Friday’s Invicta FC 44 card has undergone a couple of changes
following the withdrawal of Mara
Romero Borella and Monique
Adriane from their respective bouts.
The promotion announced Monday that both Borella and Adriane were
forced out of the event due to “travel restrictions and visa issues
related to the COVID-19 pandemic.” More specific details regarding
each fighter were not given.
As a result, Brogan Walker-Sanchez will step in for Borella and
face Emilee King
at flyweight, while Marisa
Messer-Belenchia replaces Adriane and meets Katie Saull
at atomweight. Walker-Sanchez vs. King is slated for the main card,
while Saull vs. Messer-Belenchia will take place on the preliminary
draw.
Invicta FC 44 takes place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.,
and is headlined by a strawweight title tilt between Emily
Ducote and Danielle
Taylor. In the co-main event, Lisa
Verzosa will lock horns with Taneisa Tennant for bantamweight
gold. The main card airs at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT via pay-per-view
on Fite TV for $19.99, while the prelims will be broadcast on AXS
TV in the United States at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.