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Going opposite some important NFL Playoff games on Saturday Night will be a loaded Invicta FC 15 event. The card will be headlined by a pair of title bouts as Cristiane Justino defends the featherweight belt against Daria Ibragimova and Livia Renata Souza defends the strawweight belt against Deanna Bennett. Also, Raquel Pa’aluhi faces Colleen Schneider and UFC veteran Angela Hill makes her promotional debut.
Main Event
Invicta FC Featherweight Title Fight
Cristiane “Cyborg†Justino (14-1-0-1NC) (Champion) vs. Daria Ibragimova (9-1-0)
Justino will be making the third defense of her championship, last defending it against Faith Van Duin at Invicta FC 13. Ibragimova will be making her Invicta FC debut in this fight and she will be doing so on a seven fight winning streak. Justino has seen three of her four fights in Invicta FC end in the first round, with only her bout against Marloes Coenen at Invicta FC VI going further. Ibragimova has not suffered a defeat in nearly six years and that lone career loss came to Invicta FC veteran Cindy Dandois. Ibragimova will want to ground Justino as quickly as possible, but Justino is just to strong and she overwhelms Ibragimova with strikes to get a first round finish.
Co-Main Event
Invicta FC Strawweight Title Fight
Livia Renata “Livinha†Souza (8-0-0) (Champion) vs. “The Argentine Assassin†DeAnna Bennett (8-0-0)
Souza will be making the first defense of her championship, having defeated Katja Kankaanpaa at Invicta FC 12 to win the title. Bennett has won all four of her previous bouts in Invicta FC, including a win over former strawweight champion Katja Kankaanpaa. Souza only competed once in 2015, which was her least active year since turning pro in March of 2013. Bennett has also competed in the Showdown Fights promotion, where she defeated UFC veteran Juliana Pena. Bennett will want to use her striking to keep the fight standing, while Souza will want to ground her, but Bennett will keep Souza at range to earn a decision and the title.
Invicta FC Bantamweight Division Fight
Raquel “Lionheart†Pa’aluhi (5-4-0) vs. Colleen “Thoroughbred†Schneider (9-6-0)
Pa’aluhi has won two of three fights under the Invicta FC banner, with that lone loss coming to UFC veteran Amanda Nunes. Schneider is currently winless in Invicta FC competition and she is the current Super Fight League Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Pa’aluhi has seen a career turnaround since coming to Invicta FC and she continues that trend by getting a first round TKO finish.
Invicta FC Atomweight Division Fight
Amber “The Bully†Brown (5-1-0) vs. Shino VanHoose (4-3-0)
Brown is currently undefeated in Invicta FC competition, last defeating Catherine Costigan by submission at Invicta FC 13. VanHoose will be making her Invicta FC debut in this fight and she has previously fought UFC veteran Seo Hee Ham. Brown is a far superior fighter wherever the fight may wind up, she submits VanHoose in the second.
Invicta FC Strawweight Division Fight
Angela “Overkill†Hill (2-2-0) vs. Alida Gray (4-2-0)
Hill will be competing for the first time since her UFC release, which came after a loss to Rose Namajunas at UFC 192. Gray is currently winless in Invicta FC competition and she once challenged for the World Series Of Fighting Women’s Strawweight Title. Gray is one of the better strikers on the roster and she smashes Hill on route to a first round TKO win.
Invicta FC Strawweight Division Fight
Mizuki Inoue (9-4-0) vs. Lacey “The Ladie†Schuckman (11-8-0)
Inoue has won just one of three fights under the Invicta FC banner, with that lone win coming over UFC veteran Bec Rawlings. Schuckman has also won just one of three fights in Invicta FC, with her lone victory coming over Jenny Liou Shriver. Inoue will want to ground Schuckman to gain the win, but that plays into her strengths and Schuckman catches Inoue with a late submission.
Invicta FC Featherweight Division Fight
Amanda “The Lady Killer†Bell (3-3-0) vs. Ediane “India†Gomes (10-4-0)
Bell has won just one of three fights in Invicta FC and she holds a win over four horsewomen member Marina Shafir. Gomes will enter the fight riding a two fight losing streak and she has not won a bout in just over three years. Bell and Gomes should engage in quite the slugfest, which Bell win win by finishing Gomes in the second round.
Invicta FC Featherweight Division Fight
Megan Anderson (4-2-0) vs. Amber Leibrock (1-0-0)
Anderson is currently winless under the Invicta FC banner, dropping a bout to Cindy Dandois at Invicta FC 14. Leibrock made her Invicta FC debut at Invicta FC 13 in July 2015, defeating Marina Shafir by knockout. Anderson’s strength is to ground her opponent and that is what she will do to submit Leibrock in the first.
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