Invicta Fighting Championships

Invicta Fighting Championships
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMixed martial arts promotion
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
FounderShannon Knapp
Janet Martin
HeadquartersKansas City, Missouri, United States
Area served
United States
Key people
ParentAnthem Sports & Entertainment
Websiteinvictafc.com Edit this at Wikidata

Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currently owned by the Canadian-based Anthem Sports & Entertainment.[1][2][3]

The company's name comes from the Latin word for "invincible and incomparable", which appears in the feminine form.[4]

History

Formation

After Zuffa, parent company of the UFC, purchased rival promotion Strikeforce in March 2011, Shannon Knapp received several calls from female fighters concerned about a possible lack of representation for women's MMA. Knapp would meet with Janet Martin and the two acquired the financial resources needed to launch a new MMA promotion.[2][5][6]

The promotion held its first event, Invicta FC 1 on April 28, 2012.[7] The event was headlined by a rematch between former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen.[7] The event also marked the MMA debut of 2008 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling medalist Randi Miller.[8][9]

On June 9, 2012, it was announced that Invicta has formed a strategic partnership with Japanese promotion JEWELS to cross-promote fighters on their respective cards in the United States and Japan.[10] On September 24, Invicta would announce another cross-promotional partnership with the Super Fight League.[11]

Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg, which took place on July 13, 2013, would mark the first event to be aired on cable and satellite pay-per-view, in addition to IPPV through a deal with Integrated Sports Media for live viewing.[12] In 2014, Invicta began exclusively streaming events on UFC Fight Pass, with the company's fight library also made available on the service. Invicta FC 8 would be the first event to stream live on Fight Pass.[13]

On February 24, 2015, Brazilian channel Combate acquired broadcast rights to Invicta live events as well as events from the Invicta library in South America.[14]

Acquisition by Anthem

On April 15, 2021, it was announced that Anthem Sports & Entertainment had acquired Invicta.[15] Starting with Invicta FC 44 on May 21, Invicta events are broadcast live on the Anthem-owned networks AXS TV and Fight Network in the United States and Canada, respectively. Invicta's events would also stream live on the promotion's YouTube channel.[3]

On September 21, 2022, Invicta announced that it had made a deal with FOX Sports Mexico for Mexican broadcast rights, starting with Invicta FC 49.[16]

On June 11, 2024, Invicta announced that it had signed a deal with CBS Sports to air all of that year's events on the CBS Sports Network in the United States, starting with Invicta FC 55 on June 28.[17]

Roster

Main article: List of current Invicta FC fighters

Rules

Invicta's current rules follows the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts that were originally established by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board and modified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[18]

Events

Main article: List of Invicta FC events

[19]

Past events

# Event Date Venue Location Ref
64 Invicta FC 59: Bernardo vs. Maia December 13, 2024 The Eastern Atlanta, Georgia. U.S.
63 Invicta FC 58: Ducote vs. Ostroverkhova November 6, 2024 Memorial Hall Kansas City, Kansas. U.S.
62 Invicta FC 57: Ferreira vs. Romero September 20, 2024 Memorial Hall Kansas City, Kansas. U.S.
61 Invicta FC 56: Maia vs. Cantuária August 9, 2024 Stockyards Event Center Denver, Colorado. U.S.
60 Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin June 8, 2024 Memorial Hall Kansas City, Kansas. U.S. [20]
59 Invicta FC 54: McCormack vs. Wojcik October 27, 2023 Citizens House of Blues Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
58 Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos May 3, 2023 ReelWorks Denver Denver, Colorado, U.S.
57 Invicta FC 52: Machado vs. McCormack March 15, 2023 [21]
56 Invicta FC 51: Tennant vs. Bernardo January 18, 2023 [22]
55 Invicta FC 50 November 16, 2022
54 Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey September 28, 2022 Sugar Creek Casino Hinton, Oklahoma, U.S.
53 Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs. Rubin July 20, 2022 ReelWorks Denver Denver, Colorado, U.S.
52 Invicta FC 47: Ducote vs. Zappitella May 11, 2022 Memorial Hall Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
51 Invicta FC 46: Rodríguez vs. Torquato II March 9, 2022
50 Invicta FC 45: Zappitella vs. Delboni II January 12, 2022 Police Athletic League
49 Invicta FC 44: A New Era August 27, 2021 Memorial Hall
48 Phoenix Tournament: Atomweight June 11, 2021
47 Invicta FC: Rodríguez vs. Torquato May 21, 2021 Police Athletic League
46 Invicta FC 43: King vs. Harrison November 20, 2020
45 Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs. Zappitella September 17, 2020
44 Invicta FC 41: Morandin vs. Ruiz July 30, 2020
43 Invicta FC 40: Ducote vs. Lima July 2, 2020
42 Phoenix Series 3 March 6, 2020 Memorial Hall
41 Invicta FC 39: Frey vs. Cummins II February 7, 2020
40 Invicta FC 38: Murata vs. Ducote November 1, 2019
39 Invicta FC 37: Gonzalez vs. Sanchez October 4, 2019
38 Phoenix Series 2 September 6, 2019
37 Invicta FC 36: Sorenson vs. Young August 9, 2019
36 Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II June 7, 2019
35 Phoenix Series 1 May 3, 2019
34 Invicta FC 34: Porto vs. Gonzalez February 15, 2019
33 Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II December 15, 2018 Scottish Rite Temple Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
32 Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson November 16, 2018 Firelake Arena Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
31 Invicta FC 31: Jandiroba vs. Morandin September 1, 2018 Scottish Rite Temple Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
30 Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander July 21, 2018
29 Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner May 4, 2018
28 Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba March 24, 2018 Union Event Center Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
27 Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad January 13, 2018 Scottish Rite Temple Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
26 Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedźwiedź December 8, 2017
25 Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi August 31, 2017 Tachi Palace Lemoore, California, U.S.
24 Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella July 15, 2017 Scottish Rite Temple Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
23 Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź May 20, 2017
22 Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II March 25, 2017
21 Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet January 14, 2017
20 Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya November 18, 2016
19 Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi September 23, 2016
18 Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel July 29, 2016
17 Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider May 7, 2016 OC Fair & Event Center Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
16 Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown March 11, 2016 Trinidad Pavilion Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
15 Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova January 16, 2016 OC Fair & Event Center Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
14 Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad September 12, 2015 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
13 Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin July 9, 2015 The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
12 Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza April 24, 2015 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
11 Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet February 27, 2015 Shrine Expo Hall Los Angeles, California, U.S.
10 Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio December 5, 2014 Arena Theater Houston, Texas, U.S.
9 Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi November 1, 2014 RiverCenter Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
8 Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada September 6, 2014 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
7 Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith December 7, 2013 Ameristar Casino Kansas City
6 Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg July 13, 2013
5 Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson April 5, 2013
4 Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt January 5, 2013 Memorial Hall Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
3 Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama October 6, 2012
2 Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann July 28, 2012
1 Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen April 28, 2012

Current champions

Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title Defenses Top Contender
Featherweight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Vacant July 13, 2021
Bantamweight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) Brazil Jennifer Maia December 13, 2024 (Invicta FC 59)
Flyweight 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) Vacant May 2, 2023
Strawweight 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) Vacant July 16, 2024
Atomweight 105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st) Brazil Elisandra Ferreira September 20, 2024 (Invicta FC 57)

Title history

Featherweight Championship

136 to 145 lbs (62 to 66 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Brazil Cris Cyborg
def. Marloes Coenen 		Invicta FC 6
Kansas City, MO, US 		Jul 13, 2013 1351 days

1. def. Charmaine Tweet at Invicta FC 11 on Feb 27, 2015
2. def. Faith Van Duin at Invicta FC 13 on Jul 9, 2015
3. def. Daria Ibragimova at Invicta FC 15 on Jan 16, 2016

- Australia Megan Anderson
def. Charmaine Tweet for interim title 		Invicta FC 21
Kansas City, MO, US 		Jan 14, 2017 -
Cyborg vacated the title on March 24, 2017 to compete full time with the UFC.
2 Australia Megan Anderson
promoted to undisputed champion 		Invicta FC 22
Kansas City, MO, US 		Mar 24, 2017 88 days
Anderson vacated the title on June 20, 2017 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
3 Canada Felicia Spencer
def. Pam Sorenson 		Invicta FC 32
Shawnee, OK, US 		Nov 16, 2018 129 days
Spencer vacated the title on March 26, 2019 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
4 United States Pam Sorenson
def. Kaitlin Young 		Invicta FC 36
Kansas City, KS, US 		Aug 9, 2019 705 days
Sorenson vacated the title on July 13, 2021 to sign with Bellator MMA.

Bantamweight Championship

126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 United States Lauren Murphy
def. Miriam Nakamoto 		Invicta FC 7
Kansas City, MO, US 		Dec 7, 2013 208 days
Murphy vacated title on July 3, 2014 to sign with the UFC.
2 United States Tonya Evinger
def. Irene Aldana 		Invicta FC 13
Las Vegas, NV, US 		Jul 9, 2015 724 days

1. def. Colleen Schneider at Invicta FC 17 on May 7, 2016
NC. vs. Yana Kunitskaya at Invicta FC 20 on Nov 18, 2016
2. def. Yana Kunitskaya at Invicta FC 22 on Mar 25, 2017

Evinger had her defeat at Invicta FC 20 annulled on December 1, 2016 after proving that the referee took her out of a favorable position and remained champion.
Evinger vacated title on July 3, 2017 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
3 Russia Yana Kunitskaya
def. Raquel Pa'aluhi 		Invicta FC 25
Lemoore, CA, US 		Aug 31, 2017 160 days
Kunitskaya vacated title on February 7, 2018 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
4 Canada Sarah Kaufman
def. Katharina Lehner 		Invicta FC 29
Kansas City, MO, US 		May 4, 2018 368 days
Kaufman vacated title on May 9, 2019 to sign with the Professional Fighters League.
5 Lithuania Julija Stoliarenko
def. Lisa Spangler 		Invicta FC Phoenix Series 3
Kansas City, KS, USA 		Mar 6, 2020 147 days
Stoliarenko vacated title on July 31, 2020 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
6 United States Taneisha Tennant
def. Lisa Spangler 		Invicta FC 44
Kansas City, KS, US 		Aug 27, 2021 509 days

1. def. Olga Rubin at Invicta FC 48 on Jul 20, 2022

7 Brazil Talita Bernardo
 Invicta FC 51
Denver, CO, US 		Jan 18, 2023 684 days

1. def. Olga Rubin at Invicta FC 55 on Jun 28, 2024

8 Brazil Jennifer Maia
 Invicta FC 59
Atlanta, GA, US 		Dec 13, 2024 8 days
(incumbent)

Flyweight Championship

116 to 125 lbs (53 to 56 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 United States Barb Honchak
def. Vanessa Porto 		Invicta FC 5
Kansas City, MO, US 		Apr 5, 2013 1266 days

1. def. Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 7 on Dec 7, 2013
2. def. Takayo Hashi at Invicta FC 9 on Nov 1, 2014

- Brazil Jennifer Maia
def. Vanessa Porto for interim title 		Invicta FC 16
Las Vegas, NV, US 		Mar 11, 2016 -
Honchak was stripped of the title due to inactivity on September 22, 2016
2 Brazil Jennifer Maia
promoted to undisputed champion 		Invicta FC 19
Kansas City, MO, US 		Sep 22, 2016 652 days

1. def. Roxanne Modafferi at Invicta FC 19 on Sep 23, 2016
2. def. Agnieszka Niedźwiedź at Invicta FC 26 on Dec 8, 2017

Maia vacated title on July 7, 2018 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
3 Brazil Vanessa Porto
def. Pearl Gonzalez 		Invicta FC 34
Kansas City, MO, USA 		Feb 15, 2019 564 days
Porto vacated title on September 2, 2020 to sign with Bellator MMA.
4 Mexico Karina Rodríguez
def. Daiana Torquato 		Invicta FC: Rodríguez vs. Torquato
Kansas City, KS, US 		May 21, 2021 421 days

1. def. Daiana Torquato at Invicta FC 46 on Mar 9, 2022

Rodríguez vacated title on July 17, 2022 to sign with Bellator MMA.
5 Brazil Ketlen Souza
def. Kristina Williams 		Invicta FC 51
Denver, CO, USA 		Jan 18, 2023 104 days
Souza vacated title on May 2, 2023 to sign with the UFC.

Strawweight Championship

106 to 115 lbs (49 to 52 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 United States Carla Esparza
def. Bec Hyatt 		Invicta FC 4
Kansas City, KS, U.S. 		Jan 5, 2013 341 days
Esparza vacated title on December 11, 2013 to participate in The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned.[23][24]
2 Finland Katja Kankaanpää
def. Stephanie Eggink 		Invicta FC 8
Kansas City, MO, U.S. 		Sep 6, 2014 230 days
3 Brazil Lívia Renata Souza
 Invicta FC 12
Kansas City, MO, U.S. 		Apr 24, 2015 380 days

1. def. DeAnna Bennett at Invicta FC 15 on Jan 16, 2016

4 United States Angela Hill
 Invicta FC 17
Costa Mesa, CA, U.S. 		May 7, 2016 274 days

1. def. Kaline Medeiros at Invicta FC 20 on Nov 18, 2016

Hill vacated title on February 4, 2017 to return to the UFC.
5 Brazil Virna Jandiroba
def. Mizuki Inoue 		Invicta FC 28
Salt Lake City, UT, U.S. 		Mar 24, 2018 379 days
 1. def. Janaisa Morandin at Invicta FC 31 on Sep 1, 2018
Jandiroba vacated title on April 7, 2019 to sign with the UFC.
6 United States Brianna Van Buren
def. Kailin Curran 		Invicta Phoenix Series 1
Kansas City, KS, U.S. 		May 3, 2019 39 days
Van Buren vacated title on June 11, 2019 to sign with the UFC.
7 Japan Kanako Murata
def. Emily Ducote 		Invicta FC 38
Kansas City, KS, U.S. 		Nov 1, 2019 305 days
Murata vacated title on September 2, 2020 to sign with the UFC.
8 United States Emily Ducote
def. Danielle Taylor 		Invicta FC 44
Kansas City, KS, U.S. 		Aug 27, 2021 279 days

1. def. Alesha Zappitella at Invicta FC 47 on May 11, 2022

Ducote vacated title on June 2, 2022 to sign with the UFC.[25]
9 Brazil Valesca Machado
def. Karolina Wójcik 		Invicta FC 50
Denver, CO, U.S. 		Nov 16, 2022 118 days
10 Republic of Ireland Danni McCormack
 Invicta FC 52
Denver, CO, U.S. 		Mar 15, 2023 489 days

1. def. Karolina Wójcik at Invicta FC 54 on Oct 27, 2023

McCormack vacated title on July 16, 2024 to sign with the UFC.

Atomweight Championship

96 to 105 lbs (44 to 48 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 United States Jessica Penne
def. Naho Sugiyama 		Invicta FC 3
Kansas City, KS, U.S. 		Oct 6, 2012 181 days
2 United States Michelle Waterson Invicta FC 5
Kansas City, MO, U.S. 		Apr 5, 2013 609 days

1. def. Yasuko Tamada at Invicta FC 8 on Sep 6, 2014

3 Brazil Hérica Tibúrcio Invicta FC 10
Houston, TX, U.S. 		Dec 5, 2014 216 days
4 Japan Ayaka Hamasaki Invicta FC 13
Las Vegas, NV, U.S. 		Jul 9, 2015 737 days

1. def. Amber Brown at Invicta FC 16 on Mar 11, 2016
2. def. Jinh Yu Frey at Invicta FC 19 on Sep 23, 2016

Hamasaki vacated title on July 15, 2017 to sign with Rizin Fighting Federation.
5 United States Jinh Yu Frey
def. Minna Grusander 		Invicta FC 30
Kansas City, MO, U.S. 		Jul 21, 2018 564 days

1. def. Minna Grusander at Invicta FC 33 on Dec 16, 2018

Frey was stripped of the title on February 6, 2020 after failing to make weight against Ashley Cummins at Invicta FC 39.
6 United States Alesha Zappitella
def. Ashley Cummins 		Invicta FC 42
Kansas City, KS, U.S. 		Sep 17, 2020 482 days

1. def. Jéssica Delboni at Invicta FC on AXS TV: Rodríguez vs. Torquato on May 21, 2021

7 Brazil Jéssica Delboni
Invicta FC 45
Kansas City, KS, U.S. 		Jan 12, 2022 258 days
8 United States Jillian DeCoursey
Invicta FC 49
Hinton, OK, USA 		Sep 28, 2022 215 days
9 Brazil Rayanne dos Santos
Invicta FC 53
Denver, CO, USA 		May 3, 2023 167 days
Dos Santos vacated title on October 17, 2023 to sign with UFC.
10 Brazil Elisandra Ferreira
Invicta FC 57
Kansas City, KS, U.S. 		Sep 20, 2024 92 days
(incumbent)

Records

Most wins in title bouts

Title wins Champion Division V D NC L
4 Brazil Cristiane Justino Featherweight 4 0 0 0
3 United States Barb Honchak Flyweight 3 0 0 0
Japan Ayaka Hamasaki Atomweight 3 0 0 0
Brazil Jennifer Maia Flyweight 3 0 0 0

Most consecutive title defenses

Defenses Champion Division Period
3 Brazil Cristiane Justino Featherweight July 12, 2013 – March 24, 2017

Champions by nationality

The division champions include only linear and true champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once.

Country Division
champions		 Interim
champions		 Total
 United States 14 - 14
 Brazil 11 - 11
 Canada 2 - 2
 Japan 2 - 2
 Australia 1 - 1
 Finland 1 - 1
 Ireland 1 - 1
 Lithuania 1 - 1
 Mexico 1 - 1
 Russia 1 - 1

See also

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