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Tabatha Ricci hopes to secure title shot with UFC Vegas 115 win

BAD MMA News — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:15:05 +0000

Women’s strawweight contender Tabatha Ricci (12-3) takes on third-ranked former title challenger Virna Jandiroba (22-4) in the UFC Vegas 115 co-main event on Saturday and believes a win could earn her a title shot. “I feel every fight is the biggest fight of my career so far,” Ricci said during the UFC Vegas 115 Media Day

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Tabatha Ricci reacts to Amanda Ribas’ facial injury suffered in UFC Abu Dhabi fight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Tabatha Ricci finished Amanda Ribas with an elbow in the clinch | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Amanda Ribas will have to go under the knife after a knockout loss this past Saturday at UFC Abu Dhabi , and Tabatha Ricci feels bad for the fellow Brazilian. Ricci connected a vicious elbow to Ribas’ face in the second round of their strawweight bout on July 26. The strike displaced a metal plate that was inserted in the area in 2023, when Ribas suffered a mid-fight orbital bone fracture against Maycee Barber .

Tabatha Ricci reacts to Amanda Ribas’ facial injury suffered in UFC Abu Dhabi fight – MMA Fighting

Amanda Ribas has experienced fainting, seizures for over a year: ‘She almost couldn’t train’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000

Amanda Ribas | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Amanda Ribas was knocked out by Tabatha Ricci this past weekend in Abu Dhabi, but her team is looking at it as divine providence. Ricci connected an elbow strike in the second round that dislocated a metal plate in Ribas’ face, one that was inserted immediately after a 2023 loss to Maycee Barber . Ribas is expected to undergo surgery Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to put the plate back in place

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Tabatha Ricci stops Amanda Ribas at UFC Abu Dhabi

BAD MMA News — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:27:20 +0000

Women’s strawwweight contenders Amanda Ribas and Tabatha Ricci met on the UFC Abu Dhabi preliminary fight card on Saturday. Ribas entered the fight ranked No. 7 in the division but coming off back-to-back losses.

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UFC Abu Dhabi Ceremonial Weigh-in Video

BAD MMA News — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:28:50 +0000

The Octagon is in Abu Dhabi for Saturday’s UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder fight card. The event takes place at Etihad Arena and is headlined by a middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and No

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UFC Abu Dhabi: Whittaker vs. de Ridder weigh-in results

BAD MMA News — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:42:05 +0000

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Spinning Back Clique REPLAY: Mackenzie Dern avenges loss, PFL’s major changes, UFC 311 preview, more

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:16:38 +0000

Spinning Back Clique REPLAY: Mackenzie Dern avenges loss, PFL’s major changes, UFC 311 preview, more – MMA Junkie

Spinning Back Clique LIVE: Mackenzie Dern avenges loss, PFL’s major changes, UFC 311 preview, more

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:04:56 +0000

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Dan Tom and Danny Segura will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics: The first UFC event for 2025 is in the books. UFC Fight Night 249 saw Mackenzie Dern avenge her first professional loss to Amanda Ribas in the main event. We break down the strawweight bout, along with other highlights from the card. Two legends of the game have booked their returns to the octagon, as former UFC bantamweight champions Henry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz will fight – but not against each other – at UFC Fight Night 252

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UFC Fight Night 249 post-event facts: Mackenzie Dern overtaking strawweight record books

BAD MMA News — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:57:48 +0000

The UFC’s in-cage product got off to a strong start in 2025 on Saturday, with UFC Fight Night 249 seeing nine of 14 fights end inside the distance, including a number of brutal knockouts. It was submission that led the way in the main event, however, with Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) putting on one of her career-best performances en route to a third-round submission finish of Amanda Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) in their strawweight main event rematch at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Dern was one of several names to leave an imprint on the record books. For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 249. * * * *

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UFC Fight Night 249 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Santiago Ponzinibbio’s $16,000 leads

BAD MMA News — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:07:45 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 249 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 249 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+

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