Sarah Kaufman, Katharina Lehner to Vie for Bantamweight Crown at Invicta FC 29

The vacant bantamweight title will be up for grabs when Sarah Kaufman faces Katharina Lehner at Invicta FC 29 on May 4.

The all-female promotion announced the pairing on Monday. The bantamweight title was vacated when previous champion Yana Kunitskaya left Invicta to go to the UFC.

Invicta FC 29 takes place at the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City, Mo., and will also see Pannie Kianzad square off against Bianca Daimoni at bantamweight in the co-main event. The card will stream in its entirety on UFC Fight Pass beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

A former Strikeforce champion and UFC veteran, Kaufman returned to the Invicta FC cage on Jan. 13, when she captured a unanimous decision victory over Kianzad at Invicta FC 27. Kaufman’s current two-fight winning streak also includes a victory over UFC talent Jessica-Rose Clark. Kaufman parted ways with the UFC following back-to-back losses to Valentina Shevchenko and Alexis Davis in 2015.

Lehner, a native of Cologne, Germany, is undefeated in seven professional bouts. In her promotional debut, Lehner defeated Alexa Conners via first-round technical knockout at Invicta FC 25 last August.

Seven other bouts were announced for Invicta FC 29: Pearl Gonzalez vs. Barbara Acioly at flyweight; Julia Avila vs. Marciea Allen at bantamweight; Liz Tracy vs. Cheri Muraski at flyweight; Yaya Rincon vs. Lisa Spangler at bantamweight; Allison Schmidt vs. Macy Chiasson at featherweight; Helen Peralta vs. Cheyanne Vlismas at strawweight and Adriana Vukovic vs. an as-yet-to-be-determined opponent at strawweight.