In her first pro fight out of her city, country, continent and even hemisphere, Livia Renata Souza won a world title. On April 24 of last year, an undefeated submission artist from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil made her Invicta FC debut in a strawweight championship bout and stunned the Kansas City crowd with a fourth-round victory over Katja Kankaanpaa. If that wasn’t incredible enough, Souza had turned pro only 25 months earlier. And yet, “Livinha” had complete confidence she would win. “Although few believed, and the U.S. and foreign public see me as an unknown at t … Read the Full Article Here
From unknown to champion, Invicta’s Livinha ready for more
In her first pro fight out of her city, country, continent and even hemisphere, Livia Renata Souza won a world title. On April 24 of last year, an undefeated submission artist from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil made her Invicta FC debut in a strawweig…