FERNANDA ARAUJO versus MARIA DJUKIC
IFC 54 – PRO BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT

INVICTA FC 54
OCTOBER 27, 2023
CITIZENS HOUSE OF BLUES
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

QUEEN MMA Media / By: T. Vickers (Combat Sports Journalist)

(QUEEN MMA Media) INVICTA FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS brings hard hitting professional women’s MMA action to Boston, October 27^th.  This will be the promotion’s Boston debut and fight fans can anticipate a pro MMA card filled with electrifying competition.  The opening bout of the night pits two women warriors who are not afraid to slug it out.

FERNANDA “Ferociuous” ARAUJO fights out of Massachusetts and is set to make her Invicta FC debut October 27^th in front of her home crowd.  Araujo began her amateur MMA career back in January of 2012.  As an amateur she produced a (6-4-2) record.  She finished her amateur career on a high note capturing the vacant WCFL amateur featherweight title via armbar submission against Katherine Grasshopper in May of 2017. As a professional Araujo has generated a (2-3) record.  Araujo is an accomplished black belt in Judo as well as a brown belt in BJJ.  She is coming off a disappointing 2^nd round loss by way of rear naked choke submission against Brigid Chase in June of this year.  Despite coming off a loss she is ranked 13^th pound for pound among women in New England.

With two pro boxing bouts to her credit Araujo brings some boxing experience into the MMA cage.  Her last MMA victory came in November of 2022.  Fernanda’s style seems to favor the standup battle, having the ability to unload heavy hands.  The Massachusetts bantamweight is hungry for a ‘W’ and what better a place to gain a win then under the lights in front of the home fans.

MARIA “Sweet Maria” DJUKIC hails from British Columbia, Canada. She is considered pound for pound the 9^th ranked women’s MMA fighter in Canada.  Djukic turned professional back in June of 2021 and has built a (2-1) record inside the cage.  After producing a (2-0) start in her pro career she is coming off a hard loss versus Auttumn Norton over one year ago in July of 2022 at Invicta FC 48. In her second time inside the Invicta FC cage Djukic will be focused on bouncing back against Araujo.  Maria has a tae kwon do background and is not shy when it comes to standup exchanges.  Djukic brings a strong frame, decent footwork, and can unleash sharp, crisp punching. She has the ability to put nice combinations together.  It will be interesting to see if Maria will be able to use her slight edge in height to her advantage.  A victory over Araujo would give Djukic much needed confidence coming off the Norton loss and send a stout message to Invicta bantamweights she is back on track.   

This looks to be a fairly even pro bantamweight matchup between two fighters looking to get back on the winning path.  When two hungry competitors meet inside the cage it almost always delivers the heat.  Fight fans can expect to see a scrappy war between a pair of tough bantamweights. This bout has the ingredients to erupt into a furious collision of standup battles. 

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Tickets available via Ticketmaster
The night of competition is scheduled to air live on Invicta’s official youtube channel, facebook, AXS TV in the United States, Fight Network in Canada, Fox Sports in Mexico, Globo’s Combate in Brazil, DirecTV across Latin America, Viaplay, Match TV in Europe, and Star Times across Africa.

QUEEN MMA Media / By: Tommy Vickers (Combat Sports Journalist)