Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin is an upcoming mixed martial arts event by Invicta Fighting Championships scheduled to take place on June 28, 2024 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (CBS Sports)
Bantamweight Talita Bernardo (c) vs. Olga Rubin Bantamweight Championship
Strawweight Kay Hansen vs. Sayury Cañon
Atomweight Saori Oshima vs. Andressa Romero
Bantamweight Taylor Guardado vs. Yoko Higashi
Atomweight Elisandra Ferreira vs. Katie Saull
Flyweight Zoe Nowicki vs. Josiane Oliveira
Flyweight Fallon Johnson vs. Violeta Mendoza
Background
Invicta FC 55 will feature the first title defense for Brazilian bantamweight Talita Bernardo (10-4). The UFC veteran captured the 135-pound title at Invicta FC 51, dethroning then-champion Taneisha Tennant via unanimous decision. Challenging for gold will be “Big Bad” Olga Rubin (9-3). The England-based fighter is fresh off a “Submission of the Year” performance at Invicta FC 53, where she scored the first buggy choke finish in promotion history.
The card also features the promotional return of strawweight Kay Hansen (7-6). The 24-year-old made her professional debut in the Invicta cage in 2017 and scored five wins with the organization. She will re-enter the 115-pound ranks fresh off a four-fight UFC stint. Hansen’s opponent will be undefeated Colombian sensation Sayury Cañon (3-0). Cañon most recently competed at Invicta FC 52, defeating Amanda Macioce.
Also on the card, 29-year-old RIZIN and DEEP Jewels veteran Saori “Little Giant” Oshima (13-4) makes her Invicta debut against Brazil’s Andressa “Gauchinha” Romero (6-4-1), Nevada’s Taylor Guardado (4-2) rejoins the promotion and the bantamweight division opposite Japanese veteran Yoko Higashi (8-4), Brazilian atomweight Elisandra “Lili” Ferreira (6-2) collides with Canada’s “Queen of the North” Katie Saull (6-6), undefeated Michigan flyweight Zoe Nowicki (0-0) makes her professional debut against two-time IMMAF gold medalist Josiane Oliveira (0-0) of Brazil, and another Michigan flyweight, Fallon Johnson (0-0), meets Mexico’s Violeta “Violencia” Mendoza (1-0).
Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin will take place Friday, June 28 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City.
