Cyborg-Coenen world title fight headlines Saturday night's 'Invicta FC 6' PPV
Jul 10, 2013 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- HOBOKEN, N.J. (July 8, 2013) - The first
all-women's mixed-martial-arts event on pay per view, headlined by
the mega-showdown between Brazilian KO artist Cristiane
Justino (11-1) and Dutch submission specialist Marloes
Coenen (21-5), is on tap this Saturday night (July 13) as
Invicta Fighting Championships 6 airs live from Ameristar Casino
Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Cyborg vs. Coenen rematch is for the inaugural Invicta FC World Featherweight (145-pounds) Championship. Cyborg won the first fight between these two top pound-for-pound women's MMA fighters by TKO (punches).
"Invicta FC 6," presented by Invicta Fighting Championships, is
being distributed in North America by Integrated Sports Media for
live viewing starting at 9:00 p.m. ET - 6:00 p.m. PT on both cable
and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH, Avail-TVN
in the United States, as well as Bell TV, Shaw PPV, SaskTel, TELUS,
MTS and Viewer's Choice in Canada, for a suggested retail price of
only $14.95. In addition, viewers worldwide may purchase the show
at Ustream.TV.
FREE PRE-SHOW
An all-star broadcast team has been assembled by Invicta FC for all of Saturday night's action. MMA's most recognizable blow-by-blow announcer, Mauro Ranallo, will be joined by MMA fighters handling color commentary, Julie Kedzie and "King Mo" Lawal.
The co-main event features a pair of undefeated strawweights (115 lbs.), Japanese invader and JEWELS champion Ayaka Hamasaki and budding Brazilian star Claudia Gadelha, both sporting identical 9-0 records.
Three-time Invicta FC fight winner Sarah D'Alelio (7-3), fighting out of San Jose (CA), meets undefeated Texas bantamweight (135 lbs.) prospect Lauren Taylor (6-0), while California (Pleasant Hills) striker Leslie Smith (5-3-1) shoots for her third "Fight of the Night" performance in a flyweight (125 lbs.) clash with Brazilian favorite Jennifer Maia (7-2).
Also scheduled to fight on the undercard are atomweights (105 lbs.) Jessica Penne (10-2, California) vs. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc (8-6, Oklahoma), strawweights Joanne Caldwell (6-0, Scotland) vs. Norma Center (2-0, Albuquerque, NM) and "Rowdy" Bec Hyatt (5-2, Australia) vs. Mizuki Inaoue (5-1, Japan), featherweight Ediane Gomes (10-2, Florida) vs. Charmaine Tweet (4-3, Regina, Canada), and bantamweight MiriamNakamoto (2-0), California) vs. "Diamond" Duda Yankovich (1-1, Brazil).
Fights scheduled on the pre-show include strawweights "Thug" Rose Namajunas (2-0, Minnesota) vs. Tecia Torres (2-0, Florida) and Ashley Cummins (3-1, Missouri) vs. Emily Kagan (2-1, New Mexico), featherweight "Miss" Mollie Estes (1-2, Missouri) vs. Veronica Rothenhausier (1-0, California), and atomweight Livia von Plettenberg (1-1, Austria) vs. Cassie Robb (0-1, Colorado).
All fights, excluding the 5 X 5 main event, will be 3 X 5 minute round fights. All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Invicta Fighting Championships: Invicta FC is a world championship Mixed Martial Arts fight series dedicated to providing female athletes with a major platform to hone their skills on a consistent basis. Founded in 2012 by longtime MMA executive Shannon Knapp and sports aficionado Janet Martin, Invicta FC is committed to pioneering the future growth of women's MMA by promoting the best possible match-ups between female competitors and identifying and developing future superstars of the sport. For more information about Invicta or its events and fighters visit www.invictafc.com or follow on Twitter @InvictaFights.
Integrated Sports Media: North America's leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Mirko Filipovic, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson and Roy Nelson, in addition to World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Gennady Golovkin, Erik Morales, Vitali Klitschko, Ricky Hatton, Cristian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Tomasz Adamek, Paulie Malignaggi, Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Khan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr., Brian Viloria, Giovani Segura and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports Media has distributed numerous International soccer matches featuring teams like Real Madrid, Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com or follow on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.
The Cyborg vs. Coenen rematch is for the inaugural Invicta FC World Featherweight (145-pounds) Championship. Cyborg won the first fight between these two top pound-for-pound women's MMA fighters by TKO (punches).
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FREE PRE-SHOW
A FREE two-hour live pre-show starts at 7:00 p.m. ET - 4 p.m. ET
and will be available for viewing in North America viaDIRECTV, DISH
and Fight Now TV in the United States, plus Bell TV, Viewer's
Choice and The Fight Network in Canada. Viewers worldwide may also
watch via Ustream.
An all-star broadcast team has been assembled by Invicta FC for all of Saturday night's action. MMA's most recognizable blow-by-blow announcer, Mauro Ranallo, will be joined by MMA fighters handling color commentary, Julie Kedzie and "King Mo" Lawal.
The co-main event features a pair of undefeated strawweights (115 lbs.), Japanese invader and JEWELS champion Ayaka Hamasaki and budding Brazilian star Claudia Gadelha, both sporting identical 9-0 records.
Three-time Invicta FC fight winner Sarah D'Alelio (7-3), fighting out of San Jose (CA), meets undefeated Texas bantamweight (135 lbs.) prospect Lauren Taylor (6-0), while California (Pleasant Hills) striker Leslie Smith (5-3-1) shoots for her third "Fight of the Night" performance in a flyweight (125 lbs.) clash with Brazilian favorite Jennifer Maia (7-2).
Also scheduled to fight on the undercard are atomweights (105 lbs.) Jessica Penne (10-2, California) vs. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc (8-6, Oklahoma), strawweights Joanne Caldwell (6-0, Scotland) vs. Norma Center (2-0, Albuquerque, NM) and "Rowdy" Bec Hyatt (5-2, Australia) vs. Mizuki Inaoue (5-1, Japan), featherweight Ediane Gomes (10-2, Florida) vs. Charmaine Tweet (4-3, Regina, Canada), and bantamweight MiriamNakamoto (2-0), California) vs. "Diamond" Duda Yankovich (1-1, Brazil).
Fights scheduled on the pre-show include strawweights "Thug" Rose Namajunas (2-0, Minnesota) vs. Tecia Torres (2-0, Florida) and Ashley Cummins (3-1, Missouri) vs. Emily Kagan (2-1, New Mexico), featherweight "Miss" Mollie Estes (1-2, Missouri) vs. Veronica Rothenhausier (1-0, California), and atomweight Livia von Plettenberg (1-1, Austria) vs. Cassie Robb (0-1, Colorado).
All fights, excluding the 5 X 5 main event, will be 3 X 5 minute round fights. All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Invicta Fighting Championships: Invicta FC is a world championship Mixed Martial Arts fight series dedicated to providing female athletes with a major platform to hone their skills on a consistent basis. Founded in 2012 by longtime MMA executive Shannon Knapp and sports aficionado Janet Martin, Invicta FC is committed to pioneering the future growth of women's MMA by promoting the best possible match-ups between female competitors and identifying and developing future superstars of the sport. For more information about Invicta or its events and fighters visit www.invictafc.com or follow on Twitter @InvictaFights.
Integrated Sports Media: North America's leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Mirko Filipovic, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson and Roy Nelson, in addition to World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Gennady Golovkin, Erik Morales, Vitali Klitschko, Ricky Hatton, Cristian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Tomasz Adamek, Paulie Malignaggi, Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Khan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr., Brian Viloria, Giovani Segura and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports Media has distributed numerous International soccer matches featuring teams like Real Madrid, Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com or follow on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.
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