Miscellaneous News
If you haven’t heard, this weekend is InvictaFC 6 in Kansas City, MO. Weigh-ins are at the Ameri-star Casino Friday at 5 p.m. central time, with the card set for Saturday starting at 6 p.m. central time. The weigh-ins and prelims will stream live and free at InvictaFC.com at 3:30 pacific/5:30 central time.
The main card will air on televised pay-per-view in the US and Canada, and on UStream.tv everywhere for $15.
There are 13 matches including the main event, which will feature Cyborg Justino versus Marloes Coenen to crown the first ever InvictaFC featherweight champion. You can watch a preview and a look at the fighters here.
Here is the updated list of fights and fight order:
Live on PPV
Main Event for the first ever InvictaFC Featherweight title
- Cyborg Justino vs. Marloes Coenen
Co-Main event for the #1 Contendership for the InvictaFC Strawweight title
- Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Claudia Gadelha
PPV Main Card
- Sarah D’Alelio vs. Lauren Taylor
- Leslie Smith vs. Jennifer Maia
- Jessica Penne vs. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc
- Joanne Calderwood vs. Norma Center
- Bec Hyatt vs. Mizuki Inoue
- Miriam Nakamoto vs. Duda Yankovich
- Rose Namajunas vs.Tecia Torres
Free Preliminary card live on UStream.tv
- Ediane Gomes vs. Taminkka Brents
- Ashley Cummins vs. Emily Kagan
- Mollie Estes vs. Veronica Rothenhausler
- Cassie Robb vs. Livia Von Plettenberg
If you missed out on our previews of the card you can catch them at the links below.
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Granados
Simpson
2-0 Texan Paulina Granados is looking for win #3 in her home state as she will faces fellow Lone Star State resident Tessa Simpson at Legacy Fighting 23 in San Antonio, TX September 13.
Granados is climbing the atomweight ranks and has yet to be stopped in the ammy or pro career. Her last fight saw her get a 46 second armbar submission over debuter Maria Lopez.
Tessa Simpson (2-1) is coming off a four year layoff from the spot. She wet 2-0 before being submitted in 2009.
No word on if the fight will be a part of televised AXS card September 13.
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Rumors
Boxing champ Ava Knight has started to train MMA, but is still on the fence about going full throttle into it.
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The rumor of InvictaFC getting a deal with Showtime has been squashed from Showtime execs…for now.
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InvictaFC vet Fiona Muxlow did a practice cut to 135 and was successful. A drop to bantamweight is in the works.
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Scheduled Fights
Pro matches
Besides the InvictaFC card Saturday, Brazil will see three pro matches.
In a tournament to crown the MMA Super Heroes flyweight champion, Carina Damm will face Kalindra Faria and Vanessa Melo takes on Juliana Werner Aguiar in semi-final action.
In a semi-final bout in the starwweight division, Kinberly Novaes battles Hérica Tibúrcio.
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Also in Brazil at IMMAF, Bianca Daimoni faces Jessica Suelen.
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In Australia, Jessy Rose and Arlene Blencowe will face off in a bantamweight match at Nitro 9.
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Ammy MMA
Rumble at the Roseland in Portland, OR returns with three amateur bouts.
- Veronica Wickersham vs. Leanne Foster – lightweight title
- Kirsten Allen vs. Tanya Lasley
- Katie Howard vs. Shelby Connelly
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Also this weekend:
- At Epic Fighting in San Diego, CA, Ashley Yoder faces Diana Manzanares
- In Bangor, Maine at Fight Night MMA 8, Kim Russell takes on Tara Mitchell
- Shawna Stevenson and Marissa Ellis battle at Capital City Cage Wars in Springfield, Il.
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Boxing
Hammer
In Sachsen, Germany, Christina Hammer will defend her WBO middleweight title for the 6th time as she face Mikaela Lauren. The WBF middleweight title will also be on the line.
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Mariana Juarez looks to win the WBC International super flyweight title when she faces Riyo Togo in Guanajuato, Mexico. Togo won the vacant belt against Juarez in April.
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Naoko Shibata will look to defend her OPBF light flyweight title for the third time as she takes on Mika Oda in Tokyo, Japan.
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On other boxing action:
- In a pair of bouts in Tucuman, Argentina, Marcela Eliana Acuna will face Melissa Hernandez, and Guadalupe Maria Antonia Maldonado takes on Vanesa Lorena Taborda.
- In Colonia, Uruguay, Katia Alvarino takes on Victorina Britez
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Kickboxing
At Tenerife in the Canaray Islands, Iman Barlow dukes it out with Eva Maria Naranjo
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