With 'Cyborg' vacating belt, Megan Anderson now undisputed Invicta FC featherweight champ

Australian featherweight Megan Anderson is now an undisputed Invicta FC champion.

Formerly an interim title holder, Anderson (8-2) was officially granted undisputed status prior to Saturday’s Invicta FC 22 event at Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. Invicta FC officials made the move following former champ Cristiane Justino’s decision to vacate the title in hopes of securing a UFC title shot.

“I’m definitely excited,” Anderson said on Saturday’s Invicta FC 22 live stream on UFC Fight Pass. “I think it needed to happen when Cris moved to the UFC, but I’m glad that it’s happened now and it’s all cleared up.”

Justino (17-1-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is hoping to challenge UFC featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie (8-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) later this year, perhaps as soon as July’s UFC 214 event in California.

Meanwhile, Anderson was in action most recently in January, when she picked up the interim belt with a second-round TKO of Charmaine Tweet at Invicta FC 21. The 27-year-old Anderson now owns a four-fight winning streak, with all four results coming by way of TKO, and she looks to defend her newly minted undisputed crown as quickly as possible.

“As soon as they’ll have me,” Anderson said. “I’d love to get back in and fight again, hopefully soon. That’s up to the team here at Invicta and what they want next for me.”

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