The second effort from the all-female promotion goes down Saturday at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., and streams live on InvictaFC.com. Co-main event competitors Alexis Davis (134) and Hitomi Akano (135.8) were also cleared for their bantamweight bout.
Former Strikeforce title challenger Liz Carmouche (135) will compete on the card, as will hard-hitting Brazilian prospect Amanda Nunes (135.4); the pair square off with Kaitlin Young (135) and Raquel Pa’aluhi (134.4), respectively.
Additionally, reigning Jewels 115-pound champ Ayaka Hamasaki (114.6) will toe the line against Lacey Schuckman (115.4), while onetime Strikeforce talent Sarah D'Alelio (136.2)* meets Vanessa Porto (133.6). The eight-fight main card will also see Barb Honchak (124.2) face Bethany Marshall (124) and Julia Budd (145.2) take on Elina Nilsson (144.6).
Invicta FC 2 Weigh-in Results
Shayna
Baszler (133.6) vs. Sara McMann
(135.4)
Alexis
Davis (134) vs. Hitomi
Akano (135.8)
Liz
Carmouche (135) vs. Kaitlin
Young (135)
Ayaka
Hamasaki (114.6) vs. Lacey
Schuckman (115.4)
Amanda
Nunes (135.4) vs. Raquel
Pa'aluhi (134.4)
Sarah
D'Alelio (136.2)* vs. Vanessa
Porto (133.6)
Barb
Honchak (124.2) vs. Bethany
Marshall (124)
Julia
Budd (145.2) vs. Elina
Nilsson (144.6)
Sarah
Schneider (116) vs. Carla
Esparza (115.2)
Angelica
Chavez (105.4) vs. Nicdali
Rivera-Calanoc (105.2)
Sarah
Moras (134.8) vs. Raquel
Pennington (134.4)
Jessamyn
Duke (135) vs. Suzie
Montero (136)
Jocelyn
Lybarger (124.8) vs. Cheryl Chan
(124.2)
Jessica
Philippus (107.2)* vs. Liz
McCarthy (104.2)
* Philippus was fined 25 percent of her purse, while D'Alelio was fined 10 percent.
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