Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled to take place on May 3, 2023 at the Reelworks Denver in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (AXS TV)
Atomweight Jillian DeCoursey (c) vs. Rayanne Dos Santos Atomweight Championship
Bantamweight Olga Rubin vs. Claire Guthrie
Strawweight Jéssica Delboni vs. Danielle Taylor
Atomweight Monique Adriane vs. Nicole Gerardo
Flyweight Liana Pirosin vs. Elise Pone
Atomweight Elisandra Ferreira vs. Flor Hernandez
Atomweight Natalie Salcedo vs. Dayane Cristine
Flyweight Ky Bennett vs. Kendal Holowell
Background
The event is to be headlined by Jillian DeCoursey defending her atomweight championship against Rayanne Dos Santos.
The next action-packed fight card from Invicta Fighting Championships has taken shape. The world’s premier organization for women athletes returns on Wednesday, May 3 for Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos from Reelworks Denver.
In the night’s headliner, recently crowned atomweight champion “Lionheart” Jillian DeCoursey (6-3) puts her strap on the line opposite Brazil’s Rayanne dos Santos (13-6). New York’s DeCoursey cemented herself atop the 105-pound division with a pair of dominant first-round finishes. After crushing Lindsey VanZandt in 61 seconds at Invicta FC 47, DeCoursey dethroned Jéssica Delboni at Invicta FC 49 to capture gold. The 27-year-old Dos Santos made a quick impression on the division in January, besting veteran Katie Saull to earn her sixth victory in her last seven bouts and establish herself as the No. 1 contender.
The co-main event will take place in the bantamweight division as former title challenger “Big Bad” Olga Rubin (8-3) collides with Denver native “Grizzly” Claire Guthrie (5-1). Both fighters were victorious at Invicta FC 51 in January, with Rubin topping Serena DeJesus and Guthrie besting Auttumn Norton, both via decision.
Also on the card, former atomweight queen Jéssica Delboni (12-4) moves up to strawweight against UFC veteran “Dynamite” Danielle Taylor (11-8), São Paulo native Monique Adriane (5-2) welcomes undefeated Mexican atomweight Nicole Geraldo (5-0) to the promotion, flyweight Liana “Li” Pirosin (8-5) takes on striking specialist “The Piece” Elise Pone (2-1), Brazilian Elisandra “Lili” Ferreira (5-2) faces off with Flor “Compean” Hernandez (4-0) of Mexico in an atomweight match-up, undefeated Colorado product Natalie Salcedo (1-0) meets Brazil’s Dayane Cristine (1-0) also at 105 pounds, and Colorado flyweight Ky “Kobra” Bennett (2-2) will take on a yet-to-be-determined opponent.