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Invicta FC

Season 5 2016
TV-MA

  • 2016-01-16T00:00:00Z
  • 4h
  • 1d (6 episodes)
Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion for female fighters based in the United States.[1] It was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin, a former VP with MMA organization, Blackeye Promotions, and Shannon Knapp, who held positions at various levels, including executive positions with King of the Cage, World Fighting Alliance, International Fight League, Affliction Entertainment, UFC, and Strikeforce. It has a strategic partnership with fellow Japanese MMA promotion Jewels.

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2016-01-16T00:00:00Z

5x01 Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs Ibragimova

Season Premiere

5x01 Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs Ibragimova

  • 2016-01-16T00:00:00Z4h

Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by an Invicta FC Featherweight Championship bout with champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino defending against Russian newcomer Daria Ibragimova. The event was originally scheduled to feature Cyborg dropping down in weight but it was later decided that she would remain at 145 and defend her championship. The co-main event will feature an Invicta FC Strawweight Championship bout with champion Livia Renata Souza defending her title against undefeated challenger DeAnna Bennett. Souza was originally scheduled again to fight Alexa Grasso but it was announced on November 3 that Grasso had suffered an injury. Raquel Pa'aluhi was scheduled to fight Irene Aldana but Aldana was replaced by Colleen Schneider. Angela Hill was scheduled to fight Jodie Esquibel, but Esquibel was replaced by Alida Gray. Amber Brown was scheduled to fight Lisa Ellis, while Christine Stanley was scheduled to fight Shannon Sinn but on the week of the event, Ellis and Sinn pulled out and were replaced by Katy Collins and Shino VanHoose. Two days later, Collins also pulled out due to an injury in training leading to her fight with Christine Stanley being scrapped from the event. A fight between Ediane Gomes and Amanda Bell was scheduled but scrapped the day before the event after Gomes suffered complications with her weight cut. This event was first planned for November and then December before being set for January.
Main Card: Cristiane Justino def Daria Ibragimova, Livia Renata Souza def DeAnna Bennett, Colleen Schneider def Raquel Pa'aluhi, Amber Brown def Shino VanHoose, Mizuki Inoue def Lacey Schuckman, Angela Hill def Alida Gray, Megan Anderson def Amber Leibrock.

Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by an Invicta FC Atomweight Championship bout as champion Ayaka Hamasaki defended against Amber Brown. The co-main event will crown an interim flyweight champion in a fight between Vanessa Porto and Jennifer Maia while reigning champion Barb Honchak takes time off. The event was scheduled to feature the return of Alexa Grasso against Stephanie Eggink, however Grasso broke her hand a week before the event and was replaced by Angela Hill. Amberlynn Orr was set to debut against Kelly McGill but Orr was forced to pull out as well due to an injury and was replaced by Aspen Ladd.
Main Card: Ayaka Hamasaki def Amber Brown, Jennifer Maia def Vanessa Porto, Angela Hill def Stephanie Eggink, Irene Aldana def Jessamyn Duke, Roxanne Modafferi def DeAnna Bennett, Jinh Yu Frey def Herica Tiburcio, Sarah D'Alelio def Andrea Lee, Aspen Ladd def Kelly McGill, Ashley Greenway def Sarah Click.

Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by an Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship bout as champion Tonya Evinger defends against Colleen Schneider. The co-main event will feature Livia Renata Souza defending her Invicta FC Strawweight Championship against Angela Hill. Aline Serrio was scheduled to fight Mizuki Inoue but Mizuki was replaced by Kaline Medeiros due to an injury in training. An atomweight bout between newcomers Tessa Simpson and Julia Jones was scheduled but removed from the card on the week of the event.
Main Card: Tonya Evinger def Colleen Schneider, Angela Hill def Livia Renata Souza, Charmaine Tweet def Latoya Walker, Kaline Medeiros def Aline Serio, Megan Anderson def Amanda Bell, Christine Stanley def Shannon Sinn, Rachael Ostovich def Ariel Beck, Laura Howarth def Alexa Conners.

Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel was a mixed martial arts event headlined by a strawweight fight between undefeated Alexa Grasso and Jodie Esquibel. The winner of the main event is expected to receive the next strawweight title shot against champion Angela Hill. The original co-main event was to be Irene Aldana facing undefeated Brazilian fighter Taila Santos to determine who challenges Tonya Evinger next for the bantamweight championship, however VISA issues forced Santos off the card and the fight was removed. Lynn Alvarez was scheduled to fight undefeated Indian fighter Manjit Kolekar but VISA issues forced Kolekar off the card and she was replaced by Mizuki Inoue. Agnieszka Niedzwiedz was scheduled to fight Claudia Rey but Rey was also unable to make the event due to VISA issues and was replaced by Christine Stanley. Aldana, Rey, and Santos are now being scheduled for the next event.
Main Card: Alexa Grasso def Jodie Esquibel, Agnieszka Neidzwiedz def Christine Stanley, Mizuki Inoue def Lynn Alvarez, Cindy Dandois def Jessamyn Duke, Megan Anderson def Peggy Morgan, Tessa Simpson def Simona Soukupova, Aspen Ladd def Jessica Hoy, Sijara Eubanks def Amberlynn Orr.

Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by Jennifer Maia defending her flyweight championship against Roxanne Modafferi. The event's co-main event featured atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki defending her title against top contender Jinh Yu Frey.
Main Card: Jennifer Maia def Roxanne Modafferi, Ayaka Hamasaki def Jinh Yu Frey, Irene Aldana def Faith Van Duin, Kaline Medeiros def Manjit Kolekar, Kal Holliday def Tiffany van Soest, Jukia Jones def Stephanie Skinner, Amber Leibrock def Amy Coleman, Sunna Davidsdottir def Ashley Greenway.

Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya was a mixed martial arts event that was headlined by Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger defending her title against Russian newcomer Yana Kunitskaya. In the co-main event, strawweight champion Angela Hill will defend against Kaline Medeiros. In the controversial main event, Kunitskaya made Evinger submit to an armbar in the first round after the referee forced Evinger to move from a legal position leading to the submission. Evinger appealed the loss two weeks later and the Missouri athletic commission overturned the decision to a no contest.
Main Card: Yana Kunitskaya vs Tonya Evinger, Angela Hill def Kaline Medeiros, Herica Tiburcio def Simona Soukupova, Ashley Yoder def Amber Brown, Pam Sorenson def Jessica-Rose Clark, JJ Aldrich def Lynn Alvarez, Alexa Conners def Stephanie Egger, Miranda Maverick def Samantha Diaz.

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