When the UFC first announced that it would add 135-pound women to its previously all-male roster of fighters, Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp[autotag] liked to say that it didn’t concern her all that much because, “they’re doing one weight class; I’ve got five.” But now, according to UFC president Dana White, the world’s foremost MMA organization will soon expand to two women’s divisions, adding the 115-pound class some time in the near future. It’s enough to make you wonder, where will that leave Invicta, which gears up for its seventh event in Kansas City, Mo. this Saturday night (Dec. 7, 9 pm ET, pay-per-view)? If the UFC adds more women to the roster, especially in what Knapp regards as “probably the deepest division in all of women’s MMA,” what will that mean for the organization that was built on the belief that people really do want to see women fight, even if the UFC didn’t agree until [autotag]Ronda Rousey came along
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As UFC embraces women’s MMA, Invicta’s Knapp sees ‘validation’ instead of threats – MMA Junkie