Tabatha Ricci
Baby Shark
Brazil
Taking on Jandiroba
Ricci will take on Virna Jandiroba in a strawweight bout at UFC Vegas 115 on April 4, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Ricci is coming off a bounce-back win over Amanda Ribas via strikes in the second round of a fight back in July. Now sitting at 7-3 in the UFC, she'll look to stack victories against an opponent in Jandirboba who is coming off a loss but still boasts an impressive 8-4 record in the promotion.
Ricci is coming off a bounce-back win over Amanda Ribas via strikes in the second round of a fight back in July. Now sitting at 7-3 in the UFC, she'll look to stack victories against an opponent in Jandirboba who is coming off a loss but still boasts an impressive 8-4 record in the promotion.
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Gets right back in win column
Ricci defeated Amanda Ribas via TKO (strikes) at 2:59 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
ANALYSIS
It was a strong bounce-back performance from Ricci on the heels of a lopsided unanimous decision defeat to Yan Xiaonan in November. Ricci easily outmuscled Ribas at the point of attack despite being the smaller fighter. She racked up a ton of control time along the fence, eventually smashing Ribas with a short elbow which forced her to the mat and led to the stoppage. While she got the knockout win here, Tabatha's ceiling is severely limited by the lack of power in her hands. This was her first KO win since April 2021 and just the second of her career. Ricci has won three of four dating back to May 2024.
It was a strong bounce-back performance from Ricci on the heels of a lopsided unanimous decision defeat to Yan Xiaonan in November. Ricci easily outmuscled Ribas at the point of attack despite being the smaller fighter. She racked up a ton of control time along the fence, eventually smashing Ribas with a short elbow which forced her to the mat and led to the stoppage. While she got the knockout win here, Tabatha's ceiling is severely limited by the lack of power in her hands. This was her first KO win since April 2021 and just the second of her career. Ricci has won three of four dating back to May 2024.
Ribas fight headed overseas
Ricci's scheduled strawweight matchup against Tabath Ricci has been moved from UFC 318 to UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear why the fight was pushed back a week from its originally-scheduled date, though it's a bit of a tough break for both combatants, who will now have to head overseas. Ricci had won six of seven fights prior to dropping a decision to Yan Xiaonan back in November. Ribas has competed more recently, suffering her second straight main-event loss to Mackenzie Dern via submission back in January.
It's unclear why the fight was pushed back a week from its originally-scheduled date, though it's a bit of a tough break for both combatants, who will now have to head overseas. Ricci had won six of seven fights prior to dropping a decision to Yan Xiaonan back in November. Ribas has competed more recently, suffering her second straight main-event loss to Mackenzie Dern via submission back in January.
Set to take on Ribas
Ricci will face Amanda Ribas in a flyweight bout at UFC 318 on July 19, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Both Ribas and Ricci share traits entering this fight, as both are coming off losses and have looked overmatched when facing top talent in the division. Ricci has gone 6-2 over her last eight fights, while Ribas has gone 3-5 over that same span.
Both Ribas and Ricci share traits entering this fight, as both are coming off losses and have looked overmatched when facing top talent in the division. Ricci has gone 6-2 over her last eight fights, while Ribas has gone 3-5 over that same span.
No-shows Macau defeat
Ricci lost to Yan Xiaonan via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Macau, China.
ANALYSIS
This was a significant step up in competition for Ricci and to say she struggled would be the understatement of the century. She landed just 15 significant strikes in 15 minutes, compared to 78 from Yan. Ricci's lone successful takedown attempt resulted in a grand total of 16 seconds worth of control time. Ricci has just one knockout win in 14 professional fights and five of her last six wins have come via decision. That means there's zero room for error. She's still a fine fighter, but this performance tells us there's a massive gap between her and the best the UFC has to offer.
This was a significant step up in competition for Ricci and to say she struggled would be the understatement of the century. She landed just 15 significant strikes in 15 minutes, compared to 78 from Yan. Ricci's lone successful takedown attempt resulted in a grand total of 16 seconds worth of control time. Ricci has just one knockout win in 14 professional fights and five of her last six wins have come via decision. That means there's zero room for error. She's still a fine fighter, but this performance tells us there's a massive gap between her and the best the UFC has to offer.
To fight Yan Xiaonan
Ricci is scheduled to fight Yan Xiaonan at UFC Macau on Nov. 23, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Ricci has won six of her last seven fights, but she'll face a tough test with Yan Xiaonan, who narrowly lost out on the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship in April. Ricci boasts an 11-2-0 record.
Ricci has won six of her last seven fights, but she'll face a tough test with Yan Xiaonan, who narrowly lost out on the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship in April. Ricci boasts an 11-2-0 record.