Former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Marloes “Rumina” Coenen returned to 145 pounds and scored a convincing win over French rival Romy Ruyssen on Saturday night at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 in Kansas City, Kansas. Coenen spoke with MMARising.com after her fight.

While the rivalry with Ruyssen was settled on Saturday, another remains for Coenen. The 31-year-old Dutch star still has eyes on a rematch with Cindy “Battlecat” Dandois, whom she was originally set to face on last night’s card, but she does not feel that Dandois will ever answer the challenge.

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On Saturday night in the co-main event of Invicta Fighting Championships 1, Jessica Penne put on her most impressive performance to date in her second fight in the atomweight division. Penne stopped veteran opponent Lisa Ellis with punches in the third round of a back-and-forth battle.

Penne believes that she has found a new home at 105 pounds, where she no longer gives up a size and strength advantage to opponents who cut significant amounts of weight. She spoke with MMARising.com following her victory and discussed the debut Invicta FC card and her fighting future.

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A three-round battle between noted strikers Kaitlin Young and Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith earned Fight of the Night honours on Saturday night at Invicta Fighting Championships 1 in Kansas City, Kansas. Both fighters pocketed an additional $1500 in bonuses for their performances.

Sarah “White Tiger” Schneider won an additional $1000 for her Submission of the Night-winning armbar of “Slick” Sally Krumdiack in the opening bout on the main card. Fellow Invicta FC winners Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche and Jessica Penne also received $1000 in two Social Media bonuses.

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Invicta Fighting Championships staged a highly successful debut event on Saturday night at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The all-female card was headlined by a rematch between Marloes “Rumina” Coenen and Romy Ruyssen, with Coenen defeating her French adversary for a second time.

Jessica Penne put on the best performance of her career in her atomweight debut against battle-tested veteran Lisa Ellis in the Invicta FC 1 co-feature. Penne landed a devastating knee that hurt and badly bloodied Ellis in the final round, leading to an impressive TKO victory for the fast-rising star.

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2004 Olympic silver medallist and undefeated mixed martial artist Sara McMann takes on her toughest test to date when she faces submission ace Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler in the main event of Invicta Fighting Championships 2. The event is targeted for July 28th in Kansas City.

McMann is coming off of a dominant decision win over former Smackgirl champ Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano at ProElite 3 in January. Baszler has won four straight fights, but she has not fought since November 2010 after planned bouts with Alexis Davis and Kelly Kobold were scrapped.

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MMARising.com reports live from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas tonight for Invicta Fighting Championships 1. The all-female fight card was headlined by a rematch between former Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Marloes “Rumina” Coenen and French rival Romy Ruyssen.

Also on the card, Bellator veterans Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis faced off in the atomweight co-main event. Former Strikeforce title challenger Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche took on striker Ashleigh Curry in bantamweight action. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Invicta Fighting Championship 1.

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Weigh-ins for the inaugural Invicta Fighting Championships event took place today at Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Missouri. Main event fighters Marloes “Rumina” Coenen and Romy Ruyssen face off in a 145-pound rematch on the all-female card, which also features ten additional women’s bouts.

In the Invicta FC 1 co-main event, Jessica Penne and fellow Bellator veteran Lisa Ellis clash at 105 pounds. Other main card competitors include Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche, Sarah “The Monster” D’Alelio and Kaitlin Young. MMARising.com has live coverage of today’s Invicta FC 1 weigh-ins.

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Brazilian standouts Carina “Beauty But The Beast” Damm and Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha are set to face off in a featured women’s matchup at Legacy Fighting Championship 13 on August 17th at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Legacy FC officials announced the bout today.

Damm has not fought since earning a first-round submission victory in July. She was set to face Bellator champ Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Gurgel in November, but the bout was scrapped when Gurgel tore her ACL. Gadelha took a Split Decision win over Valérie Létourneau earlier this month.

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