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Invicta FC 36 Weigh-In Photo Highlights

Staff — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 06:56:09 +0000

Pam Sorenson and Kaitlin Young will clash in the main event of Invicta FC 36 on Friday — before that goes down, check out highlights from the event’s weigh-in!

Invicta FC is back in action on Friday, bringing Invicta FC 36 to Kansas City, Kansas. All fighters hit the scales on Thursday in advance of the card, with two — Janasia Moradin and Chantel Coates — missing weight for their respective bouts. A percentage deduction from their purse later, and both fights are still on, mind you.

The main event players had no trouble hitting the mark, however. Both Pam Sorenson and Kaitlin Young hit 145lbs or less for their featherweight title fight. That belt is once again up for grabs, after three straight champions — Cris Cyborg, Megan Anderson, and Felicia Spencer — vacated the strap in order to jump to the UFC.

Given the featherweight situation in that promotion, the winner of Friday’s title fight may not stick around long. Time will tell, but first thing’s first.

Check below for weigh-in results, plus a gallery of highlights from the official Invicta FC 36 weigh-in!

Invicta FC 36 Weigh-In Results:

Featherweight: Pam Sorenson (144.8) vs. Kaitlin Young (145) – for the Invicta FC featherweight championship
Strawweight: Janaisa Morandin (119.6)* vs. Emily Ducote (115.8)
Atomweight: Jéssica Delboni (105.4) vs. Lindsey VanZandt (105.7)
Flyweight: Stephanie Geltmacher (125.5) vs. Victoria Leonardo (125.7)
Atomweight: Alyse Anderson (105.8) vs. Katie Saull (105.9)
Flyweight: Chantel Coates (126.5)** vs. Caitlin Sammons (125.2)
Bantamweight: Erin Harpe (134.5) vs. Auttumn Norton (136)
Bantamweight: Megan Cawley (135.5) vs. Julia Ottolino (135.1)

* – Morandin missed the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116 pounds and was fined 25 percent of her fight purse

** – Coates missed the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126 pounds and was fined 25 percent of her fight purse

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Invicta FC 36 Weigh-In Results: Main Event Official, Two Fighters Miss

Staff — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 21:02:16 +0000

The Invicta FC 36 main event is official, while two fighters missed weight at Thursday’s weigh-in.

Invicta FC 36 takes place tomorrow in Kansas City, Kansas, with a featherweight title fight in the main event. The vacant 145lb strap will be up for grabs when Pam Sorenson takes on Kaitlin Young. Young has been a comeback success story since returning from retirement, while Sorenson will be getting her second straight shot at Invicta gold. The first came last November, when she took on Felicia Spencer for the title. Spencer got the win, but vacated the belt after moving to the UFC.

Pam ‘Bam’ now gets a second chance against Young.

On Thursday, the full card weighed in for Invicta FC 36, with the main event players hitting the mark. Two other fighters came in heavy, however. Those would be Janaisa Morandin, a former Invicta FC strawweight title challenger, and Chantel Coates, who came in a half-pound over the non-title flyweight limit.

Invicta FC 36 Weigh-In Results:

* – Morandin missed the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116 pounds and was fined 25 percent of her fight purse

** – Coates missed the flyweight non-title fight limit of 126 pounds and was fined 25 percent of her fight purse

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Jodie Esquibel Off Invicta FC 25 Due to Injury, Livia Renata Souza To Face Janaisa Morandin

Jay Anderson — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:44:25 +0000

An injury has forced a major shake-up to the Invicta FC 25 card later this month in California. Jodie Esquibel, who had been set to face Livia Renata Souza for the promotion’s vacant strawweight championship, has been forced off the card after being hurt in training. As a result, undefeated Janaisa “Evil Princess” Morandin will step in on short notice. The fight will no longer be for the title, but instead a three round non-title bout. Invicta FC announced the change in a press release today.

Souza (10-1) most recently bested former atomweight champ Ayaka Hamasaki, via first-round knockout at Invicta FC 22. Morandin (9-0), meanwhile, has been competing at atomweight. The Souza bout will mark her Invicta FC debut, however “Evil Princess” has competed at strawweight in the past.

In another late change, Amberlynn Orr (0-1) has also been paired up with a new opponent for Invicta FC 25, as Sarah “Chucky” Kleczka (0-0) will replace Kelly McGill. No reason was given for the substitution.

Invicta FC 25 takes place at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in California on August 31. The updated fight card is as follows:

Raquel Pa’aluhi vs. Yana Kunitskaya – for the Invicta FC bantamweight title
Livia Renata Souza vs. Janaisa Morandin
Alexa Conners vs. Katharina Lehner
Sharon Jacobson vs. Kali Robbins
Shino VanHoose vs. Alyse Anderson
Amberlynn Orr vs. Sarah Kleczka
Yaya Rincón vs. Stephanie Egger
Cheri Muraski vs. Tracy Cortez
Ashley Medina vs. Jillian DeCoursey

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