Invicta FC 31 analysis

Invicta announced the full card for Invicta FC 31 Sept. 1 in Kansas City. This will air on UFC Fight Pass. As usual, I will analyze the card. As has been the case with most Invicta shows, the top of the card is weak. Kansas City is not a good MMA town anyway. Weak cards don't help. The main event will have Virna Jandiroba defend her Invicta Strawweight Championship against Janaisa Morandin. Virna is 30 years old from Bahia, Brazil. Her record is 11-0. She beat MIZUKI to win the title. Janaisa is a questionable title challenger. She's 23 years old from Santa Catarina, Brazil. Her record is 10-1 and 1-1 in Invicta. She lost to Livia Renata Souza and then she beat Kinberly Novaes. As I have said before, sometimes it seems like Invicta pulls a name out of a hat and gives that fighter a title shot. That's not how it should be. It's weak. The co-main event has Pearl Gonzalez vs Daiane Firmino. Right now the Invicta Flyweight Championship is vacant. Pearl went 0-2 in the UFC as a Strawweight. She has won two Flyweight bouts in Invicta over mediocre fighters. Daiane is an Invicta newcomer. She is 29 years old from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is 9-2 in the Brazilian circuit meaning she is unproven and doesn't belong this high on the card. A win will probably give Pearl a Flyweight title shot. They seem to be propping her up. That's the only reason to bring an unproven fighter in. In a Bantamweight bout, Raquel Pa'aluhi will face Shanna Young. Raquel is a fan favorite originally from Hawaii but she now trains in Vegas. Her record is 6-6. Her history is she comes up short in big fights. Shanna is making her Invicta debut. She is 27 years old from Knoxville, TN. Her record is 4-0 mostly in King Of The Cage. But she hasn't fought in over two years. Not only is she unproven but she has been inactive. She shouldn't be this high on the card. In a Strawweight bout, Mallory Martin will face Ashley Nichols. Mallory is 24 years old from Colorado. She is 3-2 and 1-1 in Invicta. Her last fight was a win in LFA. Ashley is 31 years old from Cambridge, ON. Her record is 3-2 and 0-1 in Invicta. In a Strawweight bout, Kelly D'Angelo will face Lindsey VanZandt. Kelly is 31 years old from St. Louis. Her record is 2-2 and 0-1 in Invicta. She may have a local following. Lindsey is 24 years old from Jacksonville, FL. Her record is 3-0 mostly in King Of the Cage. Her previous fights were at Atomweight. So not only is this her Invicta debut but her first fight at Strawweight. In a Strawweight bout, Helen Peralta will face Kay Hansen. Helen is 30 years old from Iowa. Her record is 2-0 and she has looked good in both of her Invicta fights. Kay Hansen is 18 years old from Whittier, CA. Her record is 1-1 and she lost in her Invicta debut. In a Welterweight bout, Audrey Drew will face Holli Salazar. Both fighters are making their Invicta debuts. Both are 1-0. Audrey is from Dallas. Holli is from Pueblo, CO. You have to beat the bushes to find decent Welterweights. They will add one more match. Like I said, the top of the card is very weak.