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Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway

Luana Pinheiro never thought Amanda Ribas fight would happen due to history, but is excited about it

LAS VEGAS – Luana Pinheiro would have rather crossed paths with fellow Brazilian Amanda Ribas at the top.

Pinheiro (11-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) meets former housemate Ribas (11-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 232 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+.

Both coming from a judo background, Pinheiro and Ribas lived together in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. So, Pinheiro wasn’t expecting to ever have to fight Ribas – unless it was for the UFC strawweight title.

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