List of Invicta FC events
This is a list of events that Invicta Fighting Championships have held since their inaugural event, Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen. The promotion has held 41 events as of June 2020.
Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs. Zappitella
Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs. Zappitella is scheduled to be a mixed martial arts event headlined by Ashley Cummins and Alesha Zappitella for the vacant Invicta Atomweight Championship.Fight card
Invicta FC 41: Morandin vs. Ruiz
Invicta FC 41: Morandin vs. Ruiz was a mixed martial arts event headlined by Janaisa Morandin and Montserrat Ruiz. The co-main event was set to feature Erin Blanchfield against Stephanie Geltmacher, however Geltmatcher was forced to withdraw and was replaced by Brogan Walker-Sanchez. On July 19, Cynthia Arceo was forced to withdraw from her bout against Itzel Esquivel and was replaced by Kelly D'Angelo. The night of the event, the bout between Esqivel and D'Angelo was removed from the card due to testing for COVID-19.Results
Invicta FC 40: Ducote vs. Lima
Invicta FC 40: Ducote vs. Lima was a mixed martial arts event headlined by Emily Ducote and Juliana Lima. Laura Gallardo was scheduled to fight Claire Guthrie, but Guthrie withdrew and was replaced by Trisha Cicero. A bout between DeAnna Bennett and Victoria Leonardo was removed the day before the event after Bennett had a medical issue during her weight cut and could not weigh in.Results
Phoenix Series 3
Phoenix Series 3 was a mixed martial arts event headlined by Lisa Verzosa against Julija Stoliarenko for the vacant Invicta Bantamweight Championship and will feature a one night bantamweight tournament as the third installment of the Phoenix Series. The participants in the tournament announced on February 5 were Kerri Kenneson, Brittney Victoria, Erin Harpe, Taneisha Tennant, Claire Guthrie, Hope Chase, Auttumn Norton, and Taylor Guardado. This event will feature open scoring between rounds after the Kansas Athletic Commission gave promoters this option following several controversial scorecards at UFC 247. On February 18, it was announced that Erin Harpe and Auttumn Norton had both pulled out of the tournament. As a result, Julia Ottolino, who was to compete in a tournament reserve bout, and Gillian Noll were added as replacements. Ottolino's original opponent, Serena DeJesus received a new opponent in Florina Moeller. On February 28, the scheduled fight between Amber Brown and Sharon Jacobson was cancelled after an injury to Brown. On March 2, four days before the event, Gillian Noll withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Serena DeJesus, who had been scheduled to be in a tournament reserve bout. As a result, DeJesus was replaced by Kelly Clayton in the reserve bout against Florina Moeller.Results
Invicta FC 39: Frey vs. Cummins II
Invicta FC 39: Frey vs. Cummins II was a mixed martial arts event that is scheduled to be headlined by Jinh Yu Frey defending her Atomweight Championship against Ashley Cummins. The fight was originally set to headline Invicta FC 37 in October 2019 but Frey pulled out due to injury. Daiana Torquato was scheduled to fight Mariya Agapova, but Agapova was forced to pull out due to injury on January 25 and was replaced by Shanna Young. However Young ended up being deemed medically unfit to compete and the fight was canceled. At the weigh-ins for the event, Jinh Yu Frey missed weight and as a result, was stripped of her atomweight championship. The fight would go on with only Cummins fighting for the title, and if Frey won then she would receive the next title shot.Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: None
- Performance of the Night: Miranda Maverick and Erin Blanchfield
Invicta FC 38: Murata vs. Ducote
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Vanessa Porto vs. Karina Rodríguez and Lisa Verzosa vs. Kerri Kenneson
- Performance of the Night: None awarded
Invicta FC 37: Gonzalez vs. Sanchez
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Kay Hansen vs. Nicolle Caliari
- Performance of the Night: Mariya Agapova and Hope Chase
Phoenix Series 2
Results
Invicta FC 36: Sorenson vs. Young
Invicta FC 36: Sorenson vs. Young was a mixed martial arts event headlined by Pam Sorenson vs. Kaitlin Young for the vacated featherweight championship after former champion Felicia Spencer signed with the UFC. Alyse Anderson was scheduled to fight Anastasia Nikolakakos, however Anastasia withdrew a week before the event and was replaced by Katie Saull. At the weigh-ins, Janaisa Morandin missed weight by three pounds over the limit and was fined 25% of her purse. Chantel Coates also missed weight by half a pound over the limit.Results
Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II
Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II was a mixed martial arts event headlined by a rematch between DeAnna Bennett and Karina Rodriguez in the finals of the Invicta FC Flyweight Tournament. The two previously met at Invicta FC 28 in March 2018.Results
Invicta FC Flyweight Tournament Bracket
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Monique Adriane
- Performance of the Night: Chelsea Chandler and Kanako Murata
Phoenix Series 1
On April 16, Invicta FC announced the quarter-final matchups for the tournament, as determined by random draw. In addition, the winner of the tournament would become the new Invicta FC Strawweight Champion, earning the title vacated by Virna Jandiroba upon signing with the UFC.
The night before the event, Janaisa Morandin missed weight and was pulled from the tournament while Mizuki was forced to withdraw due to complications with her weight cut. Morandin and Mizuki were replaced in their matchups by Manjit Kolekar and Amber Brown, respectively. Kolekar and Brown were originally matched up against each other in a reserve bout.
Results
Invicta FC Strawweight Tournament Bracket
Invicta FC 34: Porto vs. Gonzalez
Invicta FC 34: Porto vs. Gonzalez was a mixed martial arts event to be headlined by a fight between Vanessa Porto and Pearl Gonzalez for the vacant Invicta FC Flyweight Championship. The event will also feature the beginning of a flyweight tournament to determine the next number one contender. The tournament originally was to feature undefeated Brogan Walker-Sanchez against Milana Dudieva in addition to Tracy Cortez vs. Karina Rodriguez being the reserve bout for the tournament but Walker-Sanchez pulled out so Rodriguez was moved up from the reserve bout into the tournament spot against Dudieva. Rodriguez was replaced in her original bout by Erin Blanchfield. Helena Kolesnyk vs. Faith McMah was removed from the card after Kolesnyk failed to make weight at 11 pounds over the featherweight limit. Holli Logan also missed weight and was fined 25% of her purse.Results
Invicta FC Flyweight Tournament Bracket
Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II
Invicta FC 33: Frey vs Grusander II was a mixed martial arts event headlined by a rematch between Jinh Yu Frey and Minna Grusander for the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship. The two previously headlined Invicta 30 in July where Frey won the championship in a closely contested decision victory. Chantel Coates will meet Ashlynn Kleinbeck in a bout originally scheduled for Invicta FC 31 and that fight will again be planned to air on both Facebook and UFC Fight Pass. Sharon Jacobson was scheduled to fight Kanako Murata but Murata pulled out the week before the event and was replaced by Kay Hansen. At the weigh-ins, Jamie Moyle weighed in at 9 pounds over the strawweight limit and was fined 25% of her purse.Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: None
- Performance of the Night: Kay Hansen, Alesha Zappitella, Anastasia Nikolakakos, and Chantel Coates
Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson
Erin Blanchfield was originally scheduled to fight Luanna Alzuguir but Alzuguir's MMA debut was delayed so she was replaced by Kay Hansen, who called out Blanchfield after her victory at Invicta FC 31. Mizuki was originally scheduled to fight Heather Jo Clark in the semi main event but Clark was forced out due to injury on October 4 and replaced by former UFC fighter Viviane Pereira who would make her Invicta debut. Kaitlin Young was set to fight Zarah Fairn Dos Santos, however due to visa issues Dos Santos was replaced by Sarah Patterson on the week of the event and the fight proceeded at 150-pound catchweight affair to accommodate Patterson.
At the weigh-ins, Mizuki Inoue, Sarah Patterson and Chelsea Chandler missed the required weight for their respective fights. Inoue weighed in at 116.4 pounds, 0.4 pound over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 126. Patterson weighed in at 154.5 pounds, 3.5 pound over the catchweight fight limit of 150. Meanwhile, Chandler weighed in at 136.6 pounds, 0.6 pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. All of them were fined 25 percent of their purse, which went to their opponents Viviane Pereira, Kaitlin Young and Mitzi Merry.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Stephanie Geltmacher vs. Liz Tracy
- Performance of the Night: Julia Avila
Invicta FC 31: Jandiroba vs. Morandin
An additional fight between debuting fighters Chantel Coates and Ashlynn Kleinbeck was scheduled as a bonus fight to air on Facebook Live but was cancelled after Kleinbeck had to have her appendix removed. As a result, the first fight of the night aired on both UFC Fight Pass and Facebook Live.
At the weigh-ins, Mallory Martin weighed in at 117 pounds, 1 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116 pounds. Her bout against Ashley Nichols was contested at catchweight and she forfeited 25 percent of her purse.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Lisa Spangler vs. Shanna Young
- Performance of the Night: Virna Jandiroba and Miranda Maverick
Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: None awarded
- Performance of the Night: Felicia Spencer, Stephanie Geltmacher, Alesha Zappitella and Alyse Anderson
Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Sarah Kaufman vs. Katharina Lehner
- Performance of the Night: Pearl Gonzalez and Pannie Kianzad
Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Pearl Gonzalez vs. Kali Robbins
- Performance of the Night: Kalyn Schwartz and Minna Grusander
Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Sharon Jacobson vs. Ashley Nichols and Felicia Spencer vs. Akeela Al-Hameed
- Performance of the Night: None awarded
Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedwiedz
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Not awarded
- Performance of the Night: Jennifer Maia, Mackenzie Dern, Janaisa Morandin, and Virna Jandiroba
Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Lívia Renata Souza vs. Janaisa Morandin
- Performance of the Night: Yana Kunitskaya and Yaya Rincón
Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Sunna Davíðsdóttir vs. Kelly D'Angelo
- Performance of the Night: Felicia Spencer and Karina Rodríguez
Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź
Results
Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II
Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II was a mixed martial arts event headlined by Tonya Evinger defending her bantamweight championship in a rematch against Yana Kunitskaya. The rematch comes after a controversial finish to their first fight, which headlined Invicta FC 20 and was overturned to a no contest. In the co-main event, Invicta atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki will move up to strawweight for a fight against former strawweight champion Lívia Renata Souza. A fight between Jinh Yu Frey and Janaisa Morandin was scheduled but canceled two days before the event when Morandin failed to make weight.Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Sunna Davíðsdóttir vs. Mallory Martin
- Performance of the Night: Lívia Renata Souza and Ashley Cummins
Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Amy Montenegro vs. Celine Haga
- Performance of the Night: Megan Anderson and Leah Letson
Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Not awarded
- Performance of the Night: Yana Kunitskaya, Hérica Tibúrcio, JJ Aldrich, and Alexa Conners
Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Jennifer Maia vs. Roxanne Modafferi
- Performance of the Night: Irene Aldana and Julia Jones
Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Tessa Simpson vs. Simona Soukupova
- Performance of the Night: Alexa Grasso and Megan Anderson
Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Rachael Ostovich vs. Ariel Beck
- Performance of the Night: Angela Hill and Megan Anderson
Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Jennifer Maia vs. Vanessa Porto and Sarah D’Alelio vs. Andrea Lee
- Performance of the Night: Angela Hill
Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Megan Anderson vs. Amber Leibrock
- Performance of the Night: Lívia Renata Souza, Mizuki Inoue and Angela Hill
Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Sharon Jacobson vs. Jamie Moyle
- Performance of the Night: Tonya Evinger, Andrea Lee, and JJ Aldrich
Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin
The co-main event featured a bout for the vacant Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship between top contenders Tonya Evinger and Irene Aldana.
The event featured an Invicta FC Atomweight Championship bout between current champion Hérica Tibúrcio and top contender Ayaka Hamasaki.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Jamie Moyle vs. Amy Montenegro
- Performance of the Night: Cris Cyborg and Amber Leibrock
Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza
Sijara Eubanks was scheduled to fight Roma Pawelek but Pawlek pulled out due to injury the week of the event and was replaced by Gina Begley.
A fight between Cassie Rodish and Stephanie Skinner was originally scheduled but Skinner suffered an injury on the week of the show and the fight was pulled from the event.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Raquel Pa'aluhi vs. Ediane Gomes and Sharon Jacobson vs. Delaney Owen
- Performance of the Night: Lívia Renata Souza and Faith Van Duin
Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Alexa Grasso vs. Mizuki Inoue
- Performance of the Night: Cris Cyborg and Irene Aldana
Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Hérica Tibúrcio vs. Michelle Waterson
- Performance of the Night: Hérica Tibúrcio and Alexa Grasso
Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi
Background
Invicta FC 9 was headlined by Barb Honchak defending her flyweight championship against Takayo Hashi. The co-main event was Mizuki Inoue against Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
Kaitlin Young was originally scheduled to fight Cindy Dandois but Dandois was forced to withdraw due to visa issues and was replaced by Raquel Pa'aluhi.
Herica Tiburcio vs. Ayaka Hamasaki has been scratched from this Invicta FC 9 event, as visa issues for Tiburcio have forced the 22-year-old Brazilian off the card at the last minute.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Mizuki Inoue
- Performance of the Night: Raquel Pa'aluhi and Jamie Moyle
Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada
Background
Invicta FC 8 was the first Invicta event to be broadcast on UFC's Fight Pass as part of the new deal between Invicta and UFC.
Invicta FC 8 was headlined by Michelle Waterson defending her atomweight championship against Yasuko Tamada along with a co-main event of Stephanie Eggink vs. Katja Kankaanpää for the vacant strawweight championship. The event also featured the third fight between Roxanne Modafferi and Tara LaRosa.
After the event, the co-main event of Katja Kankaanpää vs. Stephanie Eggink was awarded Fight of the Night.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Katja Kankaanpää vs. Stephanie Eggink
- Performance of the Night: Irene Aldana and Tonya Evinger
Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith
Background
The first announced fight saw Carla Esparza defend her strawweight championship against undefeated Cláudia Gadelha. The main event was announced to be Barb Honchak defending her flyweight championship against Leslie Smith. A third title fight took place as Lauren Murphy faced Miriam Nakamoto to crown the first Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion. The event also featured debuts of several fighters including Felice Herrig and Tonya Evinger.
Kelly Kobold was also scheduled to make her debut against Tonya Evinger, but Kobold pulled out of the fight on November 22 due to injury and was replaced by Sarah D'Alelio.
Carla Esparza was due to defend her strawweight title against Cláudia Gadelha, but Gadelha was taken to hospital with a bacterial infection and the bout was cancelled.
Like IFC 6, IFC 7 was available as a regular Pay-Per-View and also as an Internet Pay-Per-View. The event was also available in High Definition PPV for a higher price, typically $10 more.), but the Internet Pay-Per-View hosting moved from Ustream to DaCast.
After the event, the main event of Barb Honchak vs. Leslie Smith was awarded Fight of the Night while Nina Ansaroff earned Knockout of the Night.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Barb Honchak vs. Leslie Smith
- Knockout of the Night: Nina Ansaroff
Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg
The event aired on cable and satellite pay-per-view in the United States and Canada in addition to their online PPV stream, as the promotion has come to a deal with Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DISH, Avail-TVN in the United States and Bell TV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of $14.95. The event was also available as an Internet Pay-per-View for $14.95 from Ustream.
Livia von Plettenberg was scheduled to fight Laura Sanko but Sanko withdrew from the fight on April 26 due to pregnancy. She was replaced by Cassie Robb. On June 4, Carla Esparza withdrew from her Strawweight title defense due to a knee injury and was replaced by Cláudia Gadelha, who was originally scheduled to fight Joanne Calderwood. Calderwood was then matched up against Sarah Schneider. On June 23, Schneider also withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Norma Rueda Center. On June 26, Julia Budd withdrew from her fight against Ediane Gomes due to injury and was replaced by Charmaine Tweet. However, on July 10, Tweet announced that she was unable to make the fight due to visa issues and she was replaced by Tamikka Brents just three days before the event in what was to be a catchweight fight at 150 lbs. Brents weighed in 5 pounds over so the fight was made a lightweight fight. On July 12, the day before the event at the weigh-ins, it was announced that Veronica Rothenhausler was deemed medically unable to compete after passing out due to her weight cut thus canceling her planned fight with Mollie Estes although Estes did still receive her fight purse. The planned fight between Cassie Robb and Livia von Plettenberg was also canceled due to von Plettenberg failing to make the weight limit. Due to this, a new fight was made between Livia von Plettenberg and Kathina Catron. During the event, it was announced that Tamikka Brents suffered an injury, canceling her fight with Ediane Gomes.
After the event, fight of the night was awarded to Leslie Smith & Jennifer Maia. Jessica Penne received the submission of the night bonus while knockout of the night went to Miriam Nakamoto.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Leslie Smith vs. Jennifer Maia
- Knockout of the Night: Miriam Nakamoto
- Submission of the Night: Jessica Penne
Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson
On February 5, 2013 it was announced that Invicta FC had signed Zoila Frausto Gurgel and she would make her debut at Invicta FC against Jennifer Maia.
On February 15, 2013, Shannon Knapp announced that Invicta FC had signed Cris Cyborg to debut at Invicta 5 against Ediane Gomes. The signing was notable because it was the first professional bout for Santos since her suspension in December 2011 while competing in the now-defunct Strikeforce organization. The winner of the fight will face Marloes Coenen at Invicta FC 6 to crown the first Invicta FC Featherweight Champion. Gomes was originally scheduled to fight Julia Budd but was moved when Santos was signed. Budd will now face Fiona Muxlow. On March 19, 2013, Ediane Gomes suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight with Santos. As a result, Fiona Muxlow was moved to fight Santos and Budd would be matched against another new opponent in Mollie Estes. Mollie's original opponent was to be Veronica Rothenhausler but Veronica suffered an injury and was dropped from the card allowing Estes to be moved into the fight with Budd.
A fight between River Jones and Lauren Barefoot was originally scheduled to take place on the preliminary card but was canceled when Jones suffered an injury. Cassie Rodish was originally scheduled to fight Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc but Nicdali was forced to withdraw due to injury on March 11 and she was replaced by Simona Soukupova. Kaitlin Young was set to fight Amanda Nunes, but Nunes suffered an arm injury in training and was replaced by Lauren Taylor.
After the event, fight of the night went to Sarah Kaufman and Leslie Smith. Submission of the night went to Rose Namajunas and knockout of the night went to Miriam Nakamoto. Additionally, Bec Hyatt and Jessica Penne both received social media bonuses for promoting the event.
The event was the first successful Internet Pay-Per-View for Invicta, broadcast for $9.95 by Ustream.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Sarah Kaufman vs. Leslie Smith
- Submission of the Night: Rose Namajunas
- Knockout of the Night: Miriam Nakamoto
Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt
After the event, fight of the night went to Alexis Davis and Shayna Baszler. The submission of the night bonus went to Rose Namajunas while knockout of the night went to Veronica Rothenhausler. Additionally, Bec Hyatt and Jodie Esquibel both received a social media bonus.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Alexis Davis vs. Shayna Baszler
- Knockout of the Night: Veronica Rothenhausler
- Submission of the Night: Rose Namajunas
Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama
Invicta FC 3: Penne vs Sugiyama was a mixed martial arts event to be held on at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Invicta President Shannon Knapp has announced that the event will feature the first championship bout for Invicta Fighting Championships. Invicta will continue their partnership with JEWELS as Jessica Penne will face unbeaten JEWELS Featherweight Queen Naho Sugiyama for the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship. Sara McMann was originally scheduled to fight for Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship but will be recovering from injury. Knapp has since announced that a fight will be held to determine who eventually faces McMann for the championship. On August 27, Invicta added former Strikeforce women's champion Sarah Kaufman to the card in a fight against Kaitlin Young. However, on September 17, Kaufman was forced to withdraw due to injury.Leslie Smith was originally scheduled to fight Cat Zingano, but the promotion allowed Zingano to withdraw from the fight so that she could accept a fight for Strikeforce. Zingano was replaced by pro boxer and undefeated MMA fighter, Kim Connor-Hamby. Katalina Malungahu was scheduled to fight Taylor Stratford, however Stratford was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury. Stratford was replaced by Ediane Gomes. Sarah Kaufman was set to fight Kaitlin Young, however an injury forced Kaufman to withdraw from the fight on September 17. As a result, Leslie Smith was moved from her fight with Connor-Hamby to fight Young in what was to be a rematch from Invicta FC 1 where they fought to a draw. Raquel Pennington was added as the new opponent for Kim Connor-Hamby. On September 26, Connor-Hamby withdrew from the fight due to injury. After Strikeforce canceled their previously scheduled event, Cat Zingano was added back to the Invicta 3 card as the replacement opponent against Pennington. Julia Budd was set to fight Elaina Maxwell but Maxwell withdrew after suffering a concussion in training and was replaced by Danielle West.
Tara LaRosa and Lacey Schuckman failed to make weight at the weigh in. Schuckman was able to get within 1 pound of her 105 weight class limit within the next two hours and was fined 10% of her purse. LaRosa was not able to get within one pound of 125 pounds within two hours and was fined 25% of her purse. After the event, fight of the night went to Michelle Waterson and Lacey Schuckman. The submission of the night bonus was split between Jessamyn Duke and Stephanie Frausto while knockout of the night went to Joanne Calderwood.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Michelle Waterson vs. Lacey Schuckman
- Knockout of the Night: Joanne Calderwood
- Submission of the Night: Stephanie Frausto and Jessamyn Duke
Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann
Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann was a mixed martial arts event held on at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Like the first event, it was made available as a free stream on the promotion's official website. The event was headlined by2004 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann and Shayna Baszler. It will be the second event of the promotion.
As part of the alliance with Japanese promotion JEWELS, JEWELS Lightweight Queen Ayaka Hamasaki was set to face undefeated Austrian fighter Jasminka Cive as part of the main event but Cive was unable to secure her visa in time and has been replaced by Lacey Shuckman. Angelica Chaves was scheduled to fight Kikuyo Ishikawa on the card, but Ishikawa withdrew from the fight on June 7. Ishikawa was replaced by Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc.
Vanessa Porto was scheduled to fight Kelly Kobold but on June 25, Kobold withdrew from the fight due to a shoulder injury suffered while training. Kobold was replaced by Sarah D'Alelio.
Amanda Nunes was scheduled to fight Milana Dudieva but Dudieva withdrew from the fight on July 9 due to a medical illness and was replaced by Leslie Smith. However, on July 20, Smith suffered a hand injury that forced her to also withdraw from the fight and she was then replaced by Raquel Pa'aluhi in the fight with Nunes.
Jessica Phillipus missed weight for her bout and forfeited 25% of her fight purse.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Sara McMann vs. Shayna Baszler
- Submission of the Night: Sarah D'Alelio and Alexis Davis
- Knockout of the Night: none awarded
Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen
Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen was the inaugural event of the promotion held on at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was headlined by former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen, who had lost to Coenen by 2nd round submission in her second professional fight in 2008. The event also marked the MMA debut of 2008 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling medalist Randi Miller.The event was not televised, but was available as a free video stream at the Invicta Fighting Championships webpage. Fighters Sofia Bagherdai, Randi Miller, Ashleigh Curry, and Romy Ruyssen missed weight for their bouts. Bagherdai and Curry forfeited 10% of their purse to their opponent, while Miller and Ruyssen foreited 25% of their purse to their opponent.
Results
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded monetary bonuses:- Fight of the Night: Kaitlin Young vs. Leslie Smith
- Submission of the Night: Sarah Schneider
- Knockout of the Night: none awarded
- Social Media bonuses: Liz Carmouche and Jessica Penne