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Walker: Invicta Deserves Seat at UFC Table

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Cris Cyborg will defend her Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title against former Invicta Fighting Championships bantamweight queen Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222 this Saturday in Las Vegas.

When the announcement was made, UFC President Dana White spent more time trying to pronounce the challenger’s name than explaining to anyone viewing who she was and what she could do.