Kansas City, Mo. — The flyweight division of Invicta Fighting Championships has received another boost. Brazilian Mariana Morais has signed a contract to compete in the Invicta cage. The 19-year-old fighter from São Paulo has amassed an 8-2 professional record while primarily competing in her native country. She holds the rank of blue belt in Brazilian […]
Kansas City, Mo. — A familiar face is returning to Invicta Fighting Championships. Strawweight Lynn Alvarez has rejoined the promotion to strengthen the 115-pound division. The 29-year-old Alvarez has scored six wins over the course of her nine-fight career that dates back to 2007. Five of those victories have come via submission. “Lights Out” has […]
Kansas City, Mo. — Invicta Fighting Championships has added a new face to its flyweight division. Joining the 125-pound ranks will be 19-year-old Californian Aspen Ladd. The fighter will make her professional debut in the Invicta cage after amassing an 8-1 record as amateur. In Ladd’s most recent outing, she captured the Tuff-N-Uff flyweight title […]
On Friday, Dec. 5, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio from the Arena Theatre in Houston. The eight-fight event streamed live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. The night’s main event saw the atomweight championship change hands as Brazil’s Herica Tiburcio submitted Michelle Waterson in the third round via guillotine choke. Tiburcio was aggressive […]
On Thursday, Dec. 4, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio which takes place Friday, Dec. 5, from the Arena Theatre in Houston. In the night’s main event, Invicta FC atomweight champion Michelle Waterson (12-3) will face Brazilian challenger Herica Tiburcio (8-2). Waterson is coming off the first defense of her title, […]
Houston – A medical concern identified by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has forced the cancellation of the Invicta FC 10 featherweight bout between Canada’s Charmaine Tweet (6-4) and New Zealand’s Faith Van Duin (4-1) that was slated for Dec. 5 in Houston. Invicta FC 10 streams live on UFCFIGHTPASS.com from the Arena Theatre in […]
They say don’t judge a book by its cover. So don’t judge a fighter by their frame. From across the room, Invicta FC atomweight champion Michelle Waterson is sure to catch the eye. But at 5-foot-3 and 105 pounds, it is Waterson’s natural beauty that tends to draw attention, not her muscles. The 28-year-old, who […]
Kansas City, Mo. – Due to a severe case of bronchitis that required hospitalization, Invicta Fighting Championships has announced that Mexican bantamweight Irene Aldana (4-1) has been forced out of a planned match-up with Marion Reneau (4-1) at Invicta FC 10 on Dec. 5 in Houston. The bout has been rescheduled for early 2015. Invicta […]
Twenty-nine years: the average age of the seven women who have worn Invicta gold around their waists at the time they captured the belt. Twenty-two years: the age of Herica Tiburcio when she makes her promotional debut on Dec. 5 at Invicta FC 10 in Houston. The Brazilian will challenge current atomweight champion Michelle Waterson […]
At 21 years of age, most young adults are uncertain of what their future holds. Not Mexico’s Alexa Grasso. The strawweight, who carries an unblemished record of 5-0, made her Invicta Fighting Championships debut in September and bested Ashley Cummins by decision. That experience was a life-changing event for the fighter. “It was a shock […]