Entries by Rob Tatum

Invicta FC 50 Results: Machado Captures Strawweight Title Tournament

DENVER — On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Invicta Fighting Championships returned to the Mile High City, hosting Invicta FC 50 from ReelWorks Denver. The event featured a four-woman, one-night title tournament in the strawweight division. There’s a new Invicta FC strawweight champion as Valesca Machado edged Karolina Wójcik for 115-pound supremacy. Machado opened the fight by delivering a counter right […]

Invicta FC 50 Official Weigh-in and Tournament Draw Results

DENVER — On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 50, which takes place Wednesday, Nov. 16 from ReelWorks Denver. The event features a one-night, four-woman tournament to crown a new strawweight champion. The tournament match-ups were drawn during the weigh-ins. Brazilians Valesca “Tina Black” Machado (10-3) and 20-year-old Ediana “Mel Pitbull” […]

Strawweight Title Tournament Headlines Invicta FC 50 in Denver

DENVER — Invicta Fighting Championships is returning to the Mile High City for its milestone 50th numbered event on Wednesday, Nov. 16. After an action-packed debut in Colorado in July, the world’s premier combat sports organization for women will once again visit Reelworks Denver with a stacked fight card. The event will include a one-night, four-woman tournament to crown […]

Invicta FC 49 Results: DeCoursey Dethrones Delboni with First-Round Submission

OKLAHOMA CITY — On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey from the Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, Okla. There’s a new atomweight champion as Jillian DeCoursey dethroned Brazilian Jéssica Delboni in the first round. The two atomweights gauged one another’s timing and range in the fight’s opening minutes. Delboni ripped multiple […]

Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey Official Weigh-in Results

OKLAHOMA CITY — On Tuesday, Sept. 27, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey, which takes place Wednesday, Sept. 28 from the Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, Okla. In the night’s headliner, atomweight champion Jéssica Delboni (12-3) makes the first defense of her 105-pound title against “Lionheart” Jillian DeCoursey (5-3). Brazil’s Delboni […]

Maiju Suotama Replaces Kristina Williams in Invicta FC 49 Co-Main Event

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The fight card for Invicta FC 49 has undergone a late change. Oklahoma’s Kristina “Warhorse” Williams (6-3) has been forced out of her co-headlining bout. Stepping in to replace Williams will be Strikeforce and Phoenix Tournament veteran Maiju “Mountain Momma” Suotama (8-6). The Finnish flyweight has stopped seven of her eight career […]

Atomweight Championship Bout Headlines Invicta FC’s Return to Oklahoma on Sept. 28

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Invicta Fighting Championships is returning to Oklahoma on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The event — which takes place from the Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton — will be headlined by atomweight champion Jéssica Delboni (12-3), who makes the first defense of her 105-pound title against “Lionheart” Jillian DeCoursey (5-3). The Brazilian Delboni added to […]

Invicta FC 48 Results: Tennant Edges Rubin to Retain Title, Bernardo Submits Gadelha

DENVER — On Wednesday, July 20, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs. Rubin. The fight card marked Invicta’s first event in Colorado, visiting ReelWorks Denver. Taneisha Tennant remains the Invicta FC bantamweight champion after a hard-fought battle with Israel’s Olga Rubin. The opening stanza was primarily fought at range. The bantamweights fired kicks to get their […]

Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs. Rubin Official Weigh-in Results

DENVER — On Tuesday, July 19, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs. Rubin. The fight card marks Invicta’s first event in Colorado, visiting ReelWorks Denver on Wednesday, July 20. In the night’s headliner, Taneisha “Triple Threat” Tennant (4-1) will make the first defense of her bantamweight crown when she takes on former Bellator […]

Invicta FC 48 Fight Card Update

DENVER — The fight card for Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs. Rubin on Wednesday, July 20 has undergone multiple changes. Former title challenger Katharina Lehner (7-3) of Germany has been forced out of her co-main event match-up with UFC veteran Talita Bernardo (7-4). Replacing Lehner will be newcomer Yana “Naná” Gadelha (7-4). Like her countrywoman Bernardo, Gadelha is a […]