
yan xiaonan dominated Tabatha Ricci in the co-main event of UFC Macau. Photo: Instagram/UFC.
Tabatha Ricci entered the octagon with a dream: to win and have a chance at the strawweight belt (up to 52,1 kg). The Brazilian's rise, however, was slowed down by yan xiaonan, who won the fight by unanimous decision of the judges. The fight was held at UFC Macau this Saturday (23).
The result ended Tabatha's two-fight winning streak. In her career, the 'Baby Shark', as she is known, has a record of 11 wins and three losses.
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Xiaonan, in turn, has a record of 18 triumphs and four defeats. The Chinese had lost to her compatriot Weili Zhang in the most recent fight, held in UFC 300, in April.
Tabatha Ricci couldn't find the correct distance
From the beginning of the fight, Tabatha showed intense movement in order to frustrate her opponent's main attacks. The Chinese fighter spent the first five minutes planted in the center of the octagon, throwing more powerful blows. The Brazilian had difficulty finding a favorable distance for her blows. By the end of the first round, the Chinese fighter had landed 17 blows, compared to none from Baby Shark.
Xiaonan managed to hurt the Brazilian at the beginning of the second round with a strong punch. From that moment on, the Chinese fighter started to land good combinations against a timid opponent. The impact of the blows drew gasps from the crowd, while the former challenger even provoked Tabatha at one point during the fight.
Ricci tried to be more aggressive in the last five minutes of the fight, but was the victim of accurate counterattacks from her opponent, who took advantage of the advantage to vary her blows and land good punches to the waistline. yan xiaonan crowned the performance with a beautiful side kick to the Brazilian's face in the last seconds of the fight.
At the end of the 15-minute match, all the judges scored the Chinese fighter the winner, with a score of 30 to 27. During the interview with Michael Bisping Inside the octagon, the fighter challenged her compatriot Zhang Weilli to a rematch for the category title. The request was well received by the champion, present in the audience.

yan xiaonan won by unanimous decision. Photo: Instagram/UFC.
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