{"id":11390,"date":"2020-06-30T11:55:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T16:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/?p=11390"},"modified":"2020-06-30T12:10:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T17:10:11","slug":"back-to-business-for-strawweight-emily-ducote-as-invicta-fc-returns-this-thursday-night-with-invicta-fc-40-ducote-vs-lima-on-ufc-fight-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/back-to-business-for-strawweight-emily-ducote-as-invicta-fc-returns-this-thursday-night-with-invicta-fc-40-ducote-vs-lima-on-ufc-fight-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to business for strawweight Emily Ducote as Invicta FC returns this Thursday night with Invicta FC 40: Ducote vs Lima on UFC Fight Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the UFC, the world\u2019s biggest mixed martial arts company being the first sports company to return to live sports in May, it only made sense that Invicta FC, the world\u2019s biggest women\u2019s mixed martial art league, would be the second with Invicta FC 40 taking place this Thursday, July 4th from Kansas City, Kansas on UFC Fight Pass.<\/p>\n

In the main event, former strawweight title contender, Emily \u201cGordinha\u201d Ducote (8-6) will take on Juliana \u201cJu Thai\u201d Lima (10-6) and the Oklahoman is more than ready to get back inside the cage. \u201cI was pretty hopeful that when the UFC got up and running, shows would start popping up,\u201d explained Ducote. \u201cI was happy that Shannon got everything confirmed, so I\u2019m very excited for this.\u201d<\/p>

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As many gyms were closed during the lockdown, Ducote\u2019s boyfriend is the owner of the gym she trains at and was still allowed to go there, but enjoyed changing it up a bit for this camp. \u201cI really enjoyed the outside time,\u201d said Ducote. \u201cThere is just something about working out outside that energizes me. I just did my best to do as much as I could and I\u2019m not happy with the situation with the world obviously, but I am happy with myself and my camp and I did enjoy the time training differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the UFC has been criticized recently for pairing up whomever is available for some of their events lately, Ducote\u2019s match with Lima has been in the works for a while and she is ready to put her skills up against the Brazilians on fight night. \u201cThere was going to a show maybe in May, then maybe in June and got pushed back again and was finally finalized in July,\u201d said Ducote. \u201cSo I\u2019ve been very hopeful I would be on the card, however didn\u2019t know who or when, so I\u2019m not sure if this matchup is a result of who\u2019s available or anything, but we are similar in records and experience, so I feel like it\u2019s a similar match up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having already been in two title fights, once in Invicta and once during her time under the Bellator banner, Ducote is still open to another title shot but would rather focus on the fight in front of her and showing the fruits of the hard labor she has put in. \u201cI do my best in my fight camp to prepare for everything the best that I can,\u201d explained Ducote. \u201cAnd I just like everyone to know that I will do my best in fight camp and I will do my best on fight night. I feel like I\u2019ve shown that before and will show that again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Invicta FC 40 will air live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass on Thursday, June 2nd at 7pm CT.<\/p>

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Photo credit: Dave Mandel\/Invicta Fighting Chammpionships<\/p>\n

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