Fast-rising star Carla Esparza looks for her second straight win inside the Invicta FC cage when she faces fellow Bellator veteran Lynn “Lights Out” Alvarez at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the 115-pound bout today.

Esparza has posted wins in four of her past five fights and she made a successful Invicta FC debut by stopping Sarah “White Tiger” Schneider this past month. Alvarez returns to MMA for the first time since August 2010 when her four-fight winning streak was snapped by Jessica “Jag” Aguilar.

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Ashley “Smashley” Cummins makes her return to the Invicta FC cage to face Scotland’s Joanne Calderwood at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the battle between the unbeaten strawweight prospects earlier today.

Cummins claimed three amateur titles before making the jump to the pro ranks in November. She has since solidified her place among the top 10 at 115 pounds with three straight wins. Calderwood has won all three of her fights this year, including Scotland’s first pro women’s bout in February.

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Rising atomweight star Stephanie “Macaquinha” Frausto faces fellow Muay Thai practitioner Amy “Lil’ Dynamite” Davis in a featured 105-pound matchup at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the fight earlier today.

Frausto earned her biggest win to date in May when she submitted Diana “Dynamite” Rael to become the first Women’s FC titleholder at 105 pounds. Davis stopped Nicdali “The Night Queen” Rivera-Calanoc at Invicta FC 1 and she now looks to rebound from a submission setback this past month.

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Fresh off of a dominant stoppage victory in her July pro debut, Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke faces off against fellow bantamweight prospect Marciea “Black Widow” Allen at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the fight today.

Duke’s Muay Thai skills were on full display at Invicta FC 2 in July as she wore down opponent Suzie “La China” Montero with knees before finishing her with ground and pound in the third round. Allen made a successful pro debut by submitting Chandra Engel in quick fashion this past weekend.

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Multi-time amateur champs Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres and Kaiyana Rain are set to make their pro debuts in a featured strawweight matchup at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the 115-pound bout earlier today.

Torres has amassed one of the most impressive amateur careers of any female mixed martial artist to date, with seven wins and three championship titles in a span of just ten months. Rain has captured titles for Tuff-N-Uff and Momentum FC and she avenged her lone career defeat this past month.

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Top-ranked amateur champion Taylor “No Mercy” Stratford makes her long-awaited pro debut against unbeaten knockout artist Katalina Malungahu at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas. MMARising.com confirmed plans for the featherweight matchup today.

Stratford has tasted defeat only once in her ten-fight MMA career and she is widely seen as the number one amateur female fighter in the United States. Malungahu has knocked out all five of her pro and amateur opponents to date and she is coming off of a 36-second KO victory this past month.

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Montréal native Valérie “Trouble” Létourneau looks to pick up one of her biggest wins to date at Freedom Fight: “Caged Combat” on October 27th in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The talented striker is set to battle Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt Vanessa Mariscal in a featured bout on the main card.

Freedom Fight officials confirmed plans for the fight today. Létourneau has won three of her past four fights, but she is coming off of a narrow Split Decision loss to unbeaten prospect Claudia Gadelha in April. Mariscal also looks to get back on track after suffering her first defeat at Invicta FC 1.

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Unbeaten strawweight prospect Glena “Heartless” Avila returns to action on October 13th at Dakota Fighting Championships 13: “Coming Home” in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Avila faces off with former Tuff-N-Uff champion Jordan Nicole “Ninja Princess” Gaza in the night’s co-main event.

Avila has earned submission victories in each of her two pro fights to date and she most recently captured the Budo Fights 120-pound women’s title in December. Gaza looks to get back on the winning track after suffering a razor-thin Split Decision setback in her June professional debut.

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