Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional

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(MMA) promotion dedicated to

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that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currently owned by the Canadian-based

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. The company's name comes from the

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word for "invincible and incomparable", which appears in the feminine form.

History

After

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, parent company of the

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, purchased rival promotion

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in , Shannon Knapp received several calls from female fighters concerned about a possible lack of representation for women's MMA. Knapp would meet with Janet Martin and the two acquired the financial resources needed to launch a new MMA promotion. The promotion held its first event, Invicta FC 1 on . The event was headlined by a rematch between former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen. The event also marked the MMA debut of 2008 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling medalist

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. On June 9, 2012, it was announced that Invicta has formed a strategic partnership with Japanese promotion

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to cross-promote fighters on their respective cards in the

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and

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. On September 24, Invicta would announce another cross-promotional partnership with the

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. Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg, which took place on July 13, 2013, would mark the first event to be aired on cable and satellite pay-per-view, in addition to IPPV through a deal with Integrated Sports Media for live viewing. In 2014, Invicta began exclusively streaming events on

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, with the company's fight library also made available on the service. Invicta FC 8 would be the first event to stream live on Fight Pass. On February 24, 2015, Brazilian channel Combate acquired broadcast rights to Invicta live events as well as events from the Invicta library in

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. On April 15, 2021, it was announced that

had acquired Invicta. Starting with Invicta FC 44 on May 21, 2021, Invicta events are broadcast live on the Anthem-owned networks

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and

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in the United States and Canada, respectively. Invicta's events would also stream live on the promotion's

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channel. On September 21, 2022, Invicta announced that it had made a deal with FOX Sports Mexico for Mexican broadcast rights, starting with Invicta FC 49.

Roster

Rules

Invicta's current rules follows the ''

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'' that were originally established by the

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and modified by the

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Events

Scheduled events

Past events

Current champions

Title history

Featherweight Championship

:''136 to 145 lbs (62 to 66 kg)''

Bantamweight Championship

:''126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)''

Flyweight Championship

:''116 to 125 lbs (53 to 56 kg)''

Strawweight Championship

:''106 to 115 lbs (49 to 52 kg)''

Atomweight Championship

:''96 to 105 lbs (44 to 48 kg)''

Records

Most wins in title bouts

Most consecutive title defenses

Champions by nationality

The division champions include only linear and true champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once.

References

External links

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