Friday is a busy evening on this planet of sports activities. You’ll have the enterprise finish of many competitions on this yr’s Summer Olympics, a full day and night of motion in MLB, together with a day-night doubleheader in Minneapolis between the visiting Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins and a few NFL preseason video games as week one of many three-week exhibition slate continues.
Let’s be sincere with ourselves: Until you’re a fan of the groups enjoying on Friday’s preseason schedule, you’re in all probability not going to be tuning in to the gridiron motion that evening. Apart from all the things else happening this Friday. you’ll have the back-end of a day-night doubleheader in MMA to look at.
After Brave CF 84 will get the day of aggressive violence began off within the morning, the fights head stateside in primetime. Denver, CO holds its second MMA occasion in as many months when Invicta Fighting Championships heads to Stockyards Occasions Middle for Invicta FC 56.
Bantamweights Go to Battle in Invicta FC 56 Most important Occasion
Dwell protection begins with the undercard at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on the promotion’s official YouTube channel and Facebook web page earlier than shifting onto most important card motion at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT on CBS Sports Network. Make no mistake: Despite the fact that CBS Sports activities Community is accessible on cable/ satellite tv for pc/ telco suppliers in Canada, the dwell telecast of Invicta FC 56 can be out there on the channel for its United States viewers solely.
For these viewers searching for Invicta FC 56 in Canada, tune into Struggle Community. If there are not any late changes to the bout order forward of battle evening, the ultimate model of Invicta FC 56 will characteristic eight contests.
Highlighting the evening’s itinerary is a bantamweight contest within the Invicta FC 56 most important occasion. Instantly following the co-main event, the headliner sees Jennifer Maia (21-10-1 MMA, 4-2 Invicta FC) taking up Mayra Cantuaria (10-5-1, 1 NC MMA, 1-0 Invicta FC) within the bantamweight division. It is a three-round battle at 5 minutes per spherical to shut the present.
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Invicta FC 56 Most important Occasion Fighter Comparability
Heading into the Invicta FC 56 most important occasion on Friday evening, Mayra Cantuaria stands because the taller fighter at 5-foot-7, in comparison with the 5-foot-4 body of Jennifer Maia. Cantuaria owns a three-inch attain benefit (67 inches to 64 inches) over Maia.
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Maia Readies for First MMA Look in Over 9 Months
Jennifer Maia, who previously competed within the UFC, enters her Invicta promotional return with a document of 2-3 in her final 5 MMA fights. In the meanwhile, she’s on a two-fight dropping streak.
Final trip within the cage, she dropped a unanimous determination to Viviane Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) in October of final yr. Not lengthy after that, she was dropped by the promotion. She turned to grappling earlier in 2024, however that battle, too, led to defeat (first-round submission: rear-naked choke) in opposition to Beatriz Mesquita.
She hasn’t competed in an MMA battle in virtually 10 months’ time and there are bragging rights on the road as Maia represents Curitiba, Brazil. Will she in a position to get again to the win column? Tune in and discover out.
Cantuaria On the lookout for Second Straight Victory Amid String of Lengthy Layoffs
Within the different nook, Mayra Cantuaria has posted a mark of 3-2 in her final 5 appearances. Most not too long ago, she made good on her Invicta FC promotional debut with a second-round submission (rear-naked choke) of Callie Cutler (7-8 MMA, 0-1 Invicta FC) proper earlier than St. Patrick’s Day final yr in Invicta FC 52 on AXS TV and YouTube.
It’s been over 14 months since that battle. Sadly for Mayra Cantuaria and her camp, lengthy hiatuses between contests have change into commonplace of late.
She hasn’t fought greater than as soon as in a calendar yr since 2021. Prolonged interregnums just like the one Cantuaria has encountered prior to now are detrimental towards a fighter’s maturation. Can she go 2-for-2 in Shannon Knapp‘s promotion in the course of the Invicta FC 56 most important occasion and convey glory again to Anapolis, Brazil?
Evaluation, Movie Examine, and Prediction
Whereas each fighters can do injury when the cage door closes within the Invicta FC 56 most important occasion, the sting is given to Jennifer Maia as a result of her black belts in each Muay-Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Maia Slick With Submissions
Statistically talking, Jennifer Maia has recorded six wins by the use of submission. Even when she finds herself on the underside of a floor alternate, as was the case versus Joanne Wood in 2020 on the UFC Apex, it might be a achieved deal.
In the course of the first spherical of a scheduled three, Maia peppered the previous Joanne Calderwood with a two-punch mixture whereas she absorbed some kicks to the leg earlier than returning fireplace by touchdown a right-handed shot. Upon Calderwood catching Maia’s kick, she took high mount and wouldn’t let Maia rise to her toes.
After touchdown floor and pound photographs from the underside place, Maia assumed full guard and ultimately utilized the torque to lock up an armbar with 31 seconds left on the clock. She’s acquired the talents to flip the script if the battle goes to the bottom.
Cantuaria Equally Adept on the Floor
Within the different nook. Mayra Cantuaria sings the traditional chorus “Something you are able to do, I can do higher, I can do something higher than you.” She’s additionally acquired floor recreation, and it confirmed within the second spherical of her fight versus Callie Cutler from March of final yr.
That body noticed Cantuaria trapping her leg and arm on Cutler’s physique, giving her the opening to go to work on a rear-naked choke. Whereas Cutler gestured to the official that she was nonetheless within the battle, it wouldn’t keep that means for for much longer after that in spherical two.
She was compelled to faucet because of the deep choke a couple of seconds later. If Cantuaria can take Maia down within the Invicta FC 56 most important occasion, it’s her world and we’re all residing in it.
Ultimate Ideas
Whereas this battle will happen within the USA, this battle is for supremacy in Brazil. Even with no championship up for the taking, the stakes can be excessive on Friday evening within the Invicta FC 56 most important occasion.
Prediction: Mayra Cantuaria by Second-Spherical Submission.
