Jessica
Correa Delboni will defend her atomweight crown against
Jillian
DeCoursey in the main event of
Invicta FC 49 on Sept. 28.
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The all-female promotion announced the booking on Wednesday.
Invicta FC 49 takes place at Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, Okla.,
and will also see Kristina
Williams square off against Ketlen
Souza in the flyweight co-headliner. The card will air on AXS
TV and the Invicta FC YouTube channel beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.
PT.
Four other bouts were also confirmed for the card: Liz Tracy vs.
Valesca
Machado at strawweight; Helen
Peralta vs. Poliana
Botelho at flyweight; Brittney
Cloudy vs. Montserrat
Rendon at bantamweight and Nadia Vera
vs. Shauna
Bannon at strawweight.
After losing a controversial split decision to Alesha
Zappitella in a title bout at Invicta on AXS TV in May 2021,
Delboni took a unanimous verdict over Zappitella to claim
atomweight gold in their rematch at Invicta FC 45 this past
January. The 28-year-old Parana Vale Tudo representative owns a
12-3 mark that includes 10 victories by decision and two via
KO/TKO.
DeCoursey, meanwhile, has been victorious in three of her last four
professional outings. Most recently, the 38-year-old known as
“Lionheart” knocked out Lindsey
VanZandt in 61 seconds at Invicta FC 47 on May 11.