The UFC gets sometime off but of course this last weekend was all about the women. With that here are the reviews:
Reviews:
Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet
Invicta FC promised a night packed full of exciting fights and they certainly delivered with women aiming high:
Featherweight Brazil Cristiane Justino (c) def. Canada Charmaine Tweet TKO (punches) 1 0:46
Strawweight Mexico Alexa Grasso def. Japan Mizuki Inoue Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (116.8 lbs) United States DeAnna Bennett def. United States Norma Rueda Center Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Mexico Irene Aldana def. United States Colleen Schneider Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:05
Strawweight United States Jamie Moyle def. United States J.J. Aldrich Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:20
Strawweight United States Amy Montenegro def. United States Brianna Van Buren Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (128.9 lbs) United States Christine Stanley def. United States Laura Salazar TKO (punches) 1 2:59
Flyweight United States Aspen Ladd def. Brazil Ana Carolina Vidal TKO (elbows) 1 4:21
Bellator 134: The British Invasion
Bellator’s themed nation versus nation card took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena on February 27th:
Light Heavyweight Liam McGeary def. Emanuel Newton (c) Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-47, 48-47) 5 5:00
Heavyweight Muhammed Lawal def. Cheick Kongo Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Paul Daley def. André Santos Decision (unanimous) (29-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Linton Vassell def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou TKO (punches) 2 3:18
Welterweight Brennan Ward def. Curtis Millender Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:39
Lightweight Dean Hancock def. Mike Mangan Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:33
Featherweight Matt Bessette def. Josh LaBerge TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00
Heavyweight Raphael Butler def. Josh Diekmann Submission (standing guillotine) 1 1:04
Middleweight Tamdan McCrory def. Jason Butcher Submission (armbar) 1 1:06
Welterweight Neiman Gracie def. Bobby Flynn Submission (neck crank) 1 2:36
Bantamweight Blair Tugman def. Marvin Maldonado Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano
As with Invicta FC 11, the women certainly shined at the Staples Center in Los Angeles this last Saturday night:
Women’s Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c) def. Cat Zingano Submission (straight armbar) 1 0:14
Women’s Bantamweight Holly Holm def. Raquel Pennington Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Jake Ellenberger def. Josh Koscheck Submission (north-south choke) 2 4:20
Welterweight Alan Jouban def. Richard Walsh KO (elbow and punches) 1 2:19
Lightweight Tony Ferguson def. Gleison Tibau Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:37
Middleweight Roan Carneiro def. Mark Muñoz Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:40
Bantamweight Roman Salazar vs. Norifumi Yamamoto No Contest (accidental eye poke) 2 2:37
Welterweight Tim Means def. Dhiego Lima TKO (punches) 1 2:17
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis def. Ruan Potts TKO (punches) 2 3:18
Lightweight Valmir Lázaro def. James Krause Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Masio Fullen def. Alex Torres Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Previews:
RFA 24 – SMITH VS. ROMERO
Resurrection Fighting Alliance holds an event at the Mystic Lake and Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota on March 6th:
Benjamin Smith vs Indalecio Tat ‘Mean Bean’ Romero
Melvin Blumer vs Jeff ‘Big Frog’ Curran
Marvin Blumer vs Darrick Minner
Dan ‘The Hitman’ Moret vs Bobby ‘The Wolfman’ Moffett
Andre ‘The Diva’ Tieva vs Matt Brown
Bojan ‘Veli’ Velickovic vs Chris ‘The Hitman’ Hugh
Ricky ‘The Karate Kid’ Steele vs Jay ‘Presto’ Pressley
Jacob Ouradnik vs Doug Deback
Isaiah Pitts vs Ben ‘The Baker’ Neumann
Kali Robbins vs Corrie ‘Psych’ Ward
Charley ‘C.T.’ Bailey vs Dana Gostomczik
Charles Anozie vs Jahan Galehdari