After refusing to fight Cris “Cyborg” Justino and subsequently getting stripped of her UFC women’s featherweight title as reported on Monday, Germaine de Randamie released the following statement:
“As many of you will know, the UFC has stripped me from the belt. For those of us who do not know what that means; The UFC has unpacked my title because I refuse to fight against their number one challenger. (I have my reasons for that) It’s great to hear this news from the media and I’m sorry that it’s running, but it’s what it’s! Well, I hear you thinking again ‘She’s scared! What a bad champion! A shame for the sport! She did not deserve to be a champion! ” Etc .. etc .. I’ve seen it all over. But apart from what everyone thinks / finds, I’m walking my own path. And there you can agree or not.That I’m stripped does not mean I’m stopping. This only means that I have even more reasons to knock NOG (literally sometimes) for which I stand and what I want.The UFC is not long for me !! It’s easy to stand with the crowd. It takes Courage to stand alone “‘Die with memories not dreams!’”
Tonya Evinger replaces Megan Anderson, fights Helena Kolesnyk at Invicta FC 24 Invicta FC officials announced Monday that bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger (19-5) is moving up to featherweight for a non-title fight against Helena Kolesnyk on July 15th. Evinger replaces Megan Anderson, who is headed to the Octagon for a featherweight title shot against Cris “Cyborg” at UFC 214 on July 29th.
Evinger (19-5) heads into this matchup on a 10-fight unbeaten streak, including a submission victory over Yana Kunitskaya at Invicta FC 22 in her last fight. “Triple Threat” hasn’t lost since a 2011 decision setback to Sara McMann and has won seven of her last 10 fights by stoppage.
Kolesnyk (5-0) has won all of her fights by finish and will be making her promotional debut. The 27-year-old last competed in April, when she won by 25-second knockout over Tatiana Portnova at Tech-Krep FC: PRIME Selection 2017 Stage 2.
Here’s an updated look at the card…
Tonya Evinger vs. Helena Kolesnyk
Mara Romero Borella vs. Milana Dudieva
Yana Kunitskaya vs. Raquel Pa’aluhi
Ashley Cummins vs. Jinh Yu Frey
Barbara Acioly vs. Karina Rodriguez
Kelly D’Angelo vs. Sunna Rannveig Davidsdott
Mallory Martin vs. Tiffany Masters
Amy Coleman vs. Felicia Spencer
