On Thursday, Aug. 8, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 56 – Maia vs. Cantuária, which takes place Friday, Aug. 9 from Stockyards Event Center.
In the night’s headliner, Brazilian Jennifer Maia (21-10-1) returns to the organization that launched her into stardom to take on her countrywoman, Mayra Cantuária (10-5-1). Maia, the former Invicta FC flyweight champion and UFC title challenger, will move up in weight for a non-title bantamweight clash, marking her seventh appearance in the Invicta cage. Cantuária aims to build on the momentum of her second-round submission win over Calie Cutler in her promotional debut at Invicta FC 52 last year.
The event will also feature the return of former strawweight titleholder Valesca “Tina Black” Machado (13-4), who welcomes Russia’s Yulia Ostroverkhova (9-2-1) to North America.
Invicta FC 56: Maia vs. Cantuária will air via CBS Sports Network at 9 p.m. ET/7 p.m. MT. Preliminary card action will stream live on Invicta’s official YouTube Channel and Facebook Page at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. MT.
Below are the results of the event’s weigh-ins:
Bantamweight: Jennifer Maia (132.6) vs. Mayra Cantuária (135.8)
Strawweight: Valesca Machado (115.8) vs. Yulia Ostroverkhova (115.6)
Featherweight: Kelly Ottoni (146) vs. Jackie Cataline (144.8)
Bantamweight: Kate Bacik (133.6) vs. Paula “Bittencourt” Cristina (135.4)
Atomweight: Flor Hernandez (105.8) vs. Ana Palacios (105.4)
Atomweight: Ailed Zubieta (104.6) vs. Giulliany Perêa (105.8)
Featherweight: Ali Pellegrini (144.2) vs. Marissa Ellis (145.4)
Flyweight: Ashley Barrett (124) vs. Tatiana Salazar (125.8)
