Aussie girls Alex Chambers & Bec Hyatt sign for UFC

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Thursday, 12 December 2013 20:36

Two of Australia's leading women's MMA fighters in Alex Chambers (pictured) and Bec Hyatt have been announced as the inaugural signees of the UFC's strawweight division. All 11 fighters were signed from women's MMA promotion Invicta FC.

The full list includes Claudia Gadelha, Felice Herrig, Joanne Calderwood, Tecia Torres, Rose Namajunas, Bec Hyatt, Emily Kagan, Julianna Lima, Page Van Zant and Invicta FC strawweight champion Carla Esparza.

The 11 fighters will have to wait until May when they will be joined by five more fighters to participate in the first-ever all-women's edition of The Ultimate Fighter which will be season 20. All will be on the line with the winner becoming the inaugural UFC women's strawweight champion.

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Australian Fighting Championships 7 Preview

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Wednesday, 11 December 2013 22:00

Australian Fighting Championships 7 was supposed to be the culmination of the promotions welterweight and middleweight tournaments, however with two of their finalists in Daniel Kelly and Jake Matthews having been selected to be part of The Ultimate Fighter Nations - Australia vs Canada series, the promotion has to change things up.

The middleweight title will still be up for grabs as outspoken Western Australian fighter Steven "The Steamroller" Kennedy (12-6, pictured left) meets TUF Smashes contestant Manuel Rodriguez (9-4, pictured right) in a bout set to be contested over five rounds.

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Hector Lombard to face Jake Shields at UFC 171

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Tuesday, 10 December 2013 22:20

Hector Lombard has been campaigning for a bout with Jake Shields and seems that the former Bellator FC champion will get his opportunity with UFC officials announcing the match-up for UFC 171.

UFC 171 will take place at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas on March 15 (March 16 in Australia) which is expected to be broadcast on Mainevent PPV.

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Thanh Vu submitted by Dae Hwan Kim at One FC 13

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Sunday, 08 December 2013 22:07

Australian bantamweight fighter Thanh Vu (pictured) made his third appearance in Asian promotion One Fighting Championships on Friday night however was not able to bring home the win, losing to his South Korean opponent Dae Hwan Kim.

The fight began with both fighters cautious, but was not long before flurries of punches were thrown by both fighters. Kim got the better of the early exchange that had Vu rocked however just before the end of the first round Vu punished Kim with a strong punch that dropped the South Korean with an uppercut but before VU could finish it, the bell went for the end of the round.

Vu changed his strategy early in the second round and secured the early takedown before taking his opponents back. Kim worked his way out, where he worked into side-control before Vu managed to work back to his feet. From here Kim took control, rocking Vu with strikes on his feet before taking the Sydney based fighter down. Wasn't long before Kim was able to take the back and slide in the rear-naked choke submission to get the tap at 4:10.

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Heavyweights Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva fight to an entertaining draw at UFC Fight Night 33

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Saturday, 07 December 2013 15:28

In an action packed fights that will go down as one of the fights of the year, heavyweight fighters Mark Hunt (pictured left) and Antonio Silva (pictured right) fought to a majority draw in the main event of UFC Fight Night 33.

The fighters chose to touch gloves and as it started both heavyweights took centre of the cage. Early shots from Hunt rocked Silva however Hunt stayed calm and composed, choosing not to go for the finish. The tide quickly changed as Silva dropped Hunt with punches, however the 39 year-old Sydney based fighter was able to cover-up and work back to his feet. Silva landed a leg kick as the two fighters then clinched against the cast. ‘The Super Samoan’, Hunt reversed the position and escaped back to the centre of the octagon.

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