Irene Aldana (Esther Lin/Invicta FC)

Irene Aldana, Tiffany Van Soest Among Additions to Invicta FC 19

Invicta Fighting Championships 19 is now up to eight bouts. Joining the previously announced title bouts are six additional bouts.

Mexico’s Irene Aldana will once again look to get back into the bantamweight title picture as she takes on former featherweight title challenger Faith Van Duin of New Zealand.

Undefeated Indian strawweight Manjit Kolekar will make her promotional debut against veteran Kaline Medeiros.


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Former Lion Fight champion and current GLORY combatant Tiffany Van Soest will make both her professional and promotional debut against a yet-to-be-revealed opponent, also at strawweight.

Atomweight Julia Jones will aim to keep her perfect record intact against Colorado’s Stephanie Skinner, as both fighters step into the Invicta cage for the first time.

Featherweight Amber Leibrock looks to rebound from the first loss of her career as she welcomes Amy Coleman to the promotion.

Finally, strawweight Ashley Greenway clashes with Icelandic newcomer Sunna Rannveig Davidsdottir.

Invicta FC 19 is headlined by an interim flyweight bout between Jennifer Maia and Roxanne Modafferi. The co-main event features atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki against No. 1 contender Jinh Yu Frey. The event takes place Friday, Sept. 23 from the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo.

Invicta FC 19 Fight Card
Jennifer Maia vs. Roxanne Modafferi – for interim flyweight title
Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Jinh Yu Frey – for atomweight title
Irene Aldana vs. Faith Van Duin
Manjit Kolekar vs. Kaline Medeiros
Tiffany Van Soest vs. TBA
Julia Jones vs. Stephanie Skinner
Amber Leibrock vs. Amy Coleman
Ashley Greenway vs. Sunna Rannveig Davidsdottir


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