Women’s MMA
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Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs Zappitella preview
Invicta once again has been showing resilience during the current pandemic situation, staging smaller events on a consistent basis. The events may be smaller, but the matchmaking remains great and the action still delivers. As a standard Invicta event, Invicta FC 42 is very good. Some of the usual names…
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Invicta FC 41: Janaisa Morandin vs Montserrat Ruiz preview
Invicta FC isn’t slowing down, adapting their events to the current global situation and making the most of the situation. This week, it’s mostly flyweights in action. The main event is still a non-title strawweight fight, and as usual, they pairings are very, very interesting and lend themselves to some…
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Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 3 preview and weigh-in results
Invicta’s newest addition from 2019 is perhaps their most welcome change since their foundation. The Phoenix Series one-night tournament has been a shot in the arm to set up new title contenders and elevate lesser-known talent, and it’s paying off. This time it’s the bantamweights getting a platform, with the…
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Interview – Invicta FC’s Shannon Knapp looks forward to furthering pioneer streak
After another wild year of firsts and surprising experiments, Invicta FC remains the top destination for women in MMA looking to make a name for themselves. From hot prospects to proven veterans, it remains the destination for women to gain even more visibility and to ply their trade. So after…
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Invicta FC 38: Murata vs Ducote preview & weigh-ins video
Invicta’s Halloween cards are always fun, and this week’s card is no different. Originally scheduled to have two title fights, only one will be contested at Invicta 38. But, that doesn’t mean that fans aren’t still in for a night of entertaining fights this Friday, November 1st. In the headliner,…
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Invicta FC 37: Gonzalez vs Sanchez preview, weigh-in video and results
Invicta had a great night with their second iteration of the Phoenix Rising series, and now has a nifty event that’s going under the radar. The original main event for this card was to be a scrap between atomweight champion Jinh Yu Frey and Ashley Cummins, but that got scratched…
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Invicta FC: Phoenix Rising 2 – Preview, weigh-in video, and drawings
Hope you had room for more fights. While the big two put up events this weekend that are historic in their own way, Invicta returns to the Phoenix Rising tournament format – a one-night elimination to settle the hierarchy in the flyweight division. As a one-night tournament with limitations on…
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Invicta 36: Pam Sorenson vs Kaitlin Young Preview
After a brief hiatus, Invicta FC is set for another well-scouted and well-matched card from top to bottom. Main event honors go to two of the most rugged athletes on the roster, possibly two of the toughest women in the game today. Kaitlin Young (10-9, 1 draw) will be up…
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Invicta FC: Phoenix Rising 1 one-night strawweight tournament preview
Invicta’s return to the MMA space is a departure from their usual approach, but it’s a welcome change of pace. Following the departure of then-champion Virna Jandiroba to the UFC, Invicta will hold a one-night tournament to determine a new strawweight queen. Related MIZUKI, Morandin out of Invicta FC’s ‘Phoenix…
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Invicta FC’s Jinh Yu Frey, RIZIN’s Ayaka Hamasaki targeted for RIZIN 16 in champ vs. champ bout
Back in 2016, Ayaka Hamasaki squared off against Jinh Yu Frey at Invicta 19. The fight was an exciting affair, with Frey controlling most of the action and Hamasaki uncorking a massive punch that left a cut on Frey’s head, leading to the ref stopping the bout. Despite insisting she…
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