Tabatha Ricci confirmed off “the artwork of eight limbs” in her newest win.
It was an knowledgeable Muay Thai strike that earned Ricci victory Saturday at UFC Abu Dhabi as she cracked Amanda Ribas with a nasty elbow en path to a knockout win. The onerous hit to the face had Ribas wincing as she slumped all the way down to the mat, leaving her open for Ricci to capitalize with ground-and-pound to seal the stoppage.
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The bout between ranked strawweights was aggressive all through till Ricci started to strain Ribas in opposition to the cage. Locked in a grappling stalemate, Ricci picked her photographs, doing harm in shut earlier than touchdown the fateful elbow that probably injured Ribas’ face.
It was an essential win for Ricci, who was coming off of a call loss to Yan Xiaonan. She has now received three of her previous 4 fights.
Ribas, at the moment ranked within the high 15 of two divisions, suffers her third straight loss.
