Matches to Make After Invicta Fighting Championships 28

It took Virna Jandiroba a little more than three months to reach the Invicta Fighting Championships summit. Mount Everest it was not.

The unbeaten Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt laid claim to the vacant strawweight title with a five-round split decision over Mizuki Inoue in the Invicta 28 main event on Saturday at the Union Event Center in Salt Lake City. Judges Dan Furse and Rich Montanez issued 49-46 scorecards for Jandiroba, while Rochelle Montanez saw it 49-46 for Inoue.

Most observers agreed it was not nearly competitive enough to warrant a split verdict. Jandiroba executed repeated takedowns, controlled position on the floor and lit up her Japanese counterpart with persistent…