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Invicta’s Kay Hansen states OnlyFans has helped her focus on fighting: “I don’t have to get another job working a 9-to-5”
UFC veteran Kay Hansen believes her OnlyFans helps her massively focus on fighting. The 23-year-old has been out of action since her bout with Piera Rodríguez at UFC 273 in April. There, Hansen came up short by decision, bringing her to a three-fight skid. She previously lost to Jasmine Jasudavicius and Cory McKenna, respectively, sending […]
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Viviane Pereira details being kicked out of gym after informing coach she was pregnant with his child
Viviane Pereira hasn’t been able to compete since 2019. It wasn’t the Dragon Kombat representative’s plan to take a hiatus as she became pregnant with her coach Marcos Batista’s child. As a result, that led to her being kicked out of the gym. “I didn’t expect this pregnancy,” Pereira told MMA Fighting. “When I told […]
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Invicta FC sold to Anthem, gets new television deal
All-women MMA promotion Invicta FC has been sold to Anthem Sports & Entertainment and the organization now has a new television deal. As part of the new deal, Invicta FC will now be aired on AXS TV in the United States and on The Fight Network in Canada. It was previously aired on UFC Fight […]
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UFC Fight Pass will no longer feature Invicta FC events
All-women’s promotion Invicta FC has truly left its mark on the sport of MMA. However, going forward it will no longer air on UFC Fight Pass. On Monday, Fight Bananas reported the separation between the two parties. Erik Kowal of MyMMANews would later confirm the report. Per an initial report from @FightBananas, I have confirmed […]
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Former Invicta FC fighter Sarah Patterson passes away at 36
Former Invicta FC featherweight fighter Sarah Patterson has passed away at age 36, the promotion announced late Monday. Invicta released the following statement on its Twitter following the passing of Patterson. No details have been given about the cause of death at this time. We are saddened by the passing of former Invicta athlete Sarah […]
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Kayla Harrison says weight cutting sends a bad message to kids, but 145lbs was only option
Women’s MMA star Kayla Harrison trashed weight cutting and said it sets a bad example for kids, but her only option was fighting at 145lbs. Harrison is a former Olympic judoka who made the move to MMA in 2018. She began her mixed martial arts career in the PFL, where she won the promotion’s season […]
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Watch Kayla Harrison destroy Courtney King at Invicta FC 43 and see how the pros reacted
PFL star Kayla Harrison made her Invicta FC debut on Friday night and put on an incredible performance, defeating Courtney King via TKO. Harrison was allowed to go over from PFL to Invicta FC to take a fight while the Professional Fighters League is on hiatus in 2020. In her first fight with Invicta FC, […]
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UFC signs Invicta FC strawweight champion Kanako Murata
The UFC has signed Invicta FC strawweight champion Kanako Murata to a contract to compete for the world’s leading MMA organization. Murata herself confirmed the news on her social media after her former promotion RIZIN FF reported that she had signed a new deal with the UFC. Check out her Twitter below. UFCとの契約書にサインしました！いろんな人たちのサポートのおかげでスタートラインに立つことができました！これからも2015年RIZINのリングで挨拶したときの気持ちを忘れず突き進んでいきたいと思います！これからもよろしくお願いします！ https://t.co/zOV6YDcFbH — […]
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Invicta FC to use open scoring after Kansas Athletic Commission enables option for MMA promotions
The Kanas Athletic Commission announced on Monday it will give MMA promotions the option for open scoring, and Invicta FC has taken them up on the offer. In the wake of UFC 247, which featured several controversial judges’ scoring decisions including the heavily-debated main event scorecard between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and challenger […]
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Streaming this Week: Invicta, UFC 247, ONE Championship
As streaming services continue to take over the combat sports industry, there are more and more events being broadcast on platforms like ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass, DAZN, and YouTube. BJPENN.Com’s Streaming this Week series keeps fans up to date on the best combat sports action across the industry’s major streaming platforms. Here’s what’s coming this […]
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UFC fighter Megan Anderson shows incredible physique in lingerie shoot
Australian featherweight, Megan Anderson reveals her incredible physique during a lingerie shoot posted to her Instagram: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Megan Anderson (@megana_mma) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Megan Anderson (@megana_mma) The 29-year old last fought Zarah Fairn dos Santos at UFC 243 on October 5th. […]
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Wrong winner announced in Invicta FC fight
There was a huge mess-up by the Kansas Athletic Commission on Friday night at Invicta FC 36. In women’s flyweight action, Stephanie Geltmacher was originally announced as the victor of her fight against Victoria Leonardo via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Geltmacher conducted her post-fight interview in the winner’s circle, but then the shenanigans started. […]
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Untameable: The Brianna Van Buren story
Travel four hours and 57 minutes north of Los Angeles and 36 minutes northeast of the ever-flowing Monterey Bay, and there lies the city of Gilroy. Every small town or city will usually have its handful of notable citizens that go on to do great things in a certain aspect of life. Gilroy is no […]
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Invicta Phoenix Rising 1 results: Brianna Van Buren dominates three opponents on route to title (Highlights)
History was made on Friday night as Invicta FC revived an old school MMA tradition but with a modernized twist. A one-night tournament that saw the winner take home the vacant strawweight title. The ruleset was unique yet simple. The quarter and semifinal rounds were all one five minute round with the finals being three […]
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Invicta Phoenix Rising 1 Live Results
It has finally arrived! Invicta FC’s ultimate innovative throwback to the UFC early days is here; the Phoenix Rising series. Kicking off the new one-night tournament format will be the strawweight division as eight of Invicta’s best 115-pounders will fight there way through multiple opponents to try and become the new champion of the division. […]
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Champion vs champion rematch in the works between Ayaka Hamasaki and Jinh Yu Frey for RIZIN 16
In MMA’s lightest division, the spotlight isn’t too bright in North America, but the fighters are still lighting things up. Leading the way for them in the West is the Invicta FC atomweight champion, Jinh Yu Frey (8-3). After six fights in the promotion, the seventh was her crowning moment when she defeated Minna Grusander […]
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Jimmy Smith explains why he turned down offer from ONE Championship
After his UFC contract expired, popular cage-side commentator Jimmy Smith was offered a gig with Singapore-based martial arts powerhouse ONE Championship. In the end, however, he accepted a job with North American promotion Invicta Fighting Championship instead. Jimmy Smith explained why he made this decision in a recent post to his YouTube channel. Apparently, ONE […]
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Invicta FC announces Phoenix Rising tournament matchups, Kay Hansen return, and more
Invicta FC has officially upped the stakes. Tuesday morning, the promotion announced the winner of their highly anticipated “Phoenix Rising” event will be crowned Invicta FC Strawweight Champion. On Friday, May 3, eight of Invicta’s top 115-pounders will collide in a one-night, eight woman tournament. The quarterfinal matchups are as follows (per a press release): […]
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Invicta FC announces one-night tournaments with the Phoenix Rising Series, Jimmy Smith to commentate
Invicta FC is getting back to the roots of MMA as over this past weekend they announced that they’ll be putting on a one-night strawweight tournament as part of their new Phoenix Rising Series. In addition to that news, longtime top MMA commentator for Bellator and UFC, Jimmy Smith will be on duty for the […]
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PHOTO | Vanessa Porto suffers nasty eye injury in title win at Invicta FC 34
Vanessa Porto suffered a nasty eye injury during her flyweight title fight with Pearl Gonzalez at last night’s Invicta FC 34 event in Kansas City. The injury occurred in round four, this after Pearl Gonzalez struck Vanessa Porto with an accidental eye poke. Despite being ruled unable to continue by the doctors and officials in […]
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Invicta FC 34 results: Vanessa Porto claims gold with controversial ending (Highlights)
On Friday night, live from the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, Invicta FC held their first event of 2019 with Invicta FC 34. Which was truly a divisional showcase for the flyweights. Leading up to the vacant title bout, we got the semi-finals of the No. 1 contender tournament. Kicking off that action was […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Virna Jandiroba: Grounded champion, soaring high like the carcara
In every sport around the world, there are humans that will perform day in and day out to the best of their athletic capabilities. Of all the incredibly talented individuals, some will be more recognizable than others, but that doesn’t mean they’ll all be as equally impressive as the next just because they’re more well […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Kay Hansen recaps Comeback of the Year win at Invicta 33
Kay Hansen did what many believed was impossible. At Invicta 33, Hansen, who is just 19-years-old, took a short-notice fight against Sharon Jacobson, a very tough opponent. When Hansen took the fight on short notice, she believed Jacobson would fight aggressively. However, that is not what happened. Jacobson switched her gameplan which threw Hansen for a […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jinh Yu Frey: ‘Old guard’ atop the mountain
Becoming a champion is never an easy thing to achieve no matter the sport. In MMA however, it may be even harder than most as the fighters are simply relying on themselves to get their jobs done. Sure, they have the teams that help them get to the dance. That’s in a different sense though […]
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Invicta FC 32 Results: Felicia Spencer captures featherweight gold in thriller (Highlights)
Invicta FC put on yet another good night of action as they touched down for the first time in Oklahoma for Invicta FC 32. In a pivotal bantamweight matchup, the “Raging Panda” Julia Avila (6-1) made her return to the Invicta cage as she took on the always tough Alexa Conners (5-3). After a very […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Felicia Spencer: Spotlight-worthy fighter in an overshadowed division
Feeling good feels good. So when proper recognition is received, especially in a solo sport such as fighting, it feels even better. The hard part about that in MMA is to achieve it. Despite how talented one may be, they can still easily be overlooked for one reason or another. Which happens to be an […]
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Felicia Spencer calls out Megan Anderson to get immediate answer after Invicta FC 30 win
Another fun night for Invicta FC is in the books. And throughout all the action, we may have seen a UFC bout set up in the process. In the evening’s co-main event, the 145-pound weight class was put on display as top prospects Felicia Spencer and Ukraine’s Helena Kolesnyk went to battle. It was Spencer who […]
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VIDEO | Watch Mallory Martin Go Full Khabib on Her Oppponent at Invicta FC 27
LISTEN as @MalloryyMartin dishes out some devastating trash talk during her TKO stoppage! 😨 #noonecansaveyou #InvictaFC27 #UFCFIGHTPASS Video captured by @InvictaFights‘ @frumpycloud Invicta FC 27 Replay 📽️ https://t.co/9MId278IC7 pic.twitter.com/p8ahK8haIe — UFC Fight Pass (@UFCFightPass) January 15, 2018 Mallory Martin is making up for time in big and terrifying ways. She was sidelined last year due […]