Namajunas Returns To Invicta FC Cage

Undefeated Twin Cities-based fighter +Rose Namajunas returns to the cage tonight in Kansas City at +Invicta Fighting Championships 6. Fighting at strawweight, Namajunas (2-0) faces another undefeated fighter in Tecia Torres who trains at American Top Team in Florida.

The event is headlined by a rematch between Cris "Cyborg" Justino (11-1) and Marloes Coenen (21-5) for the Invicta FC Featherweight title. The pair fought for the Strikeforce title in January 2010 with Cyborg winning by third round TKO.

Torres (2-0) holds unanimous decision victories over Kaiyana Rain (0-2) and 19-year old prospect Paige VanZant (3-1). Torres was undefeated as an amateur at 7-0.

A native of Milwaukee, Namajunas trains at The Academy in Brooklyn Center. She has two submission victories fighting for Invicta FC, including a spectacular :12 flying armbar against Kathina Catron in April. Namajunas, who just turned 21-years old, defeated veteran Emily Kagan by third round submission (rear naked choke) in her professional debut.

Invicta FC 6 can be seen live on PPV, beginning at 8 PM (CT). Prelims will stream live and free on the Invicta Ustream channel (http://www.ustream.tv/InvictaFC) at 6 PM. For the entire fightcard and weigh-in results go to: http://invictafc.com/2013/07/invicta-fc6-weigh-in-results/



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Kaitlin Young, Rose Namajunas Both Competing At Stacked Invicta 5 Card

View fightcard here: http://www.sherdog.com/events/Invicta-FC-5-Penne-vs-Waterson-27451

Kaitlin Young, St. Louis Park (7-7-1) vs Lauren Taylor (5-0)

Rose Namajunas, Milwaukee (1-0) vs Kathina Catron (2-1)

All-Female Invicta FC Debut Features Minnesotan Kaitlin Young

Saturday will be a historical day in women's mixed martial arts history when upstart promotion Invicta Fighting Championships plays host to their first all-female fightcard. The Kansas City event, which will stream live on the Invicta FC website, will feature 11 professional bouts. The feature fight is a rematch of former Strikeforce Bantamweight Champion Marloes Coenen (19-5) vs Romy Ruyssen (5-1). The two faced off first in August 2008, which Coenen won by R2 submission (rear naked choke). This time the fight will be contested at featherweight.

One of the top Minnesota fighters will be fighting on the card. Veteran bantamweight Kaitlin Young (6-5), who holds a 30-second KO victory over ex-Strikeforce champ Miesha Tate, facing 29-year old Leslie Smith (3-2). Young has fought some of the top female fighters in the world, including the first female fight on broadcast television, a 2nd-round TKO (doctor stoppage) loss to Gina Carano on CBS.

Shana Nelson was scheduled to compete on the card, but a training injury forced her to withdraw. On April 14, Nelson injured her neck and back during a sparring session.

For more news and the complete fightcard, go to: http://www.mmarising.com/news/2012/04/18/late-change-made-to-invicta-fighting-championships-1-bout/

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