It was three times a charm for Emily Ducote last night at Invicta FC 44: A New Era. She won the Invicta FC strawweight title with a stunning KO over Danielle Taylor. Ducote had previously come up short in title fights in Invicta (to Kanako Murata) and Bellator (to Ilima-Lei Macfarlane).
But she would not be denied this time around. Her main event with Taylor, a UFC vet, didn’t last long. She caught Taylor flush with a right hand in the first round that had Taylor out on her feet. As she stood there defenceless, Ducote landed a big head kick that send Taylor crashing to the mat like a falling tree.