Kansas City, Mo. — On Friday, Jan. 13, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet. The event takes place from Scottish Rite Temple on Saturday, Jan. 14 and streams live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass beginning at 8 p.m. ET. In the night’s headliner, Australia’s Megan Anderson (7-2) and Canada’s Charmaine Tweet (9-5) battle […]
Kansas City, Mo. — The fight card for Invicta Fighting Championships 21 has undergone a last-minute change. Debuting flyweight Brieta Carpenter (0-0) suffered a concussion during training for her match-up with boxing world champion Heather Hardy (0-0) and has been forced off the fight card. Due to the timing of the change, a replacement opponent could not […]
Change is an inevitable part of life. And with it comes adversity. How one handles change and adversity defines who a person is. No one knows this better than Brooklyn’s Heather Hardy. The 34-year-old has overcome everything life has thrown her way. From being raped at a young age to raising a teenage daughter as […]
Kansas City, Mo. — A title will be on the line at Invicta Fighting Championships 21. The previously announced main event between Megan Anderson (7-2) and Charmaine Tweet (9-5) will now be a five-round affair for the interim featherweight championship. The fight will mark Anderson’s first chance at Invicta gold. The Australian, who now resides in […]
Kansas City, Mo. — The lineup for Invicta Fighting Championships 21 is complete. Joining the previously announced five bouts will be three additional match-ups. Flyweight Andrea Lee (4-2) will welcome Jenny Liou (6-4) back to the Invicta cage. Lee will be making her fifth appearance with the promotion, while Liou will compete at 125 pounds after […]
Kansas City, Mo. — Invicta Fighting Championships 21 has added four bouts. Swedish bantamweight Pannie Kianzad (8-1) will return to action against Hawaii’s Raquel Pa’aluhi (5-5), undefeated Aspen Ladd (4-0) will take on grappling ace Sijara Eubanks (2-1), also at 135 pounds, veteran strawweights DeAnna Bennett (8-2) and Jodie Esquibel (5-2) square off, and newcomer Brieta Carpenter (0-0) will […]
Kansas City, Mo. — Tonya Evinger is still the Invicta Fighting Championships bantamweight champion. Following a ruling by the Missouri Office of Athletics, Evinger’s first-round submission loss to challenger Yana Kunitskaya at Invicta FC 20 has been overturned to a no-contest. The bout, which took place on Friday, Nov. 18, ended less than two minutes after it started, […]
Kansas City, Mo. — The main event for Invicta Fighting Championships 21 is set. As announced during the Invicta FC 20 broadcast, featherweights Megan Anderson (7-2) and Charmaine Tweet (9-5) will square off on Saturday, Jan. 14 from the historic Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. The event will air live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. Australia’s Anderson, […]
Kansas City, Mo. — On Friday, Nov. 18, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya from the historic Scottish Rite Temple. The event streamed live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Russia’s Yana Kunitskaya stunned the bantamweight division by submitting champion Tonya Evinger in the first round to become the new titleholder. […]
Kansas City, Mo. — Invicta Fighting Championships has added a new face to its flyweight roster. Two-division boxing world champion Heather Hardy has signed with the promotion and is expected to make her MMA debut at Invicta FC 21. Hardy, 34, carries an undefeated record of 18-0 in the boxing ring. She currently holds the WBC international […]