Finn Maiju Suotama (8-4) has signed with Invicta FC and will jump right in the mix by fighting in a one-night, eight-woman single elimination tournament at the Phoenix Series 2 on September 6. Read the press release by Invicta below.
Following the success of Phoenix Series 1, which saw a champion crowned and stars born, Invicta Fighting Championships today announced its second one-night, eight-woman tournament.
Phoenix Series 2 is scheduled to take place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., on Friday, Sept. 6, and will feature eight elite flyweights engaging in high-stakes single-elimination competition.
The flyweight field competing at Phoenix Series 2 includes:
DeAnna Bennett (10-5-1) – UFC veteran and former Invicta FC title challenger
Milana Dudieva (12-8) – Three-fight UFC veteran
Marilia Santos (10-3) – Dana White’s Contender Series veteran
Maiju Suotama (8-4) – Strikeforce Challengers veteran
Daiana Torquato (9-3) – Brazilian prospect on a seven-fight winning streak
Cheri Muraski (6-2) – Three-fight Invicta FC veteran
Liz Tracy (5-3) – Three-fight Invicta FC veteran
Miranda Maverick (5-2) – Twenty-two-year-old prospect with six Invicta FC fights
Phoenix Series 2 follows the same structure as the prior tournament, with four quarterfinal bouts and two semifinal bouts each having a maximum duration of one five-minute round. The tournament’s final bout will be contested over three five-minute rounds.
Quarterfinal match-ups will be determined by random draw prior to the event and the quarterfinal round’s fastest finisher will be able to pick their semifinal round opponent from the three other advancing competitors.
Play-by-play voice Laura Sanko and analyst Jimmy Smith return to call the Phoenix Series 2 action, streaming live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 6.
