Invicta Fighting Championships or InvictaFC is an acronym for mixed martial arts fans. The organization was founded by Shannon Knapp and Janet Martin in 2012 and is owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Find out more about the women behind the company's success. Here are three great fighters for you to keep an eye on if youre interested in watching this exciting new sport.
Invicta Fighting Championships
Invicta Fighting Championships, otherwise known as Invicta FC, is an American mixed martial arts promotion. Janet Martin, Shannon Knapp and Anthem Sports & Entertainment founded it in 2012. The organization has been very successful in recent years and recently moved to a new arena. In 2013, they added a second venue, the T-Mobile Arena, to their schedule.
Veronica Rothenhausler
Veronica Rothenhausler has a long record of impressive amateur results. California native, Veronica Rothenhausler, is an Olympic Gold Medalist. She recently relocated from California to Sacramento to continue her training under Urijah Fber and Joseph Benavidez. She has been training with the top MMA trainers in the world, and is set to make her professional debut this weekend against Katalina Malungahu. Rothenhausler won every amateur bout before suffering two concussions. She beat UFC fighter Ashlee Smith and is now determined to make her dream come true.
Tara La Rosa
Tara LaRosa is a former world champion women's MMA fighter. She was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Woodstown, Pennsylvania. However, after winning her submission against Kelly Warren, she decided to move to Washington, D.C. LaRosa is now a member of the all-female Invicta Fighting Championships organisation. You can stream the championships online at this time.
Michelle Waterson
Michelle Waterson, a mother of two children, made a return to mixed martial arts in 2012. Since then, she has become one the most prominent women in MMA. Invicta Fighting Championships Atomweight title was won by her in 2013. She says she owes her success to her motherhood. It's not very often that a UFC champ is a woman.
Ashley Cummins
Ashley Cummins from America is a mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to Invicta FC. Cummins has been ranked as the number one contender in the Atomweight division by the Ultimate Fighter rankings. Her mixed martial arts career has been rich with high-level successes and has helped her to make it into the UFC spotlight. Cummins will be facing Kelvin Gastelum in the Atomweight division.
Charmaine Tweet
Charmaine tweets, Canadian mixed martial artist, is here to help you. The Featherweight fighter is currently signed to Invicta FC and competes in the Featherweight division. Her mixed martial art background has enabled her to earn multiple championship belts, including one for featherweight. Tweet was a competitor in the UFC 2006 and is currently a member invicta FC.