Kansas City, Mo. — The fight card for Invicta Fighting Championships 17 has undergone some last-minute changes. The promotion has announced that a training injury has forced Japan’s MIZUKI (11-4) from her strawweight clash with Brazilian Aline Serio (9-5). Replacing MIZUKI will be veteran Kaline Medeiros (6-4). “The Dark Angel” will make her Invicta debut riding the momentum […]
Kansas City, Mo. — Invicta Fighting Championships today announced the signing of three fighters to its roster. Joining the flyweight division is undefeated Polish fighter Agnieszka Niedzwiedz (7-0). The 21-year-old began training judo at the age of seven. She transitioned to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA in her teens and now holds the rank of purple belt in BJJ. Six of […]
Kansas City, Mo. — Invicta Fighting Championships today officially announced the addition of Kaitlin Young to its staff as matchmaker, sharing duties with current matchmaker Julie Kedzie. Young, a veteran of the sport who began her career in 2007 and last fought at Invicta FC 9 in November of 2014, brings both fight and matchmaking experience […]
Kansas City, Mo. — The lineup for Invicta Fighting Championships 17 is complete. Three additional fights have been added to the stacked lineup. The match-ups were revealed on the latest episode of Invicta FC Radio. Flyweight knockout artist Christine “Knuckles” Stanley (4-1) returns to the Invicta cage to take on Colorado’s Shannon Sinn (2-2). Also at 125 pounds, Hawaiian […]
Kansas City, Mo. — Invicta Fighting Championships today announced a new addition to its roster. Decorated striker Tiffany Van Soest has signed to compete in the strawweight division. The 27-year-old has yet to make her professional MMA debut, but is a decorated Muay Thai and Shorin-ryu karate practitioner, previously holding the WBC Muay Thai International Super Bantamweight Championship, as well as Lion […]
Kansas City, Mo. — The lineup for Invicta Fighting Championships 17 has added more exciting match-ups. Joining the previously announced headlining bantamweight title fight between champion Tonya Evinger (17-5) and California’s own Colleen Schneider (10-6) will be five additional bouts. The co-main event will feature a strawweight championship affair between unbeaten champion Livia Renata Souza (9-0) and […]
On Thursday, March 31, Invicta Fighting Championships was notified by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) that flyweight fighter Andrea Lee tested positive for the presence of prohibited diuretics in her pre-fight drug test at Invicta FC 16. As a result of the positive test, Lee’s license has been temporarily suspended by NAC with a disciplinary […]
Kansas City, Mo. — The date and location of Invicta Fighting Championships 17 have been set. The promotion will once again land at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Saturday, May 7. The event will be headlined by a bantamweight title fight pitting champion Tonya Evinger (17-5) against […]
Las Vegas — On Friday, March 11, Invicta Fighting Championships visited the Trinidad Pavilion at Tropicana Las Vegas for its 16th event. The event streamed live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass at 8:30 p.m. ET. Invicta atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki faced adversity in her first title defense against challenger Amber Brown, but the Japanese fighter retained her […]
Las Vegas — On Thursday, March 10, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown, which takes place Friday, March 10, from the Trinidad Pavilion at Tropicana Las Vegas. The event will stream live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass at 8:30 p.m. ET. The main event will see recently crowned atomweight champion […]