Women’s MMA
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Invicta FC announces one-night tournament, Jimmy Smith to join commentary team
Invicta FC continues to push forward with innovation and has another set of surprises in store for their next event. This May, the all-women’s organization will stage a one-night strawweight tournament, featuring a few former UFC fighters to complete a field of eight participants. The opening round and semifinals will…
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Invicta FC 34: Porto vs Gonzalez preview, weigh-in results and video
Invicta FC brings the goods this Friday, with a four-woman tournament for the number one contender spot at flyweight, as well as an excellent flyweight title fight in the main event. Former title challenger Vanessa Porto (20-8) won back-to-back fights and is now set up for a shot at the…
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Interview: Invicta’s Pearl Gonzalez: ‘This is my life’s work, this is my art’
Life hasn’t been easy for Pearl Gonzalez, as she’s had a long and difficult road in life before finding the sport of MMA. After going 3-0 as an amateur, she began her pro career to rack up a record that stands at 9-3. While she had some setbacks in the…
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Gabi Garcia meets kickboxer Barbara Nepomuceno at RIZIN 14 on NYE
As RIZIN prepares to close out the year with their biggest card to date, they’re making sure to pack it with as much substance as flash. A slew of fights have been announced recently, including the return of one of the most decorated female grapplers to enter MMA. Brazilian Gabi…
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Invicta FC 33: Grusander vs Frey 2 preview, weigh-in results, video
Invicta FC closes out 2018 with a card built up mostly by a lot of up and comers, and another title fight at the top. Minna Grusander (6-2) has been quite vocal about her displeasure regarding her decision loss against Jinh Yu Frey back in July, but she’s bringing her…
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Preview – Invicta FC 30: Frey vs Grusander for atomweight belt
After some time off, Invicta graces us with another action-first card featuring some fresh faces. While this isn’t an event laced with the most recognizable names the organization has to offer, there’s a bunch of relatively new talents ready to show off some growth as fighters along with some debuting…
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Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs Lehner – Preview and weigh-in video
Invicta FC attempts to to fill the gap at the top of their bantamweight division by setting up a title fight between veteran Sarah Kaufman (19-4) and Katharina Lehner (7-0). Kafuman’s looked better than ever since parting ways with the UFC, and Lehner wants to test herself against one of…
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Gabi Garcia to return at ROAD FC Openweight GP event
2017 was not kind to Gabi Garcia. The former BJJ champion faced a comically undersized Megumi Yabushita in a shootboxing match that ended in a no contest due to a soccer kick. Then later that month, her MMA bout against Russian fighter Oksana Gagloeva ended with another no contest due…
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Invicta FC 28: Inoue vs Jandiroba preview, weigh-in video
It’s time for more Invicta FC this weekend, and this one’s got some serious divisional movement and a title fight as the cherry on top. Brazilian grappling sensation Virna Jandiroba (12-0) squares off against agile and technical Japanese striker Mizuki Inoue (12-4). The two will challenge each other for the…
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UFC’s Elias Theodorou on ring boys in MMA: ‘The more, the merrier‘
Elias Theodorou is a man that wears many hats. Well, of course that’s a figure of speech. Why wear a hat when your hair looks that good? His knack for always doing something different has led to a shampoo endorsement to keep that hair vibrant and shiny (rivaling that of…
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