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Video: Knockout of the Year? Emily Ducote freezes Danielle Taylor with punch, rips head kick to win gold

Did Emily Ducote notch a “Knockout of the Year” candidate at Invicta FC 44? You be the judge.

[autotag]Emily Ducote[/autotag] added a championship – and an all-time highlight – to her resume at Invicta FC 44.

One half of the main event, Ducote (10-6) flattened UFC alumnus [autotag]Danielle Taylor[/autotag] (11-6) with a violent two-strike finish to claim the promotion’s vacant strawweight title Friday.

The event took place at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. The main card aired on Fite TV pay-per-view following prelims on MMA Junkie.

The finishing sequence began with a hard overhand right from Ducote. Upon impact, Taylor, visibly stunned, froze while she remained on her feet. As she looked down, Taylor was met by a hellacious, fully-wound-up head kick from Ducote that floored her to the canvas – and like that, Ducote captured the vacant Invicta strawweight title.

Immediately after the win, the celebration began. Ducote, 27, bounced around the cage, audibly elated by her handiwork and title-earning accomplishment.

With the win, Ducote has now won three of her most recent four outings. In May, Ducote told MMA Junkie she was already on the UFC’s radar with her name in discussion for short-notice opportunities. As for Taylor, the shortest fighter to ever compete in the UFC (at 5’0″), falls to 2-2 since her promotional departure in 2018.

Check out the full Invicta FC 44 results here.

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Invicta FC 44 live and official results

Watch the prelims and keep up with the full event results of Invicta FC 44 from the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.

Invicta FC 44 takes place Friday, and you can check out the prelims live video stream and official results right here on MMA Junkie.

The event takes place at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. The main card airs on Fite TV pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET following prelims at 8 p.m. ET on MMA Junkie.

Two vacant titles are up for grabs on the main card. In the main event, [autotag]Emily Ducote[/autotag] (9-6 MMA, 2-1 INVICTA) will take on [autotag]Danielle Taylor[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 1-1 INVICTA) for the vacant strawweight title.

The co-main event will crown a new bantamweight champion as [autotag]Lisa Verzosa[/autotag] (6-1 MMA, 5-1 INVICTA) takes on [autotag]Taneisha Tennant[/autotag] (3-1 MMA, 2-1 INVICTA) for the vacant title.

The complete results of Invicta FC 44 are below:

MAIN CARD (Fite TV, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Emily Ducote vs. Danielle Taylor – for vacant strawweight title
  • Lisa Verzosa vs. Taneisha Tennant – for vacant bantamweight title
  • Brogan Sanchez vs. Emilee King
  • Jodie Esquibel vs. Liz Tracy
  • Serena DeJesus vs. Lauren Mueller

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie)

  • Caitlin Sammons vs. Helen Peralta
  • Katie Saull vs. Marisa Messer-Belenchia
  • Katie Perez vs. Natalie Salcedo
  • Kayla Yontef vs. Carlene Chandler

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XFC 43 adds Andre Soukhamthath, Jessica Aguilar, and more to NBC Sports Network debut

XFC is back and some UFC-familiar names are being prominently featured.

XFC is back and some UFC-familiar names are being prominently featured.

In a press release issued Tuesday, the promotion announced XFC 43 is officially set for Nov. 11 at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. In addition to signifying the promotion’s relaunch, the event also marks the first show XFC will hold on NBC Sports Network.

Atop the billing, former UFC bantamweight and former CES bantamweight champion [autotag]Andre Soukhamthath[/autotag] will take on former XFC featherweight champion [autotag]Guilherme Faria[/autotag] in a 135-pound main event.

In the co-main event, women’s MMA pioneer [autotag]Jessica Aguilar[/autotag] (20-8) returns to action for the first time since her UFC departure. She’ll take on fellow ex-UFC fighter [autotag]Danielle Taylor[/autotag] (10-5) at strawweight.

“This card is stacked from prelim No. 1 through the main event,” XFC president Myron Molotky wrote in the release. “The XFC business model will be on full display throughout the night. The XFC YoungGuns, 155 and 170 XFC Men’s Tournament, and the XFC SuperFight Series will give fans worldwide a front seat view of the next generation of champions. Every fighter on this card knows what is expected as soon as the hexagon doors close. Let’s go!”

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Soukhamthath (13-8) has not competed since his UFC departure in late 2019. His pink slip came after losing five of seven promotional appearances. Eleven of Soukhamthath’s 13 pro victories have come inside the distance.

Faria (16-8) has competed largely in Brazil. He’s only fought four times since 2015, losing three of those fights to Jason Soares, Jamall Emmers, and Elismar Lima.

XFC events are set to be split into three separate series: “Young Guns” (for up-and-coming talent), “Tournament Series” (bracket-format competition culminating in the crowning of a champion), and “Super Fights” (matchups featuring their biggest-name talent).

NBCSN will air the first event of the deal, XFC 43, on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, with the final two hours of the card set to be shown live beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

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