Last round of the night with the main event on the line!#InvictaFC35 pic.twitter.com/HQnXFRVJIk
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) June 8, 2019Karina Rodriguez with a boost from the judges cleared the final hurdle standing between her and a shot at an Invicta Fighting Championships title.
The Lobo Gym representative avenged a March 2018 defeat to DeAnna Bennett with a contentious unanimous verdict in their flyweight tournament final atop Invicta 35 on Friday at Memorial Hall in Kanas City, Kansas. All three cageside judges struck 29-28 scorecards for Rodriguez (8-3, 4-1 Invicta), who will challenge Vanessa Porto for the organization's 125-pound championship later this year.