by MMAjunkie.com Staff on May 29, 2012 at 2:10 pm ET
Invicta Fighting Championships' second all-female fight card is now official.
Company executives today announced the 13-bout lineup for Invicta FC 2, which takes place July 28 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.
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previously announced, the night's main event features Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann (5-0) against seasoned submission ace Shayna Baszler (14-6).
"With our second event, we are bringing in top competitors from all over the world in order to deliver a card stacked, from top to bottom, with some of the best matchups in the entire women's field of MMA fighters," Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp stated.
Tickets, which start at just $25, are available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com and InvictaFC.com beginning Friday. Broadcast plans for the evening's main card have yet to be announced.
The 31-year-old McMann is the first American woman in history to earn a silver medal in women's wrestling, earning the honor at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. She made her professional MMA debut in May 2011 and has since racked up five consecutive wins.
Baszler, trains under recent Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix finalist Josh Barnett. Thirteen of her 14 career victories have come via submission, including finishes by twister and her patented "Shwing."
The complete Invicta FC 2 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD
- Shayna Baszler vs. Sara McMann
- Hitomi Akano vs. Alexis Davis
- Liz Carmouche vs. Kaitlin Young
- Milana Dudienva vs. Amanda Nunes
- Kelly Kobold vs. Vanessa Porto
- Barb Honchak vs. Bethany Marshall
- Julia Budd vs. Elina Nilsson
- Carla Esparza vs. Sarah Schneider
PRELIMINARY CARD
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Angelica Chaves vs. Kikuyo Ishikawa
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Sarah Moras vs. Raquel Pennington
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Jessamyn Duke vs. Suzie Montero
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Cheryl Chan vs. Jocelyn Lybarger
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Liz McCarthy vs. Jessica Philippus
(Pictured: Shayna Baszler)