In Other news…

It’s easy to forget about the smaller promotions when UFC is crushing the billings. Not only do they have the best fighters but with it’s newfound mainstream success there’s news popping out every minute about fighters and their contracts. But alas, not only do other promotions exist. They’ve got some pretty good fights, and some of them are going doing tonight! Flyweights Maia vs. Modafferi square off tonight at Invicta FC 19, the bout is for the 125 lb title and will be featured on UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. Eastern. If you don’t know much about Modafferi, check out her twitter page. She became famous for her insanely positive attitude on TUF 18, but she’ll have to keep her hijinks in the cage if she wants to beat the Brazilian chute box striker that is Jennifer Maia. Ayaka Hamasaki defends her atomweight title against Jinh Yu Frey in the co-main event. Phil Davis Clashes with light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary at Bellator 163. Davis recently beat King Mo to secure the shot  and McGeary is coming off of a win against Tito Ortiz at Bellator 142. McGeary hasn’t fought in over a year, and it will be interesting to see if ring rust plays a factor for the 33 year old British fighter. The bout is set for the Mohegan Sun Arena for Nov 4th. The lightweights will headline the card. Excited or nah? Do any of these fight peak your interest, or is any break from the UFC a breath of fresh air? Be sure to hit us up in the comments section below.

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