An atomweight bout between veteran Lacey “The Ladie” Schuckman and once-beaten prospect Darla “Train Wreck” Harris has been added to Sparta Combat League: “Thunderdome” on February 9th in Denver, Colorado. The promotion officially revealed plans for the 105-pound matchup on Sunday.
Schuckman made two appearances for Invicta FC this past year, including in a short-notice bout against unbeaten Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki, but suffered defeats in a pair of competitive matchups. Harris also looks to get herself back on track after falling to Diana “Dynamite” Rael in October.
Strikeforce staged its final mixed martial arts event tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Strikeforce: “Marquardt vs Saffiedine” was headlined by a Strikeforce Welterweight Championship bout between Nate “The Great” Marquardt and Tarec “Sponge” Saffiedine.
As expected, Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Jessica Penne will make the first defence of her new title against Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson at Invicta Fighting Championships 5. Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp announced the title fight on 
After years of hard work on the wrestling mat and inside the MMA cage, Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza’s dream of becoming a world champion came to fruition on Saturday at Invicta Fighting Championships 4 when she defeated Bec “Rowdy” Hyatt for the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship.
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.
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.