Invicta FC 44: Ducote vs. Taylor live stream, results, discussion

Emily Ducote and Danielle Taylor pose at the Invicta FC 44 weigh-ins. | Dave Mandel/Invicta FC

Catch a free prelims live stream and discuss tonight’s Invicta FC 44 pay-per-view starting at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. Invicta F…


Emily Ducote and Danielle Taylor pose at the Invicta FC 44 weigh-ins.
Emily Ducote and Danielle Taylor pose at the Invicta FC 44 weigh-ins. | Dave Mandel/Invicta FC

Catch a free prelims live stream and discuss tonight’s Invicta FC 44 pay-per-view starting at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT.

Invicta FC is back on pay-per-view for a championship doubleheader!

As usual, Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas is the host for an exciting night of all-women’s MMA. In the main event, former UFC fighter Danielle Taylor and former Bellator flyweight contender Emily Ducote battle for the vacant strawweight title. The co-main event is for the vacant bantamweight belt between Lisa Verzosa and Phoenix Rising tournament winner Taneisha Tennant.

Invicta FC 44 begins with a free live stream of the preliminary card at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. You can view that at the top of the page. The pay-per-view kicks off at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT and comes at a cost of $20. You can order through traditional cable/satellite companies, as well.

The full fight card is as follows:

Main Card (FITE.tv PPV, 10 p.m. ET)

Emily Ducote def. Danielle Taylor via KO (punch then head kick) at 2:51 of round 1 to become new Invicta FC strawweight champion

Taneisha Tennant def. Lisa Verzosa via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) to become new Invicta FC bantamweight champion

Brogan Sanchez def. Emilee King via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:28 of round 1

Liz Tracy def. Jodie Esquibel via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Serena DeJesus def. Lauren Mueller via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Card (YouTube at 8 p.m. ET)

Helen Peralta def. Caitlin Sammons via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Marisa Messer-Belenchia def. Katie Saull via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

Natalie Salcedo def. Katie Perez via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

Kayla Yontef def. Carlene Chandler via TKO (strikes) at 3:13 of round 2