After narrowly coming up short in two prior interim title bids, Machi Fukuda at last captured championship gold tonight at Deep Jewels 50 in Tokyo, Japan. Fukuda avenged one of those past losses and edged out Si Woo “Korean Queen Bee” Park to become the new Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion.
Tonight’s headlining rematch featured far less action than the first meeting in May 2024, which ended with Park’s hand raised, but Fukuda’s increased offence in the final round propelled her to victory. Elsewhere, Keito “Kate Lotus” Oyama stopped veteran Emi Tomimatsu in the 50kg co-main event.
Deep Jewels came to New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight with a 12-bout, all-female card. Deep Jewels 50 was topped by an undisputed strawweight championship rematch between Si Woo “Korean Queen Bee” Park and Machi Fukuda, whom Park narrowly defeated in their May 2024 bout.
Two of Japan’s top female fighters will meet once again when Saori “Little Giant” Oshima and Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda rematch at Deep: “127 Impact” on September 15th in Tokyo. The atomweight matchup, which Suda requested following her recent Rizin win, was officially announced today.
Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa overcame an overweight opponent and cruised to another quick victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Super Rizin 4” in Saitama, Japan. Izawa submitted Yu Jin Shin, who missed weight for the non-title strawweight matchup.
Two-division Deep Jewels champ Seika Izawa has vacated her strawweight title and an undisputed championship bout has been booked to headline Deep Jewels 50 on September 7th in Tokyo, Japan. Si Woo Park has been elevated from interim to full champion and faces Machi Fukuda in a rematch.
Combate Global staged another all-female fight card tonight at Mediapro Studios in Miami, Florida. Combate Global: “Combate Female 2” featured a strawweight matchup between undefeated Melissa “Mamba” Amaya and Shooto standout Megumi Sugimoto, who stepped in on short notice.
Two-time Deep Jewels interim strawweight title challenger Machi Fukuda improved her Rizin FF record to 3-0 with a dominant victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 11” in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Fukuda easily defeated Pancrase champion Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa.
Shooto held its fifth all-female Colors event tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The nine-fight Shooto: “Colors 5” card was headlined by a strawweight matchup between promotional veteran Momoka Hoshuyama and 17-year-old prospect Atsuhi Takada, who turned pro in December.