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Invicta FC 47 live stream and official results

Check out the results of Invicta FC 47 from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., which features a strawweight title bout.

Invicta FC returns to action for a slate of fights on Wednesday evening and you can watch the action right here on MMA Junkie.

At Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., Invicta FC 47 features seven fights at the event, headlined by a strawweight title bout between champion [autotag]Emily Ducote[/autotag] and former atomweight champion [autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag].

Ducote (10-6) enters Wednesday’s title fight on the heels of two straight wins over Juliana Lima and Danielle Taylor. The win over Taylor at Invicta FC 44 was an incredible first-round head kick finish that claimed the vacant strawweight title.

Zappitella (9-3, 1 NC) steps back up to 115 pounds to challenge for another title under the Invicta banner. The former atomweight champion won four-straight bouts in 2020-21, including a title-clinching victory over Jessica Delboni at Invicta on AXS TV last May.

The co-main event features Courtney King (4-2) taking on Chelsea Chandler (3-1) in the lone featherweight bout of the evening.

Check out the live stream of the full event above and keep up with the official results below.

Full results of Invicta FC 47 include:

  • Emily Ducote vs. Alesha Zappitella
  • Courtney King vs. Chelsea Chandler
  • Lindsey VanZandt vs. Jillian DeCoursey
  • Liana Pirosin def. Janaisa Morandin via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Serena DeJesus def. Brittney Cloudy via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Fatima Kline def. Sidney Trillo via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:45
  • Alyssa Linduska def. Jennifer Chieng via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Emily Ducote vs. Alesha Zappitella strawweight title fight headlines Invicta FC 47 on May 11

Emily Ducote will look to stop Alesha Zappitella from claiming a title in a second division when they meet in the Invicta FC 47 headliner.

Strawweight gold will be on the line at the next Invicta FC event as champion [autotag]Emily Ducote[/autotag] will meet challenger [autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag] in the main event.

The promotion announced on Tuesday that Invicta FC 47 is scheduled for May 11, with Ducote (10-6) vs. Zappitella (9-3) serving as the headlining act. A location and venue have not been revealed.

Ducote, 28, will attempt to make her first title defense after claiming gold in spectacular fashion at Invicta FC 44 in August. The Bellator veteran is 4-1 over her past five, with her title-winning head kick of Danielle Taylor ranking among the best knockouts of the year in 2021.

Zappitella, 27, meanwhile, tries to make history by moving up in weight to challenge Ducote. The former Invicta FC atomweight champion lost the belt to Jessica Delboni in January after one title defense, and has now opted to shift divisions and chase a second championship with the promotion.

The latest Invicta FC 47 lineup includes:

  • Emily Ducote vs. Alesha Zappitella – for strawweight title
  • Chelsea Chandler vs. Courtney King
  • Jillian DeCoursey vs. Lindsey VanZandt
  • Serena DeJesus vs. Lisa Verzosa
  • Janaisa Morandin vs. Liana Pirosin
  • Jennifer Chieng vs. Alyssa Linduska

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Invicta FC 45 results: Jessica Delboni wins atomweight title, dominates Alesha Zappitella in rematch

Jessica Delboni dethrones atomweight champion Alesha Zappitella in the rematch at Wednesday’s Invicta FC 45.

[autotag]Jessica Delboni[/autotag] is Invicta FC champion.

The atomweight fighter took the 105-pound title from [autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag], outpointing her in a unanimous decision in the main event of Invicta FC 45. Delboni (12-3) defeated Zappitella (9-3) 50-45, 50-45, and 49-46 on the judges’ scorecards.

The rematch stemmed from a championship bout back at Invicta on AXS TV in May 2021. Then champ Zappitella defended her atomweight title for the first time, edging out Delboni in a narrow split decision.

Delboni rebounded from that defeat to win the atomweight tournament this past June at Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 4 to reestablish herself as the No. 1 contender and set up the rematch with Zappitella.

Invicta FC 45 took place on Wednesday night at the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kan. The entire card was streamed on MMA Junkie’s YouTube channel.

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In the first round, Zappitella got an early takedown and was able to control a portion of the action. Delboni was tough and made Zappitella work, as she constantly was scrambling and looking for reversals. The Brazilian was able to get back on her feet and land a few. The two went back and forth on the feet and ground, but Delboni seemed to do the most damage. Delboni won the round 10-9 on two of the judges’ scorecards and lost a 9-10 on the third.

The second, third, fourth, and fifth rounds were all Delboni.

 

She stopped the majority of the takedown attempts by the champion and landed solid shots on the feet. Zappitella looked to get an edge, and admirably kept fighting, but Delboni was successful in shutting down her game. Delboni tagged Zappitella with a mix of shots, attacking the heavily with leg kicks and significant elbows to the head when stuffing takedowns.

With this result, Delboni is now on a four-fight winning streak since bouncing back from the Zappitella loss. Meanwhile, Zappitella saw her four-fight unbeaten run come to an end along with her reign as Invicta FC champion.

Below are the updated results for Invicta FC 45:

  • Jessica Delboni def. Alesha Zappitella via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) – for atomweight title
  • Ramona Pascual def. Shamir Peshewa via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:00
  • Hailey Cowan vs. Monica Franco via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:17
  • Helen Peralta def. Elise Pone via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
  • Katie Saull def. Tamika Jones via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:30
  • Sarah Kleczka def. Maria Favela via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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Invicta FC 45: Zappitella vs. Delboni 2 live stream and results (8 p.m. ET)

Watch a live video stream of Invicta FC 45, headlined by a title fight between Alesha Zappitella and Jessica Delboni, right here on MMA Junkie.

Invicta FC 45 takes place Wednesday from the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kan., and you can watch a live stream of the event right here on MMA Junkie beginning at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).

An atomweight title rematch will headline Invicta FC 45 as champion [autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag] will put her 105-pound belt on the line against [autotag]Jessica Delboni[/autotag] after retaining her title with a narrow split decision last May at Invicta FC 44.

Delboni (11-3) rebounded from that defeat to win the atomweight tournament this past June at Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 4 to reestablish herself as the No. 1 contender and set up the rematch with Zappitella (8-2).

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Below is the complete lineup and results for Invicta FC 45:

  • Champ Alesha Zappitella vs. Jessica Delboni – for atomweight title
  • Ramona Pascual vs. Shamir Peshewa
  • Hailey Cowan vs. Monica Franco
  • Helen Peralta vs. Elise Pone
  • Tamika Jones vs. Katie Saull
  • Maria Favela vs. Sarah Kleczka

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Invicta FC 45 weigh-in results: Alesha Zappitella, Jessica Delboni hit marks for title rematch

Check out the complete weigh-in results for Invicta FC 45, headlined by an atomweight title rematch.

Official weigh-ins for Invicta FC 45 took place Tuesday, with atomweight champion [autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag] and [autotag]Jessica Delboni[/autotag] both hitting their marks.

Zappitella weighed in at 104.8 pounds, while Delboni was 103.8, making their rematch official to headline Invicta FC 45 on Wednesday from the Police Athlete League in Kansas City, Kan. The event streams live on MMA Junkie’s YouTube channel beginning at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).

Zappitella (8-2) and Delboni (11-3) first met last May at Invicta FC 44, with Zappitella winning a close split decision to retain her belt.

Overall, two fighters missed weight for Invicta FC 45, but those fights will proceed as planned.

Below are the complete Invicta FC 45 weigh-in results:

  • Champ Alesha Zappitella (104.8) vs. Jéssica Delboni (103.8) – for atomweight title
  • Ramona Pascual (150) vs. Shamir Peshewa (153.4)* – 150-pound catchweight
  • Monica Franco (135.4) vs. Hailey Cowan (135.4)
  • Helen Peralta (125.4) vs. Elise Pone (124.8)
  • Katie Saull (105.9) vs. Tamika Jones (105.3)
  • Maria Favela (138.4)** vs. Sarah Kleczka (135)

*Peshewa missed weight and was fined 25 percent of her fight purse

**Favela missed the bantamweight limit of 136 pounds and was fined 25 percent of her fight purse

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Julie Kedzie breaks down Invicta FC 45 and atomweight title fight on MMA Junkie

It’s been more than four months since the most recent Invicta FC event, but the promotion returns this week in a big way.

It’s been more than four months since the most recent Invicta FC event, but the promotion returns this week in a big way.

Invicta FC 45 takes place Wednesday with a title fight in the main event. And for the first time, the promotion will stream the event exclusively here at MMA Junkie. The event goes down at the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kan.

In the headliner, atomweight champion [autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag] (9-2) puts her 105-pound belt on the line against challenger [autotag]Jessica Delboni[/autotag] (11-3). The fight is a rematch from May 2021, when Zappitella beat Delboni with a split decision.

Ahead of the title fight and the event on MMA Junkie, former fighter and current Invicta broadcaster [autotag]Julie Kedzie[/autotag], who will be on the call, broke down the event and the Invicta FC landscape with MMA Junkie Radio’s “Gorgeous” George Garcia and Brian “Goze” Garcia.

The Invicta FC 45 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (MMA Junkie, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Alesha Zappitella vs. Jessica Delboni – for atomweight title
  • Courtney King vs. Ramona Pascual
  • Hailey Cowan vs. Monica Franco
  • Helen Peralta vs. Elise Pone
  • Katie Saull vs. Tabatha Watkins
  • Maria Favela vs. Sarah Kleczka

Invicta FC 45 set for Jan. 12, headlined by Alesha Zappitella vs. Jessica Delboni title rematch

An atomweight title rematch is set to headline Invicta FC’s first event of 2022. 

An atomweight title rematch is set to headline Invicta FC’s first event of 2022.

Champion [autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag] will put her 105-pound belt on the line when she runs it back with [autotag]Jessica Delboni[/autotag] on Jan. 12 at Invicta FC 45 from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.

Zappitella (8-2) won the vacant atomweight title in September 2020 when she submitted Ashley Cummins with a Von Flue Choke in the fourth round. Zappitella’s lone title defense was against Delboni this past May at Invicta FC 44, winning a close five-round split decision to retain.

Delboni (11-3) rebounded from that defeat to win the atomweight tournament this past June at Invicta FC: Phoenix Series 4, winning three fights in one night. She defeated Lindsey VanZandt by unanimous decision in a three-round final to reestablish herself as the No. 1 contender at 105 pounds.

The complete Invicta FC 45 lineup includes:

  • Champ Alesha Zappitella vs. Jéssica Delboni – for atomweight title
  • Claire Guthrie vs. Lauren Mueller
  •  Morgan Frier vs. Courtney King
  • Hailey Cowan vs. Monica Franco
  • Hilarie Rose vs. Emily Whitmire

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Alesha Zappitella’s goals include becoming Invicta FC’s first double-champion

Alesha Zappitella’s goals go far beyond defending her atomweight title at Invicta on AXS TV.

[autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag]’s goals go far beyond defending her title on Friday.

Zappitella (8-2-1), who claimed the Invicta FC atomweight belt with a fourth-round finish of Ashley Cummins this past September, is set for her first title defense when she meets Jessica Delboni in the co-main event of Invicta on AXS TV, which takes place at the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kan. The two-hour main card will air on AXS TV and Invicta FC’s YouTube channel at 8 p.m. ET.

With the strawweight title currently vacant, Zappitella wants to make history with Invicta FC. Not only that, the 26-year-old is also eyeing another promotion’s titleholder, Rizin FF super atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki, as she aims to cement herself as the greatest atomweight in the sport.

“Past this fight, I have a couple of things I want to do,” Zappitella told MMA Junkie Radio. “I want to become the first ever Invicta champ-champ. There’s never been one of them, and the 115-pound belt is vacant, so I would love to fight for the 115-pound belt. The next thing I want to do is I want to prove that I am absolutely the best atomweight in the world. So, with that being said, I want Invicta to fly out Ayaka Hamasaki to come and fight me in my cage.”

Zappitella said that ONE Championship has also expressed interest in having her participate in their upcoming atomweight grand prix, but “Half Pint” says her loyalty lies with Invicta and the promotion’s president, Shannon Knapp. Zappitella likes her growth with the company and thinks it’s the perfect home for her career.

“I was actually contacted by ONE to be in the grand prix, but if I’m being completely honest, Shannon cares about me,” Zappitella said. “She cares about all of her fighters, and I completely believe in absolutely everything that Invicta is doing, and I think that Invicta is the place to be if you’re a woman – especially a 105er.

“I want to get famous in America so being signed to ONE really didn’t seem like the smartest decision for me. I’m going to ride it out, and I’m going to just build my legacy in Invicta and then go on to work for Invicta afterwards. I want to be an interviewer, a broadcaster, a commentator, so I really think Invicta is the place that I can do it.”

Invicta FC’s AXS TV debut set for May 21 with two title fights

Invicta FC will kick off its new era on AXS TV with new owners Anthem Sports and Entertainment with a pair of title fights next month.

Invicta FC will kick off its new era on AXS TV with new owners Anthem Sports and Entertainment with a pair of title fights next month.

Invicta on AXS TV is set for May 21, a Friday, an Invicta official told MMA Junkie on Tuesday. The card will take place at the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kan. The two-hour main card will air on AXS TV at 8 p.m. ET. In addition, the full seven-fight card, including the two title fights, will be available as free streams on Invicta’s social media platforms.

In the main event, [autotag]Karina Rodriguez[/autotag] (8-4) will meet [autotag]Daiana Torquato[/autotag] (10-3) for the strawweight title vacated by Vanessa Porto when she signed with Bellator.

The co-feature also will be a title fight. Atomweight champion [autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag] (8-2) will put her 105-pound title on the line for the first time when she takes on [autotag]Jessica Delboni[/autotag] (10-2).

Rodriguez, from Mexico, hasn’t fought since a November 2011 unanimous decision loss to Porto in the Invicta FC 38 co-main event. Prior to that, she had back-to-back decision wins in 2019 against Milana Dudieva and DeAnna Bennett.

Torquato, from Brazil, first fought for Invicta at the promotion’s one-night tournament at Phoenix Series 2 in September 2019. After a split decision win over Dudieva in her opening bout, she was submitted by Bennett in her second fight. Those bouts were exhibitions and not counted on her record, though, which technically gives her a six-fight winning streak heading into the title fight.

Zappitella went 3-0 in 2020, despite the trials the year brought to the MMA world. After back-to-back decision losses in 2019 to Viviane Pereira at Invicta FC 35 and Kanna Asakura at RIZIN 18, she took decisions from Kelly D’Angelo and Lindsey VanZAndt in 2020, then submitted Ashley Cummins in the fourth round this past September to win the vacant atomweight title.

Brazil’s Delboni has won three of her past four, including a decision over Herica Tiburcio at Invicta FC 42 this past September. That got her back in the win columnn after a TKO loss to Julia Polastri at a Shooto event in Brazil 11 months prior.

Additional fights for Invicta’s AXS TV debut are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Invicta FC 42 results: Alesha Zappitella submits Ashley Cummins, claims atomweight belt

The first Von Flue finish in Invicta history made Alesha Zappitella atomweight champion.

Not only was Thursday night [autotag]Alesha Zappitella[/autotag]’s night of destiny, but she created a little bit of history along the way, too.

Zappitella (8-2) and veteran [autotag]Ashley Cummins[/autotag] squared off in an entertaining scrap for the vacant atomweight belt in the main event of Invicta FC 42 in Kansas City, Kan.

The back-and-forth fight went into the championship rounds before Zappitella brought home the gold. She submitted Cummins (7-6) at the 1:20 mark via Von Flue choke to become 105-pound champion — the first Von Flue finish in Invicta history.

“Honestly everything feels so surreal, this is a fight I’ve been asking for this fight for so long, and it’s here,” Zappitella said after the fight.

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Cummins is as synonymous with Invicta as any fighter: She’s been with the company since Invicta FC 1, and was competing in her 10th bout in the promotion. She came out looking like a woman on a mission over the first two rounds, absolutely rocking Zappitella with a shot in the first and generally being the more active fighter.

“I felt like Ashley was going to want this so bad, she was going to come out guns blazing and I thought I’d have to feel it out,” Zappitella said.

Indeed, by the third, Zappitella seemed to have things figured out. She has a strong ground game, and she used a low single to score a smooth takedown early in the third, then landed heavy elbows from top position. It was a precursor to the fourth round, and this time, she finished the job.

With her second career submission win, Zappitella has won three in a row. Cummins has lost two straight bouts, both matchups for the vacant Invicta atomweight title.

Complete Invicta FC 42 results:

  •  Alesha Zappitella def. Ashley Cummins via submission (Von Flue choke) — Round 4, 1:20 (wins vacant Invicta FC atomweight title)
  • Lisa Verzosa (134.5) vs. Raquel Canuto (135.6)
  • Jessica Delboni def. Herica Tiburcio via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Victoria Leonardo def. Liz Tracy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Helen Peralta def. Jennifer Chieng via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)