Invicta Fighting Championships

Invicta Fighting Championships
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded	2012
Founder	Shannon Knapp; Janet Martin
Headquarters	United States
Area served	United States
Key people	Shannon Knapp (president); Julie Kedzie (matchmaker); Amanda Nunes (matchmaker and athlete development team);
Parent	Anthem Sports & Entertainment
Website	invictafc.com

Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currently owned by the Canadian-based Anthem Sports & Entertainment.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The company's name comes from the Latin word for "invincible and incomparable", which appears in the feminine form.^[4]

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^ Paligaru, Matt (2012-03-24). "Shannon Knapp reveals how Invicta FC came together and what it means for women's MMA". United Kingdom: Fighters.com. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
^ "Invicta FC sold to Anthem Sports & Entertainment, events to air on AXS TV". MMA Junkie. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
^ Adams, Jason (2012-03-21). "Janet Martin Interview". United States: Promoting Real Women blog. Retrieved 2012-06-15.