UFC strawweight and OnlyFans star Jessica Penne was tapped out by Tabatha Ricci as she suffered her second consecutive defeat in the promotion.
Penne, 40, was looking to rebound with a win against Ricci at UFC 285 in Las Vegas after losjng a decision to Emily Ducote last July. The UFC veteran held a record of 14-7 heading into the bout, which took place on the undercard of Jon Jones' heavyweight world title fight against Ciryl Gane.
Ricci started off the fight well, mixing up her kicks whilst Penne was also returning fire with some good kicks of her own. Ricci took Penne down in the opening round but the American fired off some good upkicks from her back whilst Ricci was beating up the thighs of Penne.
The second round picked up where the first left off as Ricci was having more success in the fight, with Penne seeming a bit off the pace. Penne looked to take Ricci down but the Brazilian countered the attempt with an excellent judo throw. Ricci started landing some good ground and pound before she pounced on an armbar submission to force the tap from Penne.
"I feel like now is my time. Now is the time of the Baby Shark. The Baby Shark Era has begun right now," Ricci said after the fight. The Brazilian was also complimentary of Penne and thanked her for the tough fight. Ricci is now unbeaten in her last three UFC appearances, with her only defeat in the promotion coming to top contender Manon Fiorot two years ago.
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Penne is a one-time title UFC challenger as she lost out on the strawweight title to now-retired Joanna Jedrzejczyk in their 2015 fight. The 40-year-old has picked up notable wins against Karolina Kowalkiewicz Lupita Godinez but has failed to put together a string of good wins in recent years.
In the main event of UFC 285, the consensus greatest MMA fighter of all-time Jon Jones became a two-weight UFC champion as he tapped out Ciryl Gane to win heavyweight title. Flyweight queen Valentina Shvechenko lost her title against Alexa Grasso in a shocking upset whilst top prospects such as Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Garry remained unbeaten with wins at the event.
