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Invicta Fighting Championships is returning to Oklahoma on September 28, 2022. The event — which takes place from the Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton — will be headlined by atomweight champion Jéssica Delboni (12-3), who makes the first defense of her 105-pound title against “Lionheart” Jillian DeCoursey (5-3). The Brazilian Delboni added to her championship collection in January, capitalizing on her Phoenix Tournament victory to dethrone then-champion Alesha Zappitella in dominant fashion at Invicta FC 45. New York’s DeCoursey emphatically made her case for a title shot with a highlight-reel, 61-second knockout of Lindsey VanZandt at Invicta FC 47.
In the night’s co-main event, Oklahoma’s own Kristina “Warhorse” Williams (6-3) looks to continue her ascension up the flyweight ranks when she meets newcomer Ketlen “Esquentadinha” Souza (11-3) of Brazil. Williams rides the momentum of three straight victories, including two straight in the Invicta cage. Souza also carries a three-fight winning streak into the match-up and has secured eight of her 11 career wins via knockout. Also on the card, Liz “The Titan” Tracy (7-4) tries to make it three-in-a-row opposite Contender Series veteran Valesca “Tina Black” Machado (9-3) in a strawweight affair, a trio of flyweights fresh off The Ultimate Fighter compete when Utah’s Kaytlin “Katniss” Neil (5-4) meets Hannah “The Hurricane” Guy (4-1) and Helen “Iansã” Peralta (5-2) aims to make it four straight victories under the Invicta banner when she welcomes seven-fight UFC veteran Poliana Botelho (8-5) to the promotion, “The Quiet Storm” Brittney Cloudy (4-4) collides with unbeaten Mexican bantamweight Montserrat “Monster” Rendon (4-0), and Mexico’s Nadia Vera (3-0-1) takes on fellow undefeated strawweight Shauna Bannon (2-0) of Ireland.
The event will be aired live on AXS TV in the U.S., Fight Network in Canada, and worldwide via Invicta’s official YouTube Channel and Facebook Page, kicking off at 8:00 ET/7:00 pm CT (Thursday, September 29, 8:00 am PHT/HKT/SGT). Tickets for Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey are available online through StubWire.
