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Invicta FC Hands Out 2016 Awards, Including Fighter of The Year

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Invicta FC, the all-female promotion that streams on UFC Fight Pass, recently announced 2016 award winners for “Fighter of the Year,” “Fight of the Year” and more.

Megan Anderson picked…

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Invicta FC, the all-female promotion that streams on UFC Fight Pass, recently announced 2016 award winners for “Fighter of the Year,” “Fight of the Year” and more.

Megan Anderson picked up the top honor, while the strawweight title fight between Angela Hill and Livia Renata Souza scored the best fight.

Newcomer, Knockout and Submission of the year were also named, while the runner-up in each category were honored by the promotion.

The awards were voted on by the fans through an online survey.

Anderson steps back inside the cage on January 14 to meet Charmaine Tweet in the main event of Invicta FC 21.

Angela Hill Out of UFC 207 Fight Due to USADA 4 Month Waiting Period

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Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill’s UFC return is on hold for now. After being scheduled to replace Maryna Moroz against Jessica Andrade at UFC 207, Hill is now out of the fight due to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency choosing to impose the four month period of pre-return anti-doping testing on her. Hill, nearly in tears, announced the news in a video that she tweeted on Tuesday night.

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“I really wanted to get one more fight in this year,” Hill explained. “I thought it was going to be a really good fight for me. I knew I could beat her. I’m really sorry. I just wanted to let all my fans know that I’m not ducking her, I’m not a punk. I was ready to jump in there when no one else wanted to and fight a really tough opponent and have a great fight and put on a show for the fans. But it’s not gonna happen this year.”

It’s not yet clear exactly how exactly the policy is being applied here. The promotion is still booking late replacements who aren’t going through the advance fourth months of testing, and the four month period is supposed to be for fighters who retire of their own volition and then return. The policy is in place to stop fighters from “retiring” to get on banned substances with the idea that they will retain some of the gains when they clean up and decide to return. That doesn’t apply here:  Hill was cut by the UFC after going on a two fight losing streak, so it’s not as if she had any say in the matter.

USADA was not immediately available for comment when MMANews.com called their media relations hotline.

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Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill’s UFC return is on hold for now. After being scheduled to replace Maryna Moroz against Jessica Andrade at UFC 207, Hill is now out of the fight due to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency choosing to impose the four month period of pre-return anti-doping testing on her. Hill, nearly in tears, announced the news in a video that she tweeted on Tuesday night.

“I really wanted to get one more fight in this year,” Hill explained. “I thought it was going to be a really good fight for me. I knew I could beat her. I’m really sorry. I just wanted to let all my fans know that I’m not ducking her, I’m not a punk. I was ready to jump in there when no one else wanted to and fight a really tough opponent and have a great fight and put on a show for the fans. But it’s not gonna happen this year.”

It’s not yet clear exactly how exactly the policy is being applied here. The promotion is still booking late replacements who aren’t going through the advance fourth months of testing, and the four month period is supposed to be for fighters who retire of their own volition and then return. The policy is in place to stop fighters from “retiring” to get on banned substances with the idea that they will retain some of the gains when they clean up and decide to return. That doesn’t apply here:  Hill was cut by the UFC after going on a two fight losing streak, so it’s not as if she had any say in the matter.

USADA was not immediately available for comment when MMANews.com called their media relations hotline.

Invicta Champ Angela Hill Back in UFC as Replacement vs. Jessica Andrade

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI3D0NJdic

Almost immediately after it was announced, Maryna Moroz had to pull out of her UFC 207 fight with Jessica Andrade due to an injury. In searching for a late replacement (albeit for a fight scheduled just a few weeks out), the UFC turned to Invicta FC, re-signing their current strawweight champion, Angela Hill, to replace Moroz. Combate’s Ana Hissa broke the news on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/AnaHissa/status/806583421829021698

Hill was the most unknown and least experienced member of the cast of The Ultimate Fighter season 20, which hosted the UFC Strawweight Championship tournament through the semi-finals. With just one pro MMA fight (albeit more experience in Muay Thai), she was outmatched as #16 seed, losing to #1 seed Carla Esparza in the first round by submission. She rebounded on the finale by battering Emily Peters-Kagan in a lopsided decision, only to be outgrappled by both Tecia Torres and Rose Namajunas and then cut.

At that point, Invicta signed her. Thanks to a combination of more appropriate matchmaking and skill improvements training at Alliance MMA in San Diego, Hill got two straight finishes en route to taking the Invicta title from Livia Renata Souza. She successfully defended the title against late replacement Kaline Medeiros on November 18th. After the fight, she talked about considering a drop to atomweight to become a two division champion.

Andrade is a very interesting test to gauge Hill’s improvements. While her grappling has clearly advanced a lot in 14 months since her loss to Namajunas, Andrade is likely physically stronger than anyone else she’s ever fought, and it may not even be close. Andrade was physically strong 20 pounds up at bantamweight before moving down, and her grappling looked better than ever in her last fight, a first round submission of Joanne Calderwood.

No word yet what will happen next with the Invicta title.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI3D0NJdic

Almost immediately after it was announced, Maryna Moroz had to pull out of her UFC 207 fight with Jessica Andrade due to an injury. In searching for a late replacement (albeit for a fight scheduled just a few weeks out), the UFC turned to Invicta FC, re-signing their current strawweight champion, Angela Hill, to replace Moroz. Combate’s Ana Hissa broke the news on Twitter:

Hill was the most unknown and least experienced member of the cast of The Ultimate Fighter season 20, which hosted the UFC Strawweight Championship tournament through the semi-finals. With just one pro MMA fight (albeit more experience in Muay Thai), she was outmatched as #16 seed, losing to #1 seed Carla Esparza in the first round by submission. She rebounded on the finale by battering Emily Peters-Kagan in a lopsided decision, only to be outgrappled by both Tecia Torres and Rose Namajunas and then cut.

At that point, Invicta signed her. Thanks to a combination of more appropriate matchmaking and skill improvements training at Alliance MMA in San Diego, Hill got two straight finishes en route to taking the Invicta title from Livia Renata Souza. She successfully defended the title against late replacement Kaline Medeiros on November 18th. After the fight, she talked about considering a drop to atomweight to become a two division champion.

Andrade is a very interesting test to gauge Hill’s improvements. While her grappling has clearly advanced a lot in 14 months since her loss to Namajunas, Andrade is likely physically stronger than anyone else she’s ever fought, and it may not even be close. Andrade was physically strong 20 pounds up at bantamweight before moving down, and her grappling looked better than ever in her last fight, a first round submission of Joanne Calderwood.

No word yet what will happen next with the Invicta title.

Invicta FC 20 Results – Kunitskaya Beats Evinger For Title, Hill Retains

.@jjaldrich1 controls the action from start to finish for the UD victory at #InvictaFC20 on #UFCFIGHTPASS! https://t.co/aBCUC2Tj3f— UFC Fight Pass (@UFCFightPass) November 19, 2016

On Friday evening, the first of what is a busy weekend for M…

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On Friday evening, the first of what is a busy weekend for MMA events took place and featured a world title changing hands in one of two championship matches that headlined a night of exciting action from the all-Women’s MMA promotion, Invicta FC.

Headlined by Yana Kunitskaya vs. Tonya Evinger in a fight that saw the Invicta FC Bantamweight Title change hands and a co-main event that saw Angela Hill retain her Invicta FC Strawweight Title by defeating Kaline Medeiros, Invicta FC 20 took place live from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri, airing live via UFC Fight Pass.

Below are complete Invicta FC 20 results:

– Yana Kunitskaya def. Tonya Evinger via submission (armbar) at 1:59 of R1 to become the new Bantamweight Champion
– Angela Hill def. Kaline Medeiros via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 48-47) to retain her Strawweight Championship
– Herica Tiburcio def. Simona Soukupova via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
– Ashley Yoder def. Amber Brown via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:31 of R2
– Pam Sorenson def. Jessica-Rose Clark via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
– JJ Aldrich def. Lynn Alvarez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
– Alexa Conners def. Stephanie Egger via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
– Miranda Maverick def. Samantha Diaz via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:26 of R1

For more on the Invicta FC 20 event from Friday night, visit the promotion’s official website at InvictaFC.com.

Tonya Evinger Wins, Kisses Laura Sanko At Invicta FC 17

Invicta FC returned with their seventeenth event on Saturday night (May 7, 2016), and what a show it was. The main event was Tonya Evinger vs. Colleen Schneider for the bantamweight title. Evinger won the fight by decision, which marked her first title defense and her ninth straight win. After the fight, Evinger puked in

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Invicta FC returned with their seventeenth event on Saturday night (May 7, 2016), and what a show it was.

The main event was Tonya Evinger vs. Colleen Schneider for the bantamweight title. Evinger won the fight by decision, which marked her first title defense and her ninth straight win. After the fight, Evinger puked in a bucket and then kissed Laura Sanko during her interview.

In the co-main event, Livia Renata Souza and Angela Hill met in a strawweight title bout. Hill won the fight by split decision to capture the title. Hill holds a 5-2 pro-MMA record and is currently on a three-fight winning streak since being cut from the UFC.

On this eight-fight card, there were three finishes and three split decisions.

Invicta FC 17 took place at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif and streamed live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.

Here are the results:

Tonya Evinger def. Colleen Schneider via unanimous decision (49-45, 50-44 x2)

Angela Hill def. Livia Renata Souza via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)

Charmaine Tweet def. Latoya Walker via first-round TKO (3:41)

Kaline Medeiros def. Aline Serio via second-round TKO (4:04)

Megan Anderson def. Amanda Bell via first-round TKO (4:59)

Christine Stanley def. Shannon Sinn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Rachael Ostovich def. Ariel Beck via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Laura Howarth def. Alexa Conners via split decision (29-28, 28-29,29-28)

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Video: Invicta FC 17 Weigh-In Results

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On Friday, Invicta FC held the official weigh-ins for their Invicta FC 17 event scheduled for Saturday evening.

Headlined by Tonya Evinger vs. Colleen Schneider for the Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship, Invicta FC…

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https://youtu.be/HE0cxGw3w8Q

On Friday, Invicta FC held the official weigh-ins for their Invicta FC 17 event scheduled for Saturday evening.

Headlined by Tonya Evinger vs. Colleen Schneider for the Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship, Invicta FC 17 is scheduled to take place at The OC Fair And Event Center in Costa Mesa, California.

Below are the results from the official Invicta FC 17 weigh-ins. You can watch a complete video archive of the weigh-ins above.

Main card (PPV at 9 p.m. ET)

– Tonya Evinger (134.7) vs. Colleen Schneider (134.4)
– Livia Renata Souza (114.1) vs. Angela Hill (114.1)
– Kaline Medeiros (115.3) vs. Aline Serio (114.4)
– Latoya Walker (144.4) vs. Charmaine Tweet (145.2)
– Amanda Bell (125.7) vs. Megan Anderson (125.1)
– Christine Stanley (125.8) vs. Shannon Sinn (124.3)
– Rachael Ostovich (125.4) vs. Ariel Beck (125.2)
– Laura Howarth (134.4) vs. Alexa Conners (135.5)

Make sure to check back here at MMANews.com later this evening for Invicta FC 17 results.