UFC Jacksonville co-main featured a key women’s flyweight contest between Amanda Ribas and Maycee Barber. Amanda Ribas (12-4) had most previously competed at March’s UFC 285 event, where she picked up a unanimous decision victory over Viviane Araujo. The Brazilian had gone 3-2 over her previous five Octagon appearances ahead of this afternoon’s event. Meanwhile, Maycee Barber…
UFC flyweight Tracy Cortez has opened up about some of her recent mental health struggles after withdrawing from her fight against Amanda Ribas. At UFC Orlando earlier this month, Tracy Cortez withdrew from her scheduled bout against Amanda Ribas. There were no specifics revealed at the time as to what prompted the withdrawal beyond the disclosure that Cortez…
One of the most highly anticipated preliminary bouts on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 42 card has been called off. Tracy Cortez has been removed from her women’s flyweight bout with Amanda Ribas due to a “medical issue,” the promotion announced on Friday after official weigh-ins for the event. Both Tracy Cortez (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)…
Amanda Ribas (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) faces Virna Jandiroba (17-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at UFC 267 which is expected to take place in Abu Dhabi, on Oct. 30. A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous since the UFC has yet to make an official…
As ESPN recently reported, Amanda Ribas has pulled out of her scheduled UFC Vegas 26 fight against Angela Hill due to COVID-19 protocols. The UFC will review this fight later. Ribas wanted to recover from the first loss of her UFC career, which happened to Marina Rodriguez at UFC 257. A win over Hill, ranked…
For promising Brazilian Amanda Ribas, the past year has turned out to be successful: she won two victories in the UFC, including a quick reprisal against the star Paige Vanzant. However, Ribas claims that, despite the past fight, he and Vanzant have maintained friendly relations and are now sparring together, preparing for the next fights….
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