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Invicta Fighting Championship 1

Date: April 28, 2012

Venue: Memorial Hall

United States of America

The 2012 Invicta Fighting Championship 1 is taking place on April 28th at Memorial Hall in Kansas City. Invicta is the world's premier women's fighting organization.

The entire card, as well as the weigh-ins the day before, are being streamed live at InvictaFC.com. The fights start at 7pm Saturday night.

The card, in order of occurrence:

Atomweight (105lb): Cassie Rodish vs Meghan Wright
Strawweight (115lb): Ashley Cummins vs Sofia Bagherdai
Featherweight (145lb): Randi Miller vs Mollie Estes
Flyweight (125lb): Sarah Maloy vs Michele Gutierrez
Atomweight (105;b): Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs Amy Davis
Strawweight (115lb): Sally Krumdiack vs Sarah Schneider
Bantamweight (135lb): Sarah D’Alelio vs Vanessa Mariscal
Bantamweight (135lb): Kaitlin Young vs Leslie Smith
Bantamweight (135lb): Liz Carmouche vs Ashleigh Curry
Atomweight (105lb): Jessica Penne vs Lisa Ellis
***MAIN EVENT*** Featherweight (145lb): Marloes Coenen vs Romy Ruyssen

For more information, check out InvictaFC.com as well as the coverage below from our contributors.

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Posts about Invicta Fighting Championship 1:

Shayna Baszler vs. Sara McMann Announced for InvictaFC II
posted on April 29, 2012 at 9:39am

Baszler McMann On the heels of an epic night of fights, InvictaFC announced it will hold its second event July 28 in Kansas City. The main event will be Olympic Silver medalist and undefeated Sara McMann taking on the veteran submission wrestler Sha...more

InvictaFC 1 Hits 100,000 Views on Opening Card; Bonuses Awarded
posted on April 29, 2012 at 9:36am

Smith vs. Young Courtesy Ester Lin/InvictaFC InvictaFC had a lot to live up to, and it did better than everyone thought. After the initial prediction of 25,000 views, the InvictaFC stream peaked at 100,000 views during the Leslie Smith and Kaitlin Youn...more

WMMARoundup interviews Kansas City local Sarah Schneider leading up to Invicta FC 1
posted on April 28, 2012 at 11:53am

Pre-fight interview with Kansas City local Sarah Schneider. She faces Sally Krumdiack at 115-lb this Saturday, April 28th on Invicta Fighting Championships 1. Watch LIVE at invictafc.com starting at 7pm central. Check out WMMA Roundup's preview o...more

WMMA Roundup interviews Liz Carmouche before her Invicta FC 1 bout vs Ashleigh Curry
posted on April 28, 2012 at 11:49am

Pre-fight interview with Liz Carmouche. She faces Ashleigh Curry at 135-lb this Saturday, April 28th on Invicta Fighting Championships 1. Watch LIVE starting at 7pm central at invictafc.com. Liz Carmouche, a former U.S. Marine Seargent, made a name for...more

It's ON: Invicta FC 1 Weigh-ins Photos, Video and Recap
posted on April 28, 2012 at 11:45am

Photos Courtesy Ester Lin/InvictaFC The weigh-ins for the initial InvictaFC 1 were Friday night in Kansas City with a range of staredowns; from respected to joyful, from light hearted to intence. The most telling staredown was between Marloes Conene an...more

Video: Ester Lin's Invicta FC 1 Photoshoot - Meet the women fighting this Saturday
posted on April 27, 2012 at 2:36pm

Ester Lin of AllElbows.com One of the top MMA photographers in the world has taken her skills to InvictaFC. Chances are you have seen Ester Lin’s work, as has shot for every major MMA organization and has done behind the scenes videos ...more

Podcast – Invicta Preview with Jess Philippus & Cage Candy Owner Tracy Tate
posted on April 27, 2012 at 11:26am

Tracy Tate, owner of Cage Candy, and Jess Philippus, MMA fighter and owner of WrslrChick, join MarQ to talk Invicta FC 1 this weekend, the G3 Women's MMA Summit in July/August, and Olympic wrestling. Listen to the complete podcast below: ...more

Countdown to Invicta - Carmouche vs Curry Preview: "Most Likely to Not Go the Distance"
posted on April 27, 2012 at 11:14am

A break down of the 135-lb match up between Liz Carmouche and Ashleigh Curry. You can watch the fight Saturday, April 28th @ 7pm live and free on invictafc.com. Liz Carmouche, a former U.S. Marine Seargent, made a name for herself when she stepped in a...more

Countdown to Invicta - Jessica Penne vs Lisa Ward-Ellis Preview: "Most Likely to Go the Distance"
posted on April 27, 2012 at 11:01am

A break down of the 105-lb match up between Jessica Penne and Lisa Ward-Ellis. You can watch the fight Saturday, April 28th @ 7pm live and free on invictafc.com. 5 of Jessica Penne's 8 wins have come via submission. Her only loss is to Zoila Gurgel, th...more

WMMA Roundup Previews Kaitlin Young vs Leslie Smith: "Most likely to burn down a barn"
posted on April 26, 2012 at 9:47am

A break down of the 135-lb match up between Kaitlin Young and Leslie Smith. You can watch the fight Saturday, April 28th @ 7pm live and free on invictafc.com. For all coverage on the debut of the all-female MMA promotion Invicta, Click Here. ...more

Female Fighters Help Fighters – Invicta’s Corner Women
posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:55pm

Invicta certainly will be a who's-who of women's MMA. If a fighter isn't on the card, she's cornering a woman who is (or she's commentating). On what is a stacked all women’s card coming into Invicta, some of the most talent fighters will be inside...more

Invicta FC 1: WMMARoundup Previews D'Alelio vs Mariscal - "Most likely to be a grind"
posted on April 25, 2012 at 12:36pm

A break down of the 135-lb match up between Sarah D'Alelio and Vanessa Mariscal. D'Alelio had worked herself up in the 135-pound division before losing 2 straight, to 10th-ranked Julie Kedzie and then the eventual 135-pound Strikeforce champ Ronda ...more

InvictaFC Preview: Lisa Ellis vs. Jessica Penne
posted on April 25, 2012 at 12:07am

(We are breaking down the upcoming InvictaFC card every day up to the event. Invicta will be live in Kansas City. MO on Apr. 28 and will stream online at InvictaFC.com. You can read our previous previews and watch the WMMA Round-up video breakdo...more

Invicta Announces Revolutionary Weigh-in Policy
posted on April 24, 2012 at 11:57pm

Invicta is not just about revolutionizing the women’s divisions, but MMA as a whole. This is true of their weigh-in procedure for their first ever event. In what has been a small epidemic of missed weights by MMA fighters in general,...more

Countdown to Invicta - Sally Krumdiack vs Sarah Schneider Preview
posted on April 23, 2012 at 10:26pm

A break down of the 115-lb match up between Sally Krumdiack and Sarah Schneider. You can watch the fight Saturday, April 28th @ 7pm live and free on invictafc.com. More coverage of Invicta Fighting Championships 1. ...more

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