Invicta FC 9 Results: Honchak Retains, Kowalkiewicz Earns Key Win

 
Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak successfully retained her title with a Unanimous Decision win tonight at Invicta Fighting Championships 9 in Davenport, Iowa. Honchak defeated Deep Jewels Middleweight Champion Takayo Hashi in the clinch-heavy main event.

In tonight’s 115-pound co-feature, KSW Women’s Strawweight Champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz kept her unbeaten record intact with a Split Decision victory over Deep Jewels Lightweight Champion Mizuki Inoue. Short-notice replacement Raquel “Rocky” Pa’aluhi rallied to defeat Kaitlin Young.

To read the full results, (click here).

Herica Tiburcio Forced Out of Invicta FC 9, Bout with Ayaka Hamasaki Scrapped

 

Press Release – The atomweight contest between Brazil’s Herica Tiburcio (8-2) and Japan’s Ayaka Hamasaki (10-1) has been scratched from this Saturday’s Invicta FC 9 event, as visa issues for Tiburcio have forced the 22-year-old off the card at the last minute.

Tiburcio was slated to make her promotional debut for Invicta FC, currently riding a three-fight winning streak. Hamasaki, who previously fought for the organization at Invicta FC 6 in July of 2013, was looking for her second win in a new division after dropping to atomweight earlier this year.

 
Invicta FC 9 takes place from the RiverCenter in Davenport, Iowa. The event will stream live via the UFC’s digital network, UFC Fight Pass. In the night’s main event, Invicta flyweight champion Barb Honchak (9-2) will make the second defense of her 125-pound title as she squares off with Japan’s Takayo Hashi (15-4). The night’s co-main event will feature the Invicta return of Japanese strawweight Mizuki Inoue (8-2), who welcomes unbeaten Polish fighter Karolina Kowalkiewicz (5-0) to the Invicta cage.

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Raquel Pa’aluhi Replaces Cindy Dandois, Faces Kaitlin Young At Invicta FC 9

Press Release – Invicta Fighting Championships today announced that Belgian bantamweight Cindy Dandois (5-1) was forced to withdraw from her Invicta FC 9 match-up with Kaitlin Young (7-8-1) due to visa issues.

Stepping in on short notice to face Young is Raquel Pa’aluhi (3-4). The bout, originally contracted for bantamweight, will now be contested at featherweight.

“I’m disappointed that Cindy is not able to fight on this card, but we’ll bring her back [to compete] at our next event,” said Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp. “Kudos to Raquel for taking on a veteran like Kaitlin Young with just a week’s notice. We love that kind of warrior spirit at Invicta and those two are going to put on a show next Saturday night.”

Invicta FC 9: “Honchak vs Hashi” streams live on UFC Fight Pass from The RiverCenter in Davenport, Iowa on Saturday, November 1 and is headlined by Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb Honchak (9-2) defending her title against Japanese veteran Takayo Hashi (15-4). In the co-main event, strawweight submission specialist Mizuki Inoue (8-2) returns to Invicta to take on undefeated newcomer Karolina Kowalkiewicz (5-0) of Poland.

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