Invicta FC strawweight champion Carla Esparza (9-2) is injured, so Ayaka Hamasaki (9-0) will meet replacement Claudia Gadelha (9-0) at Invicta FC 6. Gadelha tweeted news of the change on Saturday, though an official announcement wasn’t made. Esparza, though, today tweeted news of a knee injury following a report from MMAFighting.com . As Esparza wrote on Twitter: “I am devastated, there is no worse thing for an athlete to experience. I have had this injury for a few weeks, but kept training and did what I could because that’s what fighters do, we fight through things even when they are tough. I was still planning to fight, until I recently discovered a tear was confirmed. I apologize to my fans, fans, and family who wanted to see me perform, I wanted to put on an amazing fight for you.” Invicta FC 6 takes place July 13 at Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Mo
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Champ Esparza injured, Hamasaki now meets Gadelha at Invicta FC 6 – MMA Junkie