The all-female promotion announced the headlining bout on Tuesday. A location and broadcast details for the card will be announced in the coming weeks. Recent Invicta events have aired on the organization’s YouTube channel.
Five other bouts were also confirmed for Invicta FC 47: Courtney King vs. Chelsea Chandler at featherweight; Lindsey VanZandt vs. Jillian DeCoursey at atomweight; Lisa Verzosa vs. Serena DeJesus at bantamweight; Janaisa Morandin vs. Liana Pirosin at flyweight and Jennifer Chieng vs. Alyssa Linduska at strawweight.
Ducote claimed the 115-pound strap with a head kick knockout of Daniell Taylor at Invicta FC 44 this past August. The Bellator MMA veteran has been victorious in four of her last five professonal outings. Ducote is 10-6 over the course of a tenure that began in 2015.
Zappitella will be making her strawweight debut after a successful run at atomweight. “Half Pint” captured the 105-pound title with a submission of Ashley Cummins at Invicta FC 42 before defending the crown with a controversial split-decision triumph over Jessica Correa Delboni at Invicta on AXS TV. She relinquished the belt to Delboni in a unanimous decision loss at Invicta FC 45 on Jan. 12 and announced her intentions to move up a weight class.