UFC bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey took to Twitter on Jan. 13 to ask Invicta FC to add Jillian and Jocelyn Lybarger to the Invicta FC 5 card slated for April in Irvine, Calif.
"Hey @InvictaFights I was wondering - are we gunna see the Lybarger twins on the next card? #badassesinstereo @JusticeJill @mmajocelyn," Rousey tweeted.
Rousey hit the nail on the head in her assessment of the Lybarger twins.
Jillian "Justice" Lybarger, 27, won four of her last five, including a knockout victory over Stephanie Gonzalez at the Tuff-N-Uff Feastival event held last year.
"Justice" hasn't yet competed in the Invicta FC ranks, but her recent victories definitely sent shock-waves through the women's flyweight division. Her win over Gonzalez proved that she is ready to step up to the challenge against elite professional fighters.
As for her sister Jocelyn "Lights Out" Lybarger, she's an Invicta FC veteran.
The 27-year-old flyweight made a successful Invicta FC debut on July 28, 2012, as she handily defeated Cheryl Chan.
Invicta FC recently asked fans to play the role of matchmaker for its upcoming card, and Rousey's opinion definitely holds a lot of weight.
No word yet if either of the Lybarger twins will be appearing at Invicta FC 5.
Invicta FC 5 official fight announcements include Vanessa Porto (15-5) vs Barb Honchak (7-2) for the inaugural Invicta FC flyweight title, and an atomweight title bout between Jessica Penne (10-1) and Michelle Waterson (10-3).
Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp said Invicta FC fans can also expect to see the return of Invicta vets Bec Hyatt (4-2), Rose Namajunas (1-0) and Veronica Rothenhausler (1-0), as well as the promotional debut of ex-Strikeforce champ Sarah Kaufman (15-2).
Knapp said Invicta FC 5 was targeted for April 13, but she'll look at other dates since the UFC will host the TUF 17 Finale on the same night.
Knapp did not rule out another partnership with Ustream despite a breakdown in the company's paywall system at Invicta FC 4, which resulted in Invicta losing thousands of dollars.
"Yeah, absolutely, would I use them again? Yeah," Knapp said of Ustream. "If we do not have a [television] deal in place at that time, I'm sure we'll go back in and give it another whirl. I mean, why not? Why wouldn't we? It's a natural progression in the business, and we ask for very minimal, fan-friendly price points."
MMA fans can tweet the matchups they would like to see to @invictafights. While it's no guarantee the top suggested matchups will be added to the card, the promotion will undoubtedly take fan picks into consideration when deciding matches to put together for Invicta FC 5.
Invicta FC 5 will be held at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif., with a targeted date of mid-April.
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