The Brazilian duel of the preliminary card of UFC Abu Dhabi, this Saturday (26), ended with a knockout victory by Tabatha Ricci about Amanda ribas. With a very strong grid game, the 'Baby Shark', as the athlete from São Paulo is known, landed a brutal elbow on Amanda ribas in the second round and finished the job with ground and pound to emerge victorious.
As a result, Tabatha Ricci recovers from the defeat suffered against yan xiaonan, in November, and should take the seventh position in the strawweight ranking (up to 52,1 kg), a place that belongs to Amanda ribas.
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On the other hand, the Minas Gerais native finds herself in a delicate situation after suffering her third consecutive defeat in the octagon and her fourth in her last five fights.
Tabatha Ricci bets on cage fighting and reaps the rewards with a brutal elbow strike
Amanda ribas threw a spinning kick into the void right at the beginning of the fight. Tabatha Ricci She stepped forward and worked some boxing combinations, landing a left hand to her opponent's face. Tabatha pressed Amanda against the fence, and the Minas Gerais native landed a spectacular judo takedown. Tabatha got up and continued to press against the fence. Amanda attempted another takedown, but this time the São Paulo native defended. Due to her lack of combativeness, the referee intervened and directed both women to the center of the octagon. Tabatha Ricci She repeated the attack and soon took Amanda back to the fence. The 'Baby Shark' attempted an attack on the Minas Gerais native's leg, but she remained standing and managed to unbalance her opponent and escape the fence. Stepping back, Amanda landed a few jab combinations and straight punches to her opponent's face before the round ended.
The start of the second round maintained the tone of the first. Tabatha Ricci walking forward and Amanda ribas trying to maintain distance. Near the halfway point of the round, the 'Baby Shark' managed to pin the Minas Gerais native to the cage. From a dominant position, Tabatha landed a short, hard elbow to Amanda's eye, which she felt and fell to the canvas. The São Paulo native continued to land heavy ground-and-pound strikes, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
In a lukewarm fight, Billy Elekana beats Ibo Aslan to boos from the crowd
Billy Elekana derrotou Ibo Aslan No. UFC Abu Dhabi (Photo: Twitter UFC News)
If the fight between Steven Nguyen and Mohammad Yahya drove the audience wild UFC Abu Dhabi, the following duel, between Billy Elekana e Ibo Aslan It was like a bucket of cold water. After three lukewarm, uneventful rounds, Elekana emerged victorious by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). A bit more dynamic and precise, the American outperformed the Turk in landing significant strikes and did enough to emerge victorious in the eyes of all three judges.
As a result, Billy Elekana recovers from the defeat suffered in his UFC debut in January and achieves his first victory in the biggest MMA organization in the world.
Moreover, Ibo Aslan suffers his second consecutive setback after starting his journey in the octagon with two positive results.
UFC Abu Dhabi Results
MAIN CARD (16pm Brasília time)
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ridder's Reinier derrotou Robert whittaker by split decision of the judges (28-27, 28-27, 28-27)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Petr yan derrotou Marcus McGhee by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Shara Magomedov derrotou Marc-Andre Barriault in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Asu Almabayev derrotou Jose Ochoa in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Bogdan Guskov derrotou Nikita Krylov by knockout (punches) at 4min18s of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD (13pm Brasília time)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Bryce mitchell derrotou Said Nurmagomedov in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): muslim salikhov derrotou Carlos Leal by knockout (punch) at 42 seconds of R1
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): davey grant defeated Da'Mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Tabatha Ricci derrotou Amanda ribas by technical knockout (elbow and punches) at 2:59 of R2
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Billy Elekana derrotou Ibo Aslan in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Steven Nguyen defeated Mohammad Yahya by technical knockout (doctor stoppage) 5 min into R2
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Martin Buday derrotou Marcus Buchecha in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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