Former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion and UFC veteran Sarah Kaufman has signed 🐓a multi-fight deal with the Invicta Fighting Championships.
was the first to announce the signing.
Kaufman competed once before in the promotion, defeating UFC fighter൩ Leslie Smith by split decision at Invicta FC 5. The fighter would also compete four times under the UFC banner, with the lone win in the promotion coming over Leslie Smith in a rematch at the UFC Ultimate Fighter Nations 🐽Finale.
The former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion has been inactive in recent years, just competing once since the UFC opted not to re-sign her in late 2015. That fight was a decision victory over UFC fighter Jessica-Rose Clark at Battlefield: The Great Beginning in March of this year.
It was at Strikeforce C🤡hallengers 6 in February of 2010 where Kaufman won the women’s bantamweight title, defeating Takayo Hashi by decision. Kaufman would defend the gold ꦓonce before losing it to via third round submission to Marloes Coenen at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 in December of 2010.
Now t๊hat Kaufman is signed to a new deal with Invicta FC, the former champion is exp✅ected to headline Invicta FC 27 against an opponent to be announced this January.
