A second championship match-up has been added to the card for Invicta FC's return to Orange County on Saturday, May 7, as Costa Mesa, Calif., hosts Invicta FC 17.

Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman ended up side by side for an interview on Wednesday and it got awkward in a hurry

A pair of bantamweight contenders known as finishers will go down at UFC 200 when Cat Zingano returns to meet Amanda Nunes.

Mixed martial arts, or cage fighting, has established itself as one of the world's premium combat sports. Now, its amateur scene is fast growing in popularity among working professionals. Benjamin Zand follows a recruitment consultant as he enters the cage for the first time: going from office to combat.

The new T-Mobile Arena opened in Las Vegas on Wednesday and we've got a look what UFC fans can expect both inside and out.

Miesha Tate says she would absolutely accept a 140-pound fight against Cris Cyborg.

A number of fighters, from Nick Diaz to Fabricio Werdum, have parlayed elite submission skills into successful mixed martial arts careers.

Daniel Cormier explains how he was injured ahead of UFC 197.

One of the top female Muay Thai fighters Tiffany Van Soest will be crossing over to MMA with Invicta FC.

UFC bantamweight champ Miesha Tate will defend her title July 9 at UFC 200 when she takes on Amanda Nunes.

On today's episode, the panel will discuss the new UFC 197 main event, UFC losing two back-to-back main events, the new Ultimate Fighter idea, Yoel Romero's suspension and much more.

ONE: Kingdom of Champions is set for the Impact Arena in Bangkok on May 27. It will feature two title fights.

Join Knockout Radio for the podcast of their April 6 broadcast as Randy Harris and the crew talk with MMA coach Greg Jackson and discuss the week's top MMA news!

Miesha Tate talks about facing Amanda Nunes, potential rematches with Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey, and what's on the horizon with Cris Cyborg.

Justin Bieber has recently been making headlines surrounding MMA. Being a good friend of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Bieber is a fan of combat sports but recently criticised Nate Diaz after beating Conor McGregor at UFC 196. Diaz and Bieber squashed whatever bad blood they might have had and Urijah Faber says he is glad that...

Junior dos Santos steps into the Octagon opposite Ben Rothwell at UFC Zagreb on Sunday, but first, watch him defend the UFC heavyweight title against Frank Mir.

The UFC recently revealed the full roster of 32 fighters competing for a spot on Season 23 of 'The Ultimate Fighter.' See who made the cut here.

This week's episode of the Three Amigos Podcast features Bloody Elbow co-founder and respected journalist, Luke Thomas, Bellator welterweight sensation, Michael "Venom" Page, UFC featherweight attraction, Rob Whiteford and George Lockart for Episode 21 of the Weight List.

Johnny Nelson talks exclusively with Whoa TV.

In an atmosphere notably more tense than their first matchup, Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman bickered about family life vs. bachelorhood, of all things, on a media day promoting their UFC 199 rematch.

The UFC bantamweight champion spoke about facing Urijah Faber for the third time, interim titles and more.

The thirty minutes Nicolas Dalby and Ivica Truscek spent beating one another up in the cage led to an unlikely friendship, and forged one journeyman's unlikely path to the Octagon.

O programa esportivo da Team Nogueira Kids é estruturado a partir do conhecimento profundo dos diferentes estágios de desenvolvimento humano, levando-se em consideração todas as suas dimensões: física, motora, cognitiva e afetiva. A principal ambição do programa, é através de uma experiência esportiva, moldar o caráter das crianças a partir de valores morais e fundamentos das artes marciais.

O programa esportivo da Team Nogueira Kids é estruturado a partir do conhecimento profundo dos diferentes estágios de desenvolvimento humano, levando-se em consideração todas as suas dimensões: física, motora, cognitiva e afetiva. A principal ambição do programa, é através de uma experiência esportiva, moldar o caráter das crianças a partir de valores morais e fundamentos das artes marciais.

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Nunes has been champing at the bit for a title shot since her last win, and now she'll get her chance. Tate vs. Nunes joins a growing roster of UFC 200 fights, including the main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz as well as an interim featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar. 

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Miesha Tate will face a new foe in her first title defense when she squares off against Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 . The matchup was announced during UFC Tonight on Wednesday. UFC 200 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 9 and is headlined by a welterweight rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor . The blockbuster card also features an interim featherweight championship tilt pitting Jose Aldo against Frankie Edgar . Tate captured the bantamweight title with a submission of Holly Holm 3:30 into the fifth round of their encounter at UFC 196. “Cupcake” has won five straight fights in the Octagon and recently signed a new contract with the Las Vegas-based promotion. Nunes, meanwhile, has been victorious in five of her six UFC appearances. She enters the championship bout on a three-fight winning streak, including a unanimous verdict against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 196. Nunes’ lone defeat in the promotion came against former title challenger Cat Zingano at UFC 178.

Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media. The encroachment of age is something no boxer can stave off indefinitely. At first, it approaches even the finest practitioners of the pugilistic arts almost imperceptibly, on little cat’s feet, but the sound eventually becomes noisy enough that it can no longer be disregarded. As the days count down to his pay-per-view rubber match with Timothy Bradley on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, one has to wonder if the sound of those little cat’s feet in the mind of 37-year-old Manny Pacquiao has been replaced by the clamor of a snarling, charging tiger. No fighter wants to entertain doubts about his athletic mortality, and that is especially so for those who know the giddy feeling of having been touched by greatness. The best of the best are almost always adherents to the message of resistance authored by British poet Dylan Thomas, who wrote: Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Initially, a statement attributed to Harris’ family reported the street fighter and promoter suffered renal failure after the Spike-televised fight and attributed the health condition to a severe weight cut. A tweet from a reporter on scene at the Feb. 19 fight at Houston’s Toyota Center also claimed 5000’s heart stopped and he was placed on a ventilator.

Prior to Bisping joining the cast, there were also rumors that featherweight champion Conor McGregor would play a part in "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" but he booked his next fight at UFC 200 and has started preparation for his upcoming rematch with Nate Diaz instead.

Some familiar names are part of the “TUF 23” cast, particularly among the women’s strawweights, several of whom have experience under the Invicta FC banner, including J.J. Aldrich, Ashley Cummins and Jodie Esquibel. On the men’s light heavyweight side, Myron Dennis is a Bellator and Legacy FC veteran who has a win over Paul Buentello on his resume. Norman Paraisy is a Bellator and Cage Warriors veteran. Las Vegas’ Khalil Rountree is 4-0 under the RFA banner. And Andrew Sanchez is coming off an RFA light heavyweight title win over John Poppie this past August.

Khabib Nurmagomedov will get his wish to fight at FOX UFC Fight Night as he faces newcomer Darrell Horcher on April 16 in Tampa in a catchweight bout at 160 pounds.

Zingano has been out of action since losing to Ronda Rousey in Feb. 2015, which marked the first loss of her professional career. Now Zingano is ready to reclaim a top spot in the division and a win at UFC 200 will go a long way towards putting her back in title contention.

Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media. Championships in boxing are subjects of derision and ridicule, symbols of what’s wrong with that sport. There are a number of champions at every weight class because of the multiple sanctioning bodies. The sanctioning bodies in their quest for more money take it a step further, often creating “super” and “interim” champions in addition to the “regular” champions. MMA fans have it a lot better. The best fighters tend to end up squaring off in every weight class, and we usually have a true champion in every division. That’s why the rise of the interim champions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship is a rather disconcerting trend. It was one thing when Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes fought for the interim featherweight title. It was problematic in a number of ways, but at least they were two of the division’s elite, both of whom deserved to be competing for a championship.

Dos Anjos and Nurmagomedov went toe-to-toe for the first time at UFC on FOX in Orlando back in 2014. The Brazilian was fresh off a win over Donald Cerrone and was looking for his sixth straight victory until he ran into Nurmagomedov and couldn't overcome the Dagestani's smothering grappling.

"The UFC wants me to wait for Tony Ferguson. When I'm injured, Tony Ferguson and the UFC aren't waiting for me. Why do I have to wait now? Why? For what? I am ready to go now. I need somebody now -- 155 or 170 -- I need somebody now. I need an opponent on April 16. I'm ready to go. My country has been waiting for a fight for a long time. My friends around the world. I need this fight."

Ben Rothwell will look to continue his unlikely march to an Ultimate Fighting Championship title shot when he faces former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos in the UFC Fight Night 86 main event on Saturday at Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia. In the heavyweight co-headliner, Gabriel Gonzaga squares off with Derrick Lewis , a late replacement for the injured Ruslan Magomedov . The rest of the six-fight main card features Francis Ngannou - Curtis Blaydes , Timothy Johnson - Marcin Tybura , Igor Pokrajac - Jan Blachowicz and Maryna Moroz -Christina Stanciu. These are the UFC Fight Night “Rothwell vs. Dos Santos” fighters, in pictures:

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All podcasts (video+mp3) can be found here:  http://mmaheat.com/podcast/ . On this edition of The MMA H.E.A.T. Podcast With Karyn Bryant, Karyn and UFC Welterweight Alan Jouban discuss UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Daniel Cormier’s unfortunate withdrawal from his scheduled UFC 197 title fight with former champ Jon Jones, and Jones’ new match-up with Ovince St. Preux. Karyn and Alan discuss the interim title now on the line, the Twitter war between DC and Jones and how they think Jones vs OSP will go down. They also discuss the Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz rematch at UFC 200, as well as the interim Featherweight title fight scheduled between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar. In addition, Karyn and Alan share their thought on the important upcoming heavyweight fight between Ben Rothwell and Junior Dos Santos. * Follow Karyn on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KarynBryant * Follow Alan on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AlanJouban * Follow Wade on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MMAHEAT Please remember, you can also find our content using these domains: * http://www.MMA.media: HD video coverage * http://www.

"I wanted to be the first one to speak up -- you're a (expletive) bully. You know you're going to hold that little ass Irishman down. You're going to hop in and take this money fight like 'I'm coming back for this' like what the (expletive). Get your ass up to your weight class and Conor McGregor's out of line, too, trying to fight big ass people."

Quinton Jackson will make his Bellator MMA return this summer. The light heavyweight known as “Rampage” will face Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii in the Bellator “Dynamite 2” headliner on June 24 in St. Louis. Promotion officials confirmed the news to Sherdog following an initial report from ESPN.com . Bellator “Dynamite 2” will take place at Scottrade Center and feature a mix of MMA and kickboxing bouts. Jackson-Ishii will be contested at a 215-pound catch-weight. The California-based promotion debuted its “Dynamite” series last September in San Jose, Calif. Earlier this year, Bellator announced plans to promote its own kickboxing events after previously partnering with Glory World Series. Jackson’s Bellator return was announced in February as the two parties reached an "amicable agreement” after a lengthy legal struggle over the fighter’s contract status. “Rampage” was temporarily allowed to compete for the UFC, and he outpointed Fabio Maldonado at UFC 186 in April 2015. Prior to that, Jackson went 3-0 in Bellator with wins over Muhammed Lawal , Joey Beltran and Christian M’Pumbu.

The co-main event will feature a strawweight championship affair between unbeaten champion Livia Renata Souza (9-0) and UFC veteran Angela “Overkill” Hill (4-2). Brazil’s Souza made the first defense of her belt in January at Invicta FC 15, when she stopped the previously undefeated DeAnna Bennett by first-round TKO. Making her appearance on a third straight Invicta FC card, the challenger Hill has been on a tear since debuting for the organization, knocking out veteran Alida Gray and former title challenger Stephanie Eggink en route to the championship opportunity.

Tony Ferguson Withdraws from UFC on Fox 19 Headliner vs. Nurmagomedov Due to Injury

Douglas Lima will return to the action for the first time since losing his welterweight title when he meets Chidi Njokuani in the Bellator 156 co-main event. Promotion officials announced the 170-pound pairing on Tuesday. Bellator 156 takes place at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., on June 17 and is headlined by a bantamweight championship rematch between Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas . The evening’s main card airs on Spike at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. Lima lost the welterweight crown in a five-round verdict against Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 140 last July, snapping a five-fight winning streak for “The Phenom.” Lima is 8-2 under the Bellator banner overall, with his only other defeat coming at the hands of departed ex-champ Ben Askren . Njokuani enters the contest unbeaten in his last six bouts, including a unanimous decision victory over Ricky Rainey in his promotional debut at Bellator 146. The 27-year-old Las Vegas resident is 14-4 in his pro career, with eight wins via knockout or technical knockout.

Grappling organization Metamoris returns on Sunday, July 17, with another event loaded with some of the best jiu-jitsu players in the world. Metamoris 7 will go down in Los Angeles at Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Loews Hotel, with the prelims starting at 3 p.m. PT. The main event will see Marcus Almeida taking on Roger Gracie in a highly-anticipated rematch of their encounter from Metamoris 1 in 2012. Most felt that “Buchecha” had the upper hand by the time the clock ran out, the fight was declared a draw. Finally, the two BJJ legends will get a chance to settle the score. Also slated for the event will be UFC veteran Gabriel Gonzaga taking on Japanese star Satoshi Ishii . Dillon Dannis will grapple with Gilbert “Durinho” Burns , and Matheus Diniz is slated to lock horns with Yuri Simoes. Rounding out the marquee will be Ralek Gracie against Tim Spriggs. As usual, Metamoris has a secret match in store, though virtually nobody knows who will be the combatants. The promotion has a full preliminary card prepared as well; the participants in the prelims will be announced soon.

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The TUF 23 Finale takes place July 8 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The venue was made official tonight, as well. In the main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk puts her women’s strawweight title on the line in a rematch with Claudia Gadelha. The finals for Season 23 of “The Ultimate Fighter” also will be contested. The card will air on FOX Sports 1 after expected early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

MMA H.E.A.T.’s Wade Eck caught up with former UFC LHW Champ and #5 ranked middleweight Lyoto Machida, 10 days before his rematch with Dan Henderson. Lyoto talks about Hendo’s H-Bomb and his strengths as a wrestler; he discusses Yoel Romero’s 6 month USADA punishment; he shares his thoughts on Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold’s first fight, as well as their UFC 199 rematch; he praises Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson’s karate-based fighting style; shares predictions for UFC 198 in Brazil (Werdum / Miocic, Silva / Hall, Belfort / Souza); talks about training with TUF 23’s Khalil Rountree; and tells the story of meeting Vince Vaughn with Rener Gracie. Please remember, you can also find our content using these domains: * http://www.MMA.media: HD video coverage * http://www.MMA.audio: iTunes * http://www.MMA.help: pro-MMA techniques and instruction * http://www.MMA.diet: essential nutrition and discounts Nós falamos Português! * Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MMAHEAT * Follow MMAHEAT on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MMAHEAT * Follow Karyn on Twitter: http://www.

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ZAGREB, Croatia – Heavyweight Derrick Lewis has a simple plan for his UFC Fight Night 86 appearance: knock Gabriel Gonzaga out in the first round and book a fight with Roy Nelson.

McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh posted this photo with the caption saying, “The road to #ufc200 starts today…3yrs to the day from debut.”

Irish prospect James Gallagher and UFC veteran Guilherme Vasconcelos have both signed deals with Bellator MMA . A promotion official confirmed the signings with Sherdog.com on Thursday. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Gallagher’s and Vasconcelos’ promotional debuts will be revealed at a later date. . MMAFighting.com first reported the signing of Gallagher, one of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor ’s teammates at SBG Ireland. The featherweight is unbeaten in three professional outings, with each triumph coming via first-round submission. Though the Northern Ireland native has signed a deal with Bellator, he is expected to honor his June 4 fight with Sean Tobin under the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts banner. Vasconcelos competed on “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3,” and had one official fight in the Octagon -- a decision loss to Luke Zachrich at UFC 175 -- before being released. More recently, “Bomba” had won four fights in a row before losing a split decision to Marcio Santos in September.

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“We’re planning Ronda’s comeback and her world domination. That’s really what it’s about. The last loss Ronda suffered was in the 2008 Olympics, where she battled back and won a bronze medal. She has been undefeated since, all the way to November 2015.”

"I've been scheduled to make that walk 18 times and I had made it every, single time. So even the thought of not fighting was rough on me where as my coaches were like 'we pretty much know what's going to happen'," Cormier said. "On Friday, I get a text from Lorenzo (Fertitta) saying give me a call when you get the chance. So I call him and he says 'hey DC it's me and Dana (White)' and they said Bob (Cook) had texted them without me knowing just to tell them 'hey it's not looking good, it's going to take a miracle for him to be OK by Monday'. Because I was asking them for today to make a decision. 

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MMA H.E.A.T.’s Wade Eck caught up with Beniel Dariush 10 days before his fight with Mike Chiesa. Beniel talks about Chiesa's dangerous will power, training with Lyoto Machida, challenging Rafael Dos Anjos for the belt, not playing it “safe” and teaching at his new gym, Kings MMA - Anaheim. Please remember, you can also find our content using these domains: * http://www.MMA.media: HD video coverage * http://www.MMA.audio: iTunes * http://www.MMA.help: pro-MMA techniques and instruction * http://www.MMA.diet: essential nutrition and discounts Nós falamos Português! * Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MMAHEAT * Follow MMAHEAT on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MMAHEAT * Follow Karyn on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KarynBryant * Follow Karyn On Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KBHEAT

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Anthony “Showtime” Pettis made everybody in the gym stop what they were doing when they decided to have a five-round sparring match in a recent training session. Iron may sharpen iron, but their pose after the match actually rubbed a certain UFC lightweight the wrong way:

MMA H.E.A.T.’s Wade Eck caught up with UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz to get his thoughts on his UFC 199 title defense against Urijah Faber. Dominick talks about their first two fights, what will be different this time around, taking care of Urijah’s “grandson” TJ Dillashaw for him, blessing Faber with another title shot, why he thinks TJ Dillashaw and Duane Ludwig are horrible for each other, as well as how he gained a new perspective on various fighting styles being an analyst for FOX Sports. Please remember, you can also find our content using these domains: * http://www.MMA.media: HD video coverage * http://www.MMA.audio: iTunes * http://www.MMA.help: pro-MMA techniques and instruction * http://www.MMA.diet: essential nutrition and discounts Nós falamos Português! * Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MMAHEAT * Follow MMAHEAT on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MMAHEAT * Follow Karyn on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KarynBryant * Follow Karyn On Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KBHEAT

Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media. As we all know, injuries are a part of the game when it comes to mixed martial arts. They often come at the most inopportune times and have left gaping holes in highly-anticipated events. In some cases, injuries have tanked an entire card. But it’s something that we MMA fans have come to understand over the years and organizations like the Ultimate Fighting Championship have stated that they will look into ways to make training less of an injury risk for their fighters. But one thing that has become increasingly interesting is the notion that a fighter needs to take a short-notice fight when the opponent that he or she has been training for ends up being on the shelf with an injury. There’s a certain amount of pressure that we have put on fighters to keep cards intact. However, what we don’t pay attention to is how it can affect the future of a fighter.

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In episode one of UFC On the Fly: Fight Night Zagreb, we catch up with Scottish featherweight Robert Whiteford in Miami as he trains with his ATT teammates in preparation for his fight against Lucas Martins. With unparalleled access to the training and lives of the world's best fighters, UFC On the Fly is the perfect glimpse into the buildup to the hotly anticipated Fight Night Zagreb. SUBSCRIBE to get all the latest UFC content: https://www.youtube.com/ufc Connect with UFC Online and on Social Website: http://www.ufc.com Tweet about UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos: #UFCZagreb Follow UFC Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ufc Europe Twitter: http://twitter.com/ufceurope Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ufc Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ufc Snapchat: UFCGlobal Periscope: http://Periscope.tv/ufc Shop: http://www.ufcstore.com http://www.ufcstore.eu/ Follow Robert Whiteford Twitter: http://twitter.com/Flyinjudoka Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Robert- ... Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robertwhitef ... Snapchat: flyinjudoka Follow Kyoji Horiguchi Twitter: http://twitter.

Wow. I just signed contract to fight Cowboy at 170 3 hours later he hurt his ribs and pulled out. Any other opponent for April 16 #UFCTampa

World Series of Fighting  will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino with a stacked lineup of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights led by a world heavyweight championship showdown between reigning kingpin Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) and Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1), live on NBCSN at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Friday, June 17. In the lightweight (155 pounds) co-main event, superstars Jason “The Kansas City Bandit” High (19-5) and Mike “The Martian” Ricci (11-4) will square off with the number one contender ranking at stake. Priced from $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland,” go on sale on Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m. ET, at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com. “We are looking forward to returning to the great state of Connecticut, and putting on another phenomenal world championship event featuring some of our top superstars, for fans at Foxwoods Resort Casino,” said World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo. "World Series of Fighting" (WSOF) is a worldwide premier professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated to delivering the best action-packed fights for fight fans by producing the best possible match-ups between elite fighters from around the world.

A strawweight championship showdown between Livia Renata Souza and Angela Hill will serve as the Invicta Fighting Championship 17 co-headliner, the promotion announced on Wednesday. Four other bouts were confirmed for the May 7 event: Mizuki Inoue vs. Aline Serio at strawweight; Latoya Walker vs. Charmaine Tweet at featherweight; Tessa Simpson vs. Julia Jones at atomweight; and Amanda Bell vs. Megan Anderson at featherweight. Invicta FC 17 takes place at the Hangar at OC Fair in Costa Mesa, Calif., and is headlined by a bantamweight championship clash between Tonya Evinger and Colleen Schneider . The card will air on UFC Fight Pass. Souza won Invicta FC gold with a fourth-round submission of Katja Kankaanpaa in April 2015. The 25-year-old Brazilian made her first successful title defense at Invicta FC 15, stopping DeAnna Bennett via TKO 1:30 into the opening stanza. Souza is unbeaten in nine career professional outings. After being released by the UFC in 2015, Hill began her Invicta FC tenure with back-to-back knockouts of Alida Gray and Stephanie Eggink .

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