A. Ribas occupies ninth place in the straws. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
In the same week that found herself without an opponent due to the injury suffered by Michelle Waterson, Amanda ribas found a new rival on a new card and in a new weight division. Before climbing to the UFC 274, the Brazilian will take action a week later, at an event on May 14th, against Katlyn chookagian, in a duel valid for flyweight (up to 56,7 kg). The information was released by the “Combate” website.
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Ninth place in the UFC strawweight ranking (up to 52,1 kg), Amanda ribas He has six fights in the organization, with five wins and just one setback. Seen as one of the names with the greatest potential in the strawweight division, the Brazilian was surpassed by her compatriot Marina Rodriguez in January 2021, but turned things around by surpassing the also Brazilian Virna jandiroba in October. At 28 years old, Amanda ribas will make his flyweight debut.
On the other side, Katlyn chookagian is second in the flyweight rankings. More experienced, the 33-year-old athlete has already competed for the category belt against the champion Valentina Shevchenko in 2020, but was knocked out in the third round. Since then, the American has scored four victories in her last five fights, the last three of which were consecutive.
Amanda ribas She is the third Brazilian confirmed on the May 14th card, which does not yet have a defined location. In addition to this, they will be at the event Virna jandiroba e Viviane Araujo.
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