A championship doubleheader is now official for
Invicta FC 51.
Taneisha
Tennant tipped the scales at 134.4 pounds for her bantamweight
title defense against Talita
Bernardo (135), while both Kristina
Williams (124.3) and Ketlen
Souza (123.6) hit their contracted marks without issue in their
matchup for the vacant flyweight crown.
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It wasn’t all smooth sailing at Tuesday’s weigh-ins. Serena
DeJesus (137.3) missed weight by 1.3 pounds for her
bantamweight clash against Olga Rubin
(136) and has been fined 25 percent of her purse. Meanwhile, Tanya
Niijar (118.1) was 2.1 pounds heavy for a strawweight showdown with
Sayury
Canon (113.1) and as a result, the bout has been removed from
the card.
Invicta FC 51 takes place at Reelworks Denver in Denver, Colo., on
Wednesday night and airs on the Invicta FC YouTube channel and AXS
TV in the United States beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Tennant has been victorious in five of her six professional
outings. Most recently, she defended her bantamweight crown with a
split-decision triumph over Rubin on July 20.
After a 1-3 stint in the UFC, Bernardo has been victorious in three
straight fights — including two under the Invicta FC banner. In her
last outing, the Brazlian submitted Katharina
Lehner in the second round at Invicta FC 50.
A former Bellator competitor, Williams has won three straight
outings. She’s currently 2-0 in Invicta and is coming off a
first-round submission victory against Liana
Ferreira Pirosin at Invicta FC 48.
Souza is in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. The Brazilian
was successful in her promotional debut, taking a three-round
verdict over Maiju
Suotama at Invicta FC 49.
Invicta FC 51 Weigh-in Results:
Taneisha
Tennant (134.4) vs. Talita
Bernardo (135)
Kristina
Williams (124.3) vs. Ketlen
Souza (123.6)
Serena
DeJesus (137.3)* vs. Olga Rubin
(136)
Claire
Guthrie (135.9) vs. Auttumn
Norton (135.7)
Marisa
Messer-Belenchia (105.6) vs.
Elisandra Ferreira de Oliveira (105)
Katie
Saull (105.6) vs. Rayanne
Amanda dos Santos (105.8)
Fatima
Kline (115.7) vs. Laura
Gallardo (115.3)
Tanya
Nijjar (118.1)** vs. Sayury
Canon (113.1)
*DeJesus missed weight by 1.3 pounds and has been fined 25
percent of her purse.
**Nijjar missed weight by 2.1 pounds and her fight has been
canceled