Bantamweight, Flyweight Title Bouts Top Invicta FC 51 Lineup on Jan. 18

A championship doubleheader is on tap for Invicta FC 51 on Jan. 18.

The event will be headlined by a bantamweight championship clash between reigning title holder Taneisha Tennant and Talita Bernardo, while Kristina Williams and Ketlen Souza will vie for the vacant flyweight crown in the co-main event. The all-female promotion announced the bookings on Tuesday.

Invicta FC 51 takes place at Reelworks Denver in Denver, Colo., and airs on AXS TV and the Invicta FC YouTube channel beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Five other bouts were also announced for the card: Serena DeJesus vs. Olga Rubin at bantamweight; Claire Guthrie vs. Auttumn Norton at bantamweight; Marisa Messer-Belenchia vs. Elisandra Ferreira at atomweight; Katie Saull vs. Rayanne Amanda at atomweight and Fatima Kline vs. Laura Gallardo at strawweight.

A former competitor on Dana White’s Contender Series, Tennant is 4-0 under the Invicta FC banner — including five-round verdicts over Olga Rubin and Lisa Verzosa in title bouts.

Bernardo has won three straight fights following a 1-3 stint in the UFC. The Brazilian has kicked off her Invicta tenure with back-to-back submissions of Yana Gadelha and Katharina Lehner.

Williams, who went 3-2 under the Bellator MMA banner, enjoyed a 2-0 campaign with in Invicta in 2022, outpointing Fore Hani in March before submitting Liana Ferreira Pirosin in July.

Souza, meanwhile, has been victorious in her last four professional outings. Most recently, she earned a unanimous decision win over Maiju Suotama at Invicta FC 49.

Fatima Kline vs Laura Gallardo Katie Saull vs Rayanne dos Santos Marisa Messer-Belenchia vs Elisandra Ferreira de Oliveira Claire Guthrie vs Auttumn Norton Serena DeJesus vs Olga Rubin Kristina Williams vs Ketlen Souza Tanya Nijjar vs Sayury Canon