Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen was the inaugural event of the promotion held on April 28, 2012 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was headlined by former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen, who had lost to Coenen by 2nd round submission in her second professional fight in 2008. The event also marked the MMA debut of 2008 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling medalist Randi Miller. The event was not televised, but was available as a free video stream at the Invicta Fighting Championships webpage. Fighters Sofia Bagherdai, Randi Miller, Ashleigh Curry, and Romy Ruyssen missed weight for their bouts. Bagherdai and Curry forfeited 10% of their purse to their opponent, while Miller and Ruyssen foreited 25% of their purse to their opponent.
Marloes Coenen
Romy Ruyssen
Jessica Penne
Lisa Ellis-Ward
Liz Carmouche
Ashleigh Curry
Leslie Smith
Kaitlin Young
Sarah D'Alelio
Vanessa Mariscal
Sarah Schneider
Sally Krumdiack
Amy Davis
Nicdali Rivera
Sarah Maloy
Michele Gutierrez
Randi Miller
Mollie Estes
Ashley Cummins
Sofia Bagherdai
Cassie Rodish
Meghan Wright