Invicta Fighting Championships staged a highly successful second event on Saturday night at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. In the Invicta FC 2 headliner, Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann earned a close decision victory over grappling ace Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler.

Other winners on the event’s main card included Japanese jujutsu and BJJ black belt Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis, who became the first woman to submit Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano in MMA, and Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche, who earned a second-round submission victory over Kaitlin Young.

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Invicta Fighting Championships will crown its first 105-pound champion this Fall when Jessica Penne faces unbeaten Jewels champ Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama at Invicta FC 3. The event is currently targeted for October 6th and is expected to take place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.

The bout between Penne and Sugiyama is tentatively set to headline the October card, but the promotion also hopes to showcase a 135-pound title tilt that may serve as the night’s main event. Penne aims to take over the top spot at 105 and she discussed the bout with MMARising.com today.

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Invicta Fighting Championships returned to Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas tonight for Invicta FC 2: “Baszler vs McMann.” The all-female fight card was headlined by a bantamweight bout between Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler and 2004 Olympic silver medallist Sara McMann.

Also on the main card, Alexis Davis took on fellow submission specialist Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano. Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche battled Kaitlin Young at 135 and Ayaka Hamasaki faced Lacey “The Ladie” Schuckman at 115. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Invicta FC 2 card.

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Weigh-ins for Invicta Fighting Championships 2 took place today at Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Main event competitors Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler and Sara McMann face off in a bantamweight title eliminator on the 14-fight all-female card.

In the Invicta FC 2 co-feature, Strikeforce veterans Alexis Davis and Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano meet at 135 pounds, while a third bantamweight contender’s bout pits Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche against Kaitlin Young. MMARising.com has live coverage of today’s Invicta FC 2 weigh-ins.

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On Saturday night, Invicta Fighting Championships showcases its second all-female event at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The main card features a bantamweight matchup between Olympic medallist Sara McMann and catch wrestling specialist Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler.

The night’s co-main event is one of four additional bantamweight bouts on the main card. Raging Wolf champ and Japanese jujutsu black belt Alexis Davis takes on former Smackgirl titleholder Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano in a battle of Strikeforce veterans. MMARising.com previews the card.

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On Saturday night, Invicta Fighting Championships showcases its second all-female event at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The preliminary portion of the card is headlined by a strawweight bout between standout wrestler Carla Esparza and submission ace Sarah “White Tiger” Schneider.

The preliminary card features five additional fights in three weight classes. In 105-pound atomweight action, “South Valley’s Own” Angelica Chavez looks to rebound from her first loss when she faces Invicta FC 1 competitor Nicdali “The Night Queen” Rivera-Calanoc. MMARising.com previews the card.

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On Saturday night in Anaheim, California, Kaiyana Rain avenged her lone defeat and captured another title at Momentum Fighting Championship: “Fight Night 2.” Rain earned a Unanimous Decision victory over Stephanie “The Shark” Gonzalez to become Momentum FC 115-pound champion.

Rain and Gonzalez first faced off in a competitive bout under the Grappling X banner in October when Gonzalez prevailed via razor-thin Split Decision. Rain dominated much of the rematch on Saturday to earn the Momentum FC title and she plans to make her professional debut later this year.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship travelled to Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the first time tonight at UFC 149: “Faber vs Barao.” The event featured a UFC Interim Bantamweight Championship bout between “The California Kid” Urijah Faber and Renan “Barao” Pegado.

Also on the card, former Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector “Lightning” Lombard made his Octagon debut against Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch. Cheick Kongo faced Shawn “The Savage” Jordan in a featured heavyweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the UFC 149 card.

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