Invicta FC has a new strawweight champion. Kanako Murata edged Emily Ducote over 5 rounds at Invicta FC 38 to win the belt, in a last-minute schedule change after Karina Rodriguez failed to make weight for her flyweight title challenge bout against Vanessa Porto.
With Rodriguez vs. Porto relegated to a three-round non-title bout in the co-main, Murata vs. Ducote took the headline slot.
Here’s the complete results:
- Kanako Murata def. Emily Ducote via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46)
- Vanessa Porto def. Karina Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Mallory Martin def. Cynthia Arceo via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
- Shanna Young def. Maiju Suotama via unanimous decision (28-26, 29-27, 28-27)
- Lisa Verzosa def. Kerri Kenneson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Auttumn Norton def. Shaianna Rincon via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
- Taneisha Tennant def. Serena DeJesus via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
