Invicta FC 46 has a new headliner after Ketlen
Souza has been forced to withdraw from her flyweight title bout
against Karina
Rodriguez.
As a result, Daiana
Torquato will step in and face Rodriguez in a rematch in the
evening’s new headliner. The all-female promotion announced the
change on Saturday. A reason for Souza’s exit was not given. With
Torquato elevated to the main event, Milana
Dudieva will square off agianst Denise
Gomes in the Invicta FC 46 co-headliner.
Invicta FC takes place at on March 9 at Memorial Hall in Kansas
City and airs on the promotion’s YouTube channel beginning at 8
p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET.
Rodriguez and Torquato initially fought at Invicta on AXS TV last
May, with Rodriguez claiming flyweight gold in a unanimous decision
triumph. That setback snapped an eight-bout winning streak for
Torquato. Neither flyweight has competed since then.