Invicta Fighting Championships crowned two new champions on Friday night at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. In the Invicta FC 5 main event, Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson upset reigning champion Jessica Penne to claim the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship.
In Friday’s co-feature, Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak earned a competitive Unanimous Decision victory over Brazilian veteran Vanessa Porto to capture the inaugural Invicta FC Flyweight Championship, and former Strikeforce champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino stopped late replacement Fiona Muxlow.
Jewels Featherweight Queen Champion Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama will make the next defence of her title against South Korean standout Seo Hee Ham at Jewels: “24th Ring” on May 25th in Tokyo, Japan. The 48-kilogram championship fight was officially announced by the promotion today.
Invicta Fighting Championships staged its fifth all-female event tonight at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. Invicta FC 5 was headlined by an atomweight title bout between the promotion’s first champion, Jessica Penne, and popular challenger Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson.
Submission specialists Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis and Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton are set to face off at UFC 161 on June 15th in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The bantamweight bout was officially announced today, and Davis later discussed the fight and her Octagon debut with MMARising.com.
Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 5 took place today at Aladdin Holiday Inn in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. An atomweight title bout between champion Jessica Penne and challenger Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson is set to headline Friday’s 13-fight all-female card.
Glena “Heartless” Avila has stepped in on short notice to face off against fellow strawweight prospect Amber “The Apex Predator” Stautzenberger at Dakota Fighting Championships 15 on April 20th in Fargo, North Dakota. The revised 115-pound matchup was officially announced earlier today.
Finally, I had my own event on the weekend. It was sold out, and over 2000 people joined the action. The fights were great and the audience had a lot of fun. Also, my fiancé Willi won the Austrian title with a spectacular fight. After nearly two full nights without any sleep, I headed off to Invicta.
A catchweight bout between teen prospect “12 Gauge” Paige VanZant and Courtney Himes has been added to this Saturday’s Bush Cree Promotions: “Cage Wars 15” event in Grand Junction, Colorado. VanZant and Himes are expected to face off at 124 pounds on the professional portion of the card.