Kansas City, Mo.ย โ Invicta Fighting Championships 26 has added another strawweight match-up.
Former title challengerย Kaline “The Dark Angel” Medeirosย (8-5) returns to the Invicta cage to welcome undefeated grappling ace Mackenzie Dern (4-0) to the promotion.
The Brazilian Medeirosย โ who now lives and trains in Massachusetts โ will aim to rebound from a five-round, back-and-forth battle at Invicta FC 20 against then-champion Angela Hill. Prior to that, she had won five straight fights, including two under the Invicta banner.
Dern will enter the contest having won her first four professional bouts, with two coming via first-round submissions. The 24-year-old is one of the most decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners to transition to MMA, having claimed an Abu Dhabiย openweight championship as a black belt.
Invicta FC 26 takes place Friday, Dec. 8, from theย historic Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. The event streams live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. CT. It will be headlined by a flyweight title clash betweenย champion Jennifer Maia (14-4-1) and undefeated Polish fighter Aga Niedลบwiedลบ (10-0).
The current fight card for Invicta FC 26 can be found below:
Flyweight Title: Jennifer Maia (14-4-1) vs. Aga Niedลบwiedลบ (10-0)
Strawweight: MIZUKI (12-4) vs. Janaisa Morandin (9-1)
Strawweight: Kaline Medeirosย (8-5) vs. Mackenzie Dern (4-0)
Flyweight: Vanessa Porto (18-8) vs. Milana Dudieva (11-6)
Strawweight: Amy Montenegro (8-2)ย vs. Virna Jandiroba (11-0)
Atomweight: Amber Brown (6-4)ย vs. Tessa Simpson (5-2)
Flyweight: Christine Ferea (1-1)ย vs. Karina Rodrรญguez (5-2)
Tickets for the event are on sale now via Tickeyfly.com.
About Invicta FC:
Invicta Fighting Championships is a world championship, all-pro mixed martial artsย (MMA) fight series dedicated to providing female athletes with a major platform toย hone their skills on a consistent basis. Founded in 2012 by longtime MMA executiveย Shannon Knapp, Invicta is committed to pioneering the future growth of womenโsย MMA by promoting the best possible match-ups between female competitors andย identifying and developing future superstars of the sport.ย Followย Invicta on Twitterย (@InvictaFights), Facebook (Facebook.com/InvictaFights), and Instagramย (@InvictaFC) for all the latest information.