Invicta FC
Invicta Fighting Championships · 2012 –
Active
- Founded
- 2012
- Founders
- Shannon Knapp, Janet Martin
- Home base
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Fate
- Active. Sold to Anthem Sports & Entertainment in 2021.
Notable Eras
- Independent era, 2012–2021
- Anthem Sports & Entertainment ownership from 2021
Key Events
- Invicta FC 1 (April 2012)
The Full History
2012: The Founding
Shannon Knapp and Janet Martin founded Invicta FC in Kansas City in 2012 and staged Invicta FC 1 that April.
2013–today
Invicta built a steady schedule of events and became a regular feeder of talent to the UFC. Anthem Sports & Entertainment bought the promotion in 2021, and it remains active.
Legacy
A Kansas City promotion that has run continuously since 2012 and sent a long line of fighters on to the UFC.
