• Invicta FC 4: Official Weigh-In Results and *VIDEO*

  • The Invicta FC 4 weigh-ins took place on Friday (Jan. 4), with 25 of the 26 fighters scheduled for the event successfully making weight on their first attempt. Main event participants Carla Esparza (8-2) and “Rowdy” Bec Hyatt (4-1) both made weight, Esparza weighed in at 114.75 pounds while Hyatt weighed in at exactly 115 pounds. They will battle for the first-ever Invicta Fighting Championships world strawweight (115 pounds) title.

    Invicta FC 4 will take place today (Jan. 5) at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, live on Invicta FC.com. In the co-main event Shayna Baszler (15-7) will face Alexis Davis (12-5) in a bantamweight matchup. Both women made weight with Davis coming in at 135.75 pounds and Baszler weighing in at 134.75 pounds.

    Of the 26 fighters on the card, only Veronica Rothenhausler (0-0) of Reno, Nev. weighed in one-half pound over the 146 pound limit for her featherweight (145 pounds) preliminary card bout with Katalina Malungahu (2-1) of Las Vegas, Nev.  Rothenhausler will make her professional debut after reeling off two consecutive, five-second KO victories as an amateur.

    The live stream of the event, which will begin at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST, is available for purchase, in its entirety, on InvictaFC.com for a credit card charge of! $7.95.

    The full Invicta FC 4 weigh-in results are below:

    Main Card:

    - Carla Esparza (114.75 lbs.) vs. Bec Hyatt (115 lbs.)
    - Shayna Baszler (134.75 lbs.) vs. Alexis Davis (135.75 lbs.)
    - Leslie Smith (135.75 lbs.) vs. Raquel Pennington (134.75 lbs.)
    - Amanda Nunes (135.75 lbs.) vs. Sarah D’Alelio (135.75 lbs.)
    - Ediane Gomes (143.25 lbs.) vs. Hiroko Yamanaka (145.5 lbs.)
    - Joanne Calderwood (116 lbs.) vs. Livia Von Plettenberg (116 lbs.)

    Preliminary Card:

    - Stephanie Frausto (105 lbs.) vs. Cassie Rodish (105.75 lbs.)
    - Tamikka Brents (145 lbs.) vs. Amanda Bell (145 lbs.)
    - Liz McCarthy (104.25 lbs.) vs. Jodie Esquibel (104.25 lbs.)
    - Emily Kagan (115.5 lbs.) vs. Rose Namajunas (114.5 lbs.)
    - Tecia Torres (115.5 lbs.) vs. Paige Van Zant (114.75 lbs.)
    - Katalina Malungahu (145.75 lbs.) vs. Veronica Rothenhausler (146.5 lbs.)
    - Laura Marcusse (105.5 lbs.) vs. Cassie Robb (105.5 lbs.)

    Video footage of the Invicta FC 4 weigh-ins:

    Tickets for Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt, priced from $25, are on sale at Memorial Hall box office (913-549-4853), online at Ticketmaster.com and InvictaFC.com and by phone at 800-745-3000.

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