Entries by Rob Tatum

Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino To Make Her Bantamweight Debut on December 5

A date has been revealed for the Invicta bantamweight debut of Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino. The Brazilian, who currently holds the Invicta FC featherweight title, will return to 135 pounds at Invicta FC 10 on Friday, December 5. Cyborg will make her first return to the cage since last July, when she captured the 145-pound Invicta […]

Barb Honchak vs. Takayo Hashi Headlines Invicta FC 9 on November 1

Invicta Fighting Championships is headed to Iowa. The all-women’s promotion will visit the RiverCenter in Davenport on Saturday, Nov. 1, for its ninth event. It will mark the first time the promotion has ventured outside its home of Kansas City, Mo. In the night’s headlining affair, the promotion’s flyweight champion, Barb Honchak, will look to […]

Waterson defends and Kankaanpaa secures gold at Invicta FC 8

On Saturday, Sept. 6, Invicta Fighting Championships made its long-awaited return as it hosted its eighth event from the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. In the night’s main event, atomweight champion Michelle Waterson made the first defense of her belt as she took on Japan’s Yasuko Tamada. Waterson, or “The Karate Hottie,” rode a five-fight winning streak […]