How to Watch Invicta 44

Brian KnappMay 20, 2021

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Invicta Fighting Championships returns to the scene for the first time in nearly six months and does so with two title fights in tow.

Karina Rodriguez will face Daiana Torquato for the vacant flyweight championship in the Invicta 44 main event on Friday at the Police Athletic League in Kanas City, Kansas, with the winner moving into the top spot formerly occupied by Vanessa Porto. Meanwhile, Alesha Zappitella defends the atomweight crown against Jessica Correa Delboni in the co-headliner.

Invicta 44 “Rodriguez vs. Torquato”—which airs live on AXS-TV at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT—also features a pair of flyweight tilts, as Juliana Miller squares off with Claire Guthrie and Josee Storts confronts Maria Jose Garcia Favela. The two preliminary bouts—Fatima Kline vs. Ariana Melendez at 115 pounds and Elise Pone vs. Chrissy Yandolli—stream to the Invicta Facebook page at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

A closer look at the Invicta 44 particulars:

THE LINEUP

125: Karina Rodriguez vs. Daiana Torquato
105: Alesha Zappitella vs. Jessica Correa Delboni
125: Juliana Miller vs. Claire Guthrie
125: Josee Storts vs. Maria Jose Garcia Favela
115: Fatima Kline vs. Ariana Melendez
125: Elise Pone vs. Chrissy Yandolli

THE RUNDOWN

By The Numbers: Rodriguez vs. Torquato
By The Numbers: Zappitella vs. Delboni


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