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Invicta FC champion Livia Renata Souza rips Alexa Grasso: ‘She ran from the fight again’

Invicta FC strawweight champion Livia Renata Souza was hoping to finally defend her title against undefeated Alexa Grasso, but is disappointed that the fight won’t happen once again.

Originally booked for Sept. 12, Souza-Grasso was cancelled when the challenger got hurt, and it looks like another injury will prevent Grasso from facing the 115-pound champion at Invicta FC 15. According to Souza, Invicta FC 15 is planned for Dec. 5, but sources told MMAFighting.com it won't happen before January.

"Yeah, she ran from the fight again," Souza told MMAFighting.com. "She’s hurt, can’t fight at Invicta FC 15 on December 5.