INVICTA FC 15 FULL CARD FINALIZED, TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Kansas City, Mo. – The nine-fight card for Invicta FC 15 has been finalized, set to stream live and exclusively via UFCFIGHTPASS.com at 9 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. PST from The Hangar at OC Fair in Costa Mesa, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 16.
Earlier this week, Invicta Fighting Championships announced four fights — including two world title match-ups — for the promotion’s first show of 2016. Yesterday, on the debut episode of Invicta FC Radio, the official podcast of Invicta Fighting Championships, four additional match-ups were made official by Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp.
In the strawweight division, Lacey ‘The Ladie’ Schuckman (11-8) squares off against Mizuki Inoue (9-4), while Christine ‘Knuckles’ Stanley (4-1) meets Shannon Sinn (2-2) at flyweight. A pair of featherweight fights join the card in Amanda ‘The Lady Killer’ Bell (3-3) vs. Ediane ‘India’ Gomes (10-4) and Megan Anderson (4-2) vs. Amber Leibrock (1-0).
The bantamweight bout between Raquel ‘Lionheart’ Pa’aluhi (5-4) and Colleen ‘Thoroughbred’ Schneider (9-6) rounds out the nine-fight event.
Invicta FC 15 is headlined by reigning Featherweight Champion Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino (14-1, 1 NC), defending her belt against Russian-born grappler Daria Ibragimova (9-1). Two undefeated fighters vie for Invicta FC’s Strawweight Championship in the co-main event, as Livia Renata Souza (8-0) puts her title on the line against DeAnna ‘The Argentine Assassin’ Bennett (8-0).
The complete fight card for Invicta FC 15 can be found below:
Featherweight Title: Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino (c) (14-1, 1 NC) vs. Daria Ibragimova (9-1)
Strawweight Title: Livia Renta Souza (c) (8-0) vs. DeAnna Bennett (8-0)
Bantamweight: Raquel Pa’aluhi (5-4) vs. Colleen Schneider (9-6)
Atomweight: Amber Brown (5-1) vs. Lisa Ellis (15-10)
Strawweight: Jodie Esquibel (5-1) vs. Angela Hill (2-2)
Strawweight: Lacey Schuckman (11-8) vs. Mizuki Inoue (9-4)
Featherweight: Amanda Bell (3-3) vs. Ediane Gomes (10-4)
Flyweight: Christine Stanley (4-1) vs. Shannon Sinn (2-2)
Featherweight: Megan Anderson (4-2) vs. Amber Leibrock (1-0)
Tickets for Invicta FC 15 are on sale now. Priced at $100, $75, and $55, tickets can be purchased by visiting fightcluboc.tix.com.
The debut episode of Invicta FC Radio, featuring interviews with president Shannon Knapp and matchmaker Julie Kedzie, as well as reporter Jack Encarnacao’s unique “Spotlight” segment on the co-main event title fight between champion Livia Renata Souza and challenger DeAnna Bennett, is available to embed and can be found here via SoundCloud.
A stand-alone version of the “Spotlight” segment is also available to embed and can be found here via SoundCloud.