Amateur female fighters from 20 countries are in Las Vegas during International Fight week to become world champions. For the third year, International MMA Federation is hosting their World Championships. The are four female weight categories this year with 32 participants. Monday night they announced the brackets and we will update results throughout the week below. The action begins with Manfredi Morgane versus Katarzyna Biegajlo for a spot in the flyweight quarterfinals.

The event is free Tuesday through Thursday at the Las Vegas Expo Center. The semi-finals and finals will be a part of the UFC Expo.

Strawweights

Quarterfinals

• Aleksandra Toncheva (BGR) vs. Naomi Harvey (UK)
• Rika Hamada (JPN) vs. Raluca Dinescu (ROU)
• Brenda Tran (AUS) vs. Aleksandra Rola (POL)
• Sarah Archer (NZL) gets a bye

Flyweights

Quarterfinals

• Gabriella Ringblom (SWE) vs. Brittney Allan (CAN)
• Ashley Hancock (USA) vs. Jess Bradley (NZL)
• Kelsey Gollihar vs. Michaela Dostálová (CZE)
• Anette Österberg (FIN) vs. Ilaria Norcia (ITL)

Bantamweights

Opening Round

• Manfredi Morgane (FRA) vs. Katarzyna Biegajlo (POL)

Quarterfinals

• Cornelia Holm (SWE) vs. Michelle Jones (UK)
• Claudia Barragan (COL) vs. Arziko Bregu (ITL)
• Tuyet Nguyen (NZL) vs. winner of Morgane/Biegajlo
• Manon Fiorot (FRA) vs. Camilla Mannes (NOR)

Featherweight

Quarterfinals

• Julia Dorny (GER) vs. Chamia Chabbi (FIN)
• Fatime Nánási (HUN) vs. Eleonora Potorokina (RUS)
• Yvonne Chow (AUS) vs. Leah Mccourt (NIR)
• Gina Kolo (NZL) vs. Taryn Conklin (USA)

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