Emilee King

Invicta Fighting Championships will host a historic night of women’s mixed martial arts action for Friday, Aug. 27. The world’s premier combat sports organization for women returns to pay-per-view for the first time in eight years for Invicta FC 44: A New Era. The event will take place from Memorial Hall in Kansas City and is headlined by two championship match-ups.

Bellator 238 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT). The event takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie. In the main event, women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd (13-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) takes on challenger and former UFC, Invicta and Strikeforce champ Cris Cyborg (21-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). In the co-feature, Adam Borics (14-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) meets Darrion Caldwell (13-3 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) in a quarterfinal bout in the ongoing featherweight grand prix.

145 lbs.: Patricio Freire (30-4) vs. Pedro Carvalho (11-3) 145 lbs.: Daniel Weichel (40-11) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (19-4) 170 lbs.: Yaroslav Amosov (24-0) vs. Logan Storley (11-0) 145 lbs.: Aaron Pico (6-3) vs. John de Jesus (13-8)

Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedwiedz was a mixed martial arts event headlined by Jennifer Maia defending her flyweight championship against top contender Agnieszka Niedzwiedz. Vanessa Porto was scheduled to fight Jessica-Rose Clark, but Clark accepted a fight with the UFC and was replaced by Milana Dudieva. On November 13, Invicta announced the signing of the undefeated Mackenzie Dern to debut against Kaline Medeiros. Janaisa Morandin was scheduled to fight Mizuki Inoue, but Mizuki pulled out of the fight on November 27 and was replaced by Kinberly Novaes