Invicta FC 60 is sort of right here. It’s an anticipated weekend on the earth of sports activities this second weekend in February, with Tremendous Bowl LIX occurring Sunday evening in New Orleans. Whereas the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will probably be prepping for one of many yr’s largest sporting occasions, not everyone will probably be regarding themselves with the NFL finale.
Earlier than the kickoff on Sunday, the MMA weekend begins on Friday evening and it does so with an instance of a preferred adage: “Women earlier than gents.” Rather less than two months faraway from Invicta FC 59 going down in Atlanta at The Japanese, Shannon Knapp‘s group makes its second consecutive journey to the Peach State, this time at Heart Stage for Invicta FC 60.
Reside protection of the occasion commences with the prelims at 5:30 pm ET/ 2:30 pm PT on the official Invicta FC YouTube channel earlier than transferring onto CBS Sports activities Community (United States viewers solely) at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT for motion from the principle card. All advised, Invicta FC 60 options seven MMA bouts.
Change to Invicta FC 60 Essential Card
Per week in the past, the cardboard was to have featured a featherweight affair between Jackie Cataline (5-3 MMA, 1-0 Invicta FC) and Jamie Edenden (5-2-1 MMA, 1-0 Invicta FC) however earlier on in struggle week, this contest was postponed after Cataline was handed a medical suspension on account of her look in Energy Slap final Thursday evening versus Sheena Bathory.
Jackie Cataline emerged victorious from her struggle towards Bathory and Invicta FC officers are rescheduling the competition for Invicta FC 61. All different fights on the principle card will proceed as initially scheduled.
Invicta FC 60 Essential Occasion: Olga Rubin vs. Mayra Cantuaria
To prime the cardboard on Friday evening, motion takes place within the bantamweight division when Olga Rubin (9-4 MMA, 2-2 Invicta FC) collides with Mayra Cantuaria (10-6-1, 1 NC MMA, 1-1 Invicta FC). Rubin enters the principle occasion of the night with a report of 3-2 in her final 5 fights.
Again in June of final yr, throughout the promotion’s opening present for 2024, Invicta FC 55, she was on the shedding finish of a second-round submission (rear-naked choke) vs. then-current champion Talita Bernardo (11-5 MMA, 4-1 Invicta FC) in her first protection of the title throughout the principle occasion of the night. Rubin hasn’t had a sustained successful streak in MMA since rattling off a five-fight streak to start her skilled profession.
Will getting her hand raised in victory throughout Invicta FC 60 begin a chronic run of victories? Solely time will inform.
Within the different nook, Mayra Cantuaria comes into the present having gone 2-3 over the course of her final 5 contests. Final August, she sustained a unanimous choice defeat by the hands of incumbent bantamweight titleholder Jennifer Maia (23-10-1 MMA, 6-2 Invicta FC) throughout the principle occasion of Invicta FC 56 from Denver.
Very similar to Olga Rubin going into this weekend, Mayra Cantuaria can be hungry for a victory, having dropped three out of her final 4 fights in MMA.
Invicta FC 60 Co-Essential Occasion: Shanna Younger vs. Katharina Lehner
Extra bantamweight motion takes place within the co-main occasion of the night when Shanna Younger (10-7 MMA, 2-1 Invicta FC) makes the stroll to the cage towards Katharina Lehner (8-5 MMA, 1-3 Invicta.) Younger enters Invicta FC 60 having gone 1-4 in her final 5 fights.
An alumnae of the 2024 PFL season, she righted the ship final outing with a first-round knockout in simply 23 seconds versus Pamela Boveda Aguirre (5-5 MMA, 0-1 Invicta) on Nov. 6 of final yr throughout Invicta FC 58 in Memorial Corridor in Kansas Metropolis, KS by the use of knee strikes adopted by punches. With Younger getting her hand raised final fall, can she use the victory as momentum for her second win in a row?
Throughout the best way, Katharina Lehner comes into the weekend on a 1-4 mark of her personal. Again in October of 2023, she was defeated by third-round knockout (punches) towards Melissa Croden (6-2 MMA) in LFA 169 from Dallas.
Whereas Lehner has stayed busy in fight sports activities with contests in conventional boxing, BKFC, and Energy Slap, that is her first MMA contest in additional than a yr’s time, going 0-4 in her hiatus away from the game. Will a return to MMA yield a good outcome this time round?
Invicta FC 60: Victoria Leonardo vs. Rayla Nascimento
Additionally on the principle card this Friday is a flyweight contest matching Victoria Leonardo (10-6 MMA, 4-2 Invicta) with Rayla Nascimento (10-10 MMA, Invicta FC promotional debut.) Leonardo enters the bout with a report of 2-3 in her final 5 fights.
In November of final yr, she made her Invicta FC promotional return with a third-round submission victory by armbar in a single minute and 56 seconds over Amanda Torres (9-8 MMA, 0-1 Invicta FC.) Leonardo has gained two fights in a row underneath the Invicta promotional banner courting again to September of 2020. Can she make it a 3rd straight victory within the promotion?
In the meantime, Rayla Nascimento is sporting a 3-2 report in her final 5 bouts forward of Invicta FC 60. Again in September of 2024, she ended a two-fight shedding streak with a unanimous choice win vs. 20-fight veteran Viviane Pereira (16-4 MMA, 1-1 Invicta) throughout XFC 51: Evolution. Friday’s card marks her first look on American soil, so will she have the ability to win within the states?
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