Thursday marked International Women’s Day to honor and celebrate women around the globe.

In the world of MMA, perhaps no organization promotes female fighters quite like Invicta FC, the all-women’s promotion led by president Shannon Knapp.

“We are all about the female athlete,” Knapp recently told MMAjunkie. “And I think that we are able to make stars quicker here for some reason. We can turn it around. There’s a ton of young athletes coming through.

“And, to be honest with you, that’s really the commitment I made when I stepped into this spot. … Provide these opportunities and change the game for the women. Hopefully, that’s what we’re doing every day.”

Not surprisingly, Invicta FC took to social media to celebrate International Women’s Day by highlighting some of the organization’s most inspirational fighters. Here are those posts:

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