Invicta FC recently had their inaugural event, and despite the weigh-in catastrophe, the actual event was quite exciting.
The card streamed for free on InvictaFC.com and was trending on Twitter during the time it was showing. The main card featured six fights, with four being completed before the final bell sounded.
Even one of the fights that did not go to a decision ended in a draw after three rounds of absolute war.
Although it wasn’t a monumental step for progress in Women’s MMA, I do believe the event would be considered a success. Invicta FC provides an outlet for the top stars in WMMA to stay active and avoid the long layoffs that have become common in today’s WMMA.
One question posed by some of us here at B/R MMA is the idea of the UFC purchasing the all-WMMA promotion and expanding upon it.
The UFC and it’s president Dana White have long been against WMMA, although White has since acknowledged that there are some legitimate stars in the sport.
A major way to help stars like Ronda Rousey succeed is by the UFC buying out the new Invicta FC promotion. With Zuffa backing, Invicta FC could surpass Strikeforce as the premier organization for women, given that they’re likely to promote events on a more regular basis.
For the UFC, a purchase of Invicta FC would be a win-win situation.
By buying the promotion, the UFC can firmly back WMMA and help create new stars. WMMA is sort of an undiscovered territory in the sport of MMA, which means there’s a lot of room for growth in the sport.
It could also be a way to integrate WMMA into the minds of UFC fans. If the promotion succeeds, it could open the doors for the UFC to create new divisions in order to help a stale product—much like the featherweight, bantamweight, and now flyweight divisions have done.
Should the promotion become a dud, it would do so without the UFC label being branded to it. The UFC wouldn’t suffer an image problem by supporting the promotion. The backlash from supporting women fighting could be countered by the argument of equal rights and Title IX.
Buying an unknown product is always a risk, but the pros heavily outweigh the cons in this situation.
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