Invicta FC 53 live stream and results – DeCoursey vs. dos Santos
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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, and Colorado flyweight Ky “Kobra” Bennett (2-2) will take on Arkansas’ Kendal Holowell (2-2).
Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos will be overseen by the Colorado Combative Sports Commission and will feature open scoring. The event will kick off at 8:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. MT, with the night’s main card beginning at 9 p.m. ET/7 p.m. MT. The main card will air live on Invicta’s official YouTube Channel and Facebook Page, AXS TV in the U.S., Fight Network in Canada, Fox Sports in Mexico, Globo’s Combate in Brazil, DirecTV across Latin America, Viaplay and Match TV in Europe and Star Times across Africa. Tickets to the event are on sale now through Eventbrite.
Invicta FC 53 results below:
Atomweight Title: Rayanne dos Santos defeated Jillian DeCoursey via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 48-47)
Bantamweight: Olga Rubin defeated Claire Guthrie via submission (buggy choke) – Round 2, 4:23
Strawweight: Jéssica Delboni defeated Danielle Taylor via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Atomweight: Monique Adriane defeated Nicole Geraldo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight: Elise Pone defeated Liana Pirosin via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Atomweight: Elisandra “Lili” Ferreira defeated Flor Hernandez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight: Ky Bennett defeated Kendal Holowell via TKO – Round 2, 4:04
