Invicta Combating Championships (Invicta FC) introduced right this moment an unique U.S. tv rights cope with CBS Sports activities, marking one other important milestone in ladies’s sports activities.
Beginning with the highly-anticipated Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin on June 28, Invicta FC will air stay on CBS Sports activities Community. This settlement underscores Invicta FC’s continued development and important place within the MMA panorama, bringing top-tier ladies’s MMA motion to a broader viewers each on tv and on-line.
CBS Sports activities Community will air 5 upcoming Invicta occasions all through 2024 — kicking off with the highly-anticipated Invicta FC 55 on Friday, June 28, at 9 p.m. ET. Broadcast stay from the Memorial Corridor in Kansas Metropolis, the night is headlined by a bantamweight championship showdown as UFC veteran Talita Bernardo defends her title for the primary time towards submission specialist “Large Dangerous” Olga Rubin, whose history-making efficiency at Invicta FC 53 earned her “Submission of the Yr” accolades. The evening additionally features a co-main occasion strawweight showdown, pitting the undefeated Sayury Cañon towards California native Kay Hansen.
Invicta FC was based in 2012 by trailblazing fight sports activities govt Shannon Knapp, who continues to make historical past as the one feminine head of a significant fight sports activities promotion. Over the past 12 years, Invicta has modified the face of MMA — offering an important platform for prime feminine athletes from across the globe. Invicta FC has lengthy been a pivotal platform for showcasing feminine MMA expertise, offering a stage the place a few of the sport’s most exceptional athletes first made their mark. The promotion’s spectacular alumni roster options legends comparable to Amanda Nunes, Rose Namajunas, Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino and Paige VanZant, amongst many others. By means of Invicta, these athletes have introduced their presence to the world, demonstrating their distinctive expertise and cementing their place in MMA historical past.
“CBS Sports activities is the right accomplice for Invicta FC,” mentioned Knapp. “By becoming a member of forces with their international platform, we’re set to carry our world-class occasions to an excellent bigger viewers. 2024 shall be a landmark 12 months for us, filled with unparalleled matchups and title fights unique to Invicta. We’re excited to showcase our world-class occasions and exhibit why Invicta FC is the main model in ladies’s MMA, giving followers around the globe a front-row seat to the motion.”
CBS Sports activities Community is offered on DIRECTV (channel 221) and Dish Community (channel 158). CBS Sports activities Community’s programming may also be seen stay on-line at CBSSports.com.
CBS Sports activities’ Full 2024 Invicta FC Schedule (11th of September p.m. ET):
Friday, June 28 – Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin – Memorial Corridor in Kansas CityFriday, August 9 – Invicta FC 56Friday, September TBD – Invicta FC 57Wednesday, November 6 – Invicta FC 58Friday, December 13 – Invicta FC 59
