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The next action-packed fight card has been formed from the Invicta Fighting Championships. WMO returns Wednesday, May 3 for Invicta FC 53: DeCorci vs. Dos Santos from ReelWorks Denver.
In tonight’s headliner, recently crowned heavyweight champion “Lionheart” Jillian Decourcy (6-3) puts her belt on the line with Brazilian Ryan dos Santos (13-6). DeCoursey of New York cemented herself atop the 105-pound division with a pair of dominant first-round finishes. After crushing Lindsey VanZandt in 61 seconds in the Invicta FC 47, DeCoursey knocked out Jessica Delboni in the Invicta FC 49 for the gold medal. The 27-year-old dos Santos quickly made an impression on the division in January, as she upset veteran Katie Saul to claim her sixth victory in her last seven matches and establish herself as the No. 1 contender.
The co-main event will take place in the bantamweight division as former title challenger “Big Bad” Olga Rubin (8-3) faces off against Denver native “Grizzly” Claire Guthrie (5-1). Both fighters were victorious at Invicta FC 51 in January, with Robin defeating Serena DeJesus and Guthrie defeating Autumn Norton, both via decision.
Also on the card, former atomic weight queen Jessica Delboni (12-4) moves to strawweight against veteran “Dynamite” Daniel Taylor (11-8), and Monique Adrien (5-2) welcomes Sao Paulo (5-2) to cornweight Unbeaten Mexican Nicole Giraldo (5-0) is up for promotion, Liana “Li” Pirosin (8-5) battles out the gorgeous specialist “The Piece” Elise Pone (2-1), and takes on Brazil’s Elisandra “Lili” Ferreira (5- 2) With Flor “Compiègne” Hernandez (4-0) of Mexico in a lightweight bout, Colorado flyweight Key “Cobra” Bennett (2-2) will take on Kendall Hollowell of Arkansas (2-2).
Invicta FC 53: The Colorado Combat Sports Commission will oversee DeCoursey vs. The event will start at 8:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM EST, with the night’s main card starting at 9 PM EST / 7 PM EST. The main card will be broadcast live on the official Invicta YouTube channel Facebook page, AXS TV in the US, Fight Network in Canada, Fox Sports in Mexico, Globo’s Combate in Brazil, DirecTV across Latin America, Viaplay and Match TV in Europe, and Star Times across Africa. Event tickets are now on sale through Eventbrite.
The results for the Invicta FC 53 are below:
Atomweight address: Jillian Decourcy vs. Ryan Dos Santos
Trouser weight: Olga Rubin vs. Claire Guthrie
straw weight: Jessica Delboni vs. Daniel Taylor
the atomic weight: Monique Adrien vs. Nicole Giraldo
fly weight: Liana Berozin vs. Elise Boone
the atomic weight: Alessandra “Lily” Ferrera vs. Flor Hernandez
fly weight: Ky Bennett vs. Kendall Hollowell
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