The AIBA, the organization that oversees Olympic boxing, has made a drastic change in the scoring system they use. This week, they announced they will drop their current points scoring system to a modified version of the professional standard of the 10 point-must system.

The new system will have five judges scoring the rounds, with a computer randomly selecting three judges for scoring. The old system relied on computerized scoring of punches. The hope is that the judging will be more transparent and popular than the old way.

The women’s division will still be using head gear, however, as the males will not be using them.

Eggink Courtesy XFC

Pro MMA

XFC crowned it’s first female champion this past Friday.

Stephanie Eggink (4-1) defeated veteran fighter Angela Magana (11-6) for the promotion initial strrawweight title in Albuquerque, NM. Eggink and Magana stood in their feet in round 1, exchanging strikes. Magana used leg kicks, while Magana used small flurries of punches.

Round 2 saw Magana get the takedown and was able to scramble and get Eggink’s back. Eggink was able to get back to her guard and threw her legs to secure the armbar for the tap at 3:10 of round 2.

Eggink won her third straigh fight and is crowned the first ever XFC strawweight champ.

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Courtesy Seventh Core

Former SFL flyweight title holder Colleen Schneider (5-4) got a submission armbar win over Christina Marks (4-7) at SCMMA 3 in Ontario, CA.

Schneider lost her fight to get into the “The Ultimate Fighter” house earlier this summer, but rebounded from that experience with the win this past weekend. She goes 4-0 at 125.

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Doener and Admundson courtesy MA Photography

Magic City Mayhem 3 in Minot, ND had three female bouts in their card.

In the main event Jessica Doerner (5-2) picked up her second straight getting the TKO over LeAnn Amundson (0-1) at 1:57 round 1.

In a battle of pro debuters, Ashleigh Heustis gets the win over Harleigh Davis by TKO 1:32 round 1.

In a welterweight bout, Cathleen Biala and Mary Charbonneau declared a no contest due to inactivity. Both had gassed out in the second round.

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InvictaFC’s Kathina Catron (4-3) rebounded from a decision loss to get the unanimous decision over Susy Watson (0-1) in Tulsa, OK to win the XFN strawweight title.

Also on the card, Maegan Goodwin defeated Yuri Nedina by unanimous decision in a 140 amateur catchweight contest.

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In other pro MMA bouts:

• At Carelia Fight 9 in Imatra, Finland, Julia Stoliarenko submitted Eeva Siiskonen by armbar round 1
• Paloma Fabrykant won her forth straight and remains undefeated as she submitted Denise Boifer by rear naked choke in round 1 at Heroes MMA 2 in Argentina
• In Vila Velha, Brazil at HCC MMA, Karolline Rosa defeated Mylena Duarte by TKO round 1

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Ammy MMA

Warth – Courtesy mikecalimbasphotography.com

Belts of Honorious in Austin, TX held a pair of amateur female bouts.

• River Warth gets her first MMA win, as she defeatd Nicole Duffy by unanimous decision to win the strawweight title.
• Also, Julia Ottolino defeated Sarah Boyd by TKO 1:55 round 1.

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At NMEF MMA in Colorado Springs, CO, Alissa Garcia defeated K.C. Juanilllas by TKO 2:27 round 1, and Nicole Forzano defeated Ashlee Maston by unanimous decision in a pair of 110 catchweight bouts.

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In other ammy MMA action:

• At Elite1 MMA in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Amanda Robinson defeated Amy Palalia by majority decision
• In Beloit, Wisconsin at Stateline Warriors 58, Kim Roegner defeated Lisa Wells by TKO round 1 (115)
• Ashley Hancock got the unanimous decision over Lisette Galvan at HD Fight Series in Matthews, North Carolina
• At Rock Xtreme MMA in Corpus Christi, TX, Maylene Estudillo defeated Jianna Denizard by unanimous decision
• Andrea Martinez got the first round rear naked choke submission over Cheri Wileman at King of the Cage in Laughlin, Nevada.
• In Myrtle Beach, SC at Warfair Fighting Championships, Jessamine Ali def. Andy Nguyen by split decision

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Courtesy nordjyske.dk

Boxing

For the 11th time, Cecilia Braekhus successful defended her WBC/WBA welterweight titles and also retained her WBO title by getting the round 9 TKO win over Oxandia Castillo in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Braekhus (22-0) also handed Castillo (12-1-2) her first loss.

You can watch the complete fight here.

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The WBF committee gathered in Saarbruecken, Saarland, Germany, and help two female title matches.

• WBF light welterweight chmapion Rola El Halabi retained her title, getting the TKO over Sopo Putkaradze in round 6. El Halabi improves to 13-1.
• Raja Amasheh defeated Eva Voraberger by unanimous decsion to win the vacant WBF super flyweight title

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In Buenos Aires, Argentina, IBF super flyweight champion Debora Anahi Dionicius successfully defend her title again Olga Julio, getting the unanimous decision.

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Jalisco, Mexico saw a trio of matches:

• Alma De la Cruz defeated Salma Canales by unanimous decision
• Magali Rodriguez def. Marisela Landa by majority decision
• Isabel Millan def. Jazmin Ortega by unanimous decision

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In other boxing action:

• In Cordoba, Argentina, Natalia Vanesa del Valle Aguirre fights Soledad Capriolo to a majority draw
• Joselyn Arroyo Ruiz defeated Elizabeth Munoz by TKO (retirement) round 4 in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
• In Monclova, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico, Arlette Martinez defeated Julia Gamboa by points

A difference “enhancement” has come under fire in Louisiana.

The Louisiana State Boxing and Wrestling Commission decided Wednesday to put a 60 day moratorium on MMA fighters, wrestlers, and boxers with breast implants.

“If they want to look good, then they don’t have to be in the ring,” stated commissioner Harold Williams.

The reason why the issue was brought up was a fighter had recently bow out of her fight due to having a problem with her implant. The commission doesn’t want to be culpable for any monetary damages if a mishap should occur.

Fighters can get an exemption if there is a note from the doctor who did the surgery. The commission’s doctor, Thomas Ferguson, feels no doctor would allow it.

“I don’t know of a single plastic surgeon who is going to allow his artistic work to be messed up,” Ferguson expressed.

The ban on breast implants could be permanent if the commission isn’t convinced on their safety after the moratorium. The commission will revisit the issue in 60 days.

Miscellaneous News

The Ultimate Fighter rankings from Wednesday were 870,000 average viewership. This was up from last week by over 100K. You can read a summary of the episode here.

On a related note, you can check out a tour of TUF house with Jessamyn Duke here.

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Kianzad

Dudieva

Milana Dudieva versus Pannie Kianzad has been rescheduled for ProFC October 16 in Russia. The match was supposed to take place this past August, but the card was cancelled due to main eventer Aleksander Emelianenko being injured.

Dudieva (8-2) went on a four year, eight fight undefeated streak until she lost to UFC signee Jessica Andrade this past April. Kianzad (3-0) made her pro debut in 2012, and was able to finish her last two opponents.

This fight is expected to be stream. We will have more information in the weeks ahead.

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Pa’aluhi

Serio

InvictaFC vet Raquel Pa’alihi will look to continue her winning ways ashge she will take on  Aline Serio at Global Warrior Challenge in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 10.

Pa’aluhi (3-4) got a TKO win over Priscella White on August snapping a three fight losing streak. Serio (4-4) is coming off a decsion loss to Ana Maria.

The fight will be on iPPV. More details to come.

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Two fighters hoping to rebound after losses, Kanaia Mangakahia (1-1) will take on Belinda Sedgwick Fight World Cup on Australia November 16th. Mangakahia lost to Rhiannon Thompson by TKO, while Sedgwick is coming off a submission loss to Ginny Connors.

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Newaza Apparel shot some behind the scenes video and match highlights of Colleen Schneider in her won over Chriistina Marks last weekend. You can watch it here.

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Finney

Strikeforce vet Jan Finney has turned her attention to fitness modeling, and will be documenting her training and competing on her Facebook in the next few weeks.

She is currently at the Arnold Sports Festival this weekend as a part of their fitness competition.

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There is a current push to get female BJJ fighters on the IBJJF pro league card. More info can be here.

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Anderson

This Sunday on the Wombat Sports podcast at 1 p.m. pst/4 p.m. est., we will talk to 18 year old fighter Alyse Anderson, who is looking for her first MMA title as she takes on Taylor Denslow at Total Warrior Combat in Michigan September 21.

You can listen to the podcast here Sunday.

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Rumors

We are still awaiting word on InvictaFC 7′s card and date, but Felice Herrig confirmed she is going to be a part of it. Both Herrig and Joanne Calderwood have stated interest in fighting each other.

It is more looking more and more like the weekend of November 16 will be the date for the event.

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Herrig and Patricia Vidonic were also in the running to face Megumi Fujii in her retirement match along side Jessica Aguilar. Herrig pulled her name after it took too long for Vale Tudo MMA to make a decision and Herrig decided she wanted to fight on Invicta 7.

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Jen Tate will re-enter the boxing ring October 12 in Sacramento, CA. Her opponent is to be announced.

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Scheduled Fights

Pro MMA

Simpson

Granados

In the only pro MMA bout this weekend, Paulina Granados (2-0) and Tessa Simpson (2-1) hope to get their third wins and make an impression on the atomweight rankings.

Granados got her first submission win of her career, subbing Maria Lopez at Legacy’s May card. She has yet to taste defeat in her whole MMA career.

Simpson is coming off her first loss as pro, and looks to rebound. She has 2 first round finishes in her other pro bouts.

The match will air on AXS TV Friday night.

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Ammy MMA

Undefeated starwweight prospect Vanessa Demopoulos is looking for her forth win as she takes on Brittany Williams at Absolute Cage Fighting in Columbus, OH.

Demopoulos  (3-0) won her last fight via first round armbar. She has two decision wins also to her credit.

Williams (2-0) has finished both of her opponents within two rounds, getting a TKO and a submission.

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In other ammy MMA action:

• At Epic Fighting in San Diego, CA, Ashley Yoder defends her strawweight title against Jessica Valencia
• Cheyanne Vlismas and Jenny Silveiro will battle for the USAL MMA aromweight title in Tampa, FL.
• In Kansas City, MO, Blue Corner MMA will see Pinky Busby taking on Holly Torrez
• Jamie Najera faces Karli Black at Cage Warrior Combat in Kingston, Washington. (This will stream on GoFightLive.tv for $10).
• At XCP in South Burlington, Vermont, Anna Glover takes on Heather Enyingi
•  In Syracuse, NY at Gladius Fights 7, Jackie Gates battles Hope Gillette
• Sheena Brandenburg and Anne Malinoff will battle at HCF 17 in Valparaiso, Indiana
• At FXC in Marion, Ohio, Mary Hayes faces Trisha Barr

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Boxing

Daniela Romina Bermudez and Judith Rodriguez will duke it out for the interim WBA super flyweight title in Buenos Aires, Argentina Friday night in a rematch from last year. Bermudez win their first meeting by decision.

Bermudez (14-2) is on a nine fight win streak with four KOs overall. She is the former WBO bantamweight champion.

Rodriguez (6-4) is looking for her first title, having lost back to back title matches to Bermudez and Naoko Yamaguchi respectively.

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In Lincoln, Rhode Island, Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes and Tori Nelson will fight for the vacant WIBA welterweight title.

Lopes (10-1) hasn’t tasted defeat since her debut. She is seeking her first boxing title.

Nelson (6-0-3) has yet to taste defeat. She is coming off two draws to Teresa Perozzi. She is the current WIBA middleweight champ.

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In other boxing matches

• Jennifer Han will face Lesly Morales in Socorro, Texas
• In Belfast, Northern Ireland, Christina McMahon battles Lana Cooper
• Daniela Asenjo dukes it out with Natalia Vanesa Lopez in Valdivia, Chile

Pro MMA

Courtesy TXMMA.com

In the only pro MMA fight this weekend, Tessa Simpson got her third win of her career taking a unanimous decision over Paulina Granados.

Simpson returned to the cage after a four year absence and didn’t lose a step. She was on point with her striking, and was able to attempt submission from her back. Later on, it was knees and the ground game in top position that impressed the judges in Simpson’s favor, and she would take all three rounds on the scorecards. She improves to 3-1 and hands Granados her first loss.

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Ammy MMA

In ammy MMA action this weekend:

• Jenny Silveiro gained the USAL MMA 115 title by defeating Cheyanne Vlismas by split decision in Tampa, FL
• At Blue Corner MMA in Kansas City, MO, Holly Torrez def. Pinky Busby by unanimous decision
• At the Arnold Festival in Columbus, OH, Absolute Cage Fighting saw Vanessa Demopoulos  get the unanimous decision over Brittany Williams
• Saray Perez defeated Cynthia Banuelos-Hernandez by TKO 1:55 round 2 at MAS Cage Fights in Fresno, CA
• At XCP in South Burlington, Vermont, Heather Enyingi def. Anna Glover by unanimous decision
• In Sycruse, NY at Gladius Fights 7, Jackie Micale got the TKO over Hope Gillette in round 3
• At HCF 17 in Valparaiso, Indiana, Anne Malinoff def. Sheena Brandenburg by rear naked choke 1:06 round 1

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Boxing

Tori Nelson continues her undefeated streak and gains the vacant WIBA welterweight title with her unanimous decision win over Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Nelson (7-0-3) and Lopes (10-2) battle in what was a closer match then the judges’ score sounded like. Nelson breaks Lopes’s 10 fight win streak, and is now in position to take on the likes of WBC/WBA/WBO welterweight title holder Cecilia Braekhus and IBF welterweight title holder Eva Halasi. 

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Daniela Romina Bermudez wins her second interim WBA super flyweight title by defeating Judith Rodriguez by unanimous decision in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bermudez (15-2) extends her win streak to 10.

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In other boxing matches:

• In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Jelena Mrdjenovich def. Karen Dulin by TKO round 2
• Daniela Asenjo def. Natalia Vanesa Lopez by unanimous decision in Valdivia, Chile
• In Cordoba, Argentina, Carolina Marcela Gutierrez Gaite get the majority decision over Marta Soledad Juncos
• Christina McMahon gets the TKO in round 5 over Lana Cooper in  Belfast, Northern Ireland
• In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Florencia Roxana Canteros defeated Carla Romina Weiss by unanimous decision
• Wendy Toussaint defeated Koree Boyd by unanimous decision in Huntington, New York

Miscellaneous News

In MMA action on Thursday, Ashley Greenway picked up her second amateur strawweight belt by defeating Ashley Miller by armbar round 1 at Victory Combat Sports in New York City.

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In Šturovo, Slovakia Thursday, Veronika Hornyak defeated Sara Csillag by TKO round 2 in boxing.

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Courtesy Lion Fight

Cyborg Justino and Jennifer Colomb both came in on weight for their Muay bout at Lion Fight Promotions in Vegas Friday night. The fight will air on AXS-TV.

Justino will be making her major Muay Thai debut outside of her native Brazil and is the current InivictaFC MMA featherweight champion. Colomb is currently 10-0 with all wins by first round stoppage.

In an untelevised bout on the card, Angela Hill looks to improve her record to 15-0 as she takes on fellow undefeated fighter Monique Travis.

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Markezic and Woodie

The Tuff-n-uff featherweight tournament will get underway Friday night in Vegas with the quarterfinal round matches.

Six of the eight weighed in Thursday, as Ashley Osman had to pull out, leaving Bethany Del Cid without an opponent. It’s not known if Del Cid will be getting a bye into the semi-finals or will be fighting for her spot on the next card.

The pairings for Friday night are:

• Lorena Markezic vs. Chloe Woodie
• Shannon Reid vs. Autumn King
• Bryanna Fissori vs. Jessica Zomchik

We are hearing King came in overweight but the match will go as planned as an exhibition. Reid will advance into the tournament semi-finals no matter if she wins or doesn’t.

The matches will stream live for $5 on Tuff-n-uff’s UStream channel.

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Since the women didn’t compete on “The Ultimate Fighter”, we didn’t do a report. However, we can tell you next week, it will be Roxanne Modafferi versus Jessica Rakcozy in the second quaterfinal.

It will air on Fox Sports 1 on Thursday.

If you want a hilarious video recap our friends at WMMA Round-up has got the hook-up.

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Knudsen

Erica Paes sustained a knee injury in training and is bowing out of her match with Holly Holm at LegacyFC October 11 in Allen, TX. In her place will be Alaskan fighter Nikki Knudsen.

Knudsen (2-1) has gotten first round stoppages in her two win as a pro. She got a submission in her last bout this past January. She trains out of Gracie Barra Alaska.

The match will air on AXS-TV October 11.

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Cooper

Bassett

Flyweight prospects Amanda Bobby Cooper and Heather Bassett will battle on November 15th on the North American Fighting Championship: “Unrivaled” card in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Michigan native Cooper (8-3 ammy) will make her pro debut on the card. She racked up one of the fastest KOs in the women’s division’s history. She took out Tori Music in 8 seconds to win the WXC flyweight title. She has finished her last four opponents within the distance.

Bassett (1-0) racked up her first pro win a few weeks ago at King of the Cage getting the first round submission over Breea Gilbert. Bassett went 5-2 as an amateur, having won her last three ammy matches before her pro win.

No word on if the match will be streamed.

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OneFC did a great video piece on Sherilyn Lim, who will be debuting for the promotion October 18 versus Ann Ossman. You can watch it here.

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On the podcast Sunday at 1 p.m. pst/4 p.m. eastern, we will have New Mexico’s own Stacey Sigala who will look for her second win as a pro bantamweight as she takes on TJ Cunanan at Rocktagon 29 in El Paso, TX Sept. 28.

You can listen here on Sunday.

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Rumors

The UFC has yet to announce Alexandra Albu’s signing. There is speculation that Albu’s team maybe “trolling” the MMA media for publicity. We shall see.

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Another rumored fighter on the InvictaFC card is Katja Kankaanpää. This adds to Felice Herrig (who is confirmed) and Joanne Calderwood (not confirmed). So expect a lot of strawweight action.

One person not expected to be there is Mauro Ranallo, who will be doing boxing commentary for Showtime. More than likely Bas Rutten will be filling in.

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Schedule Fights

Pro MMA

Two pro bouts are set internationally:

• At MMA Downunder 4 in Adelaide, Australia Mae-Lin Leow (1-2) and Arlene Blencowe (2-4) look to improve their records in the bantamweight division. The fight will stream on epicentre.tv for $14.95.
• Flyweight Tina Lähdemäki looks to improve to 4-0 as she takes on pro debuter Stephanie Page at Cage 23 in Finland

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Ammy MMA

The Warrior’s Cage in Lansing, Michigan is set for four women’s title matches, plus two additional bouts.

• Joann Nguyen vs Cora Thompson for the TWC Bantamweight title
• Kelly Flow vs Sara Van Kammen for the TWC Flyweight title
• Rachael Smith vs Kyna Sisson for the TWC Strawweight title
• Alyse Anderson vs Taylor Denslow for the TWC Atomweight title
• Abigail Copelin vs Amber Rodriguez (bantamweight bout)
• Katelyn Dykas vs Vanessa Meinke (bantamweight bout)

We will have live results Saturday on out twitter account @WombatSports.

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Ignite Fighting Championship in Amarillo, Texas will feature three women’s division bouts.

• Angel Jones vs. Jianna Denizard
• Mercedes Chavez vs. Bianca Rodriguez (135)
• Sanaz Khamisi vs. Elisa Marrugo (115)

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In other Ammy MMA action:

• At Fight Lab in Charlotte, North Carolina, Nicole Ertzberger will take on Amy Bybee
• Amy Holland will face Cassandra Walker as Hard Rock MMA 57 in Shepherdsville, Kentucky

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Boxing

Ana Laura Esteche and Victoria Noelia Bustos will battle for the vacant IBF lightweight title in Santa Fe, Argentina.

Esteche (9-2-1) is looking for her first world title after fighting to a draw against former WBO champ Enis Pacheco last year. She has since won her past three.

Bustos (9-2) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Yohanna Belen Alfonso in June. She has won 3 of her last four fights.

Also on the card, Alejandra Maria de Lujan Rios (6-3-2) will take on Leonela Paola Yudica Andino (4-0-1) in a flyweight bout.

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In other boxing action:

• In Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Lisa Brown battles Amanda Beaudin
• Ruth Aquino faces Lorena Gomez in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• In Santa Fe, Argentina, Gabriela Marcela Zapata takes on  Roxana Beatriz Laborde

Courtesy UFC

Pro MMA

Jessica Andrade proved her worth with a unanimous decision win over Rosi Sexton this past weekend at the UFC Fight Night card in Machester, England.

Andrade outstruck Sexton in all the rounds, looking like a mini version of Cyborg. Sexton would tough it out for all three round, but it was a clear decision for Andrade. Sexton stated she is okay post fight, with many of the injuries just superficial. Andrade gets her first UFC win, with Sexton losing her second.

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Courtesy Mike Newcomb

Patricia Vidonic gets a huge win this past weekend,  defeating #9 ranked Mei Yamaguchi by split decision in an action packed match at PXC in Guam.

Vidonoic (now 9-6) controlled most of the first round with her striking and ground work, but Vidonic would rally back in the second, getting a slick back suplex and a rear naked choke attempt. Vidonic would continue to work submissions until the bell.

The third round became a war on the feet, with Vidonic getting the upper hand. Yamaguchi got the takedown later in the round, but Vidonic continued to work on submissions. Yamaguchi would get some ground and pound before the final bell.

Vidonic would take the split decision.

You can watch the match here.

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In other pro action:

• At BAMMA USA in Commerce, CA, Rachael Cummins submitted Michele Gutierrez by armbar round 1
• Alida Gray defeated Soannia Tiem by TKO round 3 at 24/7 12: State of Emergency in Odessa, TX
• Rebecca Heintzman got the rear naked choke submission over Allison Haynes in round 2 at CFFC in Atlantic City, NJ
• In Sao Paulo, Brazil at Circuito Talent de MMA, Livia Souza def. Aline Sattelmayer by unanimous decision
• In a pair of bouts at Provincial FC 1 in London, Ontario, Canada, Lynnell House defeated Shannon Ludlow by TKO 4:17 round 1 and Randa Markos defeated Kara Kirsh by split decision
• Mariah Prussia got the TKO win over Harleigh Davis in round 2 at Max Fights in Fargo, ND
• Beatriz Zambonini defeated Dhanii Pekena by TKO round 1 at Rio Fight Championship 4

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Ammy MMA

Begley armbars McNitt Courtesy Jimmy Range

The Warriors for Heroes MMA event in St. Louis, MO had two female bouts over the weekend.

Gina Begley would win the flyweight title as she defeated Hannah McNitt by rear naked choke in round 2. She improves to 4-2.

Stephanie Alba defeated Bobbie Beddard by TKO round 2 in an atomweight contest. She improves to 5-2.

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In other amateur MMA action:

• At NorCal Combat in Orland, CA, Autumn Norton defeated Bryanna Fissori by guillotine choke 0:55 round 3
• Blair Patton got the rear naked choke submission1 over Krystal McGuire in round 1 to win the Blackout FC flyweight title in Carthage, MO
• In Minneapolis, MN at King of the Cage, Calie Cutler defeated Hope Sanftner by TKO round 2
• Jianna Denizard defeated Venessa Grimes by unanimous decision at SPAMMA 7 in Lubbock, Texas

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Boxing

Lindsay Garbatt got a solid win this past weekend, earning the vacant WIBA featherweight title over Jackie Trivilino by majority decision in Albany, NY.

In what was a thrilling back and forth match which could have went either way, two judges saw it for the Canadian Garbatt, who gains her second world title in a second weight class. She improves to 8-6-2.

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Courtesy Fight News

In Toluca, México, Ibeth Zamora Silva retained her WBC light flyweight title with an unanimous decision win over Ava Knight. Silva was dominant throughout Knight only winning three rounds.

You can watch the video here.  

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Sindy Amador wins the vacant IFBA Junior Flyweight title with her win over Amaris Quintana by unanimous decision in Temecula, CA in a rematch. Amador (now 11-1) came back from her first loss of her pro career and defeated Quintana for the second time.

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In other boxing action:

• GBC super bantamweight champ Elina Tissen retained her title and gained the vacant GBU super bantamweight title by defeating Fleis Djendji by unaimous decision in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
• Marcela Eliana Acuna win the vacant WBO super bantamweight title by defeatring Halanna Dos Santos by points in Salto, Uruguay
• In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fernanda Soledad Alegre defeated Maria Angelica Ruiz by unanimous decision
• Carolina Arias defeated Alys Sanchez by split decision in San Jose, Costa Rica
• In a pair of bouts in Hérault, France, Angelique Duchemin defeated Claudia Ferenci unanimous decision, and Sylvain Chapelle defeated Elemir Rafael by unanimous decision

The Golden State Boxing Association will be recognizing those women who keep the ladies’s division going November 9th.

The “It’s a Knockout” event will be honoring eight females who have helped the women’s division survive inside and outside the ring and entering them into the GSBA Hall of Fame.

Among the honorees:

Mia St. John – former boxing world champion who has had a storied sixteen year pro career. Her battle with Christy Martin in 2002 at the Pontiac Silverdome was the most watched women’s boxing match in the history of the sport.

Sue Fox – The founder of WBAN.com, she is one of the most powerful people in women’s boxing today. Her website it the number 1 source for women’s boxing news, and has helped promote the sport for over a decade. She also established female boxing titles that require no fees to promoters.

Layla Carter – Having won six world titles in four different divisions, the 15 year vet of the sport is considered one of the most skilled pugilists in the sport. Having wins over Jelena Mrdjenovich, Elena Reed, and Jessica Rakoczy, Carter is currently the WBA light middleweight title.

Lucia Rijker – The Dutch fighter has yet to taste defeat, with 14 KOs to her credit. She is most remembered for her appearance in the film “Million Dollar Baby” with Clint Eastwood and Hillary Swank.

Gwen Adair – Professional boxing’s first female referee, she broke barriers and was the first female to referee a title match. She helped many more females to take part in officiating combat sports.

Michele Chong – The long time boxing journalist helped open the doors for other female journalists to cover the sport as a whole. She had a weekly column “The Chatter Box” for over a decade, and is now the editor and chief at MyBoxingFans.com.

Jacquie Richardson – Co-founder of the Retired Boxers Foundation, her work has helped hundreds of boxing, male and female, transfer from fighting to working in other aspects of the sport, and careers outside the ring. She also works for the Ventura County District Attorney coordinating investigations of child molestation and sexual assault.

Carol Steindler – One of the first women to run and manage a boxing gym, Steindler became the co-owner and manager of the Main Street Gym after her father Howie Steindler was brutally murdered. The gym is a world famous haunt for World Champions to train in Southern California.

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The event will also pay tribute to the late World champion Ken Norton.

The ceremony will take place at the Luminarious Restaurant in Monterey Park, CA at 11:30 am on November 9. Tickets are $35 and you can call Linda Young at 818-621-2249 to purchase.

Miscellaneous News

In action on Thursday at Bitetti Combat 18 in Rio de Janeiro:

• Viviane Sucuri def. Duda Yankovich by TKO round 2
• Priscila de Souza def. Ilara Joanne by Armbar in round 2

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Sarah Moras won the last quarterfinal match on “The Ultimate Fighter” Wednesday by submitting Peggy Morgan via armbar at 4:39 of round 1.

You can watch the match here.

Shortly after the win, the semi-final pairings were announced.

In a rematch of their 2012 match, Moras will take on Juliana Pena. Moras won their first match via TKO (doctor’s stoppage). Top boxer Jessica Rakcozy will face InvictaFC vet Raquel Pennington in the other semi-final. The first semi-final will air a week from Wednesday.

You can watch the Women’s MMA Round-up’s review here.

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InvictaFC president Shannon Knapp gave us some updates this past week about the present and future if the promotion.

If you haven’t heard yet, co-founder Janet Martin is out of company, but Knapp isn’t coming forward on why she is gone. The parting wasn’t amicable though, and there are some changes and messes being fixed behind the scenes in the wake of the split.

As we reported several weeks ago, InvictaFC 8 will take place in January or February. Cyborg Justino is expected to main event.

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Knapp also stated that even though the UFC was talking to a few strawweights the past few months, they don’t expect to start a 115 division anytime soon.

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Foroni & Van Soest

Friday night on AXS TV, Lion Fights Muay Thai will feature three female kickboxing bouts.

Promotional standout Tiffany van Soest will take on undefeated French champion Magali Foroni. Also, InvictaFC vet Kaiyana Rain will make her promtoional debut against Miranda Cayabyab.

Victoria Beltran will take on Lauren Rosa in amateur action in an non-televised bout.

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Alexandra Albu is out of her December 7 match with Julie Kedzie due to injury. A replacement is expected to be announced next week.

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PXC has announced a female bout for their November 9th card in the Philippines.

Local fighter Gina Iniong will take on France’s Nathalie Heidel. Iniong lost a decision her last time out in China, but won her debut via choke. Heidel will make her MMA debut after a succesful kickboxing career.

The fight will stream on the PXC’s Livestream channel.

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An update on “Spray Tan Gate”. After the news broke that Cortney Casey was appealing her loss to Pearl Gonzales in their XFC flyweight title match a few weeks ago because Casey claimed that “Gonzales’s spray tan made her slippery”; XFC president John Prisco has made a statement via the XFC website.

“I want to be careful because I do not want to devalue what Pearl earned that night. It was a great fight and either girl makes a great champion in our organization.”

“When Cortney came to me AFTER the fight I immediately took her to the TN commissioner, Jeff Mullins. Jeff and myself immediately proceeded to Pearls locker room where we could inspect if there was any illegal substance on her. We found her, knowing if there was anything prior it could have been removed by now, and she was dry. I wish it were brought to my attention during the fight, after is a problem, as both fighters have left the cage.”

“The Tennessee commission is researching the incident, but for now, we simply have to suffice to say these two WILL meet in the cage again soon enough to settle the score, and as Casey promises, it will be another exciting fight.”

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XFC also announced they will have tryouts January 25 in Charleston, SC. One fighter will be selected to receive a 5 fight contract with the XFC, while others could earn 1 fight contracts to fight on a future XFC event. Pro and ammy females in all weight classes are welcome.

• NO BLOODWORK NEEDED – You will not be fighting, just sparring.
• You do not need to be on weight, but should be close. You will be paired up by current size.
• Must bring your own fight/sparring gear.
• $25 registration fee

More info can be found on the XFC website.

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An extended preview of “Fightress” has been released. The documentary profiles Holly Holm and Mary McGee as they prepare for Holm’s last boxing match. It also interviews boxers and trainers on the struggles and tribulations on the women’s divisions in boxing.

You can watch the preview here.

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Rumors

Michelle Ould is expected to announce her signing to a major promotion in the next few weeks.

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Scheduled Fights

Pro MMA

DEEP-JEWELS returns for its second card in Tokyo, Japan.

The main event features atomweight champion Seo Hee-Ham defending her title for the first time, facing Sadae Numata. Also the semi-finals of the strawweight tournament.

Here is the complete card:

• Seo Hee Ham vs. Sadae Numata – atomweight title
• Naho Sugiyama vs. Masako Yoshida (105)
• Tamaki Usui vs. Naomi Taniyama (105)
• Megumi Sugimoto vs Sachiko Fujimori (116)
• Naomi Taniyama vs Tamaki Usui (105)

Strawweight tournament semi-finals

• Mizuki Inoue vs. Emi Fujino
• Mika Nagano vs. Emi Tomimatsu

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In other pro bouts this weekend:

• At Caged Warrior Combat 9 in Kingston, WA, Amy Davis takes on Thea Wolfe. This will stream for free at Cagewarriorcombat.com.
• Nadia Nixon faces Sharice Davids at Shamrock FC in St. Louis, MO
• In McAllen, TX, Maria Lopez battles Monica Flores at STFC MMA
• At NCF 17 in Santa Catarina, Brazil, Daiana Torquato takes on Ariane Lipski

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Ammy MMA

In ammy MMA action this weekend:

• In a pair of bouts at Brawl in the Fall in Detroit, MI, Lauren Foley takes on Rachael Smith, and Katelyn Dykas faces Angela Jennings.
• Katlyn Chookagian battles Janice Meyer at CFFC in King of Prussia, PA. This will stream on GFL.tv for $15.
• At Hardrock MMA in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Raquel Brown takes on Rose Shanks-Smith
• Katy Collins faces Alexandria Stobbe at Brawl Inc. in Branson, MO

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Boxing

Three matches are set for Queretaro, Mexico on Saturday with two titles on the line.

Yazmin Rivas and Jessica Gonzalez will battle for the interim WBC bantamweight title. Rivas (28-7) has won her past seven fights. Gonzalez (3-1) has won two of her past 3.

WBA bantamweight champion Irma Garcia will defend her belt against Magali Rodriguez. Garcia (7-1-1) is coming off a split decision non-title loss to Gonzales in August. Rodriguez (13-4-1) has won six straight.

In the third bout, Maria Elena Villalobos will take on Alma De la Cruz.

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Victoria Noelia Bustos will defend her IBF lightweight title against Roxana Beatriz Laborde in Santa Fe, Argentina Saturday. Bustos (10-2) won the vacant title in September over Ana Laura Esteche. Laborde (8-10) has won three of her last 4 fights. 

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In other boxing action:

• In Yucatán, Mexico, Ana Julaton faces Perla Hernandez
• Carolina Rodriguez takes on Natalia Vanesa Lopez in Puente Alto, Chile
• In Cerete, Colombia, Francia Elena Bravo battles Claudia Munoz
• Caroline Schroeder dukes it out with Masa Bacanov in Bayern, Germany
• In Aguascalientes, Mexico, Marisela Carrilo faces Karina Gallardo
• Karine Rinaldo battles Marina Sakharov for the vacant France super bantamweight title on Doubs, France
• In Mashantucket, Connecticut, Shelly Vincentdukes it out with Alisah McPhee

Ham vs. Numata Courtesy eFight.jp

Pro MMA

Seo Hee Ham successfully defend her DEEP-JEWELS 106 pound title this past weekend, getting a unanimous decision over #1 contender Sadae Numata in Tokyo.

It was Ham’s ground game that gave her the nod from the judges, with ground and pound and several submission attempts over the tough Numata. Ham improves to 12-5.

Also on the card, two tournament finalists were determined for the 115 tournament. Rising star and Invicta vet Mizuki Inoue improves to 7-1 with her win over veteran fighter Emi Fujino. In the other semi-final, Emi Tomimatsu defeated Mika Nagano, avenging a loss in their first outing. Inoue and Tomimatsu will face each other in February in the tournament finals.

In other matches on the card:

• Naho Sugiyama def. Masako Yoshida by unanimous decision
• Yukiko Seki def. Madoka Ebihara by unanimous decision
• Sachiko Fujimori def. Megumi Sugimoto by split decision
• Tamaki Usui def. Naomi Taniyama by unanimous decision

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In other pro MMA bouts this weekend:

• At Shamrock FC in Kansas City, KS, Sharice Davids submitted Nadia Nixon by triangle choke round 1
• Monica Flores TKOed Maria Lopez in round 2 at STFC MMA in McAllen, TX
• In Kingston, WA at Caged Warrior Combat 9, Amy Davis submitted Thea Wolfe by armbar at 3:44 round 3
• Justine Kish defeated Tang Jin by unanimous decision at the WCK event in Las Vegas, NV
• At NCF 17 in Santa Catarina, Brazil, Ariane Lipski defeated Daiana Torquato by unanimous decision

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Ammy MMA

Impact Fight League in Detroit, MI had three female bouts on their card this weekend.

In a featured bout, Rachael Smith defeated Lauren Foley by split decision. In a bantamweight title match,  Natalie Madej defeated Carolyn Biskup by KO round 2. Katelyn Dykas took the flyweight title with her rear naked choke submission win over Angela Jennings in round 1.

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In other ammy action:

• At CFFC in King of Prussia, PA, Katlyn Chookagian defeated Janice Meyer by unanimous decision
• Leanne Foster submitted Kirsten Allen by armbar round 1 to win the featherweight title at FCFF in Portland, OR
• In Bowling Green, Kentucky at Hardrock MMA, Raquel Brown defeated Rose Shanks-Smith by submission (rear naked choke) 2:10 round 1

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Van Soest courtesy Lion Fights

Kickboxing

Three female matches happened at Lion Fights in Las Vegas, NV this past Friday.

In the only televised bout, Tiffany Van Soest continued her dominace as she defeated Magali Foroni by TKO after Foroni’s corner threw in the towel.

In other matches, InvictaFC vet Kaiyana Rain lost a razor thin split decision to Miranda Cayabyab. In an amateur Muay Thai bout, Lauren Rosa defeated Victoria Beltran by decision.

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Boxing

In a trifecta of fights in Queretaro, Mexico:

• Jessica Gonzalez defeated Yazmin Rivas by split decision to win the interim WBC bantamweight title
• Irma Garcia retained her WBA bantamweight title over Magali Rodriguez by majority decision
• Maria Elena Villalobos defeated Alma De la Cruz by unanimous decision

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In other boxing action:

• In a pair of bouts in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Victoria Cisneros defeated Paty Ramirez by TKO (retirement) round 5 to win the vacant WBC Silver welterweight title, and Karina Gallardo defeated Marisela Carrilo by unanimous decision.
• Victoria Noelia Bustos retained her IBF lightweight title, taking the unanimous decision over Roxana Beatriz Laborde in Santa Fe, Argentina
• Doubs, France had two bouts. Karine Rinaldo defeated Marina Sakharov by points to win the vacant France super bantamweight title, and Laetitia Arzalier defeated Amira Hamzaoui by TKO round 6
• Ana Arrazola retain her WBF light flyweight title by defeating Maria del Refugio Jimenez Cruz by unanimous decision in Guanajuato, Mexico
• In Mashantucket, Connecticut, Shelly Vincent defeated Alisah McPhee by TKO round 4
• Carolina Rodriguez TKOed Natalia Vanesa Lopez in round 5 in Puente Alto, Chile
• In Cerete, Colombia, Francia Elena Bravo got the unanimous decision over Claudia Munoz  
• Ana Julaton defeated Perla Hernandez by unanimous decision in Yucatán, Mexico

Iniong vs. Heidel Courtesy PXC

Miscellaneous News

In pro MMA action Saturday:

• In a pair of bouts at Shock’n'Awe in England, Gemma Hewitt defeated Chloe Hinchcliffe by TKO 3.56 round 1, and in ammy action, Molly McCann def. Samantha Taylor by unanimous decision .
• At PXC in the Philippines, Gina Iniong defeated Nathalie Heidel by TKO round 1
• Tina Lähdemäki submitted Karla Benitez arm triangle in round 1 at Cage 24 in Turku, Finland

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In Ammy MMA action Saturday:

• At Just Scrap in Maui, Sumiko defeated Hannah Kampf by unanimous decision

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Hardy Courtesy Dog House Boxing

In boxing action Saturday:

• In a pair of fights in Marne, France,  WBF minimumweight champ Anne Sophie Da Costa defeated Yesenia Martinez Castrejon by majority decision to retain her title; and  Prisca Vicot defeated Cindy Bonhiver by majority decision
• Jessica Chavez and Arely Mucino fight to a draw in their match for the the WBC Silver light flyweight title in Coacalco, México. Chavez retians the title.
• In Geneva, Switzerland, Ornella Domini win the vacant EBU welterweight title by defeating Sabrina Giuliani by split decision. Also on the card,  Pasa Malagic defeated Gabriela Busha by unanimous decision
• Heather Hardy got the TKO over Ana Laura Gomez in round 2 to win the vacant UBF International Super Bantamweight title in Brooklyn, New York
• In Whitehall, New York, Sarah Kuhn defeated Kerri Hill by unanimous decision.
• Yohana Gimenez defeated Alejandra Soledad Morales by split decision in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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In action Thursday:

• Maria Djursaa submitted Alexandra Buch by rear naked choke round 1 by ECMMA in Risskov Aarhus, Denmark.
• In boxing,  WIBA welterweight champ Tori Nelson retained her title with a unanimous decision over Kali Reis in Cockeysville, Maryland.
• Also in boxing, Sabrina Ostowari defeated Tanyakorn Sor Thammajak by unanimous decision in Eatons Hill, Australia

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Friday’s matches saw:

• Izabela Badurek submitting Weronika Zygmunttriangle choke round 1 in a pro MMA bout at Thunderstrike Fight League in Poland
• In a pair of ammy MMA bouts at Steelfist MMA in Salt Lake City, UT, Aubree Thompson defeated Catherine Myers by unanimous decision and  Heidi Wollebaek defeated Jennifer Snyder by Split decision.
• In boxing, Johanna Rydberg defeated Nevenka Mikulic by unanimous decision in Kalmar, Sweden, while Maria Magdalena Rivera defeated Yohana Alejandra Mora by unanimous decision in Rio Negro, Argentina.

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Stautzenberger

Schuckman

Amber Stautzenberger has a new opponent for her bout at XKO in Arlington, TX November 23. InvictaFC vet Lacey Schuckman has announced Friday she will be stepping up to take the short fight.

Stautzenberger (3-1) has rebounded after her pro debut loss to Paige Van Zant, winning three straight, including a won over Glena Avilia. Stautzenberger is on the verge of being picked up by Invicta, and a win over Schuckman may solidify her case.

Schuckman (9-6) has won her past two fights after losing a split decision to now InvictaFC champ Michelle Waterson. She will be jumping back to strawweight for the match and hopes to make it three in a row.

No word on if the match will be streamed.

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The Ultimate Fighter next week will feature a rematch between Sarah Moras and Juliana Pena. Moras won by a second round doctor’s stoppage in their first fight. The rematch will air on Fox Sports 1 on Wednesday.

You can watch Women’s MMA Round-up’s breakdown of this week’s episode here.

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UFC 168 ticket sales have reached 5.6 million according to president Dana White. The fight will be co-main evented by bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey versus Miesha Tate.

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Ould

Invicta has launched their new slick website this week, which features more social media interaction and bios from top fighters inside and outside the company.

The new website launched in style with the announcement that Michele Ould has signed to the promotion. Ould is 7-3 and is riding a three fight win streak. Among her wins include a decision over fellow Invicta signee Munah Holland and Ultimate Fighter semi-finalist Jessica Rakcozy. No word on when Ould will debut for the company.

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EA Sports is letting the fans vote on who should be on the cover of the UFC 2014 video game. Among the nominees are UFC champ Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate. The first round of voting ends Sunday and you can pick your favorite here.

We, personally, would like to see both on the cover, but you can only pick one.

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Chalmers

Aniano

The Princesses of Pain released video of their MMA bantamweight tournament finals this week. You can watch the battle here.

POP president Belinda Dunne is asking to get champion Dawn Chalmers to fight internationally, and is also looking to give exposure to New Zealand fighters.

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This Sunday at 1 p.m. pst/4 p.m. est on the podcast, we will have fighter Jen Aniano who will make her long awaited pro debut as she takes on Chrissie Daniels at The Warrior’s Cage in Michigan.

You can listen to the podcast here.

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Rumors

UFC president Dana White mentioned that four of the eight TUF contestants will be competing at “The Ultimate Finale” Nov. 30.

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Cat Zingano is hoping to face the UFC champ (be it Ronda Rousey or Miesha Tate) in March or April.

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Coming off a win this past week, Justine Kish is looking to go 4-0 as a pro in MMA. She has a fight tentatively set for January 24 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. No word on an opponent.

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Kate da Silva is tentatively set to defend her Storm Damage MMA featherweight title in March in Australia. No opponent has been announced at this time.

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Scheduled Fights

Even though we are late with the column, there are a few fights this week before we hit Friday.

Sunday - Brazil Combat 2 MMA in Soa Paulo, Brazil see two pro bouts as Bruna Wing faces Aline Sattelmayer, and Roberta Marreta battles Daiane Firmino

Monday – Boxing in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium sees Delfine Persoon will face Eva Halasi. Persoon is on a 17 fight win streak with seven of them KOs

Wednesday – In Anchorage, AK, ‎Kyleen Davis takes on Gabby Clark at AFC 103 in a pro MMA bout.

Thursday - Naoko Shibata and Alondra Garcia will duke it out for the vacant IBF light flyweight boxing title in Tokyo, Japan. Shibata os the current OPBF champion and is looking to gain momentum. Garcia is undefeated with eight straight wins.

Also Thursday at Tachi Palace Fights in Lemoore, California, Marion Reneau battles Jennifer Anderson

Miscellaneous news

Juliana Pena has advanced to The Ultimate Fighter finals with her win over Sarah Moras in the semi-finals, which aired Wednesday on Fox Sports 1. Pena was able to get the guillotine choke over Moras in the second round to revenge a loss in their first outing a year ago.

You can watch the match here.

The last semi-final will air in two weeks with Jessica Rakcozy facing Raquel Pennington.

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In action this past week:

Pro MMA

• On Wednesday at AFC 103 in Anchorage, AK, Gabby Clark submitted Kyleen Davis by arm triangle in round 1
• Marion Reneau defeated Leslie Rodriguez  by TKO 1:24 round 1 at Tachi Palace Fights in Lemoore, California Thursday night. You can watch the video here (26 min. in).

Boxing

• On Monday in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Delfine Persoon defeated Eva Halasi by TKO round 3
• In a pair of bouts in Tokyo, Japan Thursday, Naoko Shibata won the vacant IBF light flyweight title by defeating Alondra Garcia by unanimous decision and Momo Koseki defeated Nora Cardoza by unanimous decision

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Miesha Tate beat out Ronda Rousey in the first round of voting for the EA Sports UFC 2014 video game cover voting. Tate is taking on Alexander Gustafsson in the second round of voting. You can vote here.

Second round of voting ends November 17.

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MMACanada.net has a poll for your favorite female Canadian female fighter. Among the nominees are Sarah Kaufman, Alexis Davis, Sarah Moras, Julia Budd, and Charmaine Tweet.

You can vote here (look right side middle of the page).

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The Florida MMA Awards are also looking fans to vote for their favorite fighter. Among the nominees are Ashlee Evans-Smith, Tecia Torres, Amanda Nunes, and Jessica Aguilar.

You can vote here.

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Stautzenberger

On the podcast Sunday at 1 p.m. pst/4 p.m. est, we will have pro strawweight Amber Stautzenberger, who will be facing Lacey Schuckman at XKO in a few weeks.

You can listen to the podcast here on Sunday.

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Smith, Tate, & Dandois

Rumors

Miesha Tate is training in Vegas at the moment for her upcoming battle with UFC champ Ronda Rousey. She was at Syndicate MMA this week to spare with Team Tate member Roxanne Modafferi and XFC fighter Heather Clark.

Tate is now over at Xtreme Couture, training with InvictaFC flyweight title challenger Leslie Smith and European fighter Cindy Dandois. Dandois (5-1) is a judoka out of Belguim and has a notable win over Marloes Coenen.

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Hook’n'Shoot founder Jeffery Osbourne is currently scouting female international amateur fighters in Brazil and Asia for a TV show that will air on MTV Asia.

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Scheduled Fights

Pro MMA

Three fights will be featured on the FWC 16 in Nerang, Australia. In the main event  Jess Rose vs Kyra Purcell (145)

• Claire Fryer vs Melanie Malone (115)
• Kanani Mangakahia vs Belinda Sedgwick (145)

You can watch all the fight for $9.50 US by going to Epicentre.tv.

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In other pro action:

• At KOTC in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, Lynnell House faces Sarah Mcrann
• Chris Stanley takes on Rebecca Jones at XFS: Feast or Famine in Valley Center, CA
• In Lansing, Michigan at Total Warrior Combat, Jen Aniano battles Christina Daniels
• In a pair of bouts Contender Fight Woman in Spain, Karla Benitez faces Rita Marreno, and Esther Cardenas battles Minerva Montero

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Ammy MMA

South Africa continues to grow it’s women’s divisions with a pair of bouts on the Fightstar MMA card in Bez Valley, South Africa.

• Natasha Elliott vs. Danella Eliasov
• Santa-Marié Venter vs.. Iris Rodrigues

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Tri-City Thunder in Elizabethtown, TN will see a pair of bouts. TCT champs Ashley Lane and Ashley Hancock will fight in a title for title match in the main event, while Hope Halava will face Laura Byrnes.

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In other ammy MMA action:

• At Arena Fighting Championships in Tampa, Florida, Cheyanne Vlismas battles Lisa Anistario
• JJ Aldrich faces Rachel Ostovich for the Destiny MMA flyweight title in Hawaii
• In Sullivan, Indiana at GE Fights, Shakia Hughes faces Taylor Brown
• At Fight Lab in Charlotte, NC, Andy Nguyen takes on Aracley Valenzuela

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Boxing

Jennifer Salinas will face Yolis Marrugo Franco for the vacant WBF super bantamweight title in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Saturday. Salinas (14-3) has won three straight and is looking for her first world title. Franco (15-8-3) is the former WIBA super featherweight champion and is looking for her third straight win and her second world title. 

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In Barnaul, Russia, Svetlana Kulakova will look to defend her interim WBA light welterweight title when she faces Florence Muthoni. Kulakova (8-0) won the title in August and has yet to taste defeat. Muthoni (8-2-1) has come back from two losses to winning eight straight fights. In her last bout, she drew to Jennifer Retzke in a IBO title bout.

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Three bouts are set for Queens, New York Friday with a heavyweight title bout. Sonya Lamonakis will take on Gwendolyn O’Neil for the vacant USA New York State heavyweight title. In other bouts on the card, Eileen Olszewski faces Natalie Roy, and Jennifer Santiago dukes it out with Peggy Maerz.

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In other boxing action:

• In San Miguel, Argentina, Cecilia Sofia Mena faces Paula Andrea Morales for the vacant Argentina (FAB) featherweight title
• Soledad Capriolo takes on Lizbeth Crespo in Cordoba, Argentina
• Down the road in Neuquen, Argentina Mayra Alejandra Gomez battles Cristina Pacheco
• Klara Svensson dukes it out with Borislava Goranova in Albertslund, Denmark
• In Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Jessica Balogun faces Daniela David
• Lauryn Eagle battles Daniella Smith in Hamilton, New Zealand
• In Bialystok, Poland, Sylwia Giedzwidz dukes it out Anastasiya Mazets
• In a pair of bouts in Podolsk, Russia, Ekaterina Izotova faces Anna Poskrebysheva and Yulia Berezikova takes on Nadezhda Khaenok
• Katharlina Loeffer battles Fatuma Namugerwa in Lugogo, Uganda
• Saretha Bonner dukes it out with Latashia Burton in Meridian, Mississippi

Fryer def. Malone Courtesy FWC

Pro MMA

FWC held a card in Nerang, Australia with featured some developing talent down under. Kickboxing champ Claire Fryer gains her first MMA title by defeating Melanie Malone by TKO at 1:38 of round 1 for the 115 belt. Kyra Purcell became the FWC bantamweight champion by getting the unanimous decision over Jess Rose.

In a pair for featherweight bouts, Kanani Mangakahia submitted Belinda Sedgwick by strikes at 1:38 of round 1, and Zoie Shreiweis defeated Megan Anderson by majority decision.

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In other pro action:

• At XFS in Valley Center, CA Chris Stanley defeated Jackie Bollinger by KO (leg kick) 0:45 of round 1
• Christina Daniels KOed Jen Aniano at 0:22 of round 1 at Total Warrior Combat in Lansing, Michigan
• In a pair of bouts at Contender Fight Woman in Spain, Karla Benitez defeated Rita Marreno by TKO in round 3 and Minerva Montero submitted Esther Cardenas by rear naked choke in round 1
• At DEEP Impact Rookies 3 in Toyama, Japan, Satomi Takano submitted Miyoko Kusaka by rear naked choke in round 1
• Lynnell House defeated Sarah Mcrann by KO 1:56 of round 1 at KOTC in Cold Lake, Alberta

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Rodriguez over Venter Courtesy South Africa MMA

Ammy MMA

South Africa continues to build it’s women’s division with two bouts at Fightstar in Bez Valley.

• Danella Eliasov submitted Natasha Elliott by armbar round 1
•  Iris Rodrigues defeated Santa-Marié Venter by unanimous decision

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A pair of bouts happened at Tri-City Thunder in Elizabethtown, TN. Ashley Hancock defeated Ashley Lane by KO at 0:52 of round 1 in a title for title bout, and Hope Halava submitted Laura Byrnes by guillotine at 2:11 of round 1.

You can watch the Hancock versus Lane fight here.

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In other ammy action:

• At Arena Fighting Championships in Tampa, Florida, Cheyanne Vlismas submitted Lisa Anistario by armbar round 1
• Rachel Ostovich defeated JJ Aldrich by majority decision to win the Destiny MMA flyweight title in Hawaii
• In Charlotte, NC at Fight Lab, Aracley Valenzuela defeated Andy Nguyen by unanimous decision

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Shoot Boxing

Two female bouts happened at Shoot Boxing Battle Summit: “Ground Zero Tokyo 2013” in Tokyo, Japan.

• S-Cup champion Rena Kubota defeated late replacement opponent Maylee Won by unaimous decision to win her 7th straight
• Former Shoot Boxing Flyweight Champion Ai Takahashi defeated Miyo Yoshida by unanimous decision

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Salinas over Franco Courtesy Reuters

Boxing

Jennifer Salinas earn her first world title as she defeated Yolis Marrugo Franco by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBF super bantamweight title in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, Salina improves to 15-3 and won her forth straight.

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Eilleen Forrest moved up in weight and gained the vacant WBF lightweight title by getting the TKO over Yarkor Chavez Annan in round 1 in  Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. Forrest improves to 1-2-1.

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In Barnaul, Russia, Svetlana Kulakova retained her interim WBA light welterweight title by defeating Florence Muthoni by unanimous decision. She improves to 9-0.

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In other boxing action:

San Miguel, Argentina

• Cecilia Sofia Mena won the vacant Argentina (FAB) featherweight title by defeating Paula Andrea Morales by unanimous decision
• In Albertslund, Denmark, Klara Svensson defeated Borislava Goranova by unanimous decision
• Jessica Balogun KOed Daniela David in round 5 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
• In Hamilton, New Zealand, Lauryn Eagle defeated Daniella Smith by split decision (135)
• Sylwia Giedzwidz defeated Anastasiya Mazets by unanimous decision in Bialystok, Poland
• In a pair of bouts in Podolsk, Russia, Ekaterina Izotova defeated Anna Poskrebysheva by unanimous decision and Yulia Berezikova TKOed Nadezhda Khaenok in round 3
• Capljina, Bosnia And Herzegovina saw two fights over the weekend.  Edita Lesnik defeated Marijana Rako by points, and Matija Simovic defeated Milica Vucic by TKO
• Soledad Capriolo defeaed Lizbeth Crespo by unanimous decision in Cordoba, Argentina
• In Neuquen, Argentina, Mayra Alejandra Gomez defeated Cristina Pacheco by unanimous decision
• Chantel Cordova defeated Hollie Dunaway by points in Altoona, Iowa

Phillips

Miscellaneous News

In pro MMA action on Wednesday, Elizabeth Phillips submitted Kristin Stenzel by rear naked choke at 0:49 round 1 at Conquest of the Cage in Spokane, WA.

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Early result in pro MMA on Saturday saw Linn Wennergren knockout Angelica Babbi in round 1 at Superior Challenge 9 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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In ammy MMA action Friday, at RFA 11 in Bloomfield, CO, Heather Sachleben defeated Rebecca Wells by unanimous decision

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Boxing action Friday saw:

• Mary McGee defeat Lakeysha Williams by unanimous decision in Merrillville, Indiana
• In Lincoln, Rhode Island, Jaime Clampitt defeated Dominga Olivo by unanimous decsion

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Evinger

D’Alelio

Kelly Kobold has dropped out of her match with Tonya Evinger at InivtcaFC 7 due to injury. The promotion announced a replacement Friday as Sarah D’Alelio will step in to take on Evinger in a bantamweight contest.

D’Alelio (7-4) has fought in all but one of Invicta’s card, and has had victories over Amanda Nunes and Vanessa Porto. She is coming off a decision loss to Invicta  135 title contender Lauren Murphy.

Evinger (11-6) has won her past three fights before losing a “Ultimate Fighter” qualifier to Raquel Pennington by guillotine choke.

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“The Ultimate Fighter” is winding down with the final taped episode slated for Wednesday on Fox Sports 1. The second semi-final is set as Jessica Rakcozy takes on Raquel Pennington.

Some notes on this previous episode that no one may have known:

• Ronda Rousey was cutting weight along side Anthony Gutierrez and Rousey did make it to 135 while Gutierrez didn’t. They started the cut about at the same weight.
• None of the females have yet to miss weight on the show. Team Tate did have a dietitian on their team, while Team Rousey didn’t.
• We will most likely not get any clue on who will be fighting on TUF finale prelims until after Wednesday’s episode.

You can watch WMMA Round-up’s “Team Kristen” recap here.

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Jones

Recent InvictaFC signee River Rukas Jones has retired due to a hip injury according to an article on SportsGeeks. Jones was undefeated in seven amateur bouts and was one of the top prospects in the bantamweight division. We wish her the best in her retirement.

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There is another promo for InvictaFC 7 out, which features interviews with champion Barb Honchak and challenger Leslie Smith. You can watch it here.

InvictaFC 7 will be live from the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City, MO December 7th and will be live on pay-per-view ($25 HD) and live stream ($12) on UStream.com.

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A new face will be appearing in the cage at InvictaFC 7 as Swayze Valentine will be handling the cutwoman duties for the fighters. Valentine has paved the way for more females to be a part of the support structure in MMA.

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Daly

Beneitez

Two more female matches have been added to Cage Warrior’s New Years Eve event in Dublin, Ireland.

Ais “The Bash” Daly will return to the Cage Warriors’ cage to take on Karla Benitez. Local product Daly (13-5) is looking to snap a three fight losing streak and will make her strawweight debut. Spain’s Benitez (11-5-1) is coming off a win this past weekend and won three of her last four fights.

Also, Ireland’s Amanda English will make her pro debut against Italy’s Slavka Vitaly (2-0).

The two matches join Catherine Costigan versus Elodie Puget on the card.

The event will stream for free on MMAJunkie.com New Years Eve day.

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If you need some motivation to do some good for others, 2012 Inspiration Fighter of the Year Megumi Fujii recently taught Autisic and mental disabilities some judo. You can read about it here thanks to CJS Report in English.

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The DEEP-JEWELS strawweight tournament finals have a date. Finalists Mizunki Inoue and Emi Tomimatsu will square off for the 115 title February 16 in Tokyo, Japan.

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South African MMA fighter Santa-Marié Venter will make her U.S. debut January 18th at the Shooting Stra Casino in  in Mahnomen, Minnesota against Maddy Simmons in an amateur strawweight bout.

MMA Inside the Cage has a video preview here.

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Celine Haga is looking for people to help with her medical bills after her loss to Sadae Numata this past August. Neither the promotion or her home country’s health care plan are covering the surgery she needed to fix her shattered orbital bone.

You can donate here.

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InvictaFC’s Laura Sanko is about to give birth in a few weeks and if you can guess the day and hour, you could win a cool prize pack. Go here for the details.

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This week on the podcast, “The Ultimate Fighter’s” Roxanne Moidafferi will join us to talk about the wind down of the show and her recent move to Vegas. She is also helping Miesha Tate and Leslie Smith train for their upcoming fights.

Breanna Armstrong, managing editor of “Ultimate MMA Magazine” will be co-hosting.

You can listen to the podcast Sunday at 1 p.m. pst/4 p.m. eastern here.

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Rumors

Kaiyana Rain is making to move to 105 and is currently pressing to fight again at PXC in 2014.

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Scheduled Fights

Pro MMA

A high anticipated fight this weekend features Invicta vet Lacey Schuckman facing Amber Stautzenberger  at XKO in Arlington, TX. Schuckman (9-6) has rebounded since her loss to current InvictaFC champ Michelle Waterson with last year with back to back wins. Stautzenberger (3-1) hasn’t lost since her debut match with Paige Van Zant.

In another bout on the card, Sabrina Garcia takes on Alice Yauger.

Sorry to say the match won’t be streamed.

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Brazil will be busy with five fights on two cards in Sao Paulo.

At Circuito Talent de MMA 5:

• Herica Tiburcio (6-2) faces Chayen Aline Gaspar (1-0)
• Camilinha Lima (7-4) takes on Bianca Reis (1-0)
• Vanessa Melo (1-2) battles Suellen Ferreira (1-1)

At MMA Super Heroes 2:

• Kalindra Faria (11-3-1) vs. Hellen Bastos (1-0)
• Carina Damm (19-10) vs. Roberta Gomes (0-1)

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In other pro MMA fights:

• In a pair of bouts at Sugar Creek Showdown 20 in Hinton, OK, Alida Gray takes on Katie Klimansky for the flyweight title, and Latoya Walker battles Gabrielle Holloway
• Linn Wennergren faces Angelica Babbi at Superior Challenge in Gothenburg, Sweden
• In Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil at Mega Fight 8.0 Carolina Karasek takes on Betina Baino

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Ammy MMA

Two amateur prospects in the flyweight division will square off at V3 Fights in Memphis, Tenn which will stream on GFL.tv for $15 Saturday. Jamie Milanowski (3-0) and Amberlynn Orr (31) will battle for the promotion’s 125 title.

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In other amateur MMA bouts:

• At Hardrock MMA in Somerset, KY, Catherine Silva takes on Jamie Smith-Reynolds
• Kourtnie Goodman faces Fatima Mallett at Belts of Honorious in Austin, Texas
•  In Florence, Kentucky at Turf Wars, Amy Holland battles Taryn Conkin
• At Ultimate Reno Combat in Reno, NV Jordan Raulston faces Hailey Meyer (135)
• In a pair of bouts at Kickdown in Denver, Colorado Allison Walters takes on Kara Gehrig while Cheri Muraski battles Selina Valdez-Montoya

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Boxing

Claudia Andrea Lopez will defend her IBF super featherweight title against Betiana Patricia Vinas Saturday in Rio Negro, Argentina. Lopez (23-7) regained her super featherweight title this past August with a foirth round TKO over Diana Ayala. Vinas (9-4-3) is riding a three fight win streak and is the current WBC Silver featherweight champion.

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In other boxing matches:

• In Monterrey, Mexico, Yulihan Luna Avila takes on Aracveli Palacios (122)
• Lourdes Juarez faces Carolina Garcia on León, Mexico
• In Boston, Massachusetts, Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes battles Nicole Woods (147)

Courtesy Sean A Malone/Cage Authority

Pro MMA

Amber Stautzenberger improves her win streak to 4 as she defeated InvictaFC vet Lacey Schuckman by unanimous decision at XKO in Arlington, TX. Stautzenberger (4-1) has improved since her pro debut loss to Paige Van Zant and already has a match booked for January.

In another bout on the card, Sabrina Garcia defeated Alice Yauger by unanimous decision.

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Tiburcio Courtesy Rodrigo Villalba

Brazil was busy this weekend with seven fights on four cards.

Three matches happened on the Circuito Talent de MMA. Herica Tiburcio earned her forth armbar win as she submitted Chayen Aline Gaspar in the first round. Camilinha Lima rebounded from a KO loss her last time out and submitted Bianca Reis with an arm triangle in round 2. Vanessa Melo evens her record to 2-2 with a rear naked choke win over Suellen Ferreira in round 1.

In a pair of bouts at MMA Super Heroes, Kalindra Faria wins her eighth straight by defeating Hellen Bastos by TKO in round 2, and Carina Damm defeated Roberta Marreta by TKO in round 1.

Rounding out the action in Brazil, American Cassie Crissano defeated Paula Mutante by inverted armbar submission in round 3 at Olympia Fights and Carolina Karasek defeated Betina Baino by armbar submission at 2:11 of round 1 at Mega Fight 8.0.

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In other pro MMA action:

• In two bouts at Sugar Creek Showdown in Hinton, OK, Alida Gray def. Katie Klimansky by TKO round 2 to win the promotion’s flyweight title, and Latoya Walker defeated Gabrielle Holloway by unanimous decision.
• Elizabeth Phillips submitted Kristin Stenzel by rear naked choke at 0:49 of round 1 at Conquest of the Cage in Spokane, WA

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Ammy MMA

Amberlynn Orr wins her forth straight as she defeated Jamie Milanowski by triangle choke submission at V3 fights in Tenneesse. Orr also hands Milanowski her first loss.

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In other amateur action:

• At RFA 11 in Broomfield, Colorado, Heather Sachleben defeated Rebecca Wells by unanimous decision
• Catherine Silva KOed Jamie Smith-Reynolds at 0:48 in round 1 at Hardrock MMA - Somerset, KY
• In Austin, Texas at Belts of Honorious, Fatima Mallett defeated Kourtnie Goodman by unanimous decision
• At Turf Wars in Florence, Kentucky, Taryn Conkin KOed Amy Holland at 1:37 of round 1
• Hailey Meyer defeated Jordan Raulston by split decision at Ultimate Reno Combat
• In a pair of bouts at Kickdown in Denver, Colorado, Kara Gehrig defeated Allison Walters by unanimous decision, and Cheri Muraski defeated Selina Valdez-Montoya by TKO at 0:49 of round 1
• Ax Fighting in Arlington, WA saw two bouts as Reagan Benedetti defeated Katie Howard by unanimous decision to win the 125 title and Jessica Jackson defeated Amanda Keen by TKO in round 1
• Jayde Sheeley defeated Areil Duncan by unanimous decision at IT Fight Series in Elinda, OH

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Muay Thai

Glory in New York, NY had an untelevised female Muay Thai biut, as Anna Shearer defeated Andrea D’Angelo by Unanimous Decision

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Boxing

Claudia Andrea Lopez successfully defended her IBF super featherweight title by defeating Betiana Patricia Vinas by split decision on Rio Negro, Argentina. Lopez improves to 24-7.

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On other boxing bouts:

• Noemi Bosques remains undefeated as she defeated Savanna Hill by TKO at 1:33 in round 1 in Tampa, FL
• In Merrillville, Indiana, Mary McGee defeated Lakeysha Williams by unanimous decision
• In a pair of bouts in León, Mexico, Lourdes Juarez defeated Carolina Garcia by unanimous decision and Gina Vera and Alicia Reyes fight to a draw
• Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes and Nicole Woods fight to a draw in Boston, Massachusetts
• In Lincoln, Rhode Island, Jaime Clampitt defeated Dominga Olivo by unanimous decision

Miscellaneous News

Fight results from Wednesday include:

• In ammy MMA bout at the Pittsburgh Challenge Series on Canonsburg, PA, Annie DeCrescente defeated Jamie Chesney by unanimous decision
• Also in ammy MMA action, Kala Sheehan submitted Mary Rouse rear naked choke in round 1 at MCC in Des Moines, Iowa
• Kristin Gearhart defeated Allanna Jones by unanimous decision in a boxing match in Hammond, Indiana

On Thursday, boxing at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan saw Ayaka Miyao defeated Gretchen Abaniel by unainous decision and Nancy Franco defeated Kayoko Ebata by unanimous decision.

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In a moment edited out of “The Ultimate Fighter” this week, Liz Carmouche came in to help Team Rousey train. You can watch it here.

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Zoila Gurgel is going back to kickboxing. Gurgel has signed a multi-fight deal with WBC Muai Thai and will make her debut for the promotion in January. The WBC also has InvictaFC’s Miriam Nakamoto under their promotion.

Gurgel will still do MMA and will juggle both sports. She is currently training out of the CSA gym in the Bay Area.

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Kelly Kobold sustained a hamstring injury in training, and was the reason she dropped off the InvictaFC card. Kobold posted on the UG forums she will be out 6-8 weeks.

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Fightland has a great behind the scenes video of Megumii Fujii on her way to her last match and one of her male proteges.

You can watch the video here.

(You can see the English subtitles by clicking the “cc” in the lower right hand corner.)

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Go Fight Live 2013 Award nominees have been posted. Nominees for the female MMA fighter of the year are: Racahel Cummins, Shannon Culpepper, Katy Collins, Rebecca Heintzman, Jen Lopez, and DeAnna Bennett.

For female Muay Thai Fighter of the year: Jessica Ng, Angela Chang, Kate Allen, Gianna Smith, Laurel Holloway, and Laura Dejean.

Laurel Holloway versus Christina Peteraf at Warriors Cup XVIII is up for Muay Thai Fight of the Year.

Our recent co-host on the Wombat Sports podcast Breanna Armstrong is up for “MMA Reporter of the Year”.

You can vote here.

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Rumors

Expected to be in attendance at Invicta include UFC title challenger Cat Zingano, Lion Fight Muay Thai champ Tiffany Van Soest, and European MMA stars Cindy Dandois, who is currently training with Leslie Smith.

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All of the female “Ultimate Fighter” contestants will be at the finale except Sarah Moras, who could not make it out due to financial reasons. Baszler is expected to corner Jessamyn Duke in her match against Peggy Morgan.

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Scheduled Fights

Pro MMA

Saturday night on Fox Sports 1, the Ultimate Fighter Finale will have three female bouts on the card, including the tournament finals.

• Julianna Pena vs. Jessica Rakoczy (female tourney final)
• Jessamyn Duke vs. Peggy Morgan
• Roxanne Moddafferi vs. Raquel Pennington

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Tatnell & Adams

In other pro action:

• On a pair of female bouts for XFC Central America in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, Edith Velasquez faces Idalia Ardon, and Lorena Hidalgo takes on Yolanda Arias
• Priscila de Souza battles Christina Mejia at Peru Fights in Lima, Peru

At STF 2 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Carina Damm faces Daiane Firmino

Valor 6 - Devonport, Tasmania

• Christina Nicole Tatnell takes on Amy Adam at

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Patterson & Shafir courtesy Ray Kasprowocz

Ammy MMA

Three female title bouts will be featured at Tuff-n-uff in Vegas Friday. The main event will feature “Ultimate Fighter” assistant coach Marina Shafir taking on Tabitha Patterson for the featherweight title. The atomweight belt will be on the line as Kyra Batara faces Cheyanne Vlismas. In the finals of the featherweight tournament, Shannon Reid battles Jessica Zomcik.

The matches will stream on Tuff-n-uff’s UStream channel for $10.

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In other ammy action:

• At Hybrid Fighting in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, Karine Villeneuve faces Sophie Blais
• Jessyca Plante takes on Anick Briand at Sherbooke MMA in Magog, Quebec, Canada
• In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Alexandra Lucia Delgado-Lopez battles Kayla Matton at Alpha Fight XC

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Boxing

Two title matches are set for Coacalco, México Saturday.

Zulina Munoz will try to defend her WBC super flyweight title for the 5th time as she takes on Marisa Johanna Portillo. Munoz (39-1) is riding a 24 fight win streak, while Portillo (15-8-2) has back to back TKOs.  

The other bout will be for thevacant IBF female bantamweight title as Janeth Perez (18-2-2) takes on Galina Koleva Ivanova (14-7-3). 

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In other boxing action:

• Jessica Nery Plata will defend her WBC Youth female light flyweight title against Alejandra Lopez in Mexico City, Mexico
• In a pair opf bouts in Sinaloa, Mexico, Maria Gastelum takes on Guadalupe Bernal, and Kareli Lopez faces Marlen Sandoval (108)
• Roxana Beatriz Laborde battles Chris Namus in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• In Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Sandy Tsagouris faces Karine Rinaldo
• Ivana Habazin takes on Borislava Goranova in Zagreb, Croatia

Zomchik and Batara

Ammy MMA

Like her best friend Ronda Rousey, Marina Shafir has become the Tuff-n-uff 145 pound champion.

Shafir (4-0) was able to submit Tabby Patteron in only 59 seconds to win the title in the main event of the card. Unlike her previous wins by armbar, it was a standing arm triangle choke that got her the win.

You can watch the video here

The co-main event featured the finals of Tuff-n-uff featherweight tournament. Jessica Zomcik took the crown by defeating Shannon Reid in round 2. A match between Shafir and Zomchik looks to be in the works.

Kyra Batara earned the atomweight belt by getting a unanimous decision over last minute replacement Cheyanne Vlismas in the featured match on the card.

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In other Ammy action:

• At the Pittsburgh Challenge Series in Canonsburg, PA, Annie Descresente defeated Jaime Lardo by unanimous decision
• Sophie Blais defeated Karine Villeneuve by unanimous decision at Hybrid Fighting in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

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Pro MMA

Christina Nicole Tatnell gains her second win by getting a first round TKO over Amy Adam at Valor 6 in Devonport, Tasmania. The strawweight fighter has rebounded from a loss to Bec Hyatt in the beginning of her career.

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In pro MMA across the planet:

• In a pair of fights at Extreme Fighting Combate in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, Edith Velasquez defeated Idalia Ardon and Lorena Hidalgo defeadted Yolanda Ariasby, bith by split decision
• Chelsea Bailey submitted Juliana Costa by armbar round 2 and Emanuela Ferreira defeated Valéria da Silva by unanimous decision at HCC in Brazil
• At Peru Fights, Priscila de Souza submitted Christina Mejia by armbar 4:20 of round 1
• Carina Damm defeated Daiane Firmino by unanimous decision at STF 2 – Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Boxing

Courtesy ESPN Deportes

Two title matches happened in Coacalco, México this past Saturday.

Zulina Munoz retained her WBC super flyweight title when the referee disqualified Marisa Johanna Portillo for too much holding. The referee warned Portillo three times during the fight and stopped it in round 8.

Janeth Perez won the vacant IBF female bantamweight title with her Galina Koleva Ivanova by split decision to win the 

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A new WBF featherweight champion  was crowned in Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d’Oise, France. Gaelle Amand took the unanimous decision Irma Balijagic Adler to win the vacant title. Amand improves to 11-0. 

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In other boxing action:

•  WBC Youth female light flyweight champ Jessica Nery Plata retained her title by unanimous decision over Alejandra Lopez Mexico City, Mexico
• In Indre-et-Loire, France, Myriam Lamare defeated Loli Munoz by points
• Chris Namus KOed Roxana Beatriz Laborde at 0:54 round 4  in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• In Grozny, Russia, Nikki Adler defeated Zane Brige by unanimous decision
• In a pair of bouts in Sinaloa, Mexico, Maria Gastelum defeated Guadalupe Bernal by unanimous decision and Kareli Lopez draws with Marlen Sandoval

Miscellaneous News

After a six month hiatus, InvictaFC will return to pay-per-view as three title fights are set for their 7th outing.

Here is a viewing guide for those wanting a full experience…

A preview of the main event between flyweight champion Barb Honchak and challenger Leslie Smith is worth a watch. All Elbows went to both camps in Iowa and California respectively to show the lives of main eventers and how they are training for this epic battle. You can watch it here.

Friday morning two more videos were posted, including the fighters starting the fight week push, and their open workouts for the camera.

Make sure to follow InvictaFC fighter Kaitlin Young on twitter as she will be following fighters behind the scenes. Thursday she was there during the pre-fight photo shoots.

The live weigh-ins will stream live Friday at 4 p.m. pst/7 p.m. est. You can watch either on InvictaFC.com or their facebook page.

InvictaFC 7 will broadcast on Saturday starting with the free prelims at 5:00 p.m. pst/8:00 p.m. est which will stream on InvictaFC.com and Invicta’s facebook page. Two fights will be free to fans - Sarah D’Alelio versus Tonya Evinger and Munah Holland taking on Nina Ansaroff.

Invicta’s broadcast team has changed up for this event as Michael Schiavello, Mo Lawal, and UFC title contender Miesha Tate will be the three voices breaking down the fights.

The rest of the card will broadcast on pay-per-view with three title fights:

• Main event – Barb Honchak (c) vs. Leslie Smith – flyweight title
• Co-main event - Carla Esparza (c) vs. Claudia Gadelha – strawweight title
• Featured Bout - Miriam Nakamoto vs. Lauren Murphy – initial bantamweight title

Main card

• Felice Herrig vs. Tecia Torres
• Joanne Calderwood vs. Katja Kankaanpaa
• Julia Budd vs. Charmaine Tweet
• Zoila Gurgel vs. Vanessa Porto

The televised pay-per-view will be available on all major cable outlets in the U.S. and on Dish Network for $25 in HD. DirecTV is expected to have it and we are hoping for an announcement sometime Friday.

If for some reason you can’t get the televised ppv, Invicta is offering a stream for $15 on InvictaFC.com.

After the fights, Invicta will for the first time have their post fight press conference streaming live on their facebook and InvictaFC.com. They will be taking questions from their social media account (facebook and twitter) from fans.

We will have a breakdown of InvictaFC 7 on the podcast Sunday at 1 p.m. pst/4 p.m. est with fighters Rach Wiley and Emily Bartee. You can listen here.

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Kedzie and Correia Courtesy UFC

Friday night sees InvictaFC commentator and veteran fighter Julie Kedzie looking to snap a three fight losing streak against the undefeated Bethe Correia at UFC in Brisbane, Australia on Fox Sports 1. Both tipped the scales at 135 pounds Thursday. (You can watch the weigh-in here).

Kedzie (16-12) has the most fights of any UFC female bantamweight signee and has a storied 9 1/2 year career. She recently lost to Germaine de Randamie via split decision in July.

Brazil’s Correia (6-0) is making her UFC debut and this will be her first fight outside of her native Brazil. In her most recent bout, she defeated Erica Paes by unanimous decision.

The fight will air Fox Sports 1 at 6 p.m. pst/9 p.m. est.

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Hayes & Holm Courtesy Southwest Fight News

Holly Holm looks for her 6th straight win as she takes on seven year vet Angela Hayes in Albuquerque Friday night. Holm (135.6) and Hayes (131) both made weight Thursday night.

Holm (5-0) has yet to go the distance, having KOed all her opponents. She recently KOed Nikki Knudson with a body kick and knees this past October for Legacy.

Hayes (6-6) is returning after a two year absence from the sport. She has wins over Stephanie Skinner and Tsui-Jen Cunanan. She won her last fight in 2011, getting a first round submission over Trisha Clark.

The fight will stream live and free on HollyHolm.com. Card starts 7 p.m. pst/10 p.m. est.

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Two fights will happen Saturday in Newcastle, England as Cage Warriors will have two fights in their bantamweight division.

“Ultimate Fighter” hopeful Laura Howarth looks for her first pro win as she takes on Emma Delaney, while Kerry Hughes will face Polish sensation Agnieszka Niedzwiedz.

On the weigh-ins Friday morning, both Howarth (139.4) and Hughes (137.1) came in overweight on the first try. Both Niedzwiedz (135.1lbs) and Delaney (135.2lbs) came in on weight.

Howarth (4-0 semi-pro) has a KO and submission to her credit before she headed to the US to try out for the “Ultimate Fighter”. She lost to Jessamyn Duke to get on the show, and soon signed to Cage Warriors. Delaney is coming off a loss to Hughes in a semi-pro bout.

Hughes (1-0) has yet to taste defeat as a ammy or pro, winning her pro debut in August over L.J. Adams. Niedzwiedz (4-0) had three straight TKO wins to start her career, and got her first submission over Iren Racz in August by armbar.

Both fights will stream on Cage Warrior’s facebook page, which will start starts at 1 p.m. pst/4 p.m. est Saturday.

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Two female KOs have made the nominees for the Inside MMA’s “Bazzie Awards”.

Jinh Yu Frey’s KO of Darla Harris at Sugar Creek Showdown and Alida Gray’s KO over Soannia Tiem at 24/7 Entertainment 12 are up for the award.

You can watch them and vote here as many times as you like.

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Tara LaRosa will be inducted into the New Jersey Martial Arts Hall of Fame Friday and Go Fight Live will be streaming it for free. LaRosa is one of the pioneers of the sport and was one of the best pound for pound fighters in the planet.

You can read more about her induction here.

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For those in Las Vegas on Saturday, Ultimate Fighter cast member Roxanne Modafferi will be doing a meet and greet at Tops N Bottoms Frozen Yogurt this Saturday the 7th from 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. She will be signing autographs and answering questions. No creep people.

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Rumors

There was a lot of talk on why Ronda Rousey was covering her hands last week during her TV appearances. TMZ is reporting the champ actually got some callouses ripped off her knuckles while shooting “Expendables 3″. Fighters want calloused knuckles during fighters so they have more cushion during punching.

She had uncovered her hands during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel Monday and they are starting to heal up.

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Lion Fight Promotions was looking into a Muay Thai super fight between Miriam Nakamoto and Cyborg Justino. Nakamoto told Ariel Helwanii on the MMA Hour she wasn’t interested. Nakamoto stated her management has “big plans for her” and that the UFC wasn’t in the cards for now.

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Scheduled Fights

Pro MMA

InvictaFC vet Marciea Allen is looking for her third win as a pro as she takes on pro debuter Brenda Rodriguez at Dynasty Combat Sports in Lincoln, NE.

Allen (2-1) won her last fight this past March over fellow InvictaFC vet Ashleigh Curry by first round TKO. Rodriguez (1-2 ammy) is coming off a decision win this past May in her last amateur bout.

The match will stream for free on “The Path’s Show” facebook page Friday night.

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In other pro MMA bouts:

• At CageSport 28 in Tacoma, WA, Amy Cadwell faces Jessica Doerner
• Talita Treta takes on Michele Oliveira at Taboão Fight Championship in Brazil
• Also in Brazil, Daniela Cunha battles Tabatha Ricci at FMC 1
• At Duelo de Titans in Brazil, Débora Ferreira faces Leticia Santos
• Rebecca Gullet takes on Briannah Conatser at ShamrockFC in St. Louis, MO

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Ammy MMA

Absolute Action MMA in Florence, Kentucky will have three female bouts.

The undefeated Mary Hayes looks for her fifth win taking on Shanna Young (3-3). Also on the card, Anna Abrams battles Brooke Evans and Sarah Cook faces Brianna Lynch.

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In a battle of two 4-0 fighters, Vanessa Demopoulos takes on Katlyn Chookagian for the NAAFS strawweight title in Akron, OH. Demopoulos (4-0) has decision wins over Gina Begley and Brittany Williams, while Chookagian has three armbar wins to her credit.

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In other ammy action:

• At CFL 7 in Capetown, South Africa, Amy Carter faces Andrea Hill
• Molly Wren-Homes takes on Andrea Martinez at King of the Cage in Las Vegas
• In Ithaca, New York, Che Strait-Martino battles Mackenzie Majewski at Gladius Fights 8
• Melanie Leblanc dukes it out with Christina Smith at Fight Club: No Limits 2 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
• At Gladiators of the Cage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Courtney Kern faces Melissa Gasdick
• Anna Chouinard takes on Kristen Maaranen at Rumble at the Roseland in Portland, Oregon

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Boxing

Yesica Yolanda Bopp will defend her WBA/WBO light flyweight title against Ana Fernandez in  Entre Rios, Argentina this weekend.

Bopp (25-1) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Anastasia Toktaulova this past July. This will be Bopp’s 13th defense of her WBA title.

Ferandez (14-6) is coming off a TKO loss to Arely Mucino a year ago and will be dropping from flyweight to light flyweight. Before her loss to Mucino, she was on a three fight win streak with two KOs.

Also on the car, Adela Celeste del Carmen Peralta takes on Cristina Cuevas and Maria Eugenia Lopez battles Maria Angelica Ruiz.

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Two title bouts are set for Brandenburg, Germany.

WBF/WBO middleweight champ Christina Hammer will defend her totle against Carmen Garcia. The undefeated Hammer (15-0) looks to defend both titles for the 7th time. Gracia (10-2) is on a six fight win streak and is looking for her first world title.

In the other title match, WIBF/WBF/WBO super featherweight champion Ramona Kuehne will take on Renata Domsodi. Kuehne (20-1) is riding a five fight win streak.  Domsodi (11-3) won her past two and seeks her first titles. 

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In other boxing battles:

• In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Jelena Mrdjenovich faces Wanda Pena Ozuna
• Maria Suarez battles Jolene Blackshear in Santa Ynez, CA
• In Lakewood, Colorado, Liza Amaya takes on Betty Stevens
• Carolina Marcela Gutierrez Gaite dukes it out with Anahi Yolanda Salles in Cordoba, Argentina
• In Espoo, Finland, Eva Wahlstrom faces Anna Sikora
• Maiva Hammadouche battles Karina Kopinska in Hauts-de-Seine, France
• In Guerrero, Mexico Irma Sanchez takes on Yesenia Martinez Castrejon
• Vivian Fontana dukes it out with Dajana Bukva in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Murphy vs. Nakamoto Courtesy InvictaFC/Ester Lin

Pro MMA

A loaded 8 fight card happened over the weekend as InvictaFC 7 took place in Kansas City, MO.

A new bantamweight champion was crowned as Lauren Murphy took the title after an unfortunate event. Miriam Nakamoto injured her knee during a takedown by Murphy in the third round. After the round ended, Nakamoto stated her knee was injured, but decided to go on to the forth round. Hobbling out of the corner, Nakamoto soon collapsed in pain, prompting an end to the contest.

Murphy (8-0) was disappointed in how she won, but is now the champion at 135.

Honchak vs Smith Courtesy InvictaFC/Ester Lin

In the main event on the card, flyweight champion Barb Honchak control much of the pace in her title match with Leslie Smith. Honchak was able to get a takedown in round 1 and tried to choke out Smith with no success.

Honchak got another takedown and mount in round 2, but Smith was able to fight her way out. Smith kicked into gear in round 3, taking control of the striking game and making it more of a brawl. Honchak regained her composure in round 4 and didn’t let up until the end of the five round fight that had the crowd standing at the end.

The judges all saw it for the champion Honchak, who earns her 8th straight win.

Torres vs. Herrig Courtesy InvictaFC/Ester Lin

In other action on the card:

• Tecia Torres overwhelmed Felice Herrig with her striking and ability to stuff takedowns to win by unanimous decision. Torres improves to 4-0 and gains the biggest win of her career
• The undefeated Joanne Calderwood earned her 8th straight win with a unanimous decision win over Katja Kankaanpaa. The bout was the toughest for both fighters, as Calderwood was able to block takedown attempts. Kankaanpaa was able to stay in the pocket with Calderwood, but Calderwood’s striking was what won the fight.
• Julia Budd used her wrestling to smother Charmaine Tweet to win by unanimous decision
• Vanessa Porto defeated Zoila Gurgel by unanimous decision in an action packed battle to start the main card.
• Tonya Evinger made a successful Invicta debut, outpointing  Sarah D’Alelio and getting the unanimous decision
• To start off the card, Nina Ansaroff got the only clean finish on the card, defeating the highly touted Munah Holland by TKO at 3:54 of round 2

You can watch the entire event in InvictaFC’s Youtube channel.

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Niedzwiedz def. Hughes courtesy Cage Warriors/ Dolly Clew

Across the pond at Cage Warriors in Newcastle, England, 18 year old Polish MMA phenom Agnieszka Niedzwiedz remains undefeated as she gets the unanimous decision win over Kerry Hughes.  Also on the card, Laura Howarth defeated Emma Delaney by split decision.

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Amy Cadwell improves to 3-0 as she defeated Jessica Doerner by a first round rear naked choke at CageSport in Tacoma, WA. This is Cadwell’s second straight rear naked choke finish and is looking to be a growing prospect at 115.

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At Dynasty Combat Sports in Lincoln, NE, InvictaFC vet Marciea Allen rebounded from her loss to Jessamyn Duke earlier this year by defeating  Brenda Rodriguez by unanimous decision. Allen improves to 2-1. 

In an amateur bout on the undercard,  Janie Konyek defeated Jori Waln by unanimous decision 

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In pro MMA action in Brazil:

• At Taboão Fight Championship, Talita Nogueira submitted Michele Oliveira by arm triangle choke in round 1
• Tabatha Ricci defeated Daniela Cunha by armbar submission at 2:20 in round 1 at FMC 1.
• At Duelo de Titans, Débora Ferreira TKOed Leticia Santos at 2:13 in round 1

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Ammy MMA

In a battle of undefeated fighters, Katlyn Chookagian improves her record to 5-0 after handing Vanessa Demopoulos her first loss to win the NAAFS strawweight title in Akron OH. Chookagian got the TKO in round 3 and made an argument for ammy strawweight of the year.

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Shamrock MMA in St. Louis had a pair of bouts over the weekend. Last minute replacement Alex Stobbe broke a three fight losing streak by defeating Susie Wyatt by unanimous decision. Also on the card, Wendy Julian got a first round TKO over Michelle Pearce.

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In other ammy MMA action:

• In Capetown, South Africa at CFL 7, Andrea Hill TKOed Amy Carter in round 3
• Molly Wren-Homes defeated Andrea Martinez by TKO round 1 at King for the Cage in Las Vegas
• In another King of the Cage event in Towaoc, CO, Amanda Lovato defeated Melody Nanez by unanimous decision
• Mackenzie Majewski submitted Che Strait-Martino by rear naked choke at 2:06 in round 1 at Gladius Fights 8 in Ithaca, New York
• At Absolute Action MMA in Florence, Kentucky, Anna Abrams defeated Brooke Evans by unanimous decision
• In Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, Melanie Leblanc submitted Christina Smith by armbar round 1 to win the Fight Club flyweight title
• Melissa Gasdick TKOed Courtney Kern at 1:03 in round 2 at Gladiators of the Cage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• In a paor of bouts at Rumble at the Roseland in Portland, Oregon,  Kristen Maaranen TKOed Anna Chouinard in 0:38 of round 1, and  Jennifer Gaspard defeated Joy Edwards by unanimous decision

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Hammer Courtesy x-boxen.com

Boxing

A pair of WBO/WBF title matches happen in Brandenburg, Germany as both champions retained their titles. Christina Hammer successful defended her WBF/WBO middleweight titles for the 7th time as she TKOed Carmen Garcia in round 1.

WIBF/WBF/WBO super featherweight champ Ramona Kuehne also finished her opponent, Renata Domsodi by TKO in round 6.

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In southwest Germany at Baden-Württemberg, Susi Kentikian got an unanimous decision over Simona Galassi to retain her WBA flyweight title. She improves to 32-3.

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South of Germany in Vienna, Austria, Eva Voraberger retained her WIBF flyweight title by knocking out Fleis Djendji in round 1 . She improves to 17-3.

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Three female boxing matches happened in Entre Rios, Argentina, with a world title match featured on the card.

WBA/WBO light flyweight champion Yesica Yolanda Bopp defended her title, getting the second round TKO over Ana Fernandez. Bopp improves to 26-1.

Also on the card, Adela Celeste del Carmen Peralta defeated Cristina Cuevas by unanimous decision and Maria Angelica Ruiz defeated Maria Eugenia Lopez by majority decision.

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In other boxing action:

• Angelique Duchemin gained the vacant France super featherweight title, defeating Cynthia Godbillon by points in  Perpignan, France
• In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Jelena Mrdjenovich KOed Wanda Pena Ozuna in round 1
• Maria Suarez defeated Jolene Blackshear by unanimous decision in Santa Ynez, CA
• In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Paola Gabriela Casalinuovo got the first round TKO over Jeniffer Faccio
• Yamila Reynoso and Mercedes Noemi Salar fight to a draw in San Nicolas, Argentina
• In Cordoba, Argentina, Carolina Marcela Gutierrez Gaite and Anahi Yolanda Salles fought to a no-contest
• Eva Wahlstrom defeated Anna Sikora by unanimous decision in Espoo, Finland
• In Hauts-de-Seine, France, Maiva Hammadouche gets the TKO over Karina Kopinska in round 2
• Irma Sanchez defeated Yesenia Martinez Castrejon by unanimous decision in Guerrero, Mexico
• In Brabant Wallon, Belgium, Sanae Jah defeated Sandy Coget by points
• Christina Rupprecht TKOed Helena Tosnerova in round 1 in Bayern, Germany
• In Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Vivian Fontana got the first round KO over Dajana Bukva

Miscellaneous News

Kedzie

A week after announcing her retirement, Julie Kedzie has found a new job, InvictaFC matchmaker!

Kedzie made the announcement on The MMA Hour on Monday. She was offered the job Sunday by InvictaFC president Shannon Knapp and Kedzie was more than happy to take it. She will be talking to Knapp this week about the future of the InvictaFC women’s divisions and will hopefully start to look at new prospects next week.

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Three more bouts have been announced for DEEP-JEWELS’s February card in Japan. InvictaFC vet Naho Sugiyama (9-3) takes on Satomi Takano (3-2), while Masako Yoshida (17-19-5) faces Miyoko Kusaka (4-7-1), and Yuko Oya (6-3) battles Mamiko Mizoguchi (2-5-2).

The 11 fight card will see  Mizuki Inoue and Emi Tomimatsu battle for the vacant DEEP-JEWELS 115 pound title in the main event. The card will take place in Tokyo, Japan February 16.

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Ishikawa

The CJ Report has reported that #6 Unified Ranked atomweight Kikuyo Ishikawa announced her retirement on her blog last week.

Ishikawa  (9-4) was on a four fight win streak before losing to Amber Brown at Pancrase earlier this year. She was a finalist in the JEWELS atomweight tournament, losing to Naho Sugiyama in the finals.

She has trained with UFC fighter Roxanne Modafferi and DEEP-JEWELS Celine Haga in the past. She was set to fight at InvictaFC 2 but had to pull out due to injury.

The retirement comes as Ishikawa announced she has gotten married and is pregnant. The best to her in the coming year.

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Pacheco

Aldana

Undefeated Brazilian bantamweight Larissa Moreira Pacheco (8-0) will be taking on fellow undefeated fighter Irene Aldana (3-0) for the Jungle Fights 135 title this coming weekend.

The 19 year old  Pacheco has finished all of her opponents without seeing the third round, with 3 KOs and 5 submissions. Top Mexican MMA prospect Aldana just won the Xtreme Knockout bantamweight tournament, and has finished all of her opponents with KOs under 43 seconds.

Both can make a case for being in InvictaFC or the UFC with a win. No word on if it will stream.

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The World Series of Fighting announced Friday #1 Unified Ranked strawweight Jessica Aguilar will take on a yet-to-be-named opponent for the company’s first ever women’s title in January. The match will air on NBC Sports Net.

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Australian Shauna Carew will fight American Sarah Lagerstrom for the Roshambo MMA pinweight (100 lbs.) title February 1 in Melbourne, Australia. Carew (2-1) is coming off a win over Nusreen Isphany in May, and Langerstrom (0-2) is hoping to snap a two fight losing streak.

No word on if this will be streamed.

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UFC Champion Ronda Rousey has been named one of Time Magazine’s “30 Under 30 Who are Changing the World”. You can read about it here.

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Miriam Nakamoto has a torn ACL and will look to be out for 2014. We wish her a speedy recovery.

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On a happier note, UFC title contender Cat Zingano is back in training. You can watch her do some light grappling here.

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As the year comes to the end, many websites have started their WMMA awards voting.

The WMMA Press Awards nominations are set to be up this week, with Fan Favorite Fighter voting to follow. More on this in a few days.

As you are awaiting them, there is plenty of awards you can vote for your favorite fighters and fights of the year.

• Britain’s R-Awakening website has balloting up, as they are asking fans for their nominations on all sorts of WMMA categories, including amateur fighter, newcomer, and WMMA news resource of the year. You can choose 3-5 nominees depending on the category. You can vote here.
• They also have Muay Thai awards you can vote on here.
• Inside MMA’s “Bazzie Awards” has two female KO’s up for Fan Video of the Year - Jinh Yu Frey’s KO of Darla Harris & Alida Gray’s 5 Second KO. You can vote here.
• St. Louis’s “Knuckle Junkies” has two female fighters up for their general MMA Awards. Brittany Dugas is up for Amateur fighter of the year, and Susie Wyatt up for Breakout Athlete. You can vote here.
• Resurrection Fighting Alliance has nominated Justine Kish (Prospect of the Year; Submission of the Year) and Jessamyn Duke (Alum of the Year) in their awards. You can vote here.
• Kaiyana Rain and Kailin Curran battle at PXC 36 is up for Match of the Year for the Asian Promotion. Go to the Facebook photo here and like it.
• Nominations are open for the Mass MMA Awards. The awards focus on those fighters from New England, so vote accordingly. You can vote here.
• The Fighter’s Circle Awards has many female nominees in different categories. You can vote here.

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Jordan Gaza was featured in Johnny Smallz’s music video “Bad Girl”. You can watch it here.

Gaza is also back in training and is expecting to fight in the next month or so. She also stated that she will be trying out for TUF 20.

Thanks to Babes of MMA for the heads-up.

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Rumors

Got non-confirmed reports that AXS will not be continuing their tv contract with XFC. With a new deal in Latin America, we suspect they maybe in the market for a better network with more coverage.

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On Monday, Invicta’s Veronica Rothenhausler went on twitter and called out Charmaine Tweet for a fight on the promotion’s next card. Tweets stated she is down. Now it’s up to the promotion to book it officially…

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Scheduled Fight (Results)

Pro MMA

• At KOCP 12 in Argentina, Silvia Gomez Juarez KOed Susana Diaz in round 1
• Lilia Kozak KOed Lena Ovchynnikova in round 2 at Oplot Championship in Kharkov, Ukraine
• In Bismarck, North Dakota at Impact Fighting Championships 11, Ashleigh Heustis defeated LeAnn Amundson by TKO round 1
• At We Love MMA in Berlin, Germany Steff Schmidt defeated Sylvia Nagel by unanimous unanimous decision
• Aline Sattelmayer defeated Vanessa Guimaraes by unanimous decision at Real Fight 10 in São José dos Campos, Brazil
• At Evolution MMA in Brazil, Andressa Rocha submitted Livia Renata by rear naked choke round 2
• In a pair of bouts at MMA Costa in Brazil, Livia Renata submitted Bianca Reis by triangle choke in round 1 and Isabelly Varela got the TKO over Chayen Aline Gaspar round 2
• Liana Pirosin got the TKO over Helaine Ribeiro in round 1 at Armagedom MMA Fight in Brazil
• At King of the Cage in Rimini, Italy, Annalisa Bucci defeated Zita Varju by unanimous decision
• Aline Serio got the TKO over Tamara Sousa in 3:26 round 2 at Gringo Fights 10 in Brazil
• At Gladiator King in Brazil, Bete Tavares defeated Jessica Medeiros by unanimous decision

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Ammy MMA

• In a trio of female bouts at XFO in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Natalie Barczyk defeated Nicole Brown by TKO at 2:00 in round 2; Tina Gomez defeated Kimberly Roagner by TKO at 2:09 in round 3; and Sandy Thomas defeated Shawna Stevenson by TKO at 2:57 in round 2
• Brenda Enriquez submitted Palen Cornell by rear naked choke in only 16 seconds at Steelfist MMA in Salt Lake City, Utah
• In a pair of female bouts at Legacy 14 in Houston, Texas, Colbey Northcutt defeated Brandi Cobos by unanimous decision to win the 135 title and Alyssa Cantu defeated Elizabeth Hawk by unanimous decision
• At Dead Serious in Edison, New Jersey, Jenna Serio submitted Elizabeth Welch by armbar at 1:49 of round 1
• Kaytlin Neil defeated Tiffany Anderson by unanimous decision at Clash MMA in Logan, Utah
• In Olive Branch, Mississippi at Summit FC, Bobbie-Jean Lewis submitted Shawna Tyler by armbar in round 1

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Boxing

Osaka, Japan saw a seven fight female boxing card:

• Mari Ando defeated Jasseth Noriega by split decision to win the vacant WBC minimumweight title
• Emi Kitawaki defeated. Misaki Hirooka by unanimous decision
• Nao Ikeyama defeated Mika Iwakawa by majority decision
• Tamao Ozawa defeated Tanyakorn Sor Thammajak by unanimous decision
• Kumiko Seeser Ikehara got the TKO over Supa Tor Narong in round 1
• Tomonori Ota KOed Seita Mochizuki in round 2
• Yuto Kawanaka KOed Takahiro Morishita in round 3

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In other boxing action across the planet:

• Carolina Raquel Duer successfully defended her WBO bantamweight title by getting the unanimous decision over Estrella Valverde in  Buenos Aires, Argentina
• In a pair of title bouts in San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina, WBA super bantamweight champ Yesica Patricia Marcos retained her title by defeating Angela Marciales by unanimous decision; and Edith Soledad Matthysse gained the WBA featherweight title by defeating former champion Ogleidis Suarez by unanimous decision
• In a title for title match, WIBF lightweight champ Delfine Persoon got the TKO over WIBA champ Lucia Morelli and also won the TKO round 10 to retain the vacant WBF title in Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• In Buenos Aires, Argentina, WBO light welterweight champion Fernanda Soledad Alegre reatined her title with a TKO win over Darys Esther Pardo by TKO round 5
• Myriam Dellal defeated Anita Torti by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC International lightweight title in Seine-Saint-Denis, France
• Carolina Alvarez got the TKO over Basilia Mancilla in round 4 in Bosques de Tarango, Mexico
• In Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Elfi Philipps defeated Antonela Begonja by unanimous decision
• Djemilla Gontaruk got the unanimous decision over Wendy Gervois in Liege, Belgium
• Francia Elena Bravo defeated Maria Andrea Miranda by unanimous decision in Cerete, Colombia
• In Gyal, Hungary Gina Chamie KOed Marianna Gulyas in round 2
• Mikaela Lauren got the TKO over Rita Kenessey in round 2 in Stockholm, Sweden
• In London, United Kingdom, Jamie McDonnell defeated Abigail Medina by points
• Christina Swanson KOed Racquel Bailey in round 2 in Miami, Florida