A couple late changes have been made to this weekend's Invicta 17 event.
Japan's Mizuki Inoue has withdrawn from the event in Costa Mesa, Calif. due to a training injury, the company announced Monday. Taking her place in a strawweight matchup against Brazil's Aline Serio (9-5) will be Kaline Medeiros (6-4).
Medeiros, nicknamed "The Dark Angel," is a native of Brazil who now trains with Mark DellaGrotte in Boston. She carries a three-fight win streak into her Bellator debut. Serio is also making her Invicta debut is has won five out of her past six.