Invicta FC 28 marks Utah debut with strawweight title fight, Pearl Gonzalez

Invicta FC is making its Utah debut – and bringing along a title fight for the arrival.

Officials today announced the full card for Invicta FC 28. The event takes place March 24 at Union Event Center in Salt Lake City, and the entire lineup streams on UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, Janaisa Morandin (10-1) and Virna Jandiroba (12-0) fight for the strawweight title, which was vacated after former champ Angela Hill re-signed and returned to the UFC in 2017.

Morandin, a 23-year-old Brazilian fighter, is 1-1 under the Invicta FC banner after a decision loss to ex-champ Livia Renata Souza in her “Fight of the Night” promotional debut and then a decision win over Kinberly Tanaka Novaes in December. She now meets a fellow Brazilian in Jandiroba, who tapped out Amy Montenegro in her Invicta FC debut to register her 10th career submission victory.

In the Invicta FC 28 co-headliner, Mizuki Inoue (12-4), a 23-year-old Japanese kickboxer, returns to MMA for the first time since July 2016 to fight strawweight Milana Dudieva (11-7), a 28-year-old Russian fighter and former UFC competitor who looks to halt a four-fight skid.

Also on the card is recent UFC competitor Pearl Gonzalez (6-3), who went 0-2 with the promotion with losses to Cynthia Calvillo and Poliana Botelho. The 31-year-old looks to rebound when she fights undefeated 33-year-old Kali Robbins (5-0), who has five stoppages in five career wins.

The full Invicta FC 28 card includes:

• Janaisa Morandin vs. Virna Jandiroba – for vacant strawweight title
• Milana Dudieva vs. Mizuki Inoue
• DeAnna Bennett vs. Karina Rodriguez
• Pearl Gonzalez vs. Kali Robbins
• Minna Grusander vs. Fernanda Priscila
• Kal Schwartz vs. TBA
• Chelsea Chandler vs. Kerri Kenneson
• Jillian DeCoursey vs. Rebekah Levine

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