Weekly Women’s MMA Review – 4/29

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Invicta shines spotlight on women’s MMA

“Women’s MMA Today” gets you caught up on the week that was and the week that will be in women’s MMA.
—News—
- Invicta FC 1 is now in the books and it was a HUGE success with close to 2,000 attendees and over 100,000 viewers over the internet. The action was nonstop and the broadcast team of Mauro Ranallo, Julie Kedzie and “King” Mo Lawel did a great job providing commentary. If you weren’t able to be a part of this historic event, fear not for Invicta will be posting the videos on their website within the next few days. In the meantime, you can read a recap of the event (here).
Also, during the event, it was announced that Invicta FC 2 would be held on July 28th and would be headlined with Shayna Baszler taking on Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann.
—Weekend Results—
- Marloes “Rumina” Coenen defeated Romy Ruyssen via Unanimous Decision
- Jessica Penne defeated Lisa Ellis via TKO at 2:48 of round 3
- Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche defeated Ashleigh Curry via TKO at 1:58 of round 1
- Kaitlin Young vs Leslie “Peacemaker” Smith declared a Split Draw
- Sarah “Monster” D’Alelio defeated Vannessa Mariscal via Submission (Punches) at 3:19 of round 2
- Sarah “White Tiger” Schneider defeated “Slick” Sally Krumdiack via Armbar at 3:01 of round 1
- Amy “Lil Dynamite” Davis defeated Nicdali “Night Queen” Calanoc via Kimura at 3:47 of round 2
- Sarah “KO Kid” Maloy defeated Michele “Diablita” Gutierrez via Unanimous Decision
- Randi Miller defeated “Miss” Mollie Estes via TKO at 3:27 of round 3
- Ashley “Smashley” Cummins defeated Sofia Bagherdai via Unanimous Decision
- “Sassie” Cassie Rodish defeated Meghan “The Babe” Wright via Guillotine Choke at :36 of round 1
Invicta FC 1 Photo Review by MarQ of Wombat Sports.

—Upcoming Fights—
5-4 DeAnna Bennett (1-0) takes on Colleen “The Beautiful Disaster” Schneider (2-3) at Showdown Fights: “Uprising”. This event will be streamed LIVE and can be purchased for $15 on GoFightLive.
5-5 Kinberly Novaes (1-1) fights Adriana Vieira (1-0) at Nitrix 11 in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
5-6 In a battle of World kickboxing champions, Lena “Hunter” Ovchynnikova (8-1) faces off with Joanne Calderwood (1-0) at Super Fight League 3 in New Delhi, India. This event will be streamed LIVE and FREE on SFL YouTube channel.
5-6 Melissa Steele (0-3) meets Katie Casimir (1-0) at Long Beach Fight Night 14.
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