Tonya Evinger to the UFC: "I believe they do not actually care about the girls"

Tonya Evinger is arguably the top women’s bantamweight fighter on the planet not now in the UFC. And that suits her just fine.

The vocal Missouri native cannot be any happier in Invicta FC and contains no actual designs on leaving the all-girls’s promotion any moment soon. Evinger will meet Cindy Dandois in the co-chief event of Invicta FC 10 on Friday night in Houston and foresees an busy, successful 2015 coming up. The fights will air live at 9 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass.

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Tonya Evinger to the UFC: "I believe they do not actually care about the girls"

Ben Askren explains the root of his desire to fight Johny Hendricks

Ben Askren’s rivalry with Johny Hendricks runs as deep as any college sports rivalry worth its salt. In this case, Askren wore the singlet of the University of Missouri, while Hendricks wrestled for Oklahoma State.

And while it’s clear the two aren’t going to tangle in the cage any time soon, given that Hendricks is the UFC welterweight champion and Askren is his OneFC counterpart, it’s just as clear that Askren, one of MMA’s king Twitter trolls, isn’t going to stop hectoring Hendricks any time soon.

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Ben Askren explains the root of his desire to fight Johny Hendricks

Invicta 8 results: Michelle Waterson batters Yasuko Tamada to retain atomweight title

She may have not fought since April of 2013, but Michelle Waterson showed no signs of ring rust as she bludgeoned Yasuko Tamada in a one-sided affair to retain her atomweight title at Invica FC 8 on Saturday night. The event took place at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouril.

Waterson opened the fight with a punishing set of strikes, both at range with cracking body kicks and crushing knees from the clinch. Tamada survived the attacks, but was being dismantled with virtually everything Waterson threw. Tamada pushed forward and ate a knee on the way in, but didn’t give up on her attacks. Towards the end of the frame, Tamada was still under assault, but able to land a few body shots of her own.

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Invicta 8 results: Michelle Waterson batters Yasuko Tamada to retain atomweight title