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Check out these photos from the Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins in Denver.
Check out these photos from the Invicta FC 50 official weigh-ins and faceoffs in Denver. (Photos courtesy of Dave Mandel/Invicta FC)
Invicta FC 50 is set to host a one-night tournament.
A one-night, four-woman tournament is headed to Invicta FC.
The promotion announced on Wednesday in a press release that they’re hosting a tournament to crown a new strawweight champion. The 115-pound tourney will take place at Invicta FC 50, which is set to go down on Nov. 16 in Denver.
The four fighters competing for 115-pound title are [autotag]Valesca Machado[/autotag] (10-3), UFC veteran [autotag]Gloria de Paula[/autotag] (6-5), 20-year-old Brazilian [autotag]Ediana Silva[/autotag] (12-2) and newcomer [autotag]Karolina Wojcik[/autotag] (9-2).
The event will also include two strawweight tournament reserve match-ups –[autotag]Sharon Jacobson[/autotag] (6-5) vs. [autotag]Melissa Oddessa[/autotag] (3-2) and [autotag]Fatima Kline[/autotag] (2-0) vs. Ireland’s [autotag]Danni McCormac[/autotag]k (5-2).
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Both the semifinals and final bout will consist of three, five-minute rounds. Tournament match-ups will be drawn during the event’s weigh-ins on Nov. 15.
Apart from the tournament and tournament reserve matchups, Invicta FC 50 will also feature two women’s bantamweight bouts.
Former Invicta FC title challenger [autotag]Katharina Lehner[/autotag] (7-3) takes on ex-UFC fighter [autotag]Talita Bernardo[/autotag] (8-4), and Denver’s own [autotag]Claire Guthrie[/autotag] (3-1) looks to hand Brazili’s [autotag]Marilia Morais[/autotag] (3-0) her first professional loss.
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