Former
UFC
flyweight title challenger Jennifer
Maia
will move up to 135 pounds for a showdown against Mayra
Cantuaria
at
Invicta FC 56
on Aug. 9.

The all-women’s promotion announced the headlining bout on Tuesday.
Invicta FC 56 takes place at the Stockyards Event Center in Denver
and will also see former strawweight title holder Valesca
Machado
face Yulia
Ostroverkhova
in the co-main event. The Invicta FC 56 main card
will air on CBS Sports Network at 9 p.m. ET/7 p.m. MT, while
prelims stream on the Invicta Facebook page and YouTube channel at
8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. MT.

Five other bouts were confirmed for the card: Riley
Martinez
vs. Kelly
Jennifer Ottoni
at featherweight; Kate Bacik
vs.
Paula Cristina dos Santos Silva
at flyweight; Flor
Hernandez
vs. Ana
Palacios
at atomweight; Ailed
Zubieta
vs. Giulliany
Perea
at atomweight and Ali
Pellegrini
vs. Marissa
Ellis
at featherweight.

A former Invicta flyweight queen, Maia returns to the organization
following a 6-6 stint in the UFC. The Brazilian’s tenure with the
Las Vegas-based promotion included a unanimous decision loss to
Valentina
Shevchenko
in a flyweight title bout at UFC 255 in November
2020. The 35-year-old Chute Boxe representative last competed at
UFC Fight Night 230 in October 2023, when she dropped a unanimous
verdict against Viviane
Araujo
.

Canturia, meanwhile, made her promotional debut in March 2023,
snapping a two-fight skid with a second-round submission of
Calie
Cutler
at Invicta FC 52. Canturia’s record notably includes two
bouts — a loss and a draw — against Amanda
Lemos
under the Jungle Fight banner in 2016.Flor Hernandez vs
Ana Palacios

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