- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Yana Kunitskaya Armbar Dethrones Tonya Evinger in Stunning Invicta 20 Headliner
- Updated: November 19, 2016
It will go down as one of the most shocking upsets of 2016.Yana Kunitskaya submitted Tonya Evinger with a first-round armbar to claim the Invicta Fighting Championships bantamweight title in the Invicta 20 headliner on Friday at the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. Evinger (18-5) — as much as a -950 favorite with some sportsbooks — conceded defeat 1:59 into Round 1, her nine-fight winning streak at an end.Kunitskaya (10-2) remained cool under fire. Evinger executed a takedown inside the first 15 seconds and went to work, first from side control and then half guard. Kunitskaya ate a few elbows but moved into position for the armbar and bit down. Realizing her situation was dire, Evinger briefly stood on the face of the challenger in a desperate attempt to relieve the pressure. She was unsuccessful and had no choice but to tap, as she suffered her first defeat in more than five years. In the co-main event, Alliance MMA’s Angela Hill retained the Invicta strawweight championship with a workmanlike five-round unanimous decision over Kaline Medeiros. Hill (6-2) swept the scorecards with 50-45, 49-46 and 48-47 nods from the judges, as she recorded her fourth straight victory. Medeiros (8-5) was competitive throughout but could not crack the champion’s code. Hill used her feet to weave in and out of danger, all while feeding the CES MMA veteran punches and chewing up her lead leg with kicks. “Overkill” held her own on …
