Most weeks, a Wednesday evening is simply one other evening in the course of the week with nothing of substance occurring. This isn’t simply an bizarre Wednesday evening, as a result of this week’s MMA slate begins on Wednesday.
For the one time this 12 months, Invicta Preventing Championships holds a card in the course of the week. Memorial Corridor in Kansas Metropolis, KS is the setting for Invicta FC 58. Reside protection begins at 7:30 pm ET/ 4:30 pm PT Wednesday evening on the promotion’s official YouTube channel with the prelims.
Important card motion instantly follows at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT on CBS Sports activities Community. Notice: The CBS Sports activities Community broadcast of Invicta FC 58 will probably be seen on the channel in the USA solely. In Canada, Invicta FC 58 will probably be seen on Combat Community.
All informed, absent of any late changes to the bout order, the ultimate model of Invicta FC 58 on Wednesday will function eight contests.
Strawweights Enter Cage in Invicta FC 58 Important Occasion
Though no belt is at stake within the Invicta FC 58 major occasion, Shannon Knapp’s promotion is providing up an ideal contest to prime the promotion’s November card at 115 lbs. Emily Ducote (13-9 MMA, 4-1 Invicta), a veteran of each the UFC and Bellator MMA and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion, takes on Yulia Ostroverkhova (9-3-1 MMA, 0-1 Invicta FC) within the latter’s second combat with the promotion.
With no championship up for grabs right here, the Invicta FC 58 major occasion is an marketed most of three rounds at 5 minutes per spherical to shut the present.
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Invicta FC 58 Important Occasion Fighter Comparability
Heading into the Invicta FC 58 major occasion on Wednesday evening, Yulia Ostroverkhova stands because the taller competitor at 5-foot-4, in comparison with the 5-foot-2 body of Emily Ducote. Ostroverkhova owns a 2 1/2-inch attain benefit (65 1/2 inches to 63 inches) over Ducote.
Presently, the oddsmakers have but to launch cash strains for this explicit combat on Wednesday. When you plan on betting on this or another combat taking place this week or weekend in MMA and/or fight sports activities, please wager responsibly.
Ducote Returns to Invicta FC For First Time Since 2022 on Wednesday Evening
Emily Ducote enters the Invicta FC 58 major occasion having gone 2-3 in her final 5 fights. Most lately, she dropped a cut up determination by the hands of Vanessa Demopoulos (11-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) on Could 18 throughout UFC Vegas 92 from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, NV.
Subsequently, Ducote was amongst an inventory of rivals who had been lower from Dana White‘s promotion on the finish of July. Final month, it was revealed that she could be rejoining the Invicta FC energetic roster for the Nov. 6 card.
As beforehand acknowledged, her first tenure in Invicta FC was a profitable one, highlighted by a strawweight championship victory in her August 2021 combat vs. Danielle Taylor (11-9 MMA, 1-4 Invicta) by means of first-round knockout. In Could of 2022, Ducote made a profitable protection of the strap with a second-round TKO (physician’s stoppage) of Alesha Zappitella (9-4, 1 NC MMA, 6-3 Invicta.)
Will a return to the promotion the place she’s already captured strawweight gold be the spark Ducote must return to the win column? Tune in on Wednesday night to the Invicta FC 58 major occasion and discover out.
Ostroverkhova Seems to Rebound From August Loss
Within the different nook, Yulia Ostroverkhova has posted a mark of 2-2-1 in her final 5 fights. She’s had a tough go of issues contained in the cage of late
Coming into the Invicta FC 58 major occasion, she’s misplaced two fights consecutively. Again on Aug. 9 in Invicta FC 56, Ostroverkhova sustained a unanimous determination defeat by the hands of Valesca Machado (14-4, 1 NC MMA, 4-1 Invicta).
She hasn’t had quite a lot of time to stew over that loss, nevertheless. By the point the cage door closes for the Invicta FC 58 on Wednesday night, simply 87 days could have handed between contests. Can Ostroverkhova get her hand raised for the primary time in near a 12 months and a half?
Evaluation, Movie Examine, and Prediction
Count on an entertaining three rounds or much less of motion within the Invicta FC 58 major occasion. This needs to be an ideal scrap to look at.
Ducote’s Kicking Recreation May Inform the Story in Invicta FC 58 Important Occasion
Statistically talking, Emily Ducote has completed seven of her 13 profession wins inside the space. A textbook instance of her aggression happened throughout her 2021 combat versus Danielle Taylor.
Halfway by the primary spherical of the combat, she related on a brutal proper cross to stun Taylor earlier than planting a superb kick to her opponent’s head to knock her out straight away.
If Ducote can land one kick sq. and true, the Invicta FC 58 major occasion will probably be hers.
Ostroverkhova Can Take Combat To the Canvas
Within the different nook, Yulia Ostroverkhova can neutralize Emily Ducote within the Invicta FC 58 major occasion if and when the combat goes to the mat. One want look no additional than the second spherical of her Open FC Strawweight Championship combat in opposition to Viktoriya Tskhovrebova.
After the previous took Tskhovrebova down, the latter reversed place, just for Ostroverkhova to reassume management and try a submission, enabling her to build up floor management time. Because the spherical progressed, Ostroverkhova jettisoned the trouble to submit Tskhovrebova, as a substitute optioning to take prime mount and rain down floor and pound photographs.
Whereas Ostroverkhova was spectacular as soon as she assumed prime place, Tskhovrebova survived the second spherical and her floor sport in that second spherical of the combat performed an enormous position within the contest going her means on the scorecards after 25 minutes time.
Search for Ostroverkhova to attempt to drive Emily Ducote to the mat of the cage as quickly as she will on Wednesday.
Remaining Ideas
With no different MMA on the docket, tune into the Invicta FC 58 major occasion. Midweek fights are at all times a deal with, so take benefit.
Prediction: Yulia Ostroverkhova by Unanimous Choice.
