Elisandra Ferreira de Oliveira will defend her atomweight belt
against Ana
Palacios in the
Invicta FC 61 main event.
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The promotion announced the bout on Wednesday. Invicta FC 61 takes
place on April 4 at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee,
Oklahoma, and will also see Jamie
Edenden square off against Jackie
Cataline in the evening’s featherweight co-headliner. The main
card airs on CBS Sports Network at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, while
prelims stream on Invicta’s YouTube and Facebook page at 6:30 p.m.
ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Five other bouts were confirmed for the event: Emily
Ducote vs. Sofiia
Bagishvili at strawweight; Riley
Martinez vs. Jaeleen
Robledo at featherweight; Taynara
Silva vs. Claire
Lopez at atomweight; Joy Pendell
vs. Marilia
Morais at featherweight and Zoe Nowicki
vs. Kellie
Marin at flyweight.
Ferreira will take a four-bout winning streak into her first title
defense. “Lili” claimed atomweight gold with a five-round verdict
against Andressa
Romero at Invicta FC 57 this past September. The Brazilian owns
an 8-2 career mark, with seven of those triumphs coming via
decision.
Palacios has won three straight contests, including two under the
Invicta banner. The Combate Global veteran is coming off a
unanimous decision triumph against Monique
Adriane at Invicta FC 59 on Dec. 13.