Jennifer Maia Wins Vacant Title, Ayaka Hamasaki Retains Hers at Invicta FC 19

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After a tough back-and-forth brawl, Brazil’s Jennifer Maia had her hand raised in victory against longtime veteran Roxanne Modafferi in the main event of Invicta FC 19 to capture the promotion’s vacant flyweight title. In the co-feature, Ayaka Hamasaki retained her atomweight crown via TKO at the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo. Maia survived several takedowns and submission attempts from “The Happy Warrior” in the first half of the fight and turned on the heat in the championship rounds. Modafferi never stopped trying to impose her will on her foe, but her stamina depleted over time and she was unable to drag Maia to the canvas when she needed to late.Maia tagged the Las Vegas resident with several clean, accurate punches in the final frame and when she stuffed a desperate double-leg attempt, she essentially sealed the …

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