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Invicta FC 53 weigh-in results – Jillian DeCoursey vs. Rayanne dos Santos
On Tuesday, May 2, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos, which takes place Wednesday, May 3 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.
Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos kicks off at 9 p.m. ET/7 p.m. MT. It airs 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.
Below are the results of the event’s weigh-ins:
Atomweight Title: Jillian DeCoursey (104.8) vs. Rayanne dos Santos (104.3)
Bantamweight: Olga Rubin (135.7) vs. Claire Guthrie (135.7)
Strawweight: Jéssica Delboni (115.6) vs. Danielle Taylor (114.9)
Atomweight: Monique Adriane (105.5) vs. Nicole Geraldo (105.9)
Flyweight: Liana Pirosin (126) vs. Elise Pone (125.3)
Atomweight: Elisandra “Lili” Ferreira (105.3) vs. Flor Hernandez (105.8)
Flyweight: Ky Bennett (124.8) vs. Kendal Holowell (125.4)
