Lisa Ellis-Ward

The world of Mixed Martial Arts isn't just for the men anymore! Fatal Femmes Fighting was created with a single solitary mission: bring together the best female MMA fighters from around the world and determine the best of the best! On this historic night, 16 women would have the opportunity to make MMA history with the first all-female, no-holds-barred cage-fighting card sanctioned by the State of California! And, for 6 women, it was a night that would give them the opportunity to become the first Fatal Femmes Fighting champion in their weight class as Jen Case battled Yoko Takahashi for the FFF Middleweight Title, Cassandra Blasso went to war with Roxanne Modaferri over the Lightweight Title, and Japan's feared Masako Yoshida steps in the cage against US women's MMA standout Lisa Ward to crown the first FFF Flyweight Champion!

Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen was the inaugural event of the promotion held on April 28, 2012 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was headlined by former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen, who had lost to Coenen by 2nd round submission in her second professional fight in 2008. The event also marked the MMA debut of 2008 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling medalist Randi Miller. The event was not televised, but was available as a free video stream at the Invicta Fighting Championships webpage. Fighters Sofia Bagherdai, Randi Miller, Ashleigh Curry, and Romy Ruyssen missed weight for their bouts. Bagherdai and Curry forfeited 10% of their purse to their opponent, while Miller and Ruyssen foreited 25% of their purse to their opponent.

The next generation of UFC stars are produced in an intense elimination tournament that separates the contenders from the pretenders.