Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt
Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt was a mixed martial arts event held on January 5, 2013 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The event will be headlined by a strawweight championship bout between Carla Esparza and Bec Hyatt. Esparza was originally scheduled to fight Ayaka Hamasaki for the title but Hamasaki pulled out of the fight due to commitments to defending her JEWELS lightweight title in December and was replaced by undefeated Brazilian fighter Claudia Gadelha. On December 28, Gadelha was forced to withdraw from the main event title fight after suffering a broken nose in training. Gadelha was replaced by Bec Hyatt, who was originally set to face Joanne Calderwood.
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Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt was a mixed martial arts event held on January 5, 2013 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The event will be headlined by a strawweight championship bout between Carla Esparza and Bec Hyatt. Esparza was originally scheduled to fight Ayaka Hamasaki for the title but Hamasaki pulled out of the fight due to commitments to defending her JEWELS lightweight title in December and was replaced by undefeated Brazilian fighter Claudia Gadelha. On December 28, Gadelha was forced to withdraw from the main event title fight after suffering a broken nose in training. Gadelha was replaced by Bec Hyatt, who was originally set to face Joanne Calderwood.
Carla Esparza
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Bec Rawlings
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Alexis Davis
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Shayna Baszler
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Leslie Smith
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Raquel Pennington
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Sarah D'Alelio
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Amanda Nunes
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Ediane Gomes
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Hiroko Yamanaka
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Joanne Wood
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Livia von Plettenberg
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Cassie Rodish
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Stephanie Frausto
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Tamikka Brents
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Amanda Bell
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Jodie Esquibel
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Liz McCarthy
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Rose Namajunas
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Emily Kagan
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Tecia Pennington
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Paige VanZant
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Veronica Rothenhausler
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Katalina Malungahu
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Laura Marcusse-Sanko
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Cassie Robb
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