As most expected, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino easily retained her title in the main event of Friday night’s Invicta Fighting Championships 11 card in Los Angeles, California. The champion destroyed challenger Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet in just 46 seconds.
In the action-packed strawweight co-main event, Mexican rising star Alexa Grasso earned a Unanimous Decision win over Japanese prodigy Mizuki Inoue. DeAnna “The Argentine Assassin” Bennett and Grasso’s teammate, Irene Aldana “Robles,” also scored key victories on Friday’s main card.
Invicta Fighting Championships held its 11th event tonight at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Invicta FC 11 was headlined by a featherweight championship bout between returning champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino and challenger Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet.
A third women’s strawweight bout has been added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night 64: “Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2” event on April 11th in Kraków, Poland. Former bantamweights Izabela Badurek and Aleksandra “Stitch” Albu drop down to 115 pounds and face off on the preliminary card.
Highly-touted prospect “Thug” Rose Namajunas looks to bounce back from her loss in the TUF 20 tournament final in December when she returns to action at UFC 187: “Jones vs Johnson” on May 23rd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Namajunas is set to face off against Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff on the card.
Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 11 took place this evening at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. In Friday’s main event, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino puts her title on the line against challenger Charmaine “Not So Sweet” Tweet.
TUF 20 quarterfinalist Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres looks to keep her undefeated record intact when she returns to the Octagon on June 13th at UFC 188: “Velasquez vs Werdum” in Mexico City, Mexico. The talented prospect is set to face fellow striker Angela “Overkill” Hill on the card.
Fresh off of a commanding victory in her UFC debut this past month, Marion “The Belizean Bruiser” Reneau earned another big win tonight at UFC Fight Night 61: “Bigfoot vs Mir” in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Reneau submitted heavy favourite Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade in the first round.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Gigantinho Gymnasium in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil tonight for UFC Fight Night 61: “Bigfoot vs Mir.” The event was headlined by a five-round heavyweight bout between Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and former UFC champion Frank Mir.