Invicta FC 25 is all set to go down on August 31st at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, California. The fight card is certainly one to look forward to as well, and the title fight will showcase Yana Kunitskaya taking on Raquel Pa’aluhi for the bantamweight title in the main event. Other fights on the fight card which are certainly worth tuning into are Livia Renata Souza vs Jodie Esquibel who will be vying it out for the straw-weight title, Alexa Connersvs Katharina Lehner in the bantam weight division, Alyse Anderson vs Shino Van Hoose in the atom-weight division, Kelly McGill – Velasco vs Amberlynn Orr in the bantamweight division, Yaya Rincon vs Stephanie Egger also in the bantamweight division, Cheri Muraskivs Tracy Cortez is the only fight in the flyweight division and Ashley Medina vs. Jillian DeCoursey will see tow debutantes in the atom-weight division.
Coming to the main fight of the night, Kunitskaya (9 – 3 – 1) is coming into this fight off the heels of repeat fight against Evinger in which Evinger beat Kunitskaya. In the original fight, Kunitskaya actually clinched victory, but the result was later overturned and a rematch was ordered because of a seemingly controversial decision by the referee.
On the other hand, Pa’aluhi is coming into the bout with pretty good momentum considering that she has been able to walk away victorious four times in her last five fights. Her most recent fight was especially confidence invoking given that she was able to finish off her opponent with a deadly rear – naked choke during Invicta 21. Max Holloway was able to clinch the first MMA title for Waianae, Hawaii and Pa’aluhi will be looking to double that number with a title of her own.
However, despite her shaky form, we have reason to believe that it is still Kunitskaya’s fight to lose. A closer look at the statistics compared between the two fighters will tell you that Kunitskaya is better at fending off submissions, finishes off fights much quicker, packs a heavier punch, has a slight height advantage and all this can cumulatively prove too much for Pa’aluhi to handle.
We will go with a prediction of Kunitskaya to win by decision.