{"id":51246,"date":"2013-02-07T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=51246"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:17:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:17:31","slug":"zoila-frausto-gurgel-signs-multi-fight-deal-with-invicta-fc-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/zoila-frausto-gurgel-signs-multi-fight-deal-with-invicta-fc-mma-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoila Frausto Gurgel Signs Multi-Fight Deal With Invicta FC | MMA NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/zoila-gurgel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/zoila-gurgel.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"zoila gurgel\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/zoila-gurgel.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/zoila-gurgel-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/zoila-gurgel-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFlyweight (125 pounds) superstar Zoila Frausto Gurgel (12-2) of Cincinnati, Ohio has signed a multi-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships and will make her debut for the women\u2019s world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion at its next event on an April date to be announced soon. <\/p>\n<p>Frausto Gurgel will square off with submission expert Jennifer Maia (6-2) of Curitiba, Parana Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Zoila, an established superstar in the sport, to the Invicta FC roster and are looking forward! to seeing her compete in our rapidly growing flyweight division,\u201d said Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp.  \u201cZoila has turned in a number of thrilling performances while rising through the ranks of fighters over the last few years, and we are confident that she will help raise the bar of competition even further in the Invicta FC cage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Frausto Gurgel, the wife of former UFC and Strikeforce competitor Jorge Gurgel, is coming off a sensational, 6-1 run in Bellator Fighting Championships action that included victories over rival superstars Rosi Sexton, Jessica Aguilar and submission wizard Megumi Fuji, who entered the Oct. 28, 2010 matchup with Frausto Gurgel with a perfect 22-0 record.  Frausto Gurgel edged out a split decision to snap Fuji\u2019s unbeaten run that began in 2004, and become the first Bellator women\u2019s strawweight (115 pounds) champion in history.<\/p>\n<p>During the Bellator stint, Frausto Gurgel also handed Jessica Penne the only defeat of her career before Penne went on to become the first-ever Invicta FC champion at atomweight (105 pounds). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited to join Invicta FC, where the best women fighters in the world are competing,\u201d ! said Frausto Gurgel, whose 22-year-old sister Stephanie Frausto, also fights for Invicta FC as an atomweight.  \u201cInvicta FC has become more than just a promotion \u2013 it\u2019s evolved into an entire movement for women\u2019s MMA, and I\u2019m proud to represent that movement while continuing to fight and beat the best opponents out there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flyweight (125 pounds) superstar Zoila Frausto Gurgel (12-2) of Cincinnati, Ohio has signed a multi-fight contract with Invicta Fighting Championships and will make her debut for the women\u2019s world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion at its next event on an April date to be announced soon. 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