yumi in a professional bout on the featured main card. Imoto, who captured the ACCEL title in her December 24th pro debut, was in [...]

Invicta Fighting Championships crowned two new champions on April 5th at Invicta 5 in Kansas City, Missouri. Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson and Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak take over the top spots at 105 and 125 pounds, respectively, following their impressive Invicta FC title victories. In April UFC bouts, bantamweights “Alpha” Cat Zingano and Sara [...]