Invicta FC 57: Ferreira vs. Romero is an upcoming mixed martial arts event by Invicta Fighting Championships scheduled to take place on September 20, 2024 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (CBS Sports Network)
Atomweight Elisandra Ferreira vs. Andressa Romero Vacant Atomweight Championship
Flyweight Kristina Williams vs. Nayara Maia
Flyweight Liz Tracy vs. DeAnna Bennett
Featherweight Jamie Edenden vs. Abigail Montes
Flyweight Milana Dudieva vs. Sandra Lavado
Preliminary card
Bantamweight Maria Djukic vs. Maria Favela
Strawweight Fernanda Orellana vs. Meaghan Penning
Strawweight Ana Vitoria vs. Quinn Williams
Background
A new atomweight champion will be crowned when Invicta Fighting Championships, the world’s premier combat sports organization for women, touches down at Memorial Hall in Kansas City on Friday, Sept. 20 with Invicta FC 57: Ferreira vs. Romero.
In the night’s headliner, Brazilians Elisandra “Lili” Ferreira (7-2) and Andressa “Gauchinha” Romero (7-4-1) collide for 105-pound gold. Both athletes picked up victories at Invicta FC 55 in July to set up the title showdown. Ferreira reeled off her third straight win inside the Invicta cage over veteran Katie Saull, while Romero spoiled the U.S. debut of Japan’s Saori Oshima to establish herself as a top contender.
The co-main event features the return of former flyweight title challenger Kristina “Warhorse” Williams (7-4) opposite Brazilian newcomer Nayara Maia (7-1-1). Williams has won four of her last five bouts, with the only defeat coming after five hard-fought rounds with Ketlen Souza for Invicta gold. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Maia joins the organization having finished five of her seven career victories.
Also on the card, flyweight Liz “The Titan” Tracy (7-5) seeks revenge against UFC and Bellator veteran DeAnna “Vitamin D” Bennett (13-9-1) after the pair’s Phoenix Tournament 2 thriller, flyweight finisher Milana Dudieva (12-9) meets Sandra “The Peruvian Zombie” Lavado (12-5), Australia’s Jamie “Snickers” Edenden (4-2-1) clashes with fellow featherweight “Brave” Abby Montes (4-3) of Mexico, Canada’s “Sweet” Maria Djukic (3-1) faces off with Mexico’s Maria “Leona” Favela (3-2) in a bantamweight contest, returning veteran Meaghan Penning (2-1) squares off with Chilean strawweight Fernanda Orellana (1-0), and two-time IMMAF Pan American champion Ana “Aninha” Vitória (debut) makes her professional debut against strawweight newcomer Quinn Williams (1-1).
The event is scheduled to be headlined by Elisandra Ferreira vs. Andressa Romero for the vacant Invicta FC Atomweight Championship.
A bout between Violeta Mendoza and Meghan Penning was announced, but Mendoza was replaced by Fernanda Orellana.
