{"id":165640,"date":"2015-09-15T06:12:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T13:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=165640"},"modified":"2022-02-06T15:20:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T23:20:22","slug":"1former-invicta-fc-champion-retires-from-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/invicta-fc\/1former-invicta-fc-champion-retires-from-fighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Invicta FC Champion Retires From Fighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a second straight loss at this past Saturday&#8217;s Invicta FC 14, former strawweight champion Katja Kankaanp\u00e4\u00e4 has decided to hang up the gloves and retire from the sport of MMA.<\/p>\n<p>Katja won the title back at Invicta FC 8, when she defeated Stephanie Eggink in the fifth round via submission.<\/p>\n<p>She didn&#8217;t hold the title long, losing it in her first defense at Invicta FC 12 against Livia Renata Souza. Then, in her most recent fight, on Saturday, she lost a unanimous decision to DeAnna Bennett. The &#8216;Killer Bunny&#8217; decided to retire after the event, leaving the sport with a 10-3-1 record.<\/p>\n<p>Invicta FC matchmaker and commentator Julie Kedzie and Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp both sent out positive messages following the news of her retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KillerBunny_MMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KillerBunny_MMA<\/a> it&#39;s been an honor calling your fights and working with you. Thank you for all your contributions to WMMA.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/julesk_fighter\/status\/643114379853041664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@ismedok <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KillerBunny_MMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KillerBunny_MMA<\/a> announced her retirement last night.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shannon Knapp (@shanknapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanknapp\/status\/643100032644874241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KillerBunny_MMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KillerBunny_MMA<\/a> it&#39;s been a pleasure to work with you. I wish you much success in your future endeavors. We will miss you at Invicta.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shannon Knapp (@shanknapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanknapp\/status\/643093659936792576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Best Training Room You&#8217;ll Probably Ever See &#8212; D.C., Rockhold, Khabib, Velasquez All Training For UFC Greatness<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;J5c3UxdzpDWlYbuxxRyJVVXCUwnYxE3R&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;720&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a second straight loss at this past Saturday&#8217;s Invicta FC 14, former strawweight champion Katja Kankaanp\u00e4\u00e4 has decided to hang up the gloves and retire from the sport of MMA. Katja won the title back at Invicta FC 8, when she defeated Stephanie Eggink in the fifth round via submission. 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