It was announced today that Invicta will return to Kansas City May 4. As usual, I will analyze the show. The main event will be Sarah Kaufman vs Katharina Lehner for the vacant Invicta Bantamweight Champion. There was a time when Sarah was an elite fighter. She just isn't anymore. I think the rest of the division improved and she didn't. So she's probably in Invicta to stay and she still has fans. She's mostly a puncher and she hasn't improved her other skills. Katharina is 28 years old from Cologne, Germany. Her record is 7-1 mostly in Germany. In her one Invicta fight, she beat Alexa Connors by TKO last August. I don't think it qualifies her for a title shot. Did they pick a name out of a hat? Let's look at the other fights. In a Bantamweight bout, Pannie Kianzad will face Bianca Daimoni. Pannie is from Denmark. She looked like a world beater in Europe but she's 1-3 in Invicta. Bianca is 31 years old from Brazil. Her record is 7-2 in Brazil so she probably belongs on the prelims. In a Flyweight bout, Pearl Gonzalez will face Barbara Acioly. This will be Pearl's first fight at Flyweight. her previous fights were at Strawweight. She was 0-2 in the UFC but she won her recent Invicta debut. Barbara is a 4-2 Brazilian. She lost her Invicta debut and then she was sent to PANCRASE in Japan and she lost to Takayo Hashi. In a Bantamweight bout Julia Avila will face Marciea Allen. Julia is 31 years old from Bakersfield, CA. She has a 4-0 record with a Jan. 2017 win over current UFC Flyweight champ Nicco Montano. Marciea is 36 years old from Sioux Falls, SD. Her MMA record is 6-2. She is mainly a boxer. We last saw her in Invicta in 2012. Having seen her a couple of times, she should probably stick to boxing. In a Flyweight bout, Liz Tracy will face Cheri Muraski. Liz is 29 years old from Portland, OR. Her record is 4-2. She lost to Andrea Lee in a May 2017 Invicta fight. Cheri is from Denver. Her record is 4-2. She lost her Invicta debut to Brogan Sanchez in January. In a Bantamweight fight, Yaya Rincon will face Lisa Spangler. Yaya is 24 years old. She trains at MMA Gold in California so she is a teammate of Aspen Ladd. She won her first two Invicta fights. I like what I have seen of her. Lisa is 22 years old from Vancouver, WA. This is her pro debut but she has a 9-1 amateur record. In a Featherweight bout, Allison Schmidt will face Macy Chiasson. Both are 1-0 fighters making Invicta debuts. It's tough to find decent Featherweights. In a Strawweight bout, Helen Peralta will face Cheyanne Vlismas. Helen is 29 years old from Iowa, She looked pretty good in her Jan. Invicta debut. Cheyanne is 22 years old. She trains at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. This is her Invicta debut but she won her MMA debut recently in LFA. The opener is a Strawweight bout with newcomer Adriana Vukovich facing an opponent TBA. Adriana is from Croatia. She is making her MMA debut but she is an amateur grappling champ. As is typical of Invicta, the main card is weak but the prelims look better than usual.
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