BJJ black belt Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis earned the biggest win of her MMA career on Saturday at Invicta Fighting Championships 4 in Kansas City, Kansas. Davis choked out Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler in a rematch from 2010 and spoke with MMARising.com after the fight.
With the recent addition of female fighters to the UFC roster, Davis hopes to be able to compete for the promotion in the coming months. She welcomes a bout with UFC champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey, a part-time stablemate under Cesar Gracie, and plans to add UFC title gold to her collection.
Undefeated inside the Invicta Fighting Championships cage, bantamweight rising star Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith is hoping to pick up her biggest win to date in April. Smith has her sights set on facing former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Sarah Kaufman at Invicta FC 5.
Invicta Fighting Championships will crown its first flyweight titleholder when Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak faces Vanessa Porto at Invicta FC 5 in April. The bout was officially announced on Saturday and is expected to serve as the co-main event on the card, which will likely take place in Missouri.
Invicta Fighting Championships staged its fourth all-female fight card tonight at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, and four fighters pocketed bonus money. A bantamweight rematch between Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis and Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler earned Fight of the Night honours.
Two-time All-American wrestler Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza won her first title tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 4 in Kansas City, Kansas, but the win did not come easily. Esparza outlasted late-replacement foe Bec “Rowdy” Hyatt to become the first Invicta FC Strawweight Champion.
MMARising.com reported live from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas tonight for Invicta Fighting Championships 4. The all-female card featured an Invicta FC Strawweight Championship matchup between standout wrestler Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza and Australian star Bec “Rowdy” Hyatt.
Voting for the 2012 Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Awards concluded this past week and winners have been crowned in more than a dozen categories. For the second consecutive year, new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey has been named Female Fighter of the Year.
Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 4 were held today at Aladdin Holiday Inn in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A strawweight title bout between Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza and late-replacement opponent Bec “Rowdy” Hyatt is set to headline Saturday’s 13-fight all-female card.