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Tonya Evinger Is Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Once More

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The Missouri Office of Athletics has overturned the result of the Invicta FC 20 main event, meaning Tonya Evinger is once again the bantamweight champion.

Evinger appealed her loss to Y…

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The Missouri Office of Athletics has overturned the result of the Invicta FC 20 main event, meaning Tonya Evinger is once again the bantamweight champion.

Evinger appealed her loss to Yana Kunitskaya, citing the referee for ruling a move she made was illegal. Evinger believes the ruling led to Kunitskaya being able to sink in her armbar tighter, forcing her to tap and drop the belt.

In a release on the Invicta FC website, Shannon Knapp stated the promotion is “working on scheduling a potential rematch” as soon as they can.

Tonya Evinger Appeals Invicta Title Loss with Missouri’s Athletic Commission

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Less than two weeks ago at Invicta FC 20, Tonya Evinger was defending her Invicta Bantamweight Championship when challenger  Yana Kunitskaya caught her in an armbar from guard. In attempting to defend the submission, Evinger stepped on Kunitskaya’s face as she got up, only for referee Mike England to ask her to move because he said it was an illegal technique — it’s not, and she’s done it before in Invicta against Sarah D’Alelio. In the confusion, Kunitskaya finished the armbar and Evinger tapped out.

On Wednesday, Evinger told Marc Raimondi at MMAFighting that she’s officially appealed the result with the Missouri Office of Athletics at the he Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP). The commission couldn’t confirm it to Raimondi because they don’t comment on appeals until they’re complete.

While this type of appeal usually seems like a long shot, Missouri did overturn a past Invicta bantamweight fight’s result due to referee error. At Invicta FC 5 in April of 2013, Miriam Nakamoto initially beat Jessamyn Duke by TKO with a series of knees from the clinch. Upon replay, it was clear that Duke was a downed opponent when the last knee was thrown and the result changed to a no contest. In that case, however, referee John McCarthy copped to his mistake, and it’s not yet known if England will do the same.

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Less than two weeks ago at Invicta FC 20, Tonya Evinger was defending her Invicta Bantamweight Championship when challenger  Yana Kunitskaya caught her in an armbar from guard. In attempting to defend the submission, Evinger stepped on Kunitskaya’s face as she got up, only for referee Mike England to ask her to move because he said it was an illegal technique — it’s not, and she’s done it before in Invicta against Sarah D’Alelio. In the confusion, Kunitskaya finished the armbar and Evinger tapped out.

On Wednesday, Evinger told Marc Raimondi at MMAFighting that she’s officially appealed the result with the Missouri Office of Athletics at the he Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP). The commission couldn’t confirm it to Raimondi because they don’t comment on appeals until they’re complete.

While this type of appeal usually seems like a long shot, Missouri did overturn a past Invicta bantamweight fight’s result due to referee error. At Invicta FC 5 in April of 2013, Miriam Nakamoto initially beat Jessamyn Duke by TKO with a series of knees from the clinch. Upon replay, it was clear that Duke was a downed opponent when the last knee was thrown and the result changed to a no contest. In that case, however, referee John McCarthy copped to his mistake, and it’s not yet known if England will do the same.

Tonya Evinger Appealing Her Invicta FC Championship Match Defeat

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Tonya Evinger isn’t giving up her Invicta FC bantamweight title without a fight.

Evinger, who lost to Yana Kunitskaya earlier this month at Invicta FC 20 on UFC Fight Pass, has filed an…

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Tonya Evinger isn’t giving up her Invicta FC bantamweight title without a fight.

Evinger, who lost to Yana Kunitskaya earlier this month at Invicta FC 20 on UFC Fight Pass, has filed an appeal with the Missouri Office of Athletics, according to a report by MMA Fighting.

The 35-year-old Evinger lost via armbar at 1:59 of the first round, but is challenging the result because referee Mike England instructed her she made an illegal move while in the hold.

England told Evinger to move from her position after placing a foot on the face of Kunitskaya. But that move is legal and not the same as a stomp to a grounded opponent.

Evinger stated that the change of her movement allowed the hold to be tightened and forced her to tap.

Invicta FC 20 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, November 18th, 2016) will come in the form of Invicta FC 20. Headlining the card are Evinger and Yana Kunitskaya, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Tonya Evinger

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, November 18th, 2016) will come in the form of Invicta FC 20. Headlining the card are Evinger and Yana Kunitskaya, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Tonya Evinger and Yana Kunitskaya meet in a bantamweight title bout in the main event of Bellator .

Angela Hill and Kaline Medeiros meet in a strawweight title bout in the co-main event of Bellator .

Herica Tiburcio and Simona Soukupova meet in an atomweight bout.

Ashley Yoder and Amber Brown meet in a strawweight bout.

Jessica-Rose Clark and Pam Sorenson meet in a bantamweight bout.

Lynn Alvarez and J.J. Aldrich meet in a strawweight bout.

Stephanie Egger and Alexa Conners meet in a bantamweight bout.

Opening the event is Miranda Maverick vs. Samantha Diaz in a strawweight bout.

Here are the results for this event:

Bantamweight Title bout: Tonya Evinger (18-5) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (9-2)

Strawweight Title bout: Angela Hill (5-2) vs. Kaline Medeiros (8-4)

Atomweight bout: Herica Tiburcio (9-4) vs. Simona Soukupova (5-4-1)

Strawweight bout: Ashley Yoder (4-1) vs. Amber Brown (6-2)

Bantamweight bout: Jessica-Rose Clark (6-2) vs. Pam Sorenson (4-1)

Strawweight bout: Lynn Alvarez (6-4) vs. J.J. Aldrich (3-1)

Bantamweight bout: Stephanie Egger (2-0) vs. Alexa Conners (0-1)

Strawweight bout: Miranda Maverick (0-0) vs. Samantha Diaz (0-0)

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Invicta FC 20 Weigh-In Results

Invicta FC officials held the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 20 on Thursday and here are the weigh in results: Tonya Evinger (134.7) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (134.1) Angela Hill (114.8) vs. Kaline Medeiros (114.3) Herica Tiburcio (105.9) vs. Simona Soukupova (106) Amber Brown (114.8) vs. Ashley Yoder (117) Jessica-Rose Clark (136) vs. Pam Sorenson (140.6) Lynn

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Invicta FC officials held the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 20 on Thursday and here are the weigh in results:

Tonya Evinger (134.7) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (134.1)

Angela Hill (114.8) vs. Kaline Medeiros (114.3)

Herica Tiburcio (105.9) vs. Simona Soukupova (106)

Amber Brown (114.8) vs. Ashley Yoder (117)

Jessica-Rose Clark (136) vs. Pam Sorenson (140.6)

Lynn Alvarez (115.5) vs. JJ Aldrich (115.9)

Stephanie Egger (135.7) vs. Alexa Conners (135.9)

Miranda Maverick (118.4) vs. Samantha Diaz (115.9)

Invicta FC 20 takes place Friday, Nov. 18, from the historic Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. The event streams live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass at 7:00 pm EST.

Reigning bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger (18-5) defends her belt against Russian newcomer Yana Kunitskaya (9-2) in the main event. The co-main event will also feature gold on the line as strawweight champion Angela Hill (5-2) meets surging Brazilian Kaline Medeiros (8-4).

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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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