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

Welcome to the official weigh-in event for Invicta FC 28 ‘Mizuki vs. Jandiroba’, where UFC middleweight beefcake Elias Theodorou with be presiding as your official Invicta FC ring boy.

As for the fights, the vacant strawweight title will be on the line as both Mizuki Inoue and Virna Jandiroba have made weight for their main event tilt. Only one fighter, Invicta vet DeAnna Bennett, missed the mark on the scale ahead of tomorrow night’s event out of Salt Lake City, Utah. She’ll be forced to forfeit 20% of her purse but her fight with Karina Rodriguez will move forward as a catchweight bout.

Check out the full weigh-in results for Invicta FC 28 ‘Mizuki vs Jandiroba’ below and make sure to tune in live to UFC Fight Pass tomorrow, March 24th, beginning at 9 p.m. to catch all of the action as it unfolds.

Tracy Cortez (124.7) vs. Kaytlin Neil (125.5)

Jillian DeCoursey (106) vs. Rebekah Levine (104.9)

Chelsea Chandler (135.7) vs. Kerri Kenneson (135.7)

Kay Hansen (115.3) vs. Kal Schwartz (115.6)

Minna Grusander (105.8) vs. Fernanda Priscila (105.9)

Pearl Gonzalez (pictured) (115.9) vs. Kali Robbins (115.4)

Milana Dudieva (125.9) vs. Christina Marks (124.8)

DeAnna Bennett (127.9*) vs. Karina Rodriguez (125.2)

Mizuki Inoue (113.9) vs. Virna Jandiroba (115) – Strawweight Title Bout

* – Bennett will be forced to forfeit 20% of her purse for missing the weight limit

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.