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Taneisha Tennant Edges Olga Rubin, Retain Bantamweight Title at Invicta FC 48

#ANDSTILL! Taneisha Tennant retains her Invicta FC bantamweight title by split decision! pic.twitter.com/Mt2a43J3iq

— Invicta FC (@InvictaFights) July 21, 2022

Taneisha Tennant passed her first test as Invicta FC bantamweight queen.

The Budokan Martial Arts Academy defended the 135-pound belt for the first time, taking a closely-contested split-decision triumph against Bellator veteran Olga Rubin in the Invicta FC 48 headliner at Reelworks Denver in Denver, Colo., on Wednesday night. “Triple Threat” received scorecards of 48-47 and 50-45 in her favor, while a third judge saw the fight 48-47 for Rubin.