Invicta Fighting Championships is also known as InvictaFC. Anthem Sports & Entertainment has the ownership of Invicta FC, which was founded by Shannon Knapp & Janet Martin. Learn more information about the women that make this company so popular. If you'd like to start watching this exciting new sport, here are three fighters you should keep an eye on.
Invicta Fighting Championships
Invicta Fighting Championships is also known as InvictaFC. It is an American mixed martial art promotion. Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp founded the organization in 2012. It is now owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Canada. It has experienced great success over the years and recently moved into a new venue. The T-Mobile Arena was added to their calendar in 2013.
Veronica Rothenhausler
Veronica Rothenhausler has a long record of impressive amateur results. The California native is an Olympic Gold Medalist and recently relocated to Sacramento to train under Urijah Faber and Joseph Benavidez. She is set to face Katalina Malungahu in her professional debut. She has been training with some of the best MMA trainers around the world. Rothenhausler had been undefeated in amateur competition until she sustained two concussions within three weeks. She was victorious over UFC fighter Ashlee Evan Smith and she hopes to make her dreams come true.
Tara La Rosa
Tara LaRosa was a great women's MMA fighter in the past. She has been living in Philadelphia near her hometown of Woodstown, Pennsylvania, but recently decided to leave the city to pursue jobs in Washington, D.C. after her submission victory over Kelly Warren. LaRosa now belongs to the all-female Invicta Fighting Championships. The championships can be viewed online right now.
Michelle Waterson
Michelle Waterson, mother of two young children, returned to mixed-martial arts in 2012 as a returning competitor. She first competed in MMA in 2007, and since then, has become one of the top women in the sport. Invicta Fighting Championships Atomweight champion in 2013. She credits her motherhood for her success. It's not very often that a UFC champ is a woman.
Ashley Cummins
Ashley Cummins is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Atomweight division. Invicta FC is her current contract. Cummins was ranked the number 1 contender in the Atomweight Division by the Ultimate Fighter rankings. Her mixed-martial arts career has been full of high-level wins, and she has found her way to the UFC spotlight. Cummins will face Kelvin Gastelum in her next fight, the Atomweight division.
Charmaine Tweet
If you're looking to learn more about the Canadian mixed martial artist Charmaine Tweets, you've come to the right place. Invicta FC currently has the Featherweight fighter signed. She competes under the Featherweight division. Her mixed martial artist background has earned her several championship belts. Tweet competed in the UFC in 2006 and is currently a member of Invicta FC.