Invicta Fighting Championships held its 13th event tonight at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Invicta FC 13 was headlined by a featherweight championship matchup between dominant reigning champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and challenger Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin.
In the Invicta FC 13 co-main event, Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger took on Irene Aldana for the vacant Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Hérica Tibúrcio defended her Invicta FC Atomweight Championship against Ayaka Hamasaki. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 13 card.
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Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 13 took place today at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. A featherweight title bout between Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and Faith “The Immortal” Van Duin headlines the card, which features two additional championship bouts.
In the co-feature, Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger takes on Irene Aldana for the vacant Invicta FC bantamweight title. Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Hérica Tibúrcio defends against Ayaka Hamasaki. MMARising.com has live coverage for the Invicta FC 13 weigh-ins tonight at 6:00 P.M. Pacific time.
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum put forth the best performance of his career and extended his winning streak to six on June 13th at UFC 188 in Mexico. Werdum submitted Cain Velasquez in the third round to become the new UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Champion.
Elsewhere this past month, UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk retained her title with a dominant third-round TKO victory over former Invicta FC titleholder Jessica Penne. Jędrzejczyk remains atop the strawweight division and climbs further up the pound-for-pound rankings.
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