Photo Credit: Esther Lin / Invicta Fighting Championships
Undefeated upstarts?Rose Namajunas?(left) and?Tecia Torres?(right) both made weight today, one day before the highly-anticipated Invicta Fighting Championships women?s MMA world championship event at Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City, live on pay-per-view.
Miriam Nakamoto?(left) faces off with?Duda Yankovich?(right) after the two weighed in for their bantamweight matchup.
?Rowdy??Bec Hyatt?(left) will collide with?Mizuki Inoue?in a strawweight tilt.
Joanne Calderwood?(left) weighed in at 115.7 pounds for her strawweight matchup with fellow unbeaten rising star?Norma Center?(right), who tipped the scale at 115.8 pounds.
Former Invicta FC atomweight champ?Jessica Penne?(left) and?Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc?(right) clowned around for the cameras after weighing for their 105 pound limit matchup.
Two-time ?Fight of the Night? winner?Leslie Smith?(left) weighed in at 125.1 pounds while her flyweight opponent?Jennifer Maia?(right) weighed in at 124.6 pounds.?? ? ? ? ? ? 
Submission specialist?Sarah D?Alelio?(left) will look to hand undefeated?Lauren Taylor?(right) her first defeat in a bantamweight scrap.
In a co-main event matchup between two undefeated superstars with identical (9-0) records,?Ayaka Hamasaki?(left) faces?Claudia Gadelha?(right).
Marloes Coenen?(left) faces off with longtime rival and fellow superstar?Cris Cyborg?(right) after the two weighed in for their much-anticipated main event rematch and the first-ever Invicta FC featherweight title fight.
Coenen, a submission expert and product of famed Holland-based fight camp Golden Glory, will make her second start for Invicta FC.
Cyborg is coming off a brutal first round TKO victory over?Fiona Muxlow?at Invicta FC 5 in April.
(From left to right) Phoenix Girls?Gianna Puppo,?Shannon Ihrke?and?Natasha Wicks?show off the Invicta FC featherweight championship belt that will be at stake in tomorrow?s main event.
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INVICTA FC 6 WEIGH-IN RESULTS:
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CRIS CYBORG AND MARLOES COENEN,
ALL MAIN CARD FIGHTERS ON WEIGHT FOR
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN?S MMA
LIVE PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.?(July 12, 2013) ? All nine main card bouts, including the highly-anticipated rematch and world featherweight (145 pounds) championship fight between rival superstars?Cris Cyborg?(11-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Brazil andMarloes Coenen?(21-5) of Amsterdam, The Netherlands were made official today for the Invicta Fighting Championships women?s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event tomorrow, Saturday, July 13 at Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City, live on pay-per-view.
Cyborg weighed in at 144.9 pounds and Coenen weighed in at 145 pounds for their main event showdown that will mark the first-ever Invicta FC featherweight title bout.
Two preliminary card bouts were scratched from the card after?Veronica Rothenhausler?(1-0) of Sacramento, Calif. was declared medically unable to compete against scheduled featherweight opponent?Mollie Estes?(1-2) of Oceola, Miss. and?Livia von Plettenberg?(1-1) of Vienna, Wien Austria weighed in at 113 pounds, 7 pounds over the maximum allowed weight for her scheduled atomweight (105 pounds) matchup with?Cassie Robb?(0-1) of Casper, Wyo.
The catch weight for the preliminary card meeting between?Ediane ?India? Gomes?(10-2) of Sao Paulo, Brazil and undefeated?Tamikka Brents?(2-0) of Illinois was increased from 150 pounds to 155 pounds after Brents, who accepted the fight as a replacement for?Charmaine Tweet?earlier this week, weighed in at 155.5 pounds.? Gomes weighed in at 149 pounds.
All other fighters on the 11-bout card made weight.
Tickets priced from $35, for the Invicta FC event at Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City, are on sale online at?TicketFly.com.
?Invicta FC 6,? presented by Invicta Fighting Championships, is being distributed in North America by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing starting at 9:00 p.m. ET ? 6:00 p.m. PT on both?cable and satellite pay-per-view?via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH, Avail-TVN in the United States, as well as Bell TV, Shaw PPV, SaskTel, TELUS, MTS and Viewer?s Choice in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $14.95. In addition, viewers worldwide may purchase the show atUstream.TV.
Veteran MMA voice?Mauro Ranallo, superstar??King Mo? Lawal?and women?s sensation?Julie Kedzie?will call the action cageside.
In the co-main event, a pair of undefeated strawweight (115 pounds) stars in?Ayaka Hamasaki?(9-0) of Tokyo, Japan and?Claudia Gadelha?(9-0) of Mossoro, Rio Grande Do Norte Brazil will put their perfect records on the line against each other.
In other action on the main card, three-time Invicta FC fight winner?Sarah D?Alelio?(7-3) of San Jose, Calif. will take on undefeated upstart?Lauren Taylor?(6-0) of Anchorage, Alaska at bantamweight (135 pounds).
After her second Invicta FC ?Fight of the Night? performance, prolific striker?Leslie ?The Peacemaker? Smith?(5-3-1) of Pleasant Hill, Calif. will drop from bantamweight to flyweight (125 pounds) and face off with?Jennifer Maia?(7-2) of Curitiba, Parana Brazil.
Former Invicta FC world atomweight champion?Jessica Penne?(10-2) of Huntington Beach, Calif. will square off with battle-tested road warrior?Nicdali ?The Night Queen? Rivera-Calanoc?(8-6) of Tulsa, Okla.
Norma Center?(2-0) of Albuquerque, N.M. will collide with fellow undefeated rising star?Joanne Calderwood?(6-0) of Glasgow, Scotland at strawweight.
Crowd-pleasing finisher??Rowdy? Bec Hyatt?(5-2) of Brisbane, Queensland Australia will look to notch her second straight victory under the Invicta FC banner in a strawweight showdown with JEWELS star?Mizuki Inoue?(5-1) of Nagoya, Aichi Japan.
Hard-hitting Muay Thai stylist?Miriam Nakamoto?(1-0) of Dublin, Calif. will square off with?Duda ?Diamond? Yankovich?(1-1) of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in a bantamweight bout.
Unbeaten upstarts?Rose Namajunas?(2-0) of St. Paul, Minn. and?Tecia ?The Tiny Tornado? Torres?(2-0) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.? will face off at strawweight.
Ashley ?Smashley? Cummins?(3-1) of St. Louis, Miss. will meet?Emily Kagan?(2-1) of Albuquerque, N.M. in a strawweight preliminary card bout.
Doors at Star Pavilion at Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City open for Invicta FC 6 open at 5 p.m. CT and the first preliminary bout begins at 6 p.m.
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About Invicta Fighting Championships:
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Invicta Fighting Championships (www.invictafc.com) is a world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight series dedicated to providing female athletes with a major platform to hone their skills on a consistent basis.? Founded in 2012 by longtime MMA executive Shannon Knapp and sports aficionado Janet Martin, Invicta is committed to pioneering the future growth of women?s MMA by promoting the best possible matchups between female competitors and identifying and developing future superstars of the sport.
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Integrated Sports Media
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North America?s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Mirko Filipovic, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson and Roy Nelson, in addition to World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Gennady Golovkin, Erik Morales, Vitali Klitschko, Ricky Hatton, Cristian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Tomasz Adamek, Paulie Malignaggi, Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Khan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr., Brian Viloria, Giovani Segura and Ruslan Chagaev.? In addition, Integrated Sports Media has distributed numerous International soccer matches featuring teams like Real Madrid, Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit?www.integratedsportsnet.com
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About Ameristar Kansas City
Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City is owned and operated by a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: ASCA), and is a premier property characterized by a state-of-the-art casino floor and outstanding dining, lodging and entertainment options. The property features the largest casino and the most games in the Kansas City area, as well as one of the largest poker rooms in the Midwest. Ameristar offers nine diverse dining venues ? The Horizon Buffet, The Falcon Bakery, Pearl?s Oyster Bar, Great Plains Cattle Co., Amerisports Brew Pub, Casino Deli, Arthur Bryant?s Barbeque, Burger King and Sbarro The Italian Eatery, as well as the Star Club, a private players? lounge.? Entertainment amenities include the Star Pavilion, featuring national headliners; Depot #9, with popular regional and local acts; the Regal Cinema?s Kansas City 18 Theater; Hi-Vi video arcade; and Kids Quest, a supervised child-care facility. The property also includes a 184-room hotel.? The property was awarded ?Favorite Casino? for the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association?s 2012 Visitor Choice Awards. Best Casino in 2012 Ingram?s Magazine ?Best of Business Awards;? in the 2003, 2005, 2007 ? 2009, 2011 Kansas City Magazine?s ?Best of Kansas City? readers? poll and 2011 Best Casino in Home in the Northland Magazine?s readers? poll. Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City also was awarded Best Steakhouse, Best Buffet, Best Live Poker and Best Tournaments in the 2012 Casino Player Magazine?s ?Best of Gaming? awards.
Visit Ameristar Casinos? website at?www.ameristar.com
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Mike Afromowitz (917) 566-8754,?mikea@yourwitzend.com
Bob Trieger (978) 664-4482,?bobtfcp@hotmail.com
Source: http://invictafc.com/2013/07/invicta-fc6-weigh-in-results/
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