The vacant
Invicta Fighting Championships atomweight title will soon have
a new address.
Ashley
Cummins checked in at 104.9 pounds on the eve of her showdown
with Alesha
Zappitella (104.4) in the
Invicta 42 headliner, where they are set to decide the fate of
the promotion’s 105-pound championship on Thursday at the Police
Athletic League in Kansas City, Kansas.
Cummins, 33, has rattled off four wins across her past six
appearances. “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 23 alum last competed at
Invicta 39 in February, when she wound up on the wrong side of
five-round unanimous decision against former champion Jinh Yu
Frey. Cummins trains out of a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu affiliate
in San Diego.
Zapata enters the cage on the strength of back-to-back victories.
The 25-year-old Scorpion Fighting System rep last appeared at
Invicta 40, where she eked out a split decision over Lindsey
VanZandt on July 2. Zapata owns a 4-1 mark under the Invicta
banner, having lost only to Viviane
Pereira.
Invicta 42 “Cummins vs. Zapata” will stream in its entirety to UFC
Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET.
Invicta 42 Weigh-in Results:
Ashley
Cummins (104.9) vs. Alesha
Zappitella (104.4)
Lisa
Verzosa (134.5) vs. Raquel
Canuto (135.6)
Jessica
Correa Delboni (115.6) vs. Herica
Tiburcio (115.1)
Victoria
Leonardo (125.7) vs. Liz Tracy
(125.3)
120-Pound Catchweight Bout: Jennifer
Chieng (114.9) vs. Helen
Peralta (119.3)