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Invicta Fighting Championships Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currentl ...
have held since their inaugural event, Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen. The promotion has held 55 events as of November 2022.


Invicta FC 51: Tennant vs. Bernardo

Invicta FC 51: Tennant vs. Bernardo is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled to be headlined by
Taneisha Tennant Taneisha Tennant (born June 15, 1989) is a female American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the bantamweight division of Invicta FC, where she is the incumbent Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. Background Tennant was in nursing scho ...
defending her bantamweight championship against
Talita Bernardo Talita de Oliveira Neves Bernardo (born March 4, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA) who competed in the Bantamweight division in the UFC. Background Talita started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at the age of 22, after she took ...
. The co-main event will see Kristina Williams and Ketlen Souza face off for the vacant flyweight championship.


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Invicta FC 50

Invicta FC 50 was a mixed martial arts event that featured a one night tournament to crown the new Invicta FC Strawweight Champion. The tournament included
Gloria de Paula Gloria Leite de Paula (born June 10, 1995) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the strawweight division. A professional since 2017, she most notably fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Daughter ...
, Ediana Silva, Karolina Wójcik, and Valesca Machado. The co-main event featured
Talita Bernardo Talita de Oliveira Neves Bernardo (born March 4, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA) who competed in the Bantamweight division in the UFC. Background Talita started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at the age of 22, after she took ...
vs.
Katharina Lehner Katharina Lehner (born April 9, 1990) is a German mixed martial artist who last competed in Bellator MMA. She has also previously fought in Invicta FC. She fought Sarah Kaufman for the Invicta Bantamweight title in the main event of Invicta FC ...
in a bout originally scheduled for Invicta FC 48. Danni McCormack was scheduled to fight Fatima Kline but Kline was replaced by Maira Mazar. Claire Guthrie was scheduled to fight Marilla Morais, but Morais was replaced by Brigid Chase. Melissa Oddessa was scheduled to fight Sharon Jacobson, however four days before the event Jacobson was replaced by Elise Pone.


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Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey

Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Jéssica Delboni Jéssica Correa Delboni (born 7 September 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the atomweight division of Invicta FC, where she is the former Atomweight champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career Delboni made ...
defending her atomweight championship against
Jillian DeCoursey Jillian DeCoursey (born July 26, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Atomweight division of the Invicta FC, where she is the current Atomweight champion. As of November 21, 2022, Sherdog ranks DeCoursey as ...
. The co-main event was set to feature Kristina Williams vs. Ketlen Souza but Williams was replaced by Maiju Suotama.


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Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs. Rubin

Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs. Rubin was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Taneisha Tennant Taneisha Tennant (born June 15, 1989) is a female American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the bantamweight division of Invicta FC, where she is the incumbent Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. Background Tennant was in nursing scho ...
defending her bantamweight championship against Olga Rubin. The co-main event was set to feature
Katharina Lehner Katharina Lehner (born April 9, 1990) is a German mixed martial artist who last competed in Bellator MMA. She has also previously fought in Invicta FC. She fought Sarah Kaufman for the Invicta Bantamweight title in the main event of Invicta FC ...
fighting
Talita Bernardo Talita de Oliveira Neves Bernardo (born March 4, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA) who competed in the Bantamweight division in the UFC. Background Talita started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at the age of 22, after she took ...
, but Lehner withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Yana Gadelha.
Mallory Martin Mallory Brooke Martin (born January 29, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. Martin also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Mixed mar ...
pulled out of her fight against Kyra Batara and was replaced by Valesca Machado.


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Invicta FC 47: Ducote vs. Zappitella

Invicta FC 47: Ducote vs. Zappitella was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Emily Ducote Emily Ducote (born January 1, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She previously competed in Invicta FC, where she was the Invicta FC Strawweigh ...
defending her strawweight championship against former atomweight champion Alesha Zappitella. Serena DeJesus was scheduled to fight
Lisa Verzosa Lisa Spangler Verzosa (born October 17, 1995) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) from the United States, competing in the bantamweight division for the Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Background Spangler started playing football and co ...
, but Verzosa pulled out and was replaced by Brittney Cloudy.


Results


Invicta FC 46: Rodríguez vs. Torquato II

Invicta FC 46: Rodríguez vs. Torquato II was a mixed martial arts event headlined by Karina Rodríguez defending her flyweight championship against Daiana Torquato in a rematch from the main event of Invicta FC on AXS TV. Karina was originally scheduled to defend against Ketlen Souza, but Souza withdrew from the bout four days before the event and was replaced by Torquato. Torquato was originally set to fight
Milana Dudieva Milana Dudieva (russian: Милана Дудиева; born August 4, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Dudieva made h ...
in the night's co-main event. Dudieva was then matched up instead with newcomer Denise Gomes. At the weigh-ins, Liz Tracy missed weight for her bout, weighing in at 117.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Tracy was fined 25 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent. A planned fight between Fatima Kline and Nadia Vera was removed from the card.


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Invicta FC 45: Zappitella vs. Delboni II

Invicta FC 45: Zappitella vs. Delboni II was a mixed martial arts event headlined by Alesha Zappitella defending her atomweight championship against
Jéssica Delboni Jéssica Correa Delboni (born 7 September 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the atomweight division of Invicta FC, where she is the former Atomweight champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career Delboni made ...
in a rematch from Invicta FC 44. A bout between
Emily Whitmire Emily Anne Whitmire (born May 24, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Strawweight division of the Invicta FC. She has previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background The daug ...
and Hilarie Rose was scheduled but has since been postponed. The originally planned co-main event between Claire Guthrie and
Lauren Mueller Lauren Elizabeth Mueller (born November 15, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist, currently in the Bantamnweight division of the Invicta FC. A professional competitor since 2015, she has also competed in the UFC and Gladiator Challenge. B ...
was removed from the card on December 31. Katie Saull was scheduled to fight Tabatha Watkins, however Watkins was replaced by Tamika Jones on the week of the event. Additionally, Shamir Peshewa replaced Courtney King in the night's co-main event. At the weigh-ins, Shamir Peshewa and Maria Favela missed weight for their bouts. Peshewa weighed in at 153.4 pounds and Pavela weighed in at 138.4 pounds, 2.4 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bouts proceeded at catchweight and they were fined 25 percent of their purses, which went to their opponents.


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Invicta FC 44: A New Era

Invicta FC 44: A New Era was a mixed martial arts event headlined by a strawweight title bout between
Emily Ducote Emily Ducote (born January 1, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She previously competed in Invicta FC, where she was the Invicta FC Strawweigh ...
and Danielle Taylor.
Lisa Verzosa Lisa Spangler Verzosa (born October 17, 1995) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) from the United States, competing in the bantamweight division for the Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Background Spangler started playing football and co ...
and
Taneisha Tennant Taneisha Tennant (born June 15, 1989) is a female American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the bantamweight division of Invicta FC, where she is the incumbent Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. Background Tennant was in nursing scho ...
fought for the vacant Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship in the co-main event. The main card will air on pay per view with prelims taking place on AXS TV.
Lauren Mueller Lauren Elizabeth Mueller (born November 15, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist, currently in the Bantamnweight division of the Invicta FC. A professional competitor since 2015, she has also competed in the UFC and Gladiator Challenge. B ...
was scheduled to fight Monica Franco but Franco pulled out due to COVID 19 and was replaced by Serena DeJesus. A week before the event, Kelly D'Angelo pulled out of her fight with Jodie Esquibel and was replaced by Liz Tracy. On August 23, the week of the event,
Mara Romero Borella Marachiara Romero Borella (born June 3, 1986) is an Italian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Borella taught Judo and was a personal trainer befo ...
and Monique Adriane pulled out of their fights against Brogan Sanchez and Katie Saull respectively. Borella was replaced by Emilee King, while Adriane was replaced by Marisa Messer-Belenchia.


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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: *Performance of the Night: Emily Ducote, Brogan Walker-Sanchez and Kayla Yontef


Phoenix Tournament: Atomweight

Phoenix Tournament: Atomweight was a mixed martial arts event that featured an atomweight tournament including 8 fighters vying for a shot at the atomweight championship. The tournament participants were announced to include recent title challenger
Jéssica Delboni Jéssica Correa Delboni (born 7 September 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the atomweight division of Invicta FC, where she is the former Atomweight champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career Delboni made ...
,
Lindsey VanZandt Lindsey VanZandt (born August 6, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist, currently fighting in the atomweight division of Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts career Early career VanZandt made her professional debut against Katie Saull at KOTC - R ...
,
Jillian DeCoursey Jillian DeCoursey (born July 26, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Atomweight division of the Invicta FC, where she is the current Atomweight champion. As of November 21, 2022, Sherdog ranks DeCoursey as ...
, Linda Mihalec, Katie Saull, Paulina Granados, Tabatha Watkins, and Katie Perez. Four days before the event, Katie Saull was forced out of the tournament due to travel restrictions and was replaced by Marisa Messer-Belenchia. Like previous Phoenix Tournament events, the first two rounds will be one-round exhibitions, while only the final will be a full three round fight that counts towards the fighter's record. An online voting system was introduced to determine first round matchups for the Phoenix Tournament.


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Invicta FC on AXS TV: Rodríguez vs. Torquato

Invicta FC: Rodríguez vs. Torquato (also known as Invicta on AXS TV: Rodríguez vs. Torquato) was a mixed martial arts event headlined by Karina Rodríguez against Daiana Torquato for the vacant Invicta flyweight championship. The co-main event will feature Alesha Zappitella defending her atomweight championship against
Jéssica Delboni Jéssica Correa Delboni (born 7 September 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the atomweight division of Invicta FC, where she is the former Atomweight champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career Delboni made ...
. This event will be the first under the new ownership of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The entire card will stream worldwide on Invicta's YouTube and Facebook pages, while AXS TV in the US and The Fight Network is Canada will also carry the main card. Scheduled fights between
Emily Ducote Emily Ducote (born January 1, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She previously competed in Invicta FC, where she was the Invicta FC Strawweigh ...
and Liz Tracy as well as Taneisha Tennant against Hope Chase were both removed from the card the week before the event. At the weigh-ins, Josee Storts missed weight for her bout. Storts weighed in at 128.7 pounds, 2.7 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 25 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent Maria Favela.


Results

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Bonus awards

*Fight of the Night: Karina Rodríguez vs. Daiana Torquato


Invicta FC 43: King vs. Harrison

Invicta FC 43: King vs. Harrison was a mixed martial arts event. It was originally scheduled to be headlined by
Pearl Gonzalez Pearlmelia Marie Gonzalez (born August 12, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist. She formerly competed for Ultimate Fighting Championships, and currently fights in the strawweight division of the Invicta Fighting Championships. Backgroun ...
and
Erin Blanchfield Erin Blanchfield (born May 4, 1999) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is a former Eddie Bravo Invitational champion. As of August 29, 2023, she is #2 ...
fighting for the vacant flyweight title. Due to COVID-19, the planned title fight was forced to be postponed. The previous co-main event of
Emily Ducote Emily Ducote (born January 1, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She previously competed in Invicta FC, where she was the Invicta FC Strawweigh ...
and
Montserrat Ruiz Avelina Montserrat Conejo Ruiz (born February 3, 1993) is a Mexican female mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background At the age of 16, Ruiz started practicing Olympic wrestlin ...
fighting for the vacant strawweight title was then moved up to become the main event. Stephanie Geltmacher was scheduled to fight Trisha Cicero, but Cicero withdrew the week before the event and was replaced by Caitlin Sammons. The event will also feature the promotional debut of undefeated Olympic judo gold medalist,
Kayla Harrison Kayla Jean Harrison (born July 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former Olympic and world champion judoka, currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Harrison competed in the weight category in jud ...
. The day before the event, the planned main event of Ducote vs. Ruiz was called off and postponed due to COVID 19. As a result, Kayla Harrison's debut against Courtney King was moved up to become the new main event.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Performance of the Night: Alesha Zappitella and Kayla Harrison


Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs. Zappitella

Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs. Zappitella was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Ashley Cummins Ashley Cummins (born August 2, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Atomweight division. She has previously fought in Invicta FC. Personal life Cummins started martial arts as a child with karate. She continued as a pr ...
and Alesha Zappitella for the vacant Invicta Atomweight Championship. A bout between Auttumn Norton and Brittney Cloudy was cancelled the night before the event due to COVID-19. Jennifer Chieng was scheduled to fight Flore Hani but Hani tested positive for COVID-19 as well and was replaced by Helen Peralta.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Victoria Leonardo vs. Liz Tracy *Performance of the Night: Alesha Zappitella


Invicta FC 41: Morandin vs. Ruiz

Invicta FC 41: Morandin vs. Ruiz was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Janaisa Morandin Janaisa Morandin (born October 31, 1994) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) from Brazil, and competes in Invicta Fighting Championships in Strawweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career Morandins started her professional MMA care ...
and
Montserrat Ruiz Avelina Montserrat Conejo Ruiz (born February 3, 1993) is a Mexican female mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background At the age of 16, Ruiz started practicing Olympic wrestlin ...
. The co-main event was set to feature
Erin Blanchfield Erin Blanchfield (born May 4, 1999) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is a former Eddie Bravo Invitational champion. As of August 29, 2023, she is #2 ...
against
Stephanie Geltmacher Stephanie Geltmacher (born August 21, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist and currently she competes in the flyweight division. She has previously competed for Invicta Fighting Championships. Background Aggressive as a child, Geltmacher's ...
, however Geltmatcher was forced to withdraw and was replaced by Brogan Walker-Sanchez. On July 19, Cynthia Arceo was forced to withdraw from her bout against Itzel Esquivel and was replaced by Kelly D'Angelo. The night of the event, the bout between Esqivel and D'Angelo was removed from the card due to testing for COVID-19.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: None *Performance of the Night: Montserrat Ruiz, Erin Blanchfield and Alexa Culp


Invicta FC 40: Ducote vs. Lima

Invicta FC 40: Ducote vs. Lima was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Emily Ducote Emily Ducote (born January 1, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She previously competed in Invicta FC, where she was the Invicta FC Strawweigh ...
and Juliana Lima. Laura Gallardo was scheduled to fight Claire Guthrie, but Guthrie withdrew and was replaced by Trisha Cicero. A bout between
DeAnna Bennett DeAnna Danielle Bennett (born November 18, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division in Invicta FC since 2014. As of December 13, 2022, she is #4 in the Bellator Women's Flyweight Rankings. Backgroun ...
and Victoria Leonardo was removed the day before the event after Bennett had a medical issue during her weight cut and could not weigh in.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: none awarded *Performance of the Night: Emily Ducote and Chelsea Chandler


Phoenix Series 3

Phoenix Series 3 was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Lisa Verzosa Lisa Spangler Verzosa (born October 17, 1995) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) from the United States, competing in the bantamweight division for the Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Background Spangler started playing football and co ...
against
Julija Stoliarenko Julija Stoliarenko (born 8 April 1993) is a Lithuanian mixed martial arts and Lethwei fighter. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Bantamweight division. A professional since 2012, she is the former Invicta FC Ba ...
for the vacant Invicta Bantamweight Championship and featured a one night bantamweight tournament as the third installment of The Phoenix Tournament (then known as the Phoenix Series). The participants in the tournament announced on February 5 were Kerri Kenneson, Brittney Victoria, Erin Harpe,
Taneisha Tennant Taneisha Tennant (born June 15, 1989) is a female American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the bantamweight division of Invicta FC, where she is the incumbent Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. Background Tennant was in nursing scho ...
, Claire Guthrie, Hope Chase, Auttumn Norton, and Taylor Guardado. This event will feature open scoring between rounds after the Kansas Athletic Commission gave promoters this option following several controversial scorecards at UFC 247. On February 18, it was announced that Erin Harpe and Auttumn Norton had both pulled out of the tournament. As a result, Julia Ottolino, who was to compete in a tournament reserve bout, and Gillian Noll were added as replacements. Ottolino's original opponent, Serena DeJesus received a new opponent in Florina Moeller. On February 28, the scheduled fight between Amber Brown and Sharon Jacobson was cancelled after an injury to Brown. On March 2, four days before the event, Gillian Noll withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Serena DeJesus, who had been scheduled to be in a tournament reserve bout. As a result, DeJesus was replaced by Kelly Clayton in the reserve bout against Florina Moeller.


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Invicta FC 39: Frey vs. Cummins II

Invicta FC 39: Frey vs. Cummins II was a mixed martial arts event that is scheduled to be headlined by
Jinh Yu Frey Jinh Hie Yu Frey (born May 20, 1985) is a Korean-American mixed martial artist and currently competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Background Frey was ...
defending her Atomweight Championship against
Ashley Cummins Ashley Cummins (born August 2, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Atomweight division. She has previously fought in Invicta FC. Personal life Cummins started martial arts as a child with karate. She continued as a pr ...
. The fight was originally set to headline Invicta FC 37 in October 2019 but Frey pulled out due to injury. Daiana Torquato was scheduled to fight
Mariya Agapova Mariya Agapova (born April 7, 1997) is a Kazakhstani mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Agapova started training martial arts around the age of eight in o ...
, but Agapova was forced to pull out due to injury on January 25 and was replaced by Shanna Young. However Young ended up being deemed medically unfit to compete and the fight was canceled. At the weigh-ins for the event, Jinh Yu Frey missed weight and as a result, was stripped of her atomweight championship. The fight would go on with only Cummins fighting for the title, and if Frey won then she would receive the next title shot.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: None *Performance of the Night: Miranda Maverick and Erin Blanchfield


Invicta FC 38: Murata vs. Ducote

Invicta FC 38: Murata vs. Ducote was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by Kanako Murata vs. Emily Ducote for the vacant strawweight championship. The original main event was
Vanessa Porto Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division. Background Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
defending her flyweight championship against top contender Karina Rodríguez, who earned her shot by winning the flyweight tournament at Invicta FC 35, however Rodríguez failed to make weight thus was no longer able to contend for the championship and the bout was changed to a non-title fight as the co-main event.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Vanessa Porto vs. Karina Rodríguez (Rodríguez forfeits bonus due to weight miss) and Lisa Verzosa vs. Kerri Kenneson *Performance of the Night: None


Invicta FC 37: Gonzalez vs. Sanchez

Invicta FC 37: Gonzalez vs. Sanchez was a mixed martial arts event that will be headlined by
Pearl Gonzalez Pearlmelia Marie Gonzalez (born August 12, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist. She formerly competed for Ultimate Fighting Championships, and currently fights in the strawweight division of the Invicta Fighting Championships. Backgroun ...
against undefeated Brogan Sanchez. The event was originally scheduled to feature
Jinh Yu Frey Jinh Hie Yu Frey (born May 20, 1985) is a Korean-American mixed martial artist and currently competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Background Frey was ...
defending her atomweight championship against
Ashley Cummins Ashley Cummins (born August 2, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Atomweight division. She has previously fought in Invicta FC. Personal life Cummins started martial arts as a child with karate. She continued as a pr ...
in the main event, however on September 23, Frey was forced to withdraw due to injury causing the bout to be rescheduled. As a result, the previous co-main event of Gonzalez vs. Sanchez was moved up to become the main event.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Kay Hansen vs. Nicolle Caliari *Performance of the Night: Mariya Agapova and Hope Chase


Phoenix Series 2

Phoenix Series 2 was a mixed martial arts event that featured a one-night flyweight tournament as the second installment in The Phoenix Tournament (then known as the Phoenix Series). The participants of the tournament were announced on August 12 to be
DeAnna Bennett DeAnna Danielle Bennett (born November 18, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division in Invicta FC since 2014. As of December 13, 2022, she is #4 in the Bellator Women's Flyweight Rankings. Backgroun ...
,
Milana Dudieva Milana Dudieva (russian: Милана Дудиева; born August 4, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Dudieva made h ...
,
Miranda Maverick Miranda Rachelle Maverick (born July 1, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She competed in Flyweight division of the Invicta Fighting Championships. As of ...
, Cheri Muraski, Liz Tracy, Daiana Torquato, Marila Santos, and Maiju Suotama. On August 22,
Shanna Young Shanna Marie Leonard Young (born February 20, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. She has previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Young, following her younger brother, ...
replaced Cheri Muraski while on August 27,
Victoria Leonardo Victoria Leonardo Mason (born February 16, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born in the Pomona section of Galloway Township, New Jersey, Leonard ...
replaced Marila Santos. The tournament followed standard format for The Phoenix Tournament, including match-ups determined by a random draw. Two non-tournament bouts have been scheduled for the event: a flyweight match between Alexa Conners and
Mariya Agapova Mariya Agapova (born April 7, 1997) is a Kazakhstani mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Agapova started training martial arts around the age of eight in o ...
as the co-main event, and a flyweight match between Josee Storts and Helen Lucero. The card will also feature two tournament reserve bouts. Chantel Coates missed weight for her reserve bout thus she was fined 25% of her fight purse and would no longer be eligible to enter the tournament as a reserve in case of injury.


Results


Invicta FC 36: Sorenson vs. Young

Invicta FC 36: Sorenson vs. Young was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Pam Sorenson Pam Sorenson (born March 3, 1986) is a female American mixed martial artist who competes in Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. She has previously competed in Invicta Fighting Championships, where she is the former Invicta FC Featherweight C ...
vs.
Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
for the vacated featherweight championship after former champion Felicia Spencer signed with the UFC. Alyse Anderson was scheduled to fight Anastasia Nikolakakos, however Anastasia withdrew a week before the event and was replaced by Katie Saull. At the weigh-ins, Janaisa Morandin missed weight by three pounds over the limit and was fined 25% of her purse. Chantel Coates also missed weight by half a pound over the limit.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Victoria Leonardo vs. Stephanie Geltmacher *Performance of the Night: Caitlin Sammons and Emily Ducote


Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II

Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II was a mixed martial arts event headlined by a rematch between
DeAnna Bennett DeAnna Danielle Bennett (born November 18, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division in Invicta FC since 2014. As of December 13, 2022, she is #4 in the Bellator Women's Flyweight Rankings. Backgroun ...
and Karina Rodriguez in the finals of the Invicta FC Flyweight Tournament. The two previously met at Invicta FC 28 in March 2018.


Results


Invicta FC Flyweight Tournament Bracket


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Monique Adriane *Performance of the Night: Chelsea Chandler and Kanako Murata


Phoenix Series 1

Phoenix Series 1 (retroactive nomenclature; originally known as Phoenix Rising 1 or Phoenix Rising Series 1) was a mixed-martial arts event featuring the first in a new series of tournaments produced by Invicta FC for each weight division. The Phoenix Tournament (then known as the Phoenix Rising Series) features a one-night tournament format in which the quarter-final and semi-final bouts are one-round contests, and the tournament final is a three-round bout. Tournament participants are matched up by random draw. Reserve bouts for the tournament are one-round contests, and are classified as exhibitions. Bonuses are awarded for each finish, and the fighter with the fastest finish in the quarterfinals may choose their opponent for the next round from among the other semi-finalists. On March 2, the announced participants in the tournament were
Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomi ...
, Danielle Taylor,
Janaisa Morandin Janaisa Morandin (born October 31, 1994) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) from Brazil, and competes in Invicta Fighting Championships in Strawweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career Morandins started her professional MMA care ...
, Juliana Lima, Kailin Curran,
Brianna van Buren Anicia Brianna Fortino (née Van Buren, born August 4, 1993) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) fighter from the United States, competing in the strawweight division for Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC. She is a former Invicta Fighting Champio ...
, Sharon Jacobson, and Sunna Davíðsdóttir. On April 16, Invicta FC announced the quarter-final matchups for the tournament, as determined by random draw. In addition, the winner of the tournament would become the new Invicta FC Strawweight Champion, earning the title vacated by
Virna Jandiroba Virna Carole Andrade Jandiroba (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA), who currently competes in the strawweight division of the UFC. She is a former Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta) Strawweight champion. As of ...
upon signing with the
UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
. The night before the event, Janaisa Morandin missed weight and was pulled from the tournament while Mizuki was forced to withdraw due to complications with her weight cut. Morandin and Mizuki were replaced in their matchups by Manjit Kolekar and Amber Brown, respectively. Kolekar and Brown were originally matched up against each other in a reserve bout.


Results


Invicta FC Strawweight Tournament Bracket


Invicta FC 34: Porto vs. Gonzalez

Invicta FC 34: Porto vs. Gonzalez was a mixed martial arts event to be headlined by a fight between
Vanessa Porto Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division. Background Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
and
Pearl Gonzalez Pearlmelia Marie Gonzalez (born August 12, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist. She formerly competed for Ultimate Fighting Championships, and currently fights in the strawweight division of the Invicta Fighting Championships. Backgroun ...
for the vacant Invicta FC Flyweight Championship. The event will also feature the beginning of a flyweight tournament to determine the next number one contender. The tournament originally was to feature undefeated Brogan Walker-Sanchez against Milana Dudieva in addition to Tracy Cortez vs. Karina Rodriguez being the reserve bout for the tournament but Walker-Sanchez pulled out so Rodriguez was moved up from the reserve bout into the tournament spot against Dudieva. Rodriguez was replaced in her original bout by Erin Blanchfield. Helena Kolesnyk vs. Faith McMah was removed from the card after Kolesnyk failed to make weight at 11 pounds over the featherweight limit. Holli Logan also missed weight and was fined 25% of her purse.


Results


Invicta FC Flyweight Tournament Bracket


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Karina Rodríguez vs. Milana Dudieva *Performance of the Night: Victoria Leonardo and Caitlin Sammons


Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II

Invicta FC 33: Frey vs Grusander II was a mixed martial arts event headlined by a rematch between
Jinh Yu Frey Jinh Hie Yu Frey (born May 20, 1985) is a Korean-American mixed martial artist and currently competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Background Frey was ...
and Minna Grusander for the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship. The two previously headlined Invicta 30 in July where Frey won the championship in a closely contested decision victory. Chantel Coates will meet Ashlynn Kleinbeck in a bout originally scheduled for Invicta FC 31 and that fight will again be planned to air on both Facebook and UFC Fight Pass. Sharon Jacobson was scheduled to fight Kanako Murata but Murata pulled out the week before the event and was replaced by
Kay Hansen Kaylyn Susan Hansen (born August 14, 1999) is an American Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the Strawweight (MMA), strawweight division of Invicta Fighting Championships She also formerly fought in Ultimate Fighting ...
. At the weigh-ins,
Jamie Moyle Jamie Aliss Moyle (born March 17, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist. She competes in the strawweight division. Background Moyle started cardio kickboxing in 2008, eventually falling in love with the sport and progressing towards mixed ...
weighed in at 9 pounds over the strawweight limit and was fined 25% of her purse.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: None *Performance of the Night: Kay Hansen, Alesha Zappitella, Anastasia Nikolakakos, and Chantel Coates


Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson

Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Felicia Spencer Felicia Dawn Spencer (born November 20, 1990) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist. She is the former Invicta FC Featherweight champion and formally competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background S ...
vs.
Pam Sorenson Pam Sorenson (born March 3, 1986) is a female American mixed martial artist who competes in Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. She has previously competed in Invicta Fighting Championships, where she is the former Invicta FC Featherweight C ...
for the vacant Invicta FC Featherweight Championship. The event will also feature the Invicta return of
Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
, who had been working as a matchmaker for the company. Erin Blanchfield was originally scheduled to fight Luanna Alzuguir but Alzuguir's MMA debut was delayed so she was replaced by
Kay Hansen Kaylyn Susan Hansen (born August 14, 1999) is an American Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the Strawweight (MMA), strawweight division of Invicta Fighting Championships She also formerly fought in Ultimate Fighting ...
, who called out Blanchfield after her victory at Invicta FC 31. Mizuki was originally scheduled to fight
Heather Jo Clark Heather Jo Clark (born September 19, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and currently competes for Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Mixed mart ...
in the semi main event but Clark was forced out due to injury on October 4 and replaced by former UFC fighter
Viviane Pereira Viviane "Sucuri' Pereira (born August 8, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and competes in strawweight division. She last competed for Invicta Fighting Championships. Professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Pereira has also fought ...
who would make her Invicta debut.
Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
was set to fight Zarah Fairn Dos Santos, however due to visa issues Dos Santos was replaced by Sarah Patterson on the week of the event and the fight proceeded at 150-pound catchweight affair to accommodate Patterson. At the weigh-ins,
Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomi ...
, Sarah Patterson and Chelsea Chandler missed the required weight for their respective fights. Inoue weighed in at 116.4 pounds, 0.4 pound over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 126. Patterson weighed in at 154.5 pounds, 3.5 pound over the catchweight fight limit of 150. Meanwhile, Chandler weighed in at 136.6 pounds, 0.6 pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. All of them were fined 25 percent of their purse, which went to their opponents
Viviane Pereira Viviane "Sucuri' Pereira (born August 8, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and competes in strawweight division. She last competed for Invicta Fighting Championships. Professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Pereira has also fought ...
,
Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
and Mitzi Merry.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Stephanie Geltmacher vs. Liz Tracy *Performance of the Night: Julia Avila


Invicta FC 31: Jandiroba vs. Morandin

Invicta FC 31: Jandiroba vs. Morandin was a mixed martial arts event to be headlined by Virna Jandiroba defending her strawweight championship against Janaisa Morandin. The bout was originally scheduled to headline Invicta 28 before Morandin pulled out due to injury.
Shanna Young Shanna Marie Leonard Young (born February 20, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. She has previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Young, following her younger brother, ...
was scheduled to fight
Raquel Pa'aluhi Raquel Pa'aluhi Canuto (born October 14, 1990) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler and former mixed martial artist. Canuto was awarded her Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by her coach Robert Drysdale. Raquel is the 2014, 2015, 2016, 20 ...
, but Pa'aluhi pulled out and was replaced by
Lisa Spangler Lisa Spangler Verzosa (born October 17, 1995) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) from the United States, competing in the bantamweight division for the Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Background Spangler started playing football and co ...
. An additional fight between debuting fighters Chantel Coates and Ashlynn Kleinbeck was scheduled as a bonus fight to air on Facebook Live but was cancelled after Kleinbeck had to have her appendix removed. As a result, the first fight of the night aired on both UFC Fight Pass and Facebook Live. At the weigh-ins,
Mallory Martin Mallory Brooke Martin (born January 29, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. Martin also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Mixed mar ...
weighed in at 117 pounds, 1 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116 pounds. Her bout against Ashley Nichols was contested at catchweight and she forfeited 25 percent of her purse.


Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Lisa Spangler vs. Shanna Young *Performance of the Night: Virna Jandiroba and Miranda Maverick


Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander

Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander was a mixed martial arts event to be headlined by
Jinh Yu Frey Jinh Hie Yu Frey (born May 20, 1985) is a Korean-American mixed martial artist and currently competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Background Frey was ...
vs. Minna Grusander fighting for the vacant atomweight championship. Alesha Zappitella was scheduled to fight Shino VanHoose but VanHoose pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Jillian DeCoursey. Kerri Kenneson was set to fight Alexa Conners but Conners pulled out due to injury. Stephanie Geltmacher, who had her Bellator fight cancelled on July 12, stepped in to replace Conners.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: None awarded *Performance of the Night: Felicia Spencer, Stephanie Geltmacher, Alesha Zappitella and Alyse Anderson


Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner

Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...
vs. Katharina Lehner fighting for the vacant bantamweight championship. Lisa Spangler was set to fight Yaya Rincon but the week of the event, Rincon pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Sarah Kleczka. 19 year old Croatian prospect Adriana Vukovic was scheduled to make her debut at this event but an opponent was not found for her, pushing her debut back to a future event.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Sarah Kaufman vs. Katharina Lehner *Performance of the Night: Pearl Gonzalez and Pannie Kianzad


Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba

Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomi ...
vs. Virna Jandiroba fighting for the vacant strawweight championship. The event was originally scheduled to feature Virna Jandiroba vs. Janaisa Morandin for the title but Morandin pulled out of the fight on March 2. Mizuki was initially set to face
Milana Dudieva Milana Dudieva (russian: Милана Дудиева; born August 4, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Dudieva made h ...
before stepping in to replace Morandin in the main event. As a result, Dudieva was matched against Christina Marks.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Pearl Gonzalez vs. Kali Robbins *Performance of the Night: Kalyn Schwartz and Minna Grusander


Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad

Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad was a mixed martial arts event headlined by veteran
Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...
returning to Invicta against Pannie Kianzad. On December 6, Invicta announced Kaufman had been signed to return for a headline bout. A strawweight bout between Mallory Martin and Tiffany Masters was made after being originally scheduled for Invicta FC 24.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Sharon Jacobson vs. Ashley Nichols and Felicia Spencer vs. Akeela Al-Hameed *Performance of the Night: None awarded


Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedźwiedź

Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedźwiedź was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Jennifer Maia Jennifer Maia (born October 6, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Maia currently competes in the Flyweight, Women's Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia trains at Chute Boxe Academy in Brazi ...
defending her flyweight championship against top contender Agnieszka Niedzwiedz. Vanessa Porto was scheduled to fight
Jessica-Rose Clark Jessica-Rose Clark (born 28 November 1987) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the women’s Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Clark was born in Cairns, Australia, as the eldest of ...
, but Clark accepted a fight with the UFC and was replaced by
Milana Dudieva Milana Dudieva (russian: Милана Дудиева; born August 4, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Dudieva made h ...
. On November 13, Invicta announced the signing of the undefeated
Mackenzie Dern Mackenzie Lynne Dern Santos (born March 24, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. She is a former world No. 1 ranked IBJJF competitor, currently ranked 6th among the female divisions. She is ...
to debut against
Kaline Medeiros Kaline Medeiros (born January 5, 1979) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight and Strawweight division. She has fought in Bellator and Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 9–6 , Je ...
. Janaisa Morandin was scheduled to fight
Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomi ...
, but Mizuki pulled out of the fight on November 27 and was replaced by Kinberly Novaes


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Not awarded *Performance of the Night: Jennifer Maia, Mackenzie Dern, Janaisa Morandin, and Virna Jandiroba


Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi

Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi was a mixed martial arts event headlined by a fight between
Yana Kunitskaya Iana "Yana" Kunitskaya (born November 11, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist competing in the bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 19, 2022, she is #6 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings. ...
and
Raquel Pa'aluhi Raquel Pa'aluhi Canuto (born October 14, 1990) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler and former mixed martial artist. Canuto was awarded her Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by her coach Robert Drysdale. Raquel is the 2014, 2015, 2016, 20 ...
for the vacated bantamweight championship. The co-main event was originally scheduled to be
Lívia Renata Souza Lívia Renata dos Santos Souza (born March 11, 1991), also known as Livinha Souza, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She has previously competed in the UFC and Invicta Fighting Championships, where ...
facing
Jodie Esquibel Jodie Esquibel (born 7 May 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She has also fought for Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Esquibel made her professional MMA ...
for the vacated strawweight championship but Esquibel pulled out due to injury. Esquibel was replaced by Janaisa Morandin and the fight was then changed to a non-title bout. Amberlynn Orr was set to face Kelly McGill-Velasco but Kelly accepted a fight with the UFC and was replaced by newcomer Sarah Kleczka. Yaya Rincón was set to face Stephanie Egger but Egger withdrew and was replaced by Courtney King.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Lívia Renata Souza vs. Janaisa Morandin *Performance of the Night: Yana Kunitskaya and Yaya Rincón


Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella

Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella was a mixed martial arts event originally scheduled to be headlined by Megan Anderson; defending her featherweight championship against Helena Kolesnyk. However, Megan was signed by the UFC. As a result, Invicta bantamweight champion
Tonya Evinger Tonya Evinger (born June 4, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf and Invicta Fighting Champi ...
would move up to featherweight to replace Anderson in the fight against Kolesnyk. However, Anderson would end up pulling out of her UFC fight which then led to Evinger stepping in for that fight, removing her from this event. Due to the change, Helena Kolesnyk received a new opponent in
Pam Sorenson Pam Sorenson (born March 3, 1986) is a female American mixed martial artist who competes in Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. She has previously competed in Invicta Fighting Championships, where she is the former Invicta FC Featherweight C ...
while the previous co-main event of
Milana Dudieva Milana Dudieva (russian: Милана Дудиева; born August 4, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mixed martial arts career Dudieva made h ...
vs.
Mara Romero Borella Marachiara Romero Borella (born June 3, 1986) is an Italian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Borella taught Judo and was a personal trainer befo ...
was moved up to become the new main event. A bout between
Yana Kunitskaya Iana "Yana" Kunitskaya (born November 11, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist competing in the bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 19, 2022, she is #6 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings. ...
and
Raquel Pa'aluhi Raquel Pa'aluhi Canuto (born October 14, 1990) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler and former mixed martial artist. Canuto was awarded her Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by her coach Robert Drysdale. Raquel is the 2014, 2015, 2016, 20 ...
was removed with plans to reschedule due to Kunitskaya suffering an injury. The fight between Mallory Martin and Tiffany Masters was cancelled the day before the event due to medical issues.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Sunna Davíðsdóttir vs. Kelly D'Angelo *Performance of the Night: Felicia Spencer and Karina Rodríguez


Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź

Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź was the third women's mixed martial event held by Invicta FC in 2017 and is scheduled to be headlined by a flyweight bout between
Vanessa Porto Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division. Background Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
and Agnieszka Niedźwiedź


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Sarah D'Alelio and Hérica Tibúrcio vs. Tessa Simpson *Performance of the Night: none awarded


Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II

Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II was a mixed martial arts event headlined by
Tonya Evinger Tonya Evinger (born June 4, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf and Invicta Fighting Champi ...
defending her bantamweight championship in a rematch against
Yana Kunitskaya Iana "Yana" Kunitskaya (born November 11, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist competing in the bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of September 19, 2022, she is #6 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings. ...
. The rematch comes after a controversial finish to their first fight, which headlined Invicta FC 20 and was overturned to a no contest. In the co-main event, Invicta atomweight champion
Ayaka Hamasaki is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions ''Shooto'', Jewels and Rizin in Japan, and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki ...
will move up to strawweight for a fight against former strawweight champion Lívia Renata Souza. A fight between
Jinh Yu Frey Jinh Hie Yu Frey (born May 20, 1985) is a Korean-American mixed martial artist and currently competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Background Frey was ...
and Janaisa Morandin was scheduled but canceled two days before the event when Morandin failed to make weight.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Sunna Davíðsdóttir vs. Mallory Martin *Performance of the Night: Lívia Renata Souza and Ashley Cummins


Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet

Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet was a mixed martial arts event that will be headlined by a bout between top featherweight contenders Megan Anderson and
Charmaine Tweet Charmaine Tweet is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. She is currently signed with Invicta FC. Kickboxing career Tweet began training with kickboxer Duke Roufus in 2001 and stayed with his team until 2005 ...
competing for the interim featherweight championship. The event was scheduled to feature the MMA debut of undefeated professional boxer
Heather Hardy Heather Hardy (born January 25, 1982) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, she held the WBO featherweight title from 2018 to 2019. She is also a trainer, living and working in Brooklyn, New York. As of September ...
against Brieta Carpenter, however Carpenter pulled out due to injury and the fight was removed from the card. A fight between Leah Letson and former UFC fighter Elizabeth Phillips was added instead.
DeAnna Bennett DeAnna Danielle Bennett (born November 18, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division in Invicta FC since 2014. As of December 13, 2022, she is #4 in the Bellator Women's Flyweight Rankings. Backgroun ...
was scheduled to fight Jodie Esquibel but pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Kali Robbins. Esquibel was then set to fight Robbins at a catchweight of 120 lbs but Robbins missed weight and the fight was canceled.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Amy Montenegro vs. Celine Haga ($1,500 each) *Performance of the Night: Megan Anderson and Leah Letson ($1,000 each)


Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya

Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by Invicta FC bantamweight champion
Tonya Evinger Tonya Evinger (born June 4, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf and Invicta Fighting Champi ...
defending her title against Russian newcomer Yana Kunitskaya. In the co-main event, strawweight champion
Angela Hill Angela Patrice Hill (born January 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She was formerly signed with the Invicta Fighting Championships, of which she was the strawweight champion. She is also ...
will defend against
Kaline Medeiros Kaline Medeiros (born January 5, 1979) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight and Strawweight division. She has fought in Bellator and Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 9–6 , Je ...
. In the controversial main event, Kunitskaya made Evinger submit to an armbar in the first round after the referee forced Evinger to move from a legal position leading to the submission. Evinger appealed the loss two weeks later and the Missouri athletic commission overturned the decision to a no contest.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Not awarded *Performance of the Night: Yana Kunitskaya, Hérica Tibúrcio, JJ Aldrich, and Alexa Conners


Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi

Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by
Jennifer Maia Jennifer Maia (born October 6, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Maia currently competes in the Flyweight, Women's Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia trains at Chute Boxe Academy in Brazi ...
defending her flyweight championship against
Roxanne Modafferi Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi (born September 24, 1982) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who most recently fought for the UFC. Though she last fought in the flyweight division, she has fought in multiple weight classes in her career. A p ...
. The event's co-main event featured atomweight champion
Ayaka Hamasaki is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions ''Shooto'', Jewels and Rizin in Japan, and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki ...
defending her title against top contender
Jinh Yu Frey Jinh Hie Yu Frey (born May 20, 1985) is a Korean-American mixed martial artist and currently competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Background Frey was ...
.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Jennifer Maia vs. Roxanne Modafferi ($1,500 each) *Performance of the Night: Irene Aldana and Julia Jones ($1,000 each)


Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel

Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel was a mixed martial arts event headlined by a strawweight fight between undefeated
Alexa Grasso Karen Alexa Grasso Montes (born August 9, 1993) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of March 29, 2022, she is #5 in the UFC women ...
and
Jodie Esquibel Jodie Esquibel (born 7 May 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She has also fought for Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Esquibel made her professional MMA ...
. The winner of the main event is expected to receive the next strawweight title shot against champion Angela Hill. The original co-main event was to be
Irene Aldana Irene Robles Aldana (born March 26, 1988) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Women’s Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of May 23, 2022, she is #4 in the UFC women ...
facing undefeated Brazilian fighter Taila Santos to determine who challenges Tonya Evinger next for the bantamweight championship, however VISA issues forced Santos off the card and the fight was removed. Lynn Alvarez was scheduled to fight undefeated Indian fighter Manjit Kolekar but VISA issues forced Kolekar off the card and she was replaced by
Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomi ...
. Agnieszka Niedzwiedz was scheduled to fight Claudia Rey but Rey was also unable to make the event due to VISA issues and was replaced by Christine Stanley. Aldana, Rey, and Santos are now being scheduled for the next event.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Tessa Simpson vs. Simona Soukupova ($1,500 each) *Performance of the Night: Alexa Grasso and Megan Anderson ($1,000 each)


Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider

Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by an Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship bout as champion
Tonya Evinger Tonya Evinger (born June 4, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf and Invicta Fighting Champi ...
defends against
Colleen Schneider Colleen Schneider (born March 12, 1982 in Syracuse, New York) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. Colleen was a contestant in season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter reality competition television show. Early life She attended C ...
. The co-main event will feature
Lívia Renata Souza Lívia Renata dos Santos Souza (born March 11, 1991), also known as Livinha Souza, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She has previously competed in the UFC and Invicta Fighting Championships, where ...
defending her Invicta FC Strawweight Championship against
Angela Hill Angela Patrice Hill (born January 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She was formerly signed with the Invicta Fighting Championships, of which she was the strawweight champion. She is also ...
. Aline Serrio was scheduled to fight
Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomi ...
but Mizuki was replaced by Kaline Medeiros due to an injury in training. An atomweight bout between newcomers Tessa Simpson and Julia Jones was scheduled but removed from the card on the week of the event.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Rachael Ostovich vs. Ariel Beck ($1,500 each) *Performance of the Night: Angela Hill and Megan Anderson ($1,000 each)


Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown

Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by an Invicta FC Atomweight Championship bout as champion
Ayaka Hamasaki is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions ''Shooto'', Jewels and Rizin in Japan, and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki ...
defended against Amber Brown. The co-main event will crown an interim flyweight champion in a fight between
Vanessa Porto Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division. Background Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
and
Jennifer Maia Jennifer Maia (born October 6, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Maia currently competes in the Flyweight, Women's Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia trains at Chute Boxe Academy in Brazi ...
while reigning champion
Barb Honchak Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
takes time off. The event was scheduled to feature the return of
Alexa Grasso Karen Alexa Grasso Montes (born August 9, 1993) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of March 29, 2022, she is #5 in the UFC women ...
against
Stephanie Eggink Stephanie Eggink (born July 12, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Strawweight division of the all-female promotion Invicta FC. A professional competitor since 2011, Eggink holds a record of 4–3, and is t ...
, however Grasso broke her hand a week before the event and was replaced by
Angela Hill Angela Patrice Hill (born January 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She was formerly signed with the Invicta Fighting Championships, of which she was the strawweight champion. She is also ...
. Amberlynn Orr was set to debut against Kelly McGill but Orr was forced to pull out as well due to an injury and was replaced by Aspen Ladd.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Jennifer Maia vs. Vanessa Porto ($1,500 each) and Sarah D’Alelio vs. Andrea Lee ($1,500 each) *Performance of the Night: Angela Hill ($1,000 each)


Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova

Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by an Invicta FC Featherweight Championship bout with champion
Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...
defending against Russian newcomer Daria Ibragimova. The event was originally scheduled to feature Cyborg dropping down in weight but it was later decided that she would remain at 145 and defend her championship. The co-main event will feature an Invicta FC Strawweight Championship bout with champion
Lívia Renata Souza Lívia Renata dos Santos Souza (born March 11, 1991), also known as Livinha Souza, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She has previously competed in the UFC and Invicta Fighting Championships, where ...
defending her title against undefeated challenger
DeAnna Bennett DeAnna Danielle Bennett (born November 18, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division in Invicta FC since 2014. As of December 13, 2022, she is #4 in the Bellator Women's Flyweight Rankings. Backgroun ...
. Souza was originally scheduled again to fight
Alexa Grasso Karen Alexa Grasso Montes (born August 9, 1993) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of March 29, 2022, she is #5 in the UFC women ...
but it was announced on November 3 that Grasso had suffered an injury. Raquel Pa'aluhi was scheduled to fight
Irene Aldana Irene Robles Aldana (born March 26, 1988) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Women’s Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of May 23, 2022, she is #4 in the UFC women ...
but Aldana was replaced by
Colleen Schneider Colleen Schneider (born March 12, 1982 in Syracuse, New York) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. Colleen was a contestant in season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter reality competition television show. Early life She attended C ...
. Angela Hill was scheduled to fight
Jodie Esquibel Jodie Esquibel (born 7 May 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She has also fought for Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Esquibel made her professional MMA ...
, but Esquibel was replaced by
Alida Gray Alida Yvette Gray (born April 12, 1977) is an American judoka and mixed martial artist. She was born in North Hollywood, California, United States, and is of Russian, Jewish, and Mexican background. She graduated from Cal. State University of S ...
. Amber Brown was scheduled to fight Lisa Ellis, while Christine Stanley was scheduled to fight Shannon Sinn but on the week of the event, Ellis and Sinn pulled out and were replaced by Katy Collins and Shino VanHoose. Two days later, Collins also pulled out due to an injury in training leading to her fight with Christine Stanley being scrapped from the event. A fight between
Ediane Gomes Ediane Gomes is a Brazilians, Brazilian former mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division. She notably fought in the Invicta Fighting Championships, Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts care ...
and
Amanda Bell Amanda Bell (born August 3, 1988) in Oakland, California is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. She previously competed in the Bellator MMA and Invicta FC. Mixed martial arts career Early career A well ro ...
was scheduled but scrapped the day before the event after Gomes suffered complications with her weight cut. This event was first planned for November and then December before being set for January.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Megan Anderson vs. Amber Leibrock ($1,500 each) *Performance of the Night: Lívia Renata Souza, Mizuki Inoue and Angela Hill ($1,000 each)


Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad

Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad was a mixed martial arts event that took place on September 12, 2015. It was originally expected to be headlined by an Invicta FC Strawweight Championship bout between current champion
Lívia Renata Souza Lívia Renata dos Santos Souza (born March 11, 1991), also known as Livinha Souza, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She has previously competed in the UFC and Invicta Fighting Championships, where ...
and undefeated top contender
Alexa Grasso Karen Alexa Grasso Montes (born August 9, 1993) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of March 29, 2022, she is #5 in the UFC women ...
, however Grasso was forced to withdraw due to injury. Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion
Tonya Evinger Tonya Evinger (born June 4, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf and Invicta Fighting Champi ...
was to defend her bantamweight title when she takes on Swedish fighter Pannie Kianzad in a contest originally scheduled as the co-main event. The day before the event, both fighters weighed in over the weight limit so the fight was changed to a non-title bout. JJ Aldrich was scheduled to fight Daniela Kortmann but Kortmann pulled out due to visa issues and was replaced by Rosa Acevedo.


Results

, - , -


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Sharon Jacobson vs. Jamie Moyle *Performance of the Night: Tonya Evinger, Andrea Lee, and JJ Aldrich


Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin

Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin was a mixed martial arts event headlined by an Invicta FC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion
Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...
and top contender
Faith Van Duin Faith Van Duin (born 6 June 1986) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. She most notably fought in Invicta Fighting Championships. Mixed martial arts career Early career Van Duin made her profe ...
. The co-main event featured a bout for the vacant Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship between top contenders
Tonya Evinger Tonya Evinger (born June 4, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf and Invicta Fighting Champi ...
and
Irene Aldana Irene Robles Aldana (born March 26, 1988) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Women’s Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of May 23, 2022, she is #4 in the UFC women ...
. The event featured an Invicta FC Atomweight Championship bout between current champion Hérica Tibúrcio and top contender
Ayaka Hamasaki is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions ''Shooto'', Jewels and Rizin in Japan, and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki ...
.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Jamie Moyle vs. Amy Montenegro *Performance of the Night: Cris Cyborg and Amber Leibrock


Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza

Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza was a mixed martial-arts event held April 24, 2015, headlined by Katja Kankaanpää defending her strawweight championship against Lívia Renata Souza. Sijara Eubanks was scheduled to fight Roma Pawelek but Pawlek pulled out due to injury the week of the event and was replaced by Gina Begley. A fight between Cassie Rodish and Stephanie Skinner was originally scheduled but Skinner suffered an injury on the week of the show and the fight was pulled from the event.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Raquel Pa'aluhi vs. Ediane Gomes ($1,500 each) and Sharon Jacobson vs. Delaney Owen ($1,500 each) *Performance of the Night: Lívia Renata Souza and Faith Van Duin ($1,000 each)


Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet

Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet is a mixed-martial events that took place on February 27, 2015. The event was headlined by
Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...
defending her featherweight championship against Charmaine Tweet.
Christine Stanley Christine Stanley is a Taiwanese American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division in Invicta. Mixed martial arts career Stanley made her professional debut against Leah Barfield at NFC 12 on April 13, 2012. She won the figh ...
was scheduled to face Emily Corso but Corso withdrew due to injury on January 30 and was replaced by Rachael Cummins. Two days before the event, Cummins withdrew due to suffering an injury in training and was replaced at the last minute by Laura Salazar. DeAnna Bennett was scheduled to face Lynn Alvarez but Alvarez withdrew due to injury on February 11 and was replaced by Norma Rueda Center. Irene Aldana was to face Melanie LaCroix but Melanie withdrew due to injury as well and was replaced by Colleen Schneider


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Alexa Grasso vs. Mizuki Inoue *Performance of the Night: Cris Cyborg and Irene Aldana


Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio

Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio is a mixed martial arts event that took place on December 5, 2014. It was announced that
Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...
would return and drop down in weight to bantamweight. However at Invicta FC 9, it was announced that Justino suffered an injury that forced her off the card. As a result, the new main event was announced to be atomweight champion
Michelle Waterson Michelle Eileen Waterson (born January 6, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist and model who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. Between 2013 and 2014, she was ranked the ...
defending her championship against Hérica Tibúrcio. The fight between
Roxanne Modafferi Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi (born September 24, 1982) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who most recently fought for the UFC. Though she last fought in the flyweight division, she has fought in multiple weight classes in her career. A p ...
and
Vanessa Porto Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division. Background Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
was expected to determine who gets the next title shot against Barb Honchak. On November 20, Porto was removed from the card due to visa issues and was replaced by Andrea Lee. A bantamweight bout between Irene Aldana and Marion Reneau was scheduled to take place but four days before the event, Aldana was hospitalized with bronchitis and it was announced that the fight would be postponed. On December 3, the fight between
Charmaine Tweet Charmaine Tweet is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. She is currently signed with Invicta FC. Kickboxing career Tweet began training with kickboxer Duke Roufus in 2001 and stayed with his team until 2005 ...
and
Faith Van Duin Faith Van Duin (born 6 June 1986) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. She most notably fought in Invicta Fighting Championships. Mixed martial arts career Early career Van Duin made her profe ...
was pulled from the event due to medical concerns.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Hérica Tibúrcio vs. Michelle Waterson ($1,500 each) *Performance of the Night: Hérica Tibúrcio and Alexa Grasso ($1,000 each)


Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi

Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi was a mixed martial-arts event that took place on November 1, 2014 Background Invicta FC 9 was headlined by
Barb Honchak Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
defending her flyweight championship against
Takayo Hashi Takayo (written: , or ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Takayo Fischer Takayo Fischer (née Tsubouchi; born November 25, 1932) is an American stage, film and television actress, as well as voice-over a ...
. The co-main event was
Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomi ...
against
Karolina Kowalkiewicz Karolina Kowalkiewicz (born 15 October 1985) is a Polish mixed martial artist. She currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career Kowalki ...
.
Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
was originally scheduled to fight
Cindy Dandois Cindy Dandois (born 26 October 1984) is a Belgian female mixed martial artist. She formerly competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions in Invicta and the Ultimate Fighting Championship and also the Lightweight division in the Prof ...
but Dandois was forced to withdraw due to visa issues and was replaced by
Raquel Pa'aluhi Raquel Pa'aluhi Canuto (born October 14, 1990) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler and former mixed martial artist. Canuto was awarded her Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by her coach Robert Drysdale. Raquel is the 2014, 2015, 2016, 20 ...
.
Herica Tiburcio Hérica Tibúrcio (born January 1, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Atomweight division and she is a former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. Also she is the youngest champion in the history of the organization at the ...
vs.
Ayaka Hamasaki is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions ''Shooto'', Jewels and Rizin in Japan, and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki ...
has been scratched from this Invicta FC 9 event, as visa issues for Tiburcio have forced the 22-year-old Brazilian off the card at the last minute.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Mizuki Inoue *Performance of the Night: Raquel Pa'aluhi and Jamie Moyle


Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada

Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada was a mixed martial-arts event that took place on September 6, 2014. Background Invicta FC 8 was the first Invicta event to be broadcast on UFC's Fight Pass as part of the new deal between Invicta and UFC. Invicta FC 8 was headlined by
Michelle Waterson Michelle Eileen Waterson (born January 6, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist and model who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. Between 2013 and 2014, she was ranked the ...
defending her atomweight championship against
Yasuko Tamada is a Japanese female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. She previously fought as a flyweight in the Valkyrie promotion and was the only Valkyrie Flyweight Champion. She later fought for Jewels and last competed for Deep. Tamada was once ranked a ...
along with a co-main event of Stephanie Eggink vs.
Katja Kankaanpää Katja Kankaanpää (; born June 30, 1981) is a Finnish former mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is ...
for the vacant strawweight championship. The event also featured the third fight between
Roxanne Modafferi Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi (born September 24, 1982) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who most recently fought for the UFC. Though she last fought in the flyweight division, she has fought in multiple weight classes in her career. A p ...
and
Tara LaRosa Tara may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tara'' (1992 film), an Indian film directed by Bijaya Jena * ''Tara'' (2001 film), an American film, also known as ''Hood Rat'', directed by Leslie Small * ''Tara'' (2010 film), a ...
. After the event, the co-main event of
Katja Kankaanpää Katja Kankaanpää (; born June 30, 1981) is a Finnish former mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is ...
vs. Stephanie Eggink was awarded ''Fight of the Night''.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Katja Kankaanpää vs. Stephanie Eggink *Performance of the Night: Irene Aldana and Tonya Evinger


Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith

Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith was a mixed martial-arts event that took place on December 7, 2013. Background The first announced fight saw
Carla Esparza Carla Kristen Esparza (born October 10, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Cham ...
defend her strawweight championship against undefeated
Cláudia Gadelha Ana Cláudia Dantas Gadelha (; born December 7, 1988), is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 2022, Gadelha works for the Ultimate Fightin ...
. The main event was announced to be
Barb Honchak Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
defending her flyweight championship against Leslie Smith. A third title fight took place as
Lauren Murphy Lauren Marie Murphy (born July 27, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Women's Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Murphy formerly competed for Invicta FC where she is ...
faced
Miriam Nakamoto Miriam Herbie Nakamoto (born August 5, 1976) is an American professional female Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist fighting at Bantamweight (135 pounds). Early life Nakamoto was born in the U.S. state of Hawaii and began training in Muay ...
to crown the first Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. The event also featured debuts of several fighters including
Felice Herrig Felice Nicole Herrig (born September 18, 1984) is an American retired kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, and mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the strawweight division. Background Herrig was born in Buf ...
and
Tonya Evinger Tonya Evinger (born June 4, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf and Invicta Fighting Champi ...
. Kelly Kobold was also scheduled to make her debut against
Tonya Evinger Tonya Evinger (born June 4, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Evinger has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf and Invicta Fighting Champi ...
, but Kobold pulled out of the fight on November 22 due to injury and was replaced by
Sarah D'Alelio Sarah D'Alelio (born December 13, 1980) is a professional mixed martial artist. She competed in the 135-pound women's bantamweight division for Invicta Fighting Championships and has also fought for Strikeforce. Mixed martial arts career Jackso ...
. Carla Esparza was due to defend her strawweight title against Cláudia Gadelha, but Gadelha was taken to hospital with a bacterial infection and the bout was cancelled. Like IFC 6, IFC 7 was available as a regular
Pay-Per-View Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guid ...
and also as an Internet Pay-Per-View. The event was also available in High Definition PPV for a higher price, typically $10 more.), but the Internet Pay-Per-View hosting moved from Ustream to DaCast. After the event, the main event of Barb Honchak vs. Leslie Smith was awarded ''Fight of the Night'' while Nina Ansaroff earned ''Knockout of the Night''.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Barb Honchak vs. Leslie Smith ($1,500 each) *Knockout of the Night: Nina Ansaroff ($1,000)


Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg

Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg was a mixed martial arts event held on 13 July 2013. The event was headlined by Marloes Coenen vs
Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...
to crown the first Invicta FC Featherweight Champion. It has been stated that the winner between Leslie Smith and Jennifer Maia will get a title shot against Flyweight Champion
Barb Honchak Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
. The fight between Charmaine Tweet and Ediane Gomes will determine who will be the first to get a title shot against the winner of the Featherweight Championship Main Event. The event aired on cable and satellite pay-per-view in the United States and Canada in addition to their online PPV stream, as the promotion has come to a deal with Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DISH, Avail-TVN in the United States and Bell TV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of $14.95. The event was also available as an Internet Pay-per-View for $14.95 from Ustream. Livia von Plettenberg was scheduled to fight Laura Sanko but Sanko withdrew from the fight on April 26 due to pregnancy. She was replaced by Cassie Robb. On June 4, Carla Esparza withdrew from her Strawweight title defense due to a knee injury and was replaced by Cláudia Gadelha, who was originally scheduled to fight Joanne Calderwood. Calderwood was then matched up against Sarah Schneider. On June 23, Schneider also withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Norma Rueda Center. On June 26, Julia Budd withdrew from her fight against Ediane Gomes due to injury and was replaced by Charmaine Tweet. However, on July 10, Tweet announced that she was unable to make the fight due to visa issues and she was replaced by Tamikka Brents just three days before the event in what was to be a catchweight fight at 150 lbs. Brents weighed in 5 pounds over so the fight was made a lightweight fight. On July 12, the day before the event at the weigh-ins, it was announced that Veronica Rothenhausler was deemed medically unable to compete after passing out due to her weight cut thus canceling her planned fight with Mollie Estes although Estes did still receive her fight purse. The planned fight between Cassie Robb and Livia von Plettenberg was also canceled due to von Plettenberg failing to make the weight limit. Due to this, a new fight was made between Livia von Plettenberg and Kathina Catron. During the event, it was announced that Tamikka Brents suffered an injury, canceling her fight with Ediane Gomes. After the event, fight of the night was awarded to Leslie Smith & Jennifer Maia. Jessica Penne received the submission of the night bonus while knockout of the night went to
Miriam Nakamoto Miriam Herbie Nakamoto (born August 5, 1976) is an American professional female Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist fighting at Bantamweight (135 pounds). Early life Nakamoto was born in the U.S. state of Hawaii and began training in Muay ...
.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Leslie Smith vs. Jennifer Maia *Knockout of the Night: Miriam Nakamoto *Submission of the Night: Jessica Penne


Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson

Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson was a mixed martial arts event held on April 5, 2013. Shannon Knapp announced during Invicta FC 4 that the event would be headlined by a co-main event of
Jessica Penne Jessica Marie Penne (born January 30, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Penne currently competes in the Women's Strawweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the first Invicta FC Atomweight Cha ...
defending her Invicta FC Atomweight Championship against
Michelle Waterson Michelle Eileen Waterson (born January 6, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist and model who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. Between 2013 and 2014, she was ranked the ...
along with a flyweight championship bout between
Vanessa Porto Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division. Background Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
and
Barb Honchak Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
and that
Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...
would make her Invicta debut on the show. The show was originally targeted for April 13, however Knapp announced they would change it to April 5 after the UFC announced a show on that date. On February 5, 2013 it was announced that Invicta FC had signed
Zoila Frausto Gurgel Zoila Frausto (born December 10, 1983) is an American professional female mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Her nickname comes from the popular 1990s TV series Xena: Warrior Princess. She was the first Bellator Women's Champion. Background ...
and she would make her debut at Invicta FC against Jennifer Maia. On February 15, 2013, Shannon Knapp announced that Invicta FC had signed
Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...
to debut at Invicta 5 against Ediane Gomes. The signing was notable because it was the first professional bout for Santos since her suspension in December 2011 while competing in the now-defunct
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organization. The winner of the fight will face Marloes Coenen at Invicta FC 6 to crown the first Invicta FC Featherweight Champion. Gomes was originally scheduled to fight
Julia Budd Julia Olivia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadians, Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). She has fought in M ...
but was moved when Santos was signed. Budd was instead booked to face Fiona Muxlow. On March 19, 2013, Ediane Gomes suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight with Santos. As a result, Fiona Muxlow was moved to fight Santos and Budd was matched against another new opponent in Mollie Estes. Mollie's original opponent was Veronica Rothenhausler, but Veronica suffered an injury and was dropped from the card allowing Estes to be moved into the fight with Budd. A fight between River Jones and Lauren Barefoot was originally scheduled to take place on the preliminary card but was canceled when Jones suffered an injury. Cassie Rodish was originally scheduled to fight Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc but Nicdali was forced to withdraw due to injury on March 11 and she was replaced by Simona Soukupova. Kaitlin Young was set to fight
Amanda Nunes Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Women's Bantamw ...
, but Nunes suffered an arm injury in training and was replaced by Lauren Taylor. After the event, fight of the night went to
Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...
and Leslie Smith. Submission of the night went to
Rose Namajunas Rose Gertrude Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist. She is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she competes in the women's strawweight division and is the former two-time UFC Women's Strawweig ...
and knockout of the night went to
Miriam Nakamoto Miriam Herbie Nakamoto (born August 5, 1976) is an American professional female Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist fighting at Bantamweight (135 pounds). Early life Nakamoto was born in the U.S. state of Hawaii and began training in Muay ...
. Additionally, Bec Hyatt and
Jessica Penne Jessica Marie Penne (born January 30, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Penne currently competes in the Women's Strawweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the first Invicta FC Atomweight Cha ...
both received social media bonuses for promoting the event. The event was the first successful Internet
Pay-Per-View Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guid ...
for Invicta, broadcast for $9.95 by
Ustream IBM Watson Media (formerly Ustream and IBM Cloud Video) is an American virtual events platform company which is a division of IBM. Prior to IBM acquisition, it had more than 180 employees across San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Budapest offices. ...
.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Sarah Kaufman vs. Leslie Smith ($1,500 each) *Submission of the Night: Rose Namajunas *Knockout of the Night: Miriam Nakamoto (revoked after the Missouri Office of Athletics ruled Nakamoto had won due to an illegal knee)


Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt

Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt was a mixed martial arts event held on at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The event was headlined by a strawweight championship bout between
Carla Esparza Carla Kristen Esparza (born October 10, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Cham ...
and Bec Hyatt. Esparza was originally scheduled to fight
Ayaka Hamasaki is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions ''Shooto'', Jewels and Rizin in Japan, and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki ...
for the title but Hamasaki pulled out of the fight due to commitments to defending her JEWELS lightweight title in December and was replaced by undefeated Brazilian fighter
Cláudia Gadelha Ana Cláudia Dantas Gadelha (; born December 7, 1988), is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 2022, Gadelha works for the Ultimate Fightin ...
. On December 28, Gadelha was forced to withdraw from the main event title fight after suffering a broken nose in training. Gadelha was replaced by Bec Hyatt, who was originally set to face
Joanne Calderwood Joanne Wood (; born 23 December 1986) is a Scottish professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai champion who competed in the Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Biography Wood first started Muay Thai ...
. As a result, Calderwood's opponent was changed to Livia von Plettenberg. On December 19, Shannon Knapp announced Invicta FC 4 would air as an online pay-per-view however due to purchasing issues on the night of the event, the idea was thrown out and it was announced that all buyers would be refunded. The price for the
Ustream IBM Watson Media (formerly Ustream and IBM Cloud Video) is an American virtual events platform company which is a division of IBM. Prior to IBM acquisition, it had more than 180 employees across San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Budapest offices. ...
run iPPV for IFC4 was $7.95. After the event, fight of the night (US$1,500 bonus to each fighter) went to Alexis Davis and Shayna Baszler. The submission of the night bonus (US$1,000 bonus) went to
Rose Namajunas Rose Gertrude Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist. She is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she competes in the women's strawweight division and is the former two-time UFC Women's Strawweig ...
while knockout of the night (US$1,000 bonus) went to Veronica Rothenhausler. Additionally, Bec Hyatt and Jodie Esquibel both received a social media bonus.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Alexis Davis vs. Shayna Baszler ($1,500 each) *Knockout of the Night: Veronica Rothenhausler ($1,000) *Submission of the Night: Rose Namajunas ($1,000) Source(s)


Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama

Invicta FC 3: Penne vs Sugiyama was a mixed martial arts event to be held on at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Invicta President Shannon Knapp has announced that the event will feature the first championship bout for Invicta Fighting Championships. Invicta will continue their partnership with
JEWELS A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, a ...
as
Jessica Penne Jessica Marie Penne (born January 30, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Penne currently competes in the Women's Strawweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the first Invicta FC Atomweight Cha ...
will face unbeaten JEWELS Featherweight Queen (105 lb.)
Naho Sugiyama , also known by her nickname or Sugi Rock, is a Japanese female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. She has competed professionally since 2009. In 2011, she became the first Jewels featherweight champion. Besides Jewels, Sugiyama has also competed ...
for the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship.
Sara McMann Sara McMann (born September 24, 1980) is an American female mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight division. McMann is a former Olympic wrestler and received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and was a ...
was originally scheduled to fight for Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship but will be recovering from injury. Knapp has since announced that a fight will be held to determine who eventually faces McMann for the championship. On August 27, Invicta added former Strikeforce women's champion
Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...
to the card in a fight against
Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
. However, on September 17, Kaufman was forced to withdraw due to injury. Leslie Smith was originally scheduled to fight Cat Zingano, but the promotion allowed Zingano to withdraw from the fight so that she could accept a fight for Strikeforce. Zingano was replaced by pro boxer and undefeated MMA fighter, Kim Connor-Hamby. Katalina Malungahu was scheduled to fight Taylor Stratford, however Stratford was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury. Stratford was replaced by Ediane Gomes. Sarah Kaufman was set to fight Kaitlin Young, however an injury forced Kaufman to withdraw from the fight on September 17. As a result, Leslie Smith was moved from her fight with Connor-Hamby to fight Young in what was to be a rematch from Invicta FC 1 where they fought to a draw.
Raquel Pennington Raquel Len Pennington (born September 5, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship women's featherweight division. She has previously fought for Invicta Fighting Championships. As of May 23, 2022, ...
was added as the new opponent for Kim Connor-Hamby. On September 26, Connor-Hamby withdrew from the fight due to injury. After Strikeforce canceled their previously scheduled event, Cat Zingano was added back to the Invicta 3 card as the replacement opponent against Pennington.
Julia Budd Julia Olivia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadians, Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). She has fought in M ...
was set to fight Elaina Maxwell but Maxwell withdrew after suffering a concussion in training and was replaced by Danielle West. Tara LaRosa (127.6 lbs) and Lacey Schuckman (106.2 lbs) failed to make weight at the weigh in. Schuckman was able to get within 1 pound of her 105 weight class limit within the next two hours and was fined 10% of her purse. LaRosa was not able to get within one pound of 125 pounds within two hours and was fined 25% of her purse. After the event, fight of the night (US$1,500 bonus to each fighter) went to Michelle Waterson and Lacey Schuckman. The submission of the night bonus (US$1,000 bonus) was split between
Jessamyn Duke Jessamyn Laurel Duke (born June 24, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. As a wrestler, she worked with WWE as part of their NXT brand. She formerly competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Inv ...
and Stephanie Frausto while knockout of the night (US$1,000 bonus) went to Joanne Calderwood.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Michelle Waterson vs. Lacey Schuckman ($1,500 each) *Knockout of the Night: Joanne Calderwood ($1,000) *Submission of the Night: Stephanie Frausto and Jessamyn Duke ($500 each) Source(s)


Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann

Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann was a mixed martial arts event held on at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Like the first event, it was made available as a free stream on the promotion's official website. The event was headlined by 2004 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling silver medalist
Sara McMann Sara McMann (born September 24, 1980) is an American female mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight division. McMann is a former Olympic wrestler and received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and was a ...
and
Shayna Baszler Shayna Andrea Baszler ( ; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, kickboxer and former mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand. Baszler is a former two-time and longest ...
. It will be the second event of the promotion. As part of the alliance with Japanese promotion
JEWELS A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, a ...
, JEWELS Lightweight Queen (115 lbs.)
Ayaka Hamasaki is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions ''Shooto'', Jewels and Rizin in Japan, and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki ...
was set to face undefeated Austrian fighter Jasminka Cive as part of the main event but Cive was unable to secure her visa in time and has been replaced by Lacey Shuckman. Angelica Chaves was scheduled to fight
Kikuyo Ishikawa is a retired Japanese female mixed martial artist. She won the 2010 Jewels Rough Stone GP in the -48 kg category. Ishikawa was the first female mixed martial artist from Okinawa. She announced her retirement from MMA on . Background Ishika ...
on the card, but Ishikawa withdrew from the fight on June 7. Ishikawa was replaced by Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc.
Vanessa Porto Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto (born March 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the Bellator MMA flyweight division. Background Porto grew up in Jaú, São Paulo in a family of soccer players. S ...
was scheduled to fight Kelly Kobold but on June 25, Kobold withdrew from the fight due to a shoulder injury suffered while training. Kobold was replaced by Sarah D'Alelio. Amanda Nunes was scheduled to fight Milana Dudieva but Dudieva withdrew from the fight on July 9 due to a medical illness and was replaced by Leslie Smith. However, on July 20, Smith suffered a hand injury that forced her to also withdraw from the fight and she was then replaced by Raquel Pa'aluhi in the fight with Nunes. Jessica Phillipus missed weight for her bout and forfeited 25% of her fight purse.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Sara McMann vs. Shayna Baszler ($1,500 each) *Submission of the Night: Sarah D'Alelio and Alexis Davis ($1,000 each) *Knockout of the Night: none awarded Source(s)


Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen

Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen was the inaugural event of the promotion held on at the
Memorial Hall A memorial hall is a hall built to commemorate an individual or group; most commonly those who have died in war. Most are intended for public use and are sometimes described as ''utilitarian memorials''. History of the Memorial Hall In the aft ...
in
Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of ...
, United States. It was headlined by former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen, who had lost to Coenen by 2nd round submission in her second professional fight in 2008. The event also marked the MMA debut of 2008 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling medalist
Randi Miller Randi is both a given name, and a nickname in the English language, popular in North America and Norway. It is primarily a feminine name, although there is recorded usage of the name by men. It may have originated as a pet form of '' Miranda'' o ...
. The event was not televised, but was available as a free video stream at the Invicta Fighting Championships webpage. Fighters Sofia Bagherdai, Randi Miller, Ashleigh Curry, and Romy Ruyssen missed weight for their bouts. Bagherdai and Curry forfeited 10% of their purse to their opponent, while Miller and Ruyssen foreited 25% of their purse to their opponent.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses: *Fight of the Night: Kaitlin Young vs. Leslie Smith ($1,500 each) *Submission of the Night: Sarah Schneider ($1,000) *Knockout of the Night: none awarded *Social Media bonuses: Liz Carmouche and Jessica Penne ($1,000 each)
Source(s)


See also

*
List of current Invicta FC fighters The Invicta Fighting Championship also known as Invicta FC, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) organization for female fighters. It was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, ...


External links


Invicta FC event results on Sherdog


References

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