The 25-year-old fighter picked up three straight wins on Friday night to conquer the eight-women Invicta FC strawweight tournament, which was set to crown their new 115-pound champion.
It was all dominance from Van Buren’s part through out her run in the tournament. In the one-round quarterfinal, Van Buren power-doubled Manjit Kolekar and submitted her with an armbar after landing some solid ground-and-pound for a couple of minutes. Her semifinal win over Juliana Lima was very similar to her quarterfinal performance with exception of the armbar finish. Van Buren took down Lima early and controlled her for the entirety of the one-round bout.