▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Ohio ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁Ohio <0x0A> </s> ▁Inv ict a ▁Fight ing ▁Championships , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Inv ict a ▁FC , ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁( M MA ) ▁promotion ▁for ▁female ▁f igh ters ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁Jan et ▁Martin ▁a ▁former ▁V P ▁with ▁M MA ▁organization ▁Black ey e ▁Prom ot ions ▁and ▁Sh annon ▁Kn app , ▁who ▁held ▁positions ▁at ▁various ▁levels , ▁including ▁executive ▁positions ▁with ▁World ▁Fight ing ▁Alliance , ▁International ▁Fight ▁League , ▁Aff lic tion ▁Entertainment , ▁U FC , ▁and ▁St rike force . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁partners hip ▁with ▁fellow ▁Japanese ▁M MA ▁promotion ▁Jew els . ▁ ▁History ▁When ▁Z uff a , ▁parent ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁U FC , ▁purchased ▁rival ▁promotion ▁St rike force ▁in ▁, ▁Sh annon ▁Kn app ▁received ▁several ▁calls ▁from ▁female ▁f igh ters ▁who ▁were ▁afraid ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁future ▁might ▁hold ▁for ▁them ▁in ▁St rike force ▁since ▁the ▁U FC ▁had ▁never ▁promoted ▁a ▁women ' s ▁fight . ▁As ▁the ▁women ▁were ▁calling ▁Kn app ▁for ▁representation , ▁she ▁started ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁issue ▁and ▁met ▁Jan et ▁Martin , ▁and ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁acquired ▁the ▁financial ▁resources ▁needed . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁Inv ict a