LAS VEGAS – Amanda Ribas plans on making strawweight her consistent home after returning to the division with an exciting finish of Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night 232, and hopes for a big fight next.
Ribas (12-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has bounced between 115 pounds and the women’s flyweight division in recent years. However, after getting mixed results in the higher weight class, she opted to move back down for Saturday’s matchup with Pinheiro (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), which she won by third-round knockout after a spinning back kick to her opponent’s face.
With a 5-1 octagon record at strawweight, Ribas hopes this is the time she can make a run, and would like to prove it on the historic UFC 300 card, which is expected to take place in April.
