Invicta Fighting Championships travelled to Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee, Oklahoma tonight for its latest all-female fight card. Invicta FC 61 was headlined by an atomweight championship bout between Elisandra “Lili” Ferreira de Oliveira and challenger Ana “La Guerrera” Palacios.
In the featherweight co-feature, Jamie “Snickers” Edenden battled Jackie “The Hybrid” Cataline in a grudge match. Former strawweight champ Emily “Gordinha” Ducote faced Thaiane “Pancadão” Souza, who badly missed weight again. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Invicta FC 61.
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Representing a new team, Deep and Deep Jewels Microweight Champion Saori “Little Giant” Oshima returns from an injury hiatus to compete on May 5th at Deep: “125 Impact” in Tokyo, Japan. Oshima faces Ye Ji Lee, who has twice before made headlines after scoring upset victories in Japan.
Deep officials announced the atomweight clash this past week. Oshima has not fought since she suffered a decision loss in her Invicta FC debut this past June, but she had won seven of eight fights prior to that. Lee’s two-fight winning streak came to an end at her most recent bout in September.
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