Invicta FC 29

May 4, 2018
Scottish Rite Temple
Kansas City, MO
@InvictaFights

Strawweight Bout
Helen Peralta (2-0) defeats Cheyanne Vlismas (1-1) via UD (30-27, 29-28 x 2)

Featherweight Bout
Macy Chiasson (2-0) defeats Allison Schmidt (1-1) via UD (30-27 x 3)

Bantamweight Bout
Lisa Spangler (1-0) defeats Sarah Kleczka (1-1) via UD (29-28 x 3)

Flyweight Bout
Liz Tracy (5-2) defeats Cheri Muraski (4-3) via UD (29-28, 30-27 x 2)

Bantamweight Bout
Marciea Allen (7-2) defeats Julia Avila (4-1) via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 0:49

Catchweight Bout (126.3 lbs)
Pearl Gonzalez (8-3) defeats Barbara Acioly (4-3) via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:30

Catchweight Bout (139.6 lbs)
Pannie Kianzad (9-3) defeats Bianca Daimoni (7-3) via UD (30-27 x 3)

Bantamweight Main Event
Sarah Kaufman (20-4) defeats Katharina Lehner (7-1) via submission (RNC) – Round 3, 4:30 to become the new Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion

Here is your video replay and written results (for your convenience) from today’s weigh-in ahead of tomorrow night’s Invicta FC 29 event out of the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, MO.

Bantamweight Main Event
Sarah Kaufman (133.7) vs. Katharina Lehner (135)

Catchweight Bout (139.6 lbs)
Pannie Kianzad (134.8) vs. Bianca Daimoni (139.6)*

Catchweight Bout (126.3 lbs)
Pearl Gonzalez (123.8) vs. Barbara Acioly (126.3)*

Bantamweight Bout
Julia Avila (135.8) vs. Marciea Allen (135.8)

Flyweight Bout
Liz Tracy (125.1) vs. Cheri Muraski (125.6)

Bantamweight Bout
Sarah Kleczka (133.8) vs. Lisa Spangler (134.5)

Featherweight Bout
Allison Schmidt (145.1) vs. Macy Chiasson (144.7)

Strawweight Bout
Helen Peralta (115.6) vs. Cheyanne Vlismas (115.7)

* Both fighters will be forced to forfeit 25% of their purse due to failure to make weight

North America’s leading all female mixed martial arts promotions, Invicta FC, just bolstered their atomweight division today with the signing of undefeated prospect Alesha Zappitella.

Nicknamed “Half Pint” due to her 4’11” stature, Zappitella joins Invicta veterans Jinh Yu Frey, Ashley “Smashley” Cummins, Amber Brown and Herica Tiburcio inside of an unapologetic talent rich division where the crown was recently vacated by Ayaka Hamasaki, who moved up to strawweight last year.

“Being signed to Invicta means a lot to me, it’s the biggest promotion for women. It’s the next step to being signed to the UFC; UFC’s always pulling girls out of there,” Zappitella said in a video post on her Instagram account.

An Olympic Wrestling Team Trials Qualifier in 2016, Zappitella is part of Scorpion Fighting System in Brighton, Michigan — the same gym that is responsible for giving us former TUF Season 23 finalist Amanda Cooper.

Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Cooper in the works for UFC 224

Invicta will return to UFC Fight Pass on March 24th when Mizuki Inoue and Virna Jandiroba battle for the vacant strawweight title in the main event of their 28th event. The event will take place inside of the Union Event Center in Salt Lake, Utah — a semi-rare departure from their usual home in Missouri where the majority of their events have taken place. The nine-fight card will also feature a flyweight co-main event between DeAnna Bennett and Karina Rodriguez along with the Invicta debuts of former UFC competitors Pearl Gonzalez and Christina Marks.