Most weeks, a Wednesday night is just another night in the middle of the week with nothing of substance going on. This isn’t just an ordinary Wednesday night, because this week’s MMA slate begins on Wednesday.
For the only time this year, Invicta Fighting Championships holds a card in the middle of the week. Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS is the setting for Invicta FC 58. Live coverage begins at 7:30 pm ET/ 4:30 pm PT Wednesday night on the promotion’s official YouTube channel with the prelims.
Main card action immediately follows at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT on CBS Sports Network. Note: The CBS Sports Network broadcast of Invicta FC 58 will be seen on the channel in the United States only. In Canada, Invicta FC 58 will be seen on Fight Network.
All told, absent of any late adjustments to the bout order, the final version of Invicta FC 58 on Wednesday will feature eight contests.
Strawweights Enter Cage in Invicta FC 58 Main Event
Although no belt is at stake in the Invicta FC 58 main event, Shannon Knapp’s promotion is offering up a great contest to top the promotion’s November card at 115 lbs. Emily Ducote (13-9 MMA, 4-1 Invicta), a veteran of both the UFC and Bellator MMA and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion, takes on Yulia Ostroverkhova (9-3-1 MMA, 0-1 Invicta FC) in the latter’s second fight with the promotion.
With no championship up for grabs here, the Invicta FC 58 main event is an advertised maximum of three rounds at five minutes per round to close the show.
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Invicta FC 58 Main Event Fighter Comparison
Heading into the Invicta FC 58 main event on Wednesday night, Yulia Ostroverkhova stands as the taller competitor at 5-foot-4, compared to the 5-foot-2 frame of Emily Ducote. Ostroverkhova owns a 2 1/2-inch reach advantage (65 1/2 inches to 63 inches) over Ducote.
Currently, the oddsmakers have yet to release money lines for this particular fight on Wednesday. If you plan on betting on this or any other fight happening this week or weekend in MMA and/or combat sports, please wager responsibly.
Ducote Returns to Invicta FC For First Time Since 2022 on Wednesday Night
Emily Ducote enters the Invicta FC 58 main event having gone 2-3 in her last five fights. Most recently, she dropped a split decision at the hands of Vanessa Demopoulos (11-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) on May 18 during UFC Vegas 92 from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, NV.
Subsequently, Ducote was among a list of competitors who were cut from Dana White‘s promotion at the end of July. Last month, it was revealed that she would be rejoining the Invicta FC active roster for the Nov. 6 card.
As previously stated, her first tenure in Invicta FC was a successful one, highlighted by a strawweight championship victory in her August 2021 fight vs. Danielle Taylor (11-9 MMA, 1-4 Invicta) by way of first-round knockout. In May of 2022, Ducote made a successful defense of the strap with a second-round TKO (doctor’s stoppage) of Alesha Zappitella (9-4, 1 NC MMA, 6-3 Invicta.)
Will a return to the promotion where she’s already captured strawweight gold be the spark Ducote needs to return to the win column? Tune in on Wednesday evening to the Invicta FC 58 main event and find out.
Ostroverkhova Looks to Rebound From August Loss
In the other corner, Yulia Ostroverkhova has posted a mark of 2-2-1 in her last five fights. She’s had a rough go of things inside the cage of late
Entering the Invicta FC 58 main event, she’s lost two fights consecutively. Back on Aug. 9 in Invicta FC 56, Ostroverkhova sustained a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Valesca Machado (14-4, 1 NC MMA, 4-1 Invicta).
She hasn’t had a lot of time to stew over that loss, however. By the time the cage door closes for the Invicta FC 58 on Wednesday evening, just 87 days will have passed between contests. Can Ostroverkhova get her hand raised for the first time in close to a year and a half?
Analysis, Film Study, and Prediction
Expect an entertaining three rounds or less of action in the Invicta FC 58 main event. This should be a great scrap to watch.
Ducote’s Kicking Game Could Tell the Tale in Invicta FC 58 Main Event
Statistically speaking, Emily Ducote has finished seven of her 13 career wins inside the distance. A textbook example of her aggression came about during her 2021 fight versus Danielle Taylor.
Midway through the first round of the fight, she connected on a brutal right cross to stun Taylor before planting a brilliant kick to her opponent’s head to knock her out right away.
If Ducote can land one kick square and true, the Invicta FC 58 main event will be hers.
Ostroverkhova Can Take Fight To the Canvas
In the other corner, Yulia Ostroverkhova can neutralize Emily Ducote in the Invicta FC 58 main event if and when the fight goes to the mat. One need look no further than the second round of her Open FC Strawweight Championship fight against Viktoriya Tskhovrebova.
After the former took Tskhovrebova down, the latter reversed position, only for Ostroverkhova to reassume control and attempt a submission, enabling her to accumulate ground control time. As the round progressed, Ostroverkhova jettisoned the effort to submit Tskhovrebova, instead optioning to take top mount and rain down ground and pound shots.
While Ostroverkhova was impressive once she assumed top position, Tskhovrebova survived the second round and her ground game in that second round of the fight played a huge role in the contest going her way on the scorecards after 25 minutes time.
Look for Ostroverkhova to try to drive Emily Ducote to the mat of the cage as soon as she can on Wednesday.
Final Thoughts
With no other MMA on the docket, tune into the Invicta FC 58 main event. Midweek fights are always a treat, so take advantage.
Prediction: Yulia Ostroverkhova by Unanimous Decision.
