Nashville – PFL flyweight Liz Carmouche heads into her fight against Taila Santos at PFL Nashville on Friday night fully focused on her bout, but she took a minute to look back at the only women’s MMA promotion, Invicta FC.
“It was really cool fighting for Invicta. Shannon Knapp (Invicta FC CEO) really sacrificed a lot in taking a risk for us. After Strikforce closed we didn’t know what was going to happen with it,” Carmouche told reporters including Cageside Press on Wednesday.
“We were in that weird limbo she started an organization for all women. Which is still the only one that exists right now. It was a cool atmosphere. There’s no ‘oh this is the man’s league’. This is all women. You’re connecting and sharing stories. There was no bickering, no animosity, no anything. It was a really, really fun environment, and I’m grateful that I got to experience it and be part of the first one too.”
Carmouche (22-7) said that she believes her fight against Santos is the real championship fight even with Jena Bishop and Dakota Ditcheva on the other side of the bracket.
“Taila is standing in the way of my next dream, and my next goal, and that’s the belt. I think that, in all honesty, she’s the toughest person that’s in this entire season. In this entire bracket on both sides,” she said.
“For me this is the true championship fight. To get through her is the most difficult one. I think whether it’s Bishop or Dakota (that is next), it really doesn’t matter. Those two are kind of a step down after facing Taila.”
Watch the entire media day scrum with Liz Carmouche above. She takes on Taila Santos at PFL Nashville on Friday night.
