Getting the call to grace the professional stage for a major organization is a lifelong dream for athletes searching for their first taste of stardom under a national spotlight. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a cougar of cold winter wrath snuffing out opponents like lighted candles on a birthday cake at flyweight for Invicta Fighting Championships as the promotion’s newest Northeastern torch. A professional mixed martial artist since August 2024 and representing USMMA, Ashley Barrett owns a 1-0 record with her only win in the professional ranks coming via TKO. She has spent her entire professional career with Invicta Fighting Championships and is 1-0 under their banner. The lone finish during Barrett’s professional career so far has come within the opening round with a time of one minute and 34 seconds. Barrett has a single first-round finish under her belt in her sole appearance as a professional MMA fighter with a 100 percent finish rate to show for it. Barrett has never gone to the scorecards at any stage during her professional career and has spent her whole career in the United States.
In her professional MMA debut and promotional debut with Invicta Fighting Championships in the opening preliminary bout of Invicta FC 56, she faced Talita Salazar and defeated her via technical knockout in the first round. The victory earned Barrett the first knockout win of her professional career in addition to her first finish inside the professional ranks. She also picked up her first win and finish under the Invicta Fighting Championships banner in the process. At 23 years of age, Barrett’s explosive power is already apparent and could spell frightful nightmares for opponents that bar the way in route to her becoming the next youthful beast from the Northeast or they will face a severe scorching for their lack of preparation across all areas in a one-on one cage battle!